The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-01
Somerset S. ]. Court.
September Term 1908.

d +AiAtN's " n iN"s -
CLYDE SMITH, SMITH, Sheriff
c. q. BARRows, Stenographe
II. r. THING, Messenger
DEPUTIEs:-J. A. Goodrich, bel Rowell
Scion; f. +. Frederic Starke; Chas. j. say
age Norridgewock; Fred kimbalI, Mercer
New Portland; j. d. Ring, Cambridge.
The action of Mrs. Kate Burney VI
Michael Piel for personal injuries
sustained, on trial when we went tc
press last week, occupied the atten.
ton of the court all day Thursday
the jury returning a verdict of S23I
for plaintiff. Motion was filed by
defendant to set the verdict aside and
the case will probably go to the Law
court.
The cases now on docket 81 and 70
Stewart VS. Woodcock and Woodcock
VS. Stewart were referred to Au-
gustine Simmons, Jas Al. Sanborn
and Geo. H. Morse. The controversy
in the first case is upon the issue oil
the plaintiffs leasing farm to defend
ants and he sued to recover for rent
al. In the other case it is contended
that the farm was carried on for the
owner and suit is brought to recover
for services.
/ Friday morning the case Arthur P.
Adams VS. w. H. Burton, both parties
being residents of Pittsfield. This
was an action of deceit, in which the
plaintiff claims defendant made false
representations in the sale of farm.
The case occupied the attention of
the court until Tuesday afternoon
with George w. Cover attorney for
plaintiff, Manson & Coolidge for de-
PENDANT. The jury returned a verdict
for the plaintiff for $754.00. Motion
was filed by defendant to set the YER
dict aside.
The above case completed the civil
suit trials for the present term and on
Wednesday morning the criminal
docket was taken up.
On Saturday the liquor cases State
vs Daniel McAllister for single sale
and common seller were heard before
the court; the respondent plead
guilty in each case. In single sale in
dictment the respondent was SEN
fenced to pay $50 and costs and 80
days in Jail and 80 days additional in
default of payment. The common
seller indictment was continued for
sentence on probation,
Wednesday morning, Jas. F. Clark
and Fred Foster were arraigned and
tried OH indictment charging them
with burglarys and larceny, County
Attorney Young appearing for the
State and F. F. Lawrence for defend
ants at request of the court. The Of
Tense for which the prisoners were
tried occurred ir July last in Madison
at the drug store of H. H. Haines
The men were arrested in the early
morning following the night of the
burglary and many of the goods were
found on their persons. The jury
brought in a verdict of guilty. To
the other indictment against the
same parties for the same offense in
the store of J. r. Emery they re-
tracted their plea of not guilty, and
plead guilty, this being done after
their trial.
Peter futile of Canaan was arraign
ed and tried Wednesday afternoon ON
an Indictment found at this term for
larceny of a horse, the theft taking
place on June last from the pasture
of Mr.. Hodgdon. The evidence
seemed to prove conviction that
futile was the guilty party and the
jury SO found. E. N. Merrill appear
ed for RESPONDENT and County Attor-
ney Young for State.
Wednesday afternoon A. K. Butler,
special attorney for the State entered
upon the trial of the liquor indict-
ments found by the grand jury at the
present term. The first one called
was that of Nelson W. BARLEY OF
Jackman as a common seller nuisance
and tipping shop. The respondents
attorney, Forest Goodwin, filed mo :
ton to quash the indictment of tip
ping shop on several grounds the
chief one upon which they were
founded being as to the legality OF
Mr.. Butler acting in the case as pros
ecuting attorney. As it was under
stood that this same procedure would
be taken in others of the cases com
/ ing up under indictments found dur
/ ing the time Mr.. Butler has been
acting as county attorney under his
appointment by Gov. Cobb, the Court
granted Mr.. Butler time to make an
swer to the objections presented.
This Thursday morning upon the
opening of court Mr.. Butler filed his
reply to MIR. Goodwin's objections;
the Judge overruled the exceptions
allowing Mr.. Goodwin exceptions and
the case entered upon the day pre-
vious was continued. The respond
ent, Nelson W. Barley, pleaded not
guilty to the charge of keeping {
tipping shop. This is an action re.
sulting from search and seizure or
the respondents premises in Jack
man in August last, by severa lSturgii
deputies who appeared on the scene
i'll the early morning. There wa,
found some 20 quarts of whiskey,
quarts of brandy. some gin and
quantity of beer both in kegs anc
bottles, found and seized.
Watch and Money Gone.