Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-11
Nineteen Bills Returned
by the Grand Jury
Disagreement Is Reported In
Famous "Aog'' Case.
Some Of the Actions For Divorce
Now on the Docket.

The grand jury for the April term
Of tho Kennebec superior court rose
Friday morning, after being in ses-
sion since Tuesday, and reported ~ in
dictments. A new grand jury will
serve for one year beginning with the
September term and the present grand
Jurors will have nothing else to do I'M
less a special session is called, which
does not seem probable.
Only two of the indictments re-
turned by the grand jury We're made
public. They were as follows:
George Poulin of Augusta, larceny
of two $40 bills and two $40 bills, from
Augustus Poulin and Caroline Poulin
of Augusta.
Edward Brodrick, alias Eddie Brod-
rick, alias Edward Lodrick, alias Ed
stolen property.
The criminal docket will be called
at 10 o'clock next Monday morning and
the trial of criminal cases will begin
at 10 o'clock, Tuesday morning.
The smallest number Of indictments
returned by a grand jury in this
county in recent years was at the April
term, 1906, when II true bills were
found and the largest number was at
the September term, 1905, when 215 in
dictments were reported. These were
during the administration of Hon.
Thomas Leigh of Augusta as county
attorney.
| In the Kennebec superior court Fri
| day the jury wrestled from $50 O'Clock
| in the morning until $50 o'clock in the
| afternoon, nearly five hours, on the
| famous "hog" case, and then reported
| that it was unable to reach an agree
ment and was discharged. 1t is under
stood that six of the members of the
panel were in favor of returning a YER
dict for the plaintiff while the other
six favored the defendant. The case
| was tried at the January term result
| ing in disagreement.
This was an action to recover the
sum of $3150 for 700 pounds of hog at
Az cents per pound, which was sold
| by the plaintiff to the defendant. The
defence commended that the hog died on
| the way from the plaintiffs farm il,
Riverside to the railroad station at Al
gusta preparatory to it's being shin5ed
| to Frceport and therefore the defence
was not liable for the payment of it.
Joseph Williamson and Erne: t. L.
Mclean of Augusta appeared as coun-
sci for the plaintiff and Charles G.
| Keene of Portland and Robert 3. Ran
dali of F'reeport for the defend mt. -
The following are the civil cases as
signed for today: So.
George D. Haskell of Augusta VS.. G.
H. Burns and Charles B. Savage, trus-
tee, on an action to recover or account
annexed. Frank G. Harrington of Au-
gusta for the plaintiff and S. & L.
Titcomb of Augusta for the defendant
and trustee. -.-.,
E. G. Palmer of Readfi, Id vs. M. E.
Russell of West Mt. Vernon, an &C
| ton to recover on account annexed
| Beane & Beane of Readfield for the
plaintiff and Fremont J. c. Little of
| Augusta and Ralph w. Leighton OF
Mt. Vernon for the defendant.
In the divorce action of George H
Young VS.. Sadie Young, both Of Wa
terville, the libellant has been ordered
to pay $40 into the court by the middle
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fend
| Associate Justice William Penn
| Whitehouse will go to Portland next
Monday, where he will preside at the
| April term of the supreme judicia
court for Cumberland county On &C
count of the Portland City hall fire the
sessions of the court will be held ir
the Unitarian parsonage. Outside o.
the law term, Justice Whitehouse ha.
not held court at Portland since Octo
Der, 1906.
Associate Justice Albert M. Spea
will so to Ellsworth Monday, where HI
will preside at the April term of thu
supreme judicial court for Hancocl
county.
Associate Justice Leslie c. Cornisl
is-now presiding over the April tern
of the supreme judicial court TO
Aroostook county at Houlton and late
will hold court at Caribou. Justice Cor
nish will preside over the May tern
for York county at Alfred.
Court will convene at $50 o'clock Sat
urday morning.
The following are some Of the divorce
actions on the docket for trial at thi
term:
George H. Young VS.. Sadie Young
both of Waterville, for desertion. C
w. Hussey of Waterville for the libel
liant.
Nettie J. Hardy VS.. Henry A
Hardy, both of Farmingdale. for gross
wanton and cruel neglect and refusa
to provide suitable maintenance an
cruel and abusive treatment. Melvil
s. Holway of Augusta for the libellan