Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-28
PIScATAQUIS COURT.
About Three Weeks Civil Business
One Sensational Trial Expected.

Dover. Me-, Feb. 21.-(SpeciaD.-Th
February term of the Supreme Judicial
court for Piscataquis county convened
here at 10 A. NJ. Tuesday. Associate
Justice L. A. Emery presiding. Prayer
was offered by Rev. G. A. Merrill, pas
tor Of the Dover and FoXcroft Congre-
gational church.
The whole forenoon was devoted to
the reading of the docket, while the
cases were assigned for trial at the af-
ternoon session. There will be no jury
trials before Thursday, owing to the
fact that none of the jurors are expect
cd to report until Thursday morning.
BY this arrangement the county saves
something like 800 in juror fees.
The grand jury was given over to the
County Attorney Durgin at O'Clock in
the Afternoon and commenced upon the
work of considering the criminal mat
tiers. Several of the grand jurors
pleaded hard with the court to be eX-
cused because of business matters but
they were kindly asked to remain here
ana attend to their duties as grand
jurors.
The members Of the grand jury are
us follows: d. G. Phillep, foreman;
Eugene L. Adams, Frank Butler, Ell
mer T.. Barton, ]. l.. Coffin. Arthur c.
Dutton. L. w. Davis. Lorenzo n. Doore
Ernest w. Farrar, A. T. Glover, Ralph
N. Harvey. Fred l.. Kimball. j. w.
Patton. II. +. Pratt, c. NJ. Richardson,
+. +. Turks, Roland Willard, L. o.
Walden. Albert Ward.
Tho officers of the court are, l.. A.
Emery. presiding justice; Henry 3.
Flint, clerk; Charles F. Dearth. sheriff;
Abel f. Leonard. crier; Martin l..
Durgin, county attorney; A. L. Leon
ard, Otis Martin, Harry l.. Sawyer,
John Il. Flint, T.. A. Chase. John Wey-
mouth. Carl Noble deputies; John c.
Cross. messenger.
The attorneys present at the opening
of the court We're the following:
Joseph +. Peaks. Harvey ]. Cross, f.
&. Peaks, A. Il. Peaks G. w. Brown,
Dover: c. w. Hayes, f. c. Smith, w.
T.. Parsons. FOxcroft: James II. Hud-
SoE. Henry Hudson, John S. Williams.
GuilfOrd: w. A. Burgess, Sangerville:
NJ. l.. DuTsin. George w. Howe. w. A.
johnson. +, w. Mall. Milo; F. D.
Dcarth, j. W. Crosby. l.. b. Waldron.
Dexter; John +. Sprague, Monson; A.
l.. Fletcher, Greenyilc: Don. A. H.
Powers, HoultOn; F. w. Knowlton, Old
Town: F. II. Appleton. Bangor; A. w.
Butler Pennington.
The civil cases it is thought will con-
sumo about three weeks, after which
the criminal business will receive atten-
ton. In the list of criminal cases to
come before the grand jury are several
quite important ones and there is ex-
pected to be. at least. one sensational
trial this term. For liquor cases there
arc but very few. showing that the en-
forcement in Piscataquis county. at
least, is being conducted very success
fully.
Much interest is manifested in the
case of Peaks VS.. Maine Central Rail-
road. In this case the plaintiff, Will
liam NJ. Peaks of Dover sues the rail-
road company for $40, 900, for injuries al
legged to have been received in the train
wreck at Dexter last winter 1t is I'M
derstood that this case will be tried at
this term. One of the principal wit
nesses for the plaintiff is said to be in
the South and for this cause the case
will be one of the last to be tried at
his term