Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-10-16
SUPREME COURT.
Opening October Term,
Justice Spear Presiding.
Settlement In Case Vaughn
vs.. ToW|e Estate.
Some OF the Civil and Divorce En-.
tries on Docket.

judicial court. Associate Justice Albert
NJ. Spear of Gardiner presiding. con-
N~ned at the count house 1T IL O'Clock
Tuesday morning. PRAYER was offered
by Rev. Edwin NJ. Slocomh", pastor of
th. Unitarian hurch of Augusta.
The following members Of the bag
were in attendance: orVillc ID. Baker.
II, rbert NJ Heath. Lendall Titcomb,
Nor l.. Eassett. Benedict F. Mahcr.
NJ. :. IInlwal. Thomas Leigh. F. ]. &.
Little. f. ". Whitehouse. Frank q.
Harrington, Cherries l.. Andrews. Joseph
Williamson, George X. BaSsctt. w. II.
| Fisher. Arson NJ. Goddard. Melvin l..
Sawtcllc and Frank l.. Duttor, Augusta;
| Charles +. Johnson. :. =. Brown, Al
| fred \ Malthieu Fred w. Clair. John
T.. Nelson. Dana =. Foster, Carroll y.
| =, rllins. Dennis f. Bowman. Water
willie: Fred Emery Beane. HallOweil:
George w Hesclton. Oliver b. Clason
Gu> \. Hildrrth. Gardiner; \. {. Still
phen, Farllingdala: II. L. IIunton
George W. Field. Oakland; George NJ
Chapman. Fairfield: E.rastus q. Ryder.
! Bangor: Daniel J. Mcgillicuddy
LcWSton; f.. W Merrill. Jr., Skowhe-
gan, Herbert F. Foster. Winthrop.
| Der Iuty Shcriffs ID. Frank Moore of
| Augusta Frank II. Marshall of Farm
|inedale and Charles B. Seavey OF Ben
ton have been detailed to assist High
Sheriff PlaStcd as court officers during
| the term.
! Associate Justice Spear qualified
March l. 1902 and held his first term at
| Belfast in Waldo county. Justice
Spears first term in this county was
| in March 1905.
| Shortly after court convened the
names ot the iurymor We're called and
the calling of the docket and the assign
| ne!it Gf cases was begun. The first
| ;,ry sele ectc,l l. p. Dnllof of Oakland,
as foreman, while the second jury chose
Samuel G Otis of Hallowell as its fore
man.
All the jurors were excused until
O'clock IN the afternoon.
FREQ A. HAYDEN of Portland is the
stenogra pher ut this term.
| At the afternoon session of court the
first jury of which l.. r. Dolloff of
| Rcadii, Id is foreman was ready to try
tire case of Nellie Huse Vaughan OF
Rmgfis Id versus AnsOn NJ. Goddard OF
Augusta, administrator of the estate
| OF TIE Ia lie F.ilSIl1 LOW IL VI II
when the announceifient was made that
the natter had been settled.
The plaintiff, who is q niece of the
late Elisha Towle sought To recover
the sum of $1,000 on special contract
she claiming that he agreed that if she
would stay and care for him and b" ms
companion during his life that h.
would give her tnat amount.
The wit alleges that Elisha Towle
in his lifetime. June 20. 1900. being IN
oebted to the plaintiff in the sum OF
ST.. J.00J he having promised to pay the
plaintiff that sum- and did neither the
said Elisha Tovle nor the administra
tor. Arson NJ. Goddard, ever pay the
| same.
| Th" plaintiff further AYERS that on
November "A, 1906, the plaintitf's claim
was presented 10 the administrator OF
the state, .Anson NJ. Goddard. with the
will annexed. in writing. supporte! by
tn. :itfidt.it of the plaintiff. and that
upon the representation and applica
ton %. the said administrator. Leslie
c. Cornish and Thomas ]. Lynch. We're
duly al.nnint-d by the judge of probate
for !<,-nnCb"c county. to determine
Whether any or what amount should
be :lit,yy".j "a IL" claim: and SO made
and fl Il their report i'll the lrpbatt
! court February .. 1907. and that the
] Ilaii;llf within q days from the date
of the report duly filed her appea
from the Il, >.ision Of the commission
crs to the supreme judicial court
| The claim Of the plaintiff is given in
the witt as follows:
f.sta.c of Elisha Towle.
| 10 Nellie HuSe Vaughan, DR..
TO time. rt linquishncnt of employ
,ntn: and services rendered to sale
f.lis.la Towle from May 18th. 1904. t'
June Goth. 1905. according To mutua
agreements by and between said Elisha
Tnv.lc and said Nellie Huse Vaughan
$1,000.
Hon Daniel J. McGillicuddy of Lew
i~tcn appeared rs counsel for tht
plaintiff and Heath & Andrews anC
Anson NJ Goddard. Esq. of Augusta
! tor tho defendant.
, The entry on the docket was "neithel
parry. no further action.
There being no other cases assignee
, for Tuesday the jurors were excused
until go o'clock. Wednesday morn
| ing.
The first case on the trial lis
Wednesday morning is that of a. NJ
Priest of NaSsalborO versus w l.. Rey
, nrlds of Winslow ct ais, an action VIII
j.. the ad damnum placed at $500. to re
l cover payment on promlsSorY hotes
H. \. Priest, ESQ., Of VassalbOro vii
, appear as counsel for the plaintiff an'
, Dana p Foster. Esq. of Waterville 10
the defendant.
Four naturalization cases will b.
: heard by the court at , O'Clock this at
, ternOon.
Court will convene at $50 O'Clock thl
| morning.
a The following are some Of the nev
entries on the docket:
= Marion l.. Norton of North Have
versus John Weiss of WaterVlile' a
e action in replevin to recover seVera