The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-01-14
Duplex ROLLER Bushing Co., VS.. Herb

Duplex Roller buSnlng Co., vs.. uerDert
BLACK. Continued.
Duplex Roller Bushing Co., vs. Walter R.
Soper. Continued for judgment.
Andrew j. Stevens pet, vs. Isabel K. Trip.
Report of commissioners filed. Defense files
motion to have default stricken off.
City of Belfast vs.. Inhabitants OF Waldo
boro. Assigned for second day of April term.
City of Belfast VS.. Inhabitants of Washing
ton. Same.
Swan & Sibley VS.. W. H. Richards. Neither
party.
Albert E. Haskell VS.. w. H. Richards. Mel
ther party.
Nahum S. Piper vs. Benz. Kelley. Offer to
be defaulted for the sum of $40 filed. Offer ac-
cepted.
| Chesley B. Ingraham libt., VS.. Nettie W. In
graham. Affidavit in support of motion for
continuance filed.
! Walter S. Douglass VS.. R. L. Dyer. Contin-
ued for judgment.
Francetto Conner COL, VS.. A. w. Fletcher.
Neither party
Maude L. Robbins libt, vs. Arthur E. Rob-
bins. Dismissed without judgment.
Rachael M. Pendleton VS.. Northern Maine
Seaport Ry Co. Neither party.
Rachel Pendleton VS.. County Commission
ers of Waldo county. Dismissed by agree
ment.
The case of Giuseppe Tassone, an Italian of
Frankfort, who wished to become naturalized,
had to be continued to next term, as he had no
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years.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
Lester Sanborn and Joseph M Larrabee, both
OF jackson, against whom four indictments
were found by the grand jury, were arraigned
IN court Monday morning and pleaded not
guilty. Jackson was found guilty on the COM
mon seller charge and was fined 500 and costs
with 30 days additional in Jail. He retracted
his plea of not guilty in the single sale cases
and was sentenced to pay $50 and costs and to
serve 80 daysin Jail on each, the sentences in the
latter cases to begin at the expiration of the
first sentence.
The case of Joseph NJ Larrabee of Jackson,
indicted for common nuisance, was started
at 1890 and continued at the afternoon session.
Larrabee was found guilty and filed motion
for new trial. He was allowed to go on his
former bail, pending the decision.
The trial of Vina Tourtelotte of Old Town
for arson opened Tuesday morning. This is
the well known case involving the burning of a
number OF cottages on Northport campground.
The accused came into court accompanied by
her counsel, Forrest Martin, Esq, and pleaded
not guilty. jury was drawn and only
was challenged Alton E. Andrews, the Lincoln
vile stage driver. The jurors are: Geo H.
Erskine, foreman; Alfred Reynolds J. B. Lane,
F. L. Philbrick, Eli Moulton, John w. Prescott,
Edgar P. Ellis, Herbert G. Hadley, Thos 0.
Shields, Percy Turner w. A. Nelson and
Cyrus Ryder.
County Attorney Buzzell opened the case
with presentation of facts concerning the
fire and the movements of the accused at the
time. map of the Camp Ground showing
the location of the cottages burned and other
buildings was placed where it could be seen by
the jury. c. H. Gray of Old Town, owner
of the cottage in which the fire originated, was
the first witness and testified as to his owner
ship, ETC. Did not know personally of any
trouble between respondent and any member
of his family. Testified as to knowing res
pondent as a tenant. Milton B. Hills of North
port testified that he was present when Miss
Lillian Gray, daughter of c. H. Gray, locked
the cottage September 18th, and to locking the
back door. Could not say as to the others. H.
S. Hills testified to seeing Miss Tourteotte
going towards the Camp Ground about noon on
the day of the fire carrying only jacket on
her arm and returning with suit case. Mrs.
Hills and |. S. Hill corroborated this evidence
Mrs. |. S. Hills drove Mrs. T. to Belfast and
noticed the fire after going about two miles,
but respondent did not seem willing to discuss
it. G. 0. Dickey, superintendent of the Camp
Ground, said that last summer Mrs I. asked
him to arrest DR.. Tommy" Gray, who she
said had insulted her, and that if he laid hands
on her she would shoot him. Mr.. Dckey test-
fed to starting an investigation after the fire
and to going to Old Town to identify the res
pondent and to securing the suit case. Miss T.
consented to come to Belfast without war
the fire. had used lamp to curl her hair and
threw the match on the floor, and if this
caused the fire it was accident City Mar
shall 0. B. Fernandez of Old Town, Patrolman
George McNaughton of Old Town and Deputy
Sheriff c. E. Rackliffe told of the espionage
which had been kept on Miss T: at the re-
quest of c. 0. Dickey and corroborated the
evidence already given by Mr.. Dckey. Althea
Mahoney of East Northport testified as to dis
covering the fire and giving the alarm.
Two witnesses for the defence, who could
not be present Wednesday, were permitted to
testify out of their order Mrs. Marion A.
Follett of Stockton said she had known the
defendant for 10 years. Miss Tourtelotte had
stopped at her house the night before the fire
and gone to Belfast next day. She returned
that night and remained until l o'clock Friday
afternoon. She appeared to be in her usual
condition, except that she was worried about
Mr.. Gray, whose whereabouts she did not
know. Witness said Miss Tourtelotte had
come to her house on the day before the fire.
from Boston.
J. F. Eames, driver of the Belfast and Stock
ton stage, remembered respondent as a pas
senger on the day of the fire, going to Belfast
IN the morning and returning to Stockton in
the afternoon of the day of the fire
Adjourned to Wednesday morning
Attorney General Phbrick is assisting the
county attorney in the conduct Of the case.
When the trial was resumed yesterday morn
ing Miss Tourtelotte took the stand and proved
an excellent witness in her own behalf She
told of her long acquaintance with and regard
for Mr. Gray and said it was anxiety as to his
whereabouts that took her to the cottage in
Northport, as she hoped to find there some
clue to his address. She took the clock in re-
membrance of him and in placing it in the
suit case took the clothing to wrap around it
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