Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-03
sAGADAHoc SUPREME COURT.
Hon. Leslie C. Cornish Takes His Seat
on Maine Bench.

Bath, Me-, April 1.-THE April term
of the supreme judicial court convened
at 10 o'clock this morning, with Asso-
ciate Justice Leslie c. Cornish of Au-
gusta presiding and the following
court officials:
Clerk, Sanford /. Fogg; county at
torney. Arthur II. Stetson: sheriff,
John w. Ballou; stenographer, Ruel
ID. Small; deputy sheriffs, Fred At
kinson, l. H. Purington, Frank r.
Duren; crier John o. Roberts.
This is Judge Cornish's first term
and his Inauguration exercises were
carried out in a manner which gave
the large gathering no inkling of the
fact. The appointment of Mr.. Cor
nish as associate justice was confirm
ed by the Governors Council at II
session last Thursday and he qualified
this morning in the parlor of the
Shannon House, before Chairman r.
s. Burns ana Hon. Charles ID. Newell
of the Council. The oath was admin
istered by Mr.. Newell. The only wit
neSSes We're Sheriff John w. Ballou,
who is said to have been best man"
and George b. Ranilette of Richmond.
All the members Of the Sagadahoc
Bar were in attendance at the open
ing of court to welcome Justice Cor
nish, and also several members from
AndrOscOggin and AndrOscoggin coun-
ty. Those present We're:
Hon. George f. Hughes. Judge +.
L. Staples, W. s. Gidden, Joseph NJ.
Trott, L. c. Plummer George w. Hunt,
A. j. Dunton, f. p. Srrague, w. Z.
torney A. H. StetsOn of this city. Hon.
w. ~. Hall, Hon. Charles ID. Newell
and Henry Drew of Richmond, r. S.
Springer, Lewis A. Jack and Henry +.
Coolidge Of Lisbon Falls, Clarence +.
Sawyer and T.. W. Wheeler of Bruins
wick.
The session was opened with prayer
by Rev. Paul Sperry of New Church.
The following grand jurors reported
for duty, this being their second term.
Isaac l.. Spaulding, foreman, Richmond;
Fred II. Brigham, Phippsburg; James
W. Card, Bowdoin; George P. Davenport.
Bath; Albert J. Grassy. Bath; Albert G.
Linslow, Bath; Walter s. Russell, Bath;
Fred S. Dudley, Richmond: Joseph j. eau
bert, Richmond; w. S. Given, Bowdoin-
ham; George L. Harris. Phippsburg; 10
seph K. Hatch, Powdoin; Edwin r. Hill
dreth, Topsham: Porter b. Meserve,
Topsham; Lemuel F. Stinson, Woolwich,
and David II. Todd, Georgetown.
Since the last session "A. ]. Grassy has
been elected city clerk and was excused
Walter S. Russell was excused subjec-
| to call.
The traverse jurors were impaneled as
follows:
First jury-Henry G. Hodgdon, fore
man, Bath; Charles Alexander, Rich
mond George z. Alexander, Richmond !;
William c. Avery, Bath; Charles f. Ber-
| ry, Bath; Charles r. Higgins, Bath; Ru-
| fus A. Dickerson. Bowdoinham; William
]. Graves, Bowdoinham; Arson NJ. Clark.
Bowdoin; d. B. Coombs. Bowdoin; Albert
f. Flagg, Topsham; Frank L.. Hicks,
Topsham.
Second jury-John A. Thwing. foreman.
Woolwich; Charles II. Hunnewell, Per-
kins; Howard NJ. Maxwell Georgetown;
Walter +. Newdick. Bath; Harry T.
Passmore. Bath; S. o. Patten, Kowdoin
| Harry j. Rich, West Bath; Gustavus
| Spilney, Georgetown; David f. Stove-,
/ PnlppSDurS, carleton l.. 1fOtt, WOOL
witch.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES II. White, Tops
ham, and Charles B. Williams, Phiprs-
burg, Trueman Sawyer and Richmond
| and Charles o. Baker of Bowdonham.
| failed to appear as jurors on account of
Illness
| The grand jury Immediately went into
| secret session under the direction of
| County Attorney Stetson. The traverse
jurors were excused until $50 tomorrow
morning. The reading Of docket and as
signmcnt of cases occupied the attention
of the court until the noon adjournment.
| Among the interested spectators no
ticed during the morning session were
Joseph NJ. Hayes. for many years clerk
| of Sagadahoc county; Judge Fulton OF
1 Bowdoinham, w. f. Goodwin of Augusta
and William G. Crawford of Boston, two
intimate friends of Justice Cornish The
| case of Andrew F'rederickson VS.. Central
| Wharf Tow Boat Co., assigned for Thurs
| day, will be the first case to go before
the jury. Ruel d. Small, the stenograph
er, was formerly with Justice Powers.
JUDGE CORNISH QUALITIES.