Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-20
Petition Asked for the
Duplex Roller Bushing Co.
\. HoIton Wood, Boston, Says
Il Owes Him $4,000 Cash.
supreme Court Will Meet Tuesday
...kunicipaI Court Cases.

Belfast, Me, Sept. 19.--(SpeclaD.-A
petition was filed Friday with Clerk OF
Courts Ti,eston Wadlin of Waldo coun-
ty, praying Associate Justice White
house to appoint a receiver for the Du-
plex Roller Bushing Co, one Of the
PRINCIPAL industries of the city. The ac-
ton is brought in equity by H. Holton
Wood of Boston. vice president and
largest stakeholder Of the company
d who alleges that during the past SIX
wears, at the request of the corpora
ton he has loaned them money from
time to time for the purpose OF carry
ing on it's business. That at the pres
ent time the said corporation owes hlin
sS91, GOO He therefore, asks that the court
places an injunction upon the said
corporation and that it be Therefore
placed in the hands of receiver. n
hearing has been assigned for . A "
Thursday, Sept. z3, in the court mouse
in this city.
In Justice to the corporation it may
he said that there are no general cred
itors for supplies. machinery OF labor.
81 The sole creditors ere those who have
financed the business, of which Mr..
Wood is the largest. The stockholders
and financers are the only losers.
The September term of the supreme
judicial court viii convene in this city
Thursday with Associate Justice
.Whitehouse presiding. 1t is expected
and predicted that it will be long and
busy ERIN with many liquor cases. ana
several other criminal cases. The civil
docket is also expected TO be large
with c number of important cases.
The grand jury will sit Tuesday. Al
though most of the cases to come before
il are LIQUOR cases, there Will be one
sensational case, that of Rudolph COX
charged with criminal assault on the
little 12-year-old Minnie Harvey at
CITY point early in the summer The
case of Russell Thomas. charged with
stealing barrel of flour from the
storehouse of A. A. Howes & Co, VIII
also come before the grand jury. Thorn
as, il will be remembered, escaped from
the county Jail in thunder storm one
night and after vacation OF ABOUT
two months. passed in Gloucester, lie
returned and gave himself up.
The grand jury:
CLYDE Allen, Burnham; Per]ey Berry
Knox: Edwin c. Body, Brooks; Hen
nv ]. ChapIes, Belfast; Albion {. Clark
Prospect; Nelson n. Cornforth. Thorn
dixie; II. A. Dodge. Islesboro: ii. NJ
Griffin, Stockton Springs; William ii
Hall, Belfast; Oscar w. Hathaway
Troy. Charles NJ. Howes, Liberty; Lew
is kingshury, Frankfort William >
Knight. Lincolnvile; Charles Libby
NVinterport; Maurice f. Moody. Mon
roe; ID. c. Nickels. Searsport; Charles
T.. Plaistcd, Searsmont: George F. Ran
dali. Montvile; c. w. Shorey. Waldo;
r. C.. Thayer. Swanville; Dexter Tur-
rer. Palermo: A. B. Written, North
port: Ruel Wiley, Unity.
Another installment of Burnhamites
was brought to this city yesterday
making five in two days, charged with
intoxica:ion. Clarence and Walter
DER who were sentenced to so days
in tho county Jail Friday, have APP
peale! and will appear at the supreme
judicial court which will convene Tues
day. Deputy Sheriff Orman b. Nc
Kechnio. who was recently appointed
to look after the disturbances at Burn
ham. came to this city Saturday bring
ing a father and two sons. all charged
with INVESTIGATION. For some time the
days and nights at Burnham have beer
made hideous by the carousais OF
certain class and steps are now being
taken to bring order out of chaos Th'
men brought down Saturday were Me
Goodrich and two sons. Arthur ant
Everett Mel Goodrich pleaded guilty
to the charge of intoXication and was
fined $40 and costs. the whole aggregat-
ing $50. 50. Arthur pleaded guilty ant
was fined S. and costs, the whole
amounting to $14.09. Everett followed
suit and pleaded guilty to the charge
of intoXication and was fined $40 ant
costs, amounting to S1S.17. They al
paid