Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-07
Opening Of April Session
Will Occur Today,
Not Many Matters 10 Engross
Attention Of Grand Jury.
Trial Of Civil Action will Begin on
First Day Of Term.

The April term of the superior court
for Kennebec county, Judge Oliver G.
Hall presiding, will convene at the
court house at 10 o'clock this morn
ing
Prayer will be offered by Rev. Henry
Z. Dunnack, pastor of the Green
street Methodist church of Augusta.
/, Deputy Sheriff James ]. Donovan OF
Ea,!owel will have charge of the
grand jury. while Deputy Sheriffs H.
r. Woodland of Litchfield and Joseph
r. Jewett of VassalbOro will act as
court officers during the term.
The members OF the grand jury are
as follows: Joseph Russell, Albion;
George H. Cole, Winslow; Andrew J.
Elliott, Litchfeld; Herbert w. Fair
field, Augusta; Newland L. Hanna
ford, Winthrop; Wesley w. Moody.
Pittston; Nathan L. Niles, Hallowell;
Chester l.. Noyes, Augusta; Willard I.
Parker (foreman), Farmingdale; James
Orrick, Augusta; Charles A. Part
ridge, Gardiner; a. w. PettigroYe,
Oakland; Hiram Pierce Windsor; Al
mon NJ Sargent, Waterville; r. III.
Spear. West Gardiner; Luke 3. Spen-
cer Waterville: NJ. F. Waite, Benton;
Joseph Wall, Vassalboro; o, L. Web
Der, Vienna; w. A. Wheeler. Mon-
mouth. This will be the last term of
the grand jurors. as their time of one
year will expire at the September
term, although of course, they will be
obliged to serve in case a special ses-
sion of the grand jury is called.
After the calling OF the docket and
the assignment of cases, the trial of
civil actions will begin and the civil
docket will be disposed of before the
criminal matters are taken up. This
method is a new departure and will
lessen the length of term several
days, as in the past during the inter-
val between the sitting and the ris-
ing of the grand jury there have been
no cases, outside of divorce matters, to
engross the attention Of the court.
The first case assigned for Tuesday
is that of the E. A. Strout Co. of Au-
gusta VS.. Leslie Hubbard Of Stetson,
an action with the ad damnum placed
at $500 to recover for finding a pur-
chaser for real estate owned by the de-
fcndant This case was tried once,
the jury reporting that it was unable
to agree. Williamson & Burleigh of
plaintiff and H. H. Patten of Bangor,
county attorney of Penobscot county,
for. the defendant.
The next case assigned for Tuesday
is that of William F. Walker of Au-
gusta VS.. Chriscinda Sawtelle of Sid
ney, an action with the ad damnum
placed at $500, to recover the sum of
s123.75 ons account annexed. William
son G. Burleigh of Augusta appear as
counsel for the plaintiff and Frank G.
Harrington of Augusta for the defend
ant !
The following traverse jurors have
been ordered to report at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning:
George F. Allen, Chelsea; Silas II.
Atkins, Gardiner, Roscoe J. Bowler,
Waterville; S. w. Clement, Rome; Ar
thur Daviau, Watervlle: H. ES. Deck
er, Clinton; Fred H. Ellis. Winslow;
George W. Fish, Hallowell; Edwin H.
Gay, Augusta; Charles r. Getchell,
China; Horace r. Goodwin, Gardi-
ner: Fred +. Hall, Augusta; A. T.
Hathaway, Monmouth; b. F. Hysom, |
Augusta; Norbert Krutzky, Water
vile: Edward P. Libby Winthrop; |
Dana B. Marden, Vassalboro; Walter |
A. Merrill. West Gardiner; S. A.
Mitchell, Waterville; B. o. Moody, I
Windsor; George F. Morse, Hallowell; |
Melvin A. Mower, Augusta; Frank /
NJ. Radcliffe. Gardiner; Loring b. |
Robinson, Sidney; G. C. Rundlett, Mt |
Vernon; James S. Tenney,, Chelsea; /
Harry e. Tolnpkins, Augusta: Israel
M. Weed Waterville; George *.
Withee, Benton: a. G. Wright, Read
field.
Recently six judges Of the supreme /
Judicial court of Maine. in answer to
questions of the Senate of 1907, rem
dered opinions deciding that the State
could regulate the cutting of timber
on the wild lands by legislative enact |
ment
Chief Justice Lucillius A. Emery of
Ellsworth Monday received the follow
ing letter from Simeon X. Butler, chief
justice of the supreme court of errors
of Connecticut:
81 am glad that Maine is thinking of |
leading off in the line of woodland
protection. 1t seems to me that your
opinion is sound and we'll fortified.
Land and running water are gifts of
nature. and to regulate their use with