The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-01-12
Someret 3. j Court.

DEoHnBER TERN, 1904.
Wa T sREKINs, Clerk.
THOMAS J, YoUSo, County Attorney
J: c, HAYDEN, stenographer-
WIN. II. HAYES, Messe niger.
DEPUTIES: A. II. Lang, skowhegau; j. ID.
Ring, Cambridge: George Rhoades, Harmony;
Leland l.. Smith, Coruville. Ernest A Cook,
Athens; j. A. Goodrich. Palmyra W. w. Nye,
Fairfield; Willis {. Emery, North Anson; Il. l..
Perkins. Madison; Abel W. lowell, Scion.
Ralph W. whitney, Norridgewock'
Thursday forenoon, the criminal dock
ct was taken up in the supreme court;
County Attorney Thos j Young, ap-
pearing for the state. Fred Romeo of
Fairfield, plead not guilty to an indict-
ment for keeping house resorted to for
gambling Later he retracted this plea,
pleading guilty and his case was con
tinued for sentence.
Paul Lambert of Waterville, retracted
his plea of not guilty and plead guilty
to the charge of breaking and entering
and larceny Judge Peabody sentenced
him to two years at hard labor at Thorn
aston. r W. Clair appeared for him.
Lawrence Mcdonald, proprietor of the
Howard House in Arson, against whom
there were seven counts, three search
and s93saTe processes, common Sesst'T,
single sale, nuisance and tipping shop,
was fined 500 and costs taxed at $50,
and given in addition three months in
the county jail Bernard Gibbs, ESQ ,
of Madison appeared for him.
Charles G.. Chambers OF Waterville,
plead guilty to tho indictment found
against him for breaking and entering in
the night time and larceny He was
without counsel. Judge Peabody sem
fenced him to TWO years at hard labor
in the State prison.
Amos Leonard of Fairfield retracted
his plea of not guilty to an indictment
for maintaining liquor nuisance and
plead guilty. He was fined 500 and
costs and recognized in the sum of $500
to keep the peace for two years A
search and seizure process against him
WAS continued for senten q on condition
that the respondent no further violates
the law relating to the keeping and sale
of intoxicating liquors
The indictments for adultery returned
against Frank Ernest Brown and Sarah
Emma Brown of Athens were mol pross
ed and the couple were released from
iii where they had been confined for
three weeks.
Trial of the case Fred l.. Hubbard pro
ami VS. Andrew w. Crocker was began.
Thursday afternoon. with l.. b. Waldron,
ESQ for the plaintiff and j. w. Manson,
ESQ. for defendant The action was
brought to recover for alleged damage
to the plaintiff, a boy of II years of age,
by being bitten by dog belonging to
the defendant in his house, where the
plaintiff went of an errand. The plain
tiff claimed that the attack of the dog
was without proyocation On his part and
that the injury and shock to the system
we're serious, causing him severe pain
and illness The defense was that the
damage if any to the boy was slight and
that under the circumstances it could
not have been without the fault of the
boy in irritating the dog. The trial oc-
cupied the court until late Friday after
noon The jury reported verdict for
the defendant
Divorces were decreed as follows:
Irving E Bradley from Lizzie Braley,
desertion and adultery.
Lizzie s. fluff from Wyett Huff, for
gross and confirmed habits of intoxica-
ton. The libelants name was changed
to Lizzie S. Foss.
Ethel NJ York from George York, for
cruel and abusive treatment, name of
libelant changed to Ethel Nay Berry.
William A. Haywood from Lena B
Haywood, for adultery
Harry w Blanchard from Efie Nj.
Blanchard, for deserton.
Nettie Harding from Clarence l..
Harding, for cruel and abusive treatment
Court adjourned on Friday evening,
after a session of 10 working days dur
ing which there were five jury trials and
a good number of cases otherwise set.
tied.