Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-08
Farm Case Is Now Being
Tried Before Jury
Not Believed Many True Bills
win Be Returned.
Some Of the Civil Actions on Docket
For Trial at This Term.


for Kennebec county, Judge Oliver G.
Hall presiding, convened at the court
house at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Henry E.
Dunnack, pastor of the Green street
Methodist church Of Augusta.
The following members Of the bar
were in attendance: Charles F. John
son, c. w. Hussey, Fred w. Clair,
John F. Nelson, Harold e. Cook, A.
A. Matthew, Carroll N. Perkins, Wa
terville; Henry A. Priest, North Vas
salboro; Fred Emery Beane. Halo
well; E. e. Peacock, Readfield; H. H.
Patten, Bangor; George w. Field, H.
L. Hunton. Oakland; Will C. Atkins,
A. L. Perry, Gardiner; Melvin S. Hol-
way, Joseph Williamson, Benedict F.
Maher, Thomas Leigh, Lendall Tit
comb, Melvin E. Sawtelle, Fremont J.
c. Little, A. M. Goddard, E. w. White
house. w. H. Fisher, Frank G. Far
rington, E. M. Thompson, c. L. An
drews, M. H. Simmons, Augusta.
s. w. Clement of Rome was chosen
as the foreman of the first jury and
Dana B. Marden of Vassalboro as fore
man of the second jury. Silas H. At
kins of Gardiner, Norbert Krutzky and
Samuel A. Mitchell of Waterville and
George E. Withee of Benton were ex-
cused from serving on the jury.
There are not as many matters as
usual to engross the attention of the
grand jury at this term and the jury
will report it's findings not later than
Friday, it is believed. The following
are some Of the bound over cases:
Frank Dragon Of Augusta, assault
with intent to kill on the person of
William Grady near the Rhoades house
in Togus; George Poulin and Joseph
Thibeault of Augusta, larceny; Alfred
Barlow of China, common seller; Ed
ward Ludrick of Gardiner, concealing
stolen goods. ;
The first case on the assigned civil
list, that of the E. A. Strout Co. OF
Augusta VS.. Leslie Hubbard Of Stet-
son, an action with the ad damnum
placed at $500, to recover for finding a
purchaser for real estate owned by the
defendant. This case was tried at the
November term of the superior court
at Waterville, but the jury was unable
to agree.
The defendant contended that he
withdrew from the agency as he had a
right to do and that he paid the
agency all the money that was due it.
Joseph Williamson, and Ernest L.
Mclean of Augusta appeared as coun-
sci for the plaintiff and Henry H. Pat
ten Of Bangor for the defendant.
The case was heard before a drawn
jury of which Dana B. Marden of Vas
salboro was appointed foreman by the
court.
The closing argument by Attorney
Patten for the defendant had been
concluded when court adjourned Tues
day evening until Wednesday morning
The next case on the trial list rs that
of William F. Walker of Augusta VS..
Chriscinda Sawtelle of Sidney, an ac-
ton with the ad damnum placed at
800, to recover the sum of S123.75 on ac-
count annexed. Williamson & Burleigh
of Augusta appear as counsel for the
plaintiff and Frank G. harrington of
Augusta for the defendant.
Court will convene at $50 o'clock
Wednesday morning.
The following are some of the civil
cases on the trial list for this term:
Charles p. Watson of Hallowell yer
sus Bennett Slosberg of Randolph, an
action. with the ad damnum placed at
$3.50. to recover for damages to the
plaintiff and his wagon received by the
defendants horse running into the
wagon. The plaintiff claims that he
was greatly bruised, hurt, wounded
and made sick and disordered and
SO continued for three days next fol-
lowing the accident and during those
three days he was detained in the
transaction of his lawful business on
account of the wilful act of the defen-
dant Guy A. Hildreth. of Gardiner
for the plaintiff and George w. Hesel-
ton, of Gardiner, for the defendant.
Hattie Heron versus A. Frank Web
Der and the Ticonic National Bank,
all of Waterville, an action. with the
ad damnum placed at $500, to recover
the sum of 1924 on account annexed.
plaintiff and Harvey D. Eaton of Wa
terville for the defendant.
Blanche NJ. Harding of Augusta,
complainant in bastardy, versus
Charles f. Smith of Gardiner r. W.
Whitehouse of Augusta for the plain
tiff and Guy A. Hildreth of Gardiner
for the defendant
Myrtle E. Greene of Watervile YER
sus Merrill G. Greene OF Athens, an
action for divorce, the libellant alleg-
ing gross and confirmed habits OF in
toxication and cruel and abusive
treatment. j. F. Holman of Athens
and Brown & Brown of Waterville for
the libellant and Cover & Hight of
Skowhegan for the libellee.
James w. Sproul and Cassius 1.
York, both of Windsor, versus c. A.
Webb of Waterville, an action, with
the ad damnum placed at $500. to re-
cover payment on a promissory note.
Williamson & Burleigh of Augusta for
the plaintiffs and John E. Nelson of
Waterville for the defendant.
Isaac B. Reinberz of Boston, Mass,
versus Nathan Berliawsky of Water
willie, an action, with the ad damnunl
placed at $500, to recover on a promis-
sorry note. Williamson & Burleigh OF
Augusta for the plaintiff and Harvey
D. Eaton of Waterville for the defen-
dant.