Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-13
Milling Due Either Party
N Augusta Action.
Additional Indictments Arc
Given 10 The Public.
edIln,l Docket Will Be Called This
MornIBg...The Cases.

In the case of George d. Haskell VS..
9 r. Burns, both of Augusta, which
.as tried in the lKennebec superior
.curt Saturday. the jury in the after
noon. after a deliberation of nearly
+uo hours, reported that neither party
was entitled to any damages. The ac-
finn was to recover the sum of 1888
IN account annexed while the defend
ant presented an account in offset of
sss76. Frank G. Harrington of Angus
IA appeared as counsel for the plain
tif and Lendall Titcomb Of Augusta
for the defendant.
saturday afternoon Judge Hall heard
the petition Of Alfred Pushard OF Wis
casset who desired that the alimony Of
20 a week which he now pays his for
noer wife, Maud Cox Of Gardiner, for
the support of their child be cut down
as he claimed that it was too excessive
and Mrs. Cox has husband. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pushard were divorced at the
lime term of the superior court at
Waterville in 1904. The decision OF
Judge Hall makes the payment of S150
per week instead Of 81 as has been the
amount since the divorce was decreed.
George w. Heselton of Gardiner APP
peared for the petitioner and Guy A.
Hildreth of Gardiner for Mrs. Cox.
Judge Hall Saturday heard the d.
vorce action Of Laura E. Oswald VS..
George w. Oswald, both of Augusta,
the libellant alleging gross and con-
f1rmed habits of intoxication. Judge
Hall reserved his decision. Melvin E.
Sawtelle of Augusta appeared as coun-
sci for the libellant.
The announcement is made that the
celebrated "hog'' case, so-called. Will
be tried at the September term of the
superior court. This action has been
tried twice, at the January term and
at the present session of the April
term, both trials resulting in disagree
ments after the juries had the matter
under elaboration for several hours
The plaintiff in the action is Charles
f. Sturgis Of Augusta and the defend
ant is A. d. Kiiby Of Freeport, a. hog
buyer. The plaintiff sought to recov-
er $3.50 for one hog. 700 pounds. al
AZ cents per pound, live weight. The
defence contended that the agreement
was that the plaintiff should deliver
the hog at the. station at Augusta
ready to be shipped to Freeport' but
when the arrival was made at the Au-
gusta station, tine hog was dead 10
seph Williamson and r. L. Mclean OF
Augusta appeared as counsel FOR the
nlaintiff and Charles G. Keene of Port
land and Robert B. Randall of Free
port for the defendant.
The following indictments were made
public Saturday:
Benoit Arsenault Of Augusta. COM
mon nuisance. ~ - r -
Ed. Jenness of Augusta, common
nuisance.
Arthur Cormier of Augusta. common
nuisance.
Walter Cormier of Augusta, COM
mon nuisance.
James Granger of Chelsea, common
nuisance.
Joseph Thibeault of Augusta, lar
ceny of q sum of money rom Angus
tus Poulin and Caroline Poulin of Au-
gusta.
Alrlon Derouin. alias Edmond De-
gusta, common nuisance.
Albert Carr, alias Allie Carr, OF Au-
gusta, common nuisance.
Joseph Pepin of Augusta. common
nuisance.
Henry Stickney Of Augusta, common
nuisance.
Charles Rhoades Of Augusta. COM
mon nuisance.
Peter Gagnon, alias Peter Quincy, OF
Augusta, cheating by false pretences..
IN thesmajority OF the instances the
perscns against whom indictments
wAres returned gave bail before Charles
W. Jones, bail commissioner.
Peter Gagnon gave bail for his APP
pearance from day to day before Judge
Hall. the sureties being Levi Bou-
sfette and Sophronia Gagne of Angus
IA. Melvin E. Sawtelle of Augusta APP
psared as counsel for the respondent
The traverse jurors were excused un-
I'll 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning
The indictment against Peter Gag
non alleges that "Peter Gagnon. alias
Peter Quincy, of Augusta on the 21th
day of December. at Augusta, In the
county Of Kennebec, having then and
there in his possession certain person.
al property, to wit, one horse. one jig
ger wagon and one harness. did know
ingly and with intent to defraud.
mortgage said personal property, to
Justin E. Packard of said Augusta. by
mortgage deed, dated December eth.
A. D.. 1907, without giving to him. the
said Justin f. Packard, to whom he.
the said Peter Gagnon, alias Peter
Quincy. then and there mortgaged said
personal property, notice of an exist
Ing mortgage, which was then and
there in full force and effect, whereby