Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10
|. SUPERIOR COURT.
A Large Amount Of Grim
inaI Business Transacted.
$500 Bail Of Frank Wilson,
Pickpoeket, DetauItad.
TWENTY-FIVE Divorces Were Deereed
bv Court For Various Causes.

| Tra s,lnerior court adjourned for the
! form Saturday morning. shortly after
it convened.
During the term large amount Of
business has been transacted, the
criminal part of the term being espe-
| ciaIly busy. 1t will be remembered that
| a large delegation of criminals has
! been sent to Thomaston from this
court during the term but the term
will probably be remembered chiefly
from the celebrated Thayer-Dunbar
manslaughtnr case that resulted in q
verdict for the respondents. This was
case without a parallel in Maine and
Will long be remembered in legal cir
cles by reason Of the brilliant legal
battle that was fought at the time.
Saturday bail in the sum of $500 was
declared dcfaulted in the case of
Frank Wilson. who was indicted by
the grand jury Of this term of court
for pocket peddling at the Central
Maine fair ut Waterville last fall.
During the term the following di-
vorces were decreed by Judge Hall;
Adele Austin of Augusta from
Charles 3. Austin of Exeter, n. H.,
for gross and confirmed habits of in
toXicatiCn.
Lucy Z. Naughton of Benton from
Thomas ]. Naughton. for intoxica-
ton and desertion. Care and custody
of children given to the mother.
Mary T. Knowlton from Joseph l..
Knowlton. desertion. Care and custo-
dy of the child given to the mother.
Frank c. Wyman of Litchfield from
May Brigham Flynn Wyman for de-
sertion.
l.. Agnes Smith from Charles E.
Smith, for cruel and abusive treat
mant. etc. Libelant to resume maiden
name of L. Agnes Dearborn.
Anna Lavalle VS.. Amnidos Lavalle.
both of Augusta for desertion. Care
and custody Of the two children given
to the mother.
Wallace W. Stewart from Mary c.
Stewart, both of Gardiner. for adul- |
terry. Care and custody of the child |
given to the father.
Ellen Crowley of Waterville from |
Patrick Crowley, for intoXication and |
cruelty. Libelant to resume he:' maid
en- name Of Ellen E. Gallagher.
Frances T. McKenna of Pittston
.
tipn and cruel and abusive treatment.
Eva l.. Carey OF Waterville from Ed
ward \. Carey for adultery.
Ida Hamilton of Waterville from
Rodney l. Hamilton for gross, wan
ton and cruel neglect. Care and GUS
tody of the child given to the mother
Mary NJ. Weld. Watervile from AL
bert .. Weld for intoxication. Care
and custody Of child given the mother
Ethel Carver of Waterville from
Carver of Thomaston for
non support.
Sarah V. Davis of Belgrade from
Marcus r. Davis for cruel and abusive
treatment.
Burton L. Dorr of Gardiner from
Winnie n Dorr. Gardiner. for adul-
Iery.
Mary a. Greenleaf of Gardiner from
Leon \. Greenleaf Of Gardiner for
-ruelty ana non-support. Lbelant u
her maiden name.
Angie NJ. Hurd of Litchtield from
George w. Hurd of Exeter for OK
IRENE cruelty
Maud Swift Morse, Readfield, from
FloDcrt Morse of Worcester, Mass,
Tor cruel and abusive treatment and
neglect to provide. Care and custody
,t child given to the mother.
Ernest NJ. Fox from Louise Z. Fox
If Augusta fer desertion
Nellie =. Evans of Gardiner from
John II. Evans of Augusta for cruel
and abusive treatment and gross and |
confirmed habits Of intoxication.
Fanny Evans King of Augusta from
Arthur NJ. King of New York for |
gross, wanton and cruel neglect. etc
Mary l.. Berry, Gardiner. from Rob- |
ert II. Berry, Gardiner for intoxica-
ton md cruel and abusive treatment. |
Care and custody OF child given to the !
mother.
The following divorce was denied by |
Judge Hall: Minnie NJ. Jacobs of Oak
land W. Harry Jacobs, alleged abusive !
language. etc.