The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-03-28
Somerset y. j. Court.

AlHfe1 X. s10or, J. Pre,s,d"F; . 49,,
Tnos Yous5 County Attorney
CHAs. o. BARRON StenoErapnef.
CLYDE II. SMITH, Sheriff 49,. ,
DerrrlEs:- Willis c. Emery Of No. Ansoni + /.
Perkins Of Madison; E. f. Atwood, No, New Pott.
land, J. A Goodrich, Skowheean; Fred Horne, ca
naan; and Fred H. Kimball Of Mercer.
The first jury trial entered upon was
Thursday morning of last week Steward
Bros, of this place, VS. Hooper d TT.
This was a suit to recover for phosphate
etc supplied the defendant for his own
use, at the time he was in the posses
sion of farm in Canaan. There was no
question but that the plaintiffs furnished
the goods sued for but the contention
was that they were purchased by the
father of the defendant, that he alone
was the one to whom they should look
for payment The father having shortly
after the sale gone into bankruptcy. and
it was commended that the goods in
question we're used by the defendant,
and he alone profted by their posses
sion. Evidently this contention was
supported by the evidence deduced as
the jury found for the plaintiff in the
sum of S177.S3. Butler & Butler for
plf.; Manson & Coolidge for deft
Friday the action of Frank P. Towle
of Palmyra VS. Edgar NJ. Towle of Mas
sachusetts was heard. 1t appeared in
evidence that the defendant, who was
touring through Maine by automobile,
stopped in the plaintiffs town to make
call, that In doing SO his machine was
left in the road with the engine running;
that during this time the plaintiff was
passing leading a colt and the animal
becoming frightened at the automobile
and noise threw the defendant, as a
result of which he suffered dislocated
shoulder. Verdict for plaintiff for
S225.41. Manson & Coolidge for plf
Gould & Lawrence for deft.
There being no jury trials ready the
judge excused the juries from Saturday
until Wednesday morning when the
riminal docket was taken up.
The grand jury rose Friday M. and
the result of their session was three in
dictments, one each against r. K. South
ard and Lafayette Southland of Norridge-
wock for violation of the prohibitory
law; two against Nelson Knight of
West Athens, one for killing heifer in
a pasture belonging to another man and
the second for stealing the meat.
Upon being arraigned Knight plead
guilty on both counts. was sentenced to
nine months iE jail, and has begun
serving the sentence.
The first case taken up by the County
Attorney was that of F. E. Southland
under indictment at this term as q com.
mon seller. Southard runs hotel in
Norridgewock and his indictment came
about from the fact that evidence was
introduced before the grand jury show.
Ing that parties had purchased liquors
his hotel of one Lafayette Southland, a
brother of the defendant, who Is also
uuder indictment, but has fled to parts
unknown. L was claimed by the state
that said Lafayette was acting for the
proprietor in the sales made. This con.
tention was not proven to the satisfac.
ton of the jury and verdict of mot
guilty" was returned. Geo. W. Cover
for defendant.
The second case was that of Theodore
Poulin of Jackman on charge of having
Intoxicating liquors in his possession
with inteut of selling the same contrary
to law. This was an appealed case from
the Municipal court and result of {
search made at defendants home in Feb
ruary last b. Sheriff Smith. After thu
evidence in the case had been drawn oui
K. N. Merrill of the counsel for the de
Tense raised the question thai the war
rant under which the respondent wa
raigned was defective, and it being 81
proven to the Court. His Honor de
cided the action could not on tina
account be maintained, and the prisoner
was discharged,
Little business is being transcted by
Court this morning. Both juries have
been discharged and it is expected thai
the term will be finally adjourned thit
afternoon.