The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-05-06
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
Judge A. R. Savage of Auburn, Presiding.

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
Judge A. R. Savage of Auburn, Presiding.
The court was occupied Wednesday afternoon
and Thursday morning with hearing the case
of John B. Nealey of Northport VS.. the Great
Eastern Casually & Indemnity Co., an action to
recover the full amount of an accident claim,
the company rendering but one-ffth on the
ground that the policy holder was intoxicated
at the time of the accident. The case was tried
at the January term, when a non-sult was al
lowed on the ground that the case was prema-
turely brought, the limitations, of time under
the policy not having expired At this term
the jury returned verdict that the plaintiff
was entitled to $1SO.46 Dunton & Morse; Ar
thur Ritchie. Law Court.
Harry R. Neil, alias Harry r. Mckenzie of
Yarmouth, N. S., indicted by the grand jury
for larceny, was arraigned Thursday morning
and pleaded not guilty, but when brought up
for trial Friday he retracted his plea of not
guilty and pleaded guilty. He came here some
months ago with Alfred Allard of Biddeford
and the two set up what is known as ping
pong studio, taking small photographs for
small fee. One night Allard went out to a
dance and returning late slept heavily. In
the morning he missed various articles of per-
sonal property diamond ring, clothing, mile
age books, suit case, etc, and also missed his
partner. He notified the authorities, who
rested Neil at Burnham, he having taken the
morning Train OUT OF the clLV. ne was Se1ten-
ced to three months in jail and committed.
The Islesboro case of Haynes VS.. Dodge was
settled out of court The entry on the docket
is default by agreement for $40 without
costs"
John R. Raymond OF Frankfort. who was
bound over to the September term by Judge
Black of Searsport on a charge of larceny of
S55 from Edward Allen of Frankfort, furnished
bonds Friday and was released from jail
Truman G. Trundy OF Belfast, indicted on
seven Niquor counts, retracted plea of not
guilty The cases were continued to the Sep
tember term, under bonds Of $500 in each case,
$500 in all. The sureties were Oliver E.
Parker, Albert L. Edwards Rosina c. Trundy
and William E. Bowler.
Andy L. Knowlton of Belfast, indicted on
four liquor counts was, according to the tes-
tmony of DIR. Kilgore and Dr. Small too i'll to
appear in court and his cases We're continued.
Homer Carter of Belfast, indicted on three
liquor counts, did not appear and default
was entered.
George Forbes and John Avery of Belfast
and William H. Rand of Monroe, indicted on
several liquor counts each, were not under
bonds and have not been taken ,n>custody. 1t
is believed that they are not in the county.
The jurors were dismissed Thursday and the
court was occupied in the hearing of cases
assigned for trial without jurors
Among the cases disposed of were the fol-
lowing:
Augusta c. Mather and Helen E. Berry app.
VS.. Albert W. Cunningham ct al. Rescript re-
ceived from Law Court April 1s, 1909. Appeal
sustained. Decree of the court below reversed.
Draft of decree fled. Littlefeld White & Car
ter, Dunton & Morse, w Henry White.
Leonard Cooper and Ralph Cooper VS.. C.
Harry Vinal and Elmer B. Simpson and build
ing and land at 62 and ga High street. Default
ed as to Vinal and Simpson. Personal notice
ordered on Arnold Harris, owner of said build
ing and land IA days. An action to recover for
of l,,pob o,,l f,,1,i had
the defendants and the building which they
occupied. Johnson.
Philomene M. Sweetzer, libellant, VS.. Henry
A. Sweetzer; defaulted. Parties live in Sears
port and Belfast. Buzzell.
Maude G. Rumney, ibellant, VS.. Arthur w.
Rumney. Libellant files motion for order of
court for payment of money of sufficient
amount to enable her to prosecute. Richie.
Dunton 4 Morse.
G. c. kilgore vs. Harry L. Kilgore. Default
by agreement. Littlefield. Butler & Butler.
non-suit was entered in the case of S. F.
Petts Co VS.. Fred M. Staples. An action to
recover an account annexed. A. L. Bird.
Brown.
non-suit was entered in the action of the
International Harvester Company of America
tin, pro Sc.
Harlow H. Rogers VS.. William Haugh. Law
on report. Thompson & Blanchard Hartman
Lnwood Larrabee by next Friend, True P.
Larrabee VS.. Grove Blethen was an action to
recover the sum of $50 which the plaintiff
claims was due him from the defendant on the
hrst of November, 1907. The claim is that the
defendant received that amount for the plain
TIL and promised to pay the sum on demand.
Both parties reside in Thorndike The case
was defaulted Thompson.
q. E. Sherman vs. Johnson w. Hunt and
Stanley Hunt. Parties live in Burnham. Al
action to recover the sum of $53.52 which the
plaintiff claims is due him on the sale and de-
livery to the defendants of certain amount
of phosphate for which they never paid, al
though promising to do SO. johnson W. Hunt
defaulted. Williamson & Burleigh.
Hannah A: Hamln VS.. Samuel M Elwell has
been entered neither party" The parties live
IN Brooks and Hingham Mass, and it was the
plaintiffs claim that for valuable considera-
ton paid by her to the defendant, that he
promised to care for her, support and maintain
her during the natural life of his wife. Dunton
d Morse. Littlefeld.
George E. Hall, Jr., VS.. George E. Rousseau.
The parties live in Boston. Mass, and North
port. The case is defaulted and continued for
judgment The action is to recover the sum
of $3.50 for cash loaned with interest amount
ing to 1899, which it is the claim of the plaintiff
was loaned to the defendant as the administra-
trlx of the estate of her mother, Emma E.
Batchelder.
The action of H. Gilbreth of Plaistow, N. H.,
VS.. Nathan A. Webb of Thorndike was dismiss
ed. The action was for the recovery of an
account, claimed as due, amounting to SIS. 20,
for hewing logs and work done in Thorndike.
An account in set off was filed. Hussey; Brown,
Jr.
Simon George VS.. Frank johnson. Parties
live in Bangor and Belmont. Action to recover
goods to the amount Of $85, which the plaintiff
claims was his property and was found by the
defendant who refused to return or deliver
the goods. The case was mol pressed, with no
further action for the same cause. Dunton &
Morse. Greer.
Arthur w. Rumney VS.. Ephraim A. Wood.
Parties live in Belfast. Action to recover
household goods in a writ Of replevy, to the
amount of $50 Judgment of costs for defen-
dant. No return Of goods by agreement.
Dunton Morse Ritchie.
Harrison Stevens VS.. Hodgdon c. Buzzell.
Parties live in Jackson and SearspOrt. Buzz
zell now county attorney, charged with the
false arrest of the defendant. The attorney,
it appears, sued the defendant for bill due c.
M. Conant Co. of Bangor and had him arrested,