Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-23
Interesting CasesDisposed
Of Without Trial,
Among Them Grange. Hall In.
cendiary Case, linco|nyi||e.
Another Is Merrill and Libby VS..
Milliken and Bassett.

Belfast, Me-, April 22-(SpeciaD. =
Although the present term OF the su-
| preme judicial court, Associate Justice
Savage presiding. has had no jury
trials UP to this morning, considerable
has been done in way of disposing of
| cases either for this term or in full.
| Among them are the following which
are of unusual interest: State vs..
Nathan E. Clark, charged with settin;
fire to the Tranquility Grange ha H.
Llncolnville year ago, which was
tried at the September term, at which
time the jury disagreed, was to come
up again at the January term At that
| time the counsel for the respondent,
Hon. L. M. Staples of Washington, ask
ed to have the case continued until the
April term, owing to it Interfering
with his duties as senator from Knox
county, the Legislature then being in
session. 1t was expected that the case
would be tried again at this term, as it
was promised the county attorney by
Lincolnville people that much new evil
dence would be presented and enough
probably to convict. The county at
torney met the witnesses yesterday and
found that the evidence amounted to
nothing and the case will therefore not
come up at this term and probably will
| never be heard from again.
Another case to be disposed of is
that of c. H. Merrill and Charles E.
Libby VS.. Chas. A. Milliken and Sarah
G. Bassett, admx., involving the sale
of street railway property This case
was entered in 1905 and has had an
imposing array of counsel, the plain
tiff being represented by c. f. Johnson
of Waterville, Judge r. w. Rogers of
Belfast and Enoch Foster of Portland,
and the defense by Heath & Andrews
of Augusta and w. p. Thompson {
Bangor. At the January, 1909 term
hearing in equity was held. The entry
on the docket for this term is plaintiff
non suit.
Another case that has been in litiga
ton for years, in fact it was entered
at the January term in 1908, continued
from term to term until thet present
time, is that of Arthur p. Libby ct al
Adms VS.. Portsmouth, Kittery & York
St Ry Co, Justice Savage informed
the attorneys in the case that the case
had been in litigation long enough and
if not tried this term he would assign
it for the first day Of the September
term ''to be tried then or dismissed.
1t is left thus, the counsel not wishing
to try the case this term. Reuel Rogers
of Belfast for the plaintiffs and Hon.
H. Mr. Heath of Augusta and w. r.
Thompson of Bangor for the defence.
A case continued from last term and
assigned for Monday is that of Haynes
VS.. Dodge The action is to recover
damages for alleged SANDER of Louise
T. HAYNES of Islesboro by Ernest
Dodge, son of John A. Dodge, a we'll
known resident of Islesboro. 1t is al
Legged that the defendant by stories told
of the physical condition of the young
girl caused her to be turned out of the
public schools of Islesboro and thereby
defrauded of an education to which
she was entitled. The amount sued
for is $1,000 and the suit is brought by
VIM. Fl. Haynes the father of the girl
who claims that the stories told We're
untrue. 1t has stirred up no end Of
confusion in the town of Islesboro and
if it comes to trial will be attended by
A large crowd from the island.
The eases of Hartford Shute and MS
for the grand jury on charges of forg-
crv and conspiracy. will not be conSid-
cred by the present grand jury. Mt
Erskin is an aged man and in very
feeble health.
The entire day Thursday was given
over to the trial of the case of Frank
L. Young vs. Frank l.. Hatch, in which
the PLAINTIFF brought an action alleg-
ing deceit in the sale of farm IN Mer-
rill on which he sought to recover me
hwy. after celebrating for half an
hour found for the plaintiff the sum
of s36S 80. Ritchle; Dunton Il Morse.
Another action between the same par
ties was non-Suited.
In the case of Lois G. Freeman VS.
Aaron p. Ripley, an action of trespass
growing out of a dispute over proper
tv III Searsmont. an entry OF neither