The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-01-05
Somerset b. j. Court.

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CLYDE II. SMITH, sheriff
WM. H. HAYES, Messe niger.
DEPUTIES; A. II. Lang, skowhegan j. d.
Ring, Cambridge: George Rhoades, Harmony;
Leland L. smith. Cornvllle; Ernest A. Cook,
Athens; j. A. Goodrich. Palmyra; W. w. Nye,
Fairfield; Willis Z. Emery, North Anson; e. l..
Per ins, Madison abel W. lowell, Scion;
Ralph W. " hitney. Norridgewock.
The grand jury rose, Thursday, re-
porting IA indictments, including two
for breaking and entering and larceny,
one for adultery, one for shooting q
man for deer, one for keeping liquor
nuisance, eight for keeping gambling
house, and one for being a common
seller. The list is as follows:
Paul Lambert of Waterville, breaking
and entering and larceny.
Charles e (hambers of Waterville,
| breaking and entering and larceny.
Maurice Gaylord, Skowhegan, one
count for shooting man for deer.
and one for manslaughter.
Frank Ernest Brown and Sarah Emma
Brown, both of Athens, adultery
Amos Leonard of Fairfield, one in
! dictment for maintaining liquor nut
sanee and one for keeping a place re-
sorted to for gambling
Frank NJ Cotton of Fairfield common
| oOllci VI lnAOANolihS IiiuOlB opSohA VI
fence.
Charles McCintock, Thomas j. Steel
| brooke, Forest Allen, Fred Roncoe,
liam millett, Gilbert Peters and
John E Mulholin, all of Fairfield, one
indictment each for keeping place re-
sorted to for gambling
The following libes for divorce have
been dismissed:
Lizzie A Longley vs. David W. Long
ley; Annie VI Lowell vs David g. Low
ell; Adela X Fisher vs. Bernard o
Fisher; Edith NJ. Trask vs. VIM. r..
| Trask; William r Pushor Va Augusta
A. Pushor; Ansel Stevens vs Sarah +.
Stevens
The following actions have been en-
tered neither party.
| Henry T Ross ct al vs. j E Mitchell;
Somerset County VS. Miles Gates; James
Steele We Thomas Hunnewell; Ora W.
| Henderson vs. John NuttinS; Jonathan
Moore VS. Herbert w. Kennison; George
W. Batchelder VS. Alvin E. Bachelor;
| William johnson Va Inhs of Arson i;
David NJ Parks vs. Lorenzo Patterson ;
y, Greene vs William inslow Joseph
T Flanders vs g. Fred hollis; Alvah X
| Hayes ct ais VS. f. A Libby ct al; H. H..
Allen W. Henry Hilton and Mrs. Frank
L. Connor VS. Wyett duff; Ruel o
Churchill VS. Walter Higgins; Benz H..
Midget vs. Ulysses =. Mosher.
The action of William A. Caswell vs.
| Harry Hilton has been defaulted for
$92 so and interest from April %, 1904.
A default has also been entered in the
case Inhabitants of Nolon vs Inhabitants
of Skowhegan. The action Martha K
Taylor vs Augustus K. Bunker Admir-,
has been referred to j. w. Manson. The
action of John W Martin vs. Henry
Warren has been referred to S. w.
Gould and A. K. Butler.
| The indictments found at this term of
court were taken up, Friday afternoon,
for arrangement of the prisoners
| The indictments against Forest AL
len, llam Willett, Gilbert Peters,
John E. Mulhollin, Charles McClntock,
| Thomas j Steelbrooke and Amos Leon
ard, all of Fairfield, for keeping places
resorted to for gambling, we're disposed
of by plea of guilty in each case, and
the payment of fine of 800 and costs,
amounting TO $35 for each offender
| Fred Romeo did not appear and capias
| was issued.
harles e. chambers pleaded guilty
to the indictment for breaking and en-
tering the station of the Somerset Rail-
way at Madison.
Paul Lambert pleaded not guilty to
an indictment for the same offence.
! Ira o Butler pleaded not guilty to
an indictment for being common sell
er of Intoxicating liquors.
S w. Gould, Etq WAS appointed by
the court to defend Frank E. Brown and
sarah E Brown charged with the crime
of adultery.
a capias WAS issued for Frank VI. Cot
ION of Fairfield, who was indicted at
his term for being a common seller of
Intoxicating liquors, but Cotton has left
the county On motion of the county
attorney new capias was issued, re-
turnable at the March term.
Hon ). 5. Brown of Waterville, APP
peared in behalf of Amos Leonard of
| Fairfield, in the matter of an appeal
from "a search and seizure process which
came up from the municipal court of
~kowhegan The record showed that
| Leonard pleaded guilty in the lower
court, where a fac and sentence of i'm
prisonment were imposed, but counsel
moved for permission to withdraw the
plea of guilty, claiming that it was en-
tered by mistake and that Mr. Leonard
desired to contest the case on its merits.
The motion was opposed by the county
attorney, who insisted that Mr. Leonard
pleaded guilty with full knowledge of
his rights. The motion was overruled,
| and exceptions taken 10 the ruling. The
case goes to the law court Mr. Leon
ard gave bonds in the sum Of $500, with
| Neil GREGORY of Fairfield aud -, H..
| Heselton of ~kowhegan An sureties.
The case Ella A. rrefethen vs. Nettie
| 4. Prince ct al was tried saturday and
Monday forenoon 1t was an action for
! damages for an alleged deceit in the sale
of farm, the principal allegations being
| that there was wifnl misrepresentation
az to the size of the farm and tho amount
o. hay 1t would cut. Forrest Goodwin,
Esq for plaintiff; A, X Butler Esq i,
for the defendant. The verdict was for
| the defendants
Trial of the case Samuel 81. Davis Va.
| Pittstield Electric Light and Power
| Company. w. b. Brown, Esq for plain
| tiff; Morse & Anderson for defendants,
was entered upon Monday afternoon.
1t was an action of assumpsit to recover
balance claimed To be due for survey
| ing logs for the defendant company in
| in the winter of 1901 The defense al
| legged that the survey was improperly
made and that by reason of the neRli-
geuce and iDaccuracy OF the surveyor
| they sustained severe loss, aud con
| tended that the plaintiff could not re-
cover the full amount claimed The