Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-18
SKOWHEGAN.
THE SUPREME COURT
For Somerset County Opens Tuesday
Morning At. Skowhegan.

The March term of the supreme court
for Somerset county convened at III
o'clock Tuesday morning. Hon. A. NJ.
Spear of Gardiner is the presiding JUS
tice. The opening proclamations were
made by Deputy Sheriff J. A. Goodrich
of this town in the absence Of Sheriff
Smith. Prayer was offered by Rev. E.
b Merrill, pastor of the Congregation
al church. The day was occupied in
the reading of the docket and assign
ing cases for trial.
Beside the presiding justice mention
ed above, other court officers for the
term are as follows: Stenographer, F.
l.. Hayden of Portland; clerk, w. T.
Seekins; sheriff c. H. Smith, county
attorney, 7. ]. Young of Scion; mes
senger, II. p. Thing; deputies on duty
during the term. ]. A. Goodrich and
David w. Lewis, Skowhegan: c. J.
Savage Of Norridgewock; w. c. Emery,
North Arson; Sullivan Newton, Jack
man; F. Fl. Kimball, Mercer.
The first jury was empanelled as fol-
lows: Anon Baker of Bingham; S. NJ
Bickford of Smithfield; w. B. Gates
of Pittsfield; Eber L. Cook of Palmyra;
F. o. Eaton of Skowhegan: Arthur H.
Elwood of Skowhegan; O. Mahlon
Frost of Pittsfield; Mark Getchell of
Anson; Horace Ham of Cambridge; f.
]. Harding of Madison; Charles Head
of Fairfield; Charles II. Hoxie of Fair
field. Herbert o. Brown was excused
for cause, he being the third man call
ed by the clerk.
The second jury is as follows: Otis
Hutchins OF New Portland: w. s.
Jones of North Arson; T. II. Kennedy
of Moose River; Robert w. Lord of
Skowhegan; 0. p. Luce of Madison:
William X. Niles of Mercer; Albert A.
Parker of Highland; c. Scott Robinson
of Skowhegan; ]. L. Spaulding of
Athens; Richard w. Stafford of Hart
land: George w. Weeks of Canaan:
Charles A. Whitney of Norridgewock.
Fred Lucas of St Adams and Frank
II. Pickard Of Detroit were not in court
when their names were called by the
clerk
The supernumeraries are A. ]. Will
liams OF Madison; d. III. Williams of
Caratunk and NJ P. Wyman of So
DIN.
The attorneys present from out Of
N''ii "'-iN = IOuiiS VI oOlOIl, Is.
Rarratt of Canaan. d. d. Stewart of
st. Adams, c. o. Small, Bernard Gibbs
OF Madison. Augustine Simmons of
North Arson, G. NJ. Chapman, G.. c.
Weeks. p. A. Smith. Fairfield: w. p.
Brown. ]. II. Healey, Hartland, L. r.
Folsom Of Norridgewock, H. T. Cross
Well of Mercer. F. w. Clair, C. F.
Johnson. s. s. Brown. ]. f. Nelson Of
Waterville, ]. W. Manson, T. A. Ander-
son. Harry Coolidge and G. H. Morse
OF P1ttsfield. ]. r. Holman of Athens
A. S. Littlefield of Rockland. H. Fl.
Thur'ough Of Pittsfield The Skowhe-
gan bar was well represented.
Anon Baker was elected foreman of
the first jury and c. A Whiting fore
man OF the second jury.
When court came in at O'Clock
tuesday afternoon the arguments were
heard in the quo warranto proceedings
which have been instituted to deter
mine the validity of the commission
under which A. K. Butler of this town
Is acting as special prosecuting attor-
ney under the Sturgis act for violations
OF the liquor law This action is
brought by the present county attor-
ney. T. j. Young Of Scion and serves
as test case to determine the consti.
nationality of the Sturgis law.