The independent-reporter., 1909-10-07
CASES BEFORE THE
s. ]. COURT
The Criminal Docket is
Taken Up
The Court Finally Adjourned at Noon
Tuesday.

morning the jury in the case of the
Simons & Hammond Manufacturing
Co, vs.. Delano & Tr, was taken from
the jury and judgment allowed the
plaintiff in the sum of $40.
Thursday afternoon was occupied
with the last civil case of the term,
that of Foss VS.. Cooley 1t was an
action for assault, the plaintiff suing
for damages in the sum of $500.
Daniel Lewis for the plaintiff; Tur-
ner Buswell for the defendant. The
jury returned a verdict for the plain
tiff, awarding one dollar damages.
Morris & Bloom and Lewis Shiro.
both of Madison, plead guilty to a
search and seizure process. Upon the
payment of the costs, $25 each, the
cases were continued and placed on
| file.
Thursday afternoon the criminal
docket was taken up.
John Bair, Jr, of Jackman, plead
guilty to an indictment found against
him for maintaining liquor nuisance.
He was sentenced to fine of 500
and costs and Is days in Jail with
80 days additional If the same was
not paid.
William Jordan of Fairfield, re-
| tracted his plea of not guilty and
plead guilty to nuisance charge. He
had already served as days in Jail
and upon his promise to go out and
stay out of the liquor business the
case was placed on file. He was al
lowed to go in his personal recog
nizance in the sum of $500
Ernest Hayes, against whom the
grand jury returned an indictment
for forgery, was given his freedom
under certain conditions. He had
been in Jail since last April. He
claims Danvers, Mass, as his home
and his age is 20 years. He must re-
port to the office of the sheriff every
other Saturday night until the De-
cember term of court sits and in the
meantime will work for E. N. Merrill,
the attorney who appeared for him.
The jury after being out about four
hours on the case of the State vs..
Allen, returned verdict Friday even
ing of not guilty. John Groves and
G.. Kelsey Allen were arrested just
after July 4 in Mercer on the charge
of burning the town hearse. The
two men were given hearing In the
municipal court here and bound over
to wait the action of the grand jury.
Groves was committed to Jail, and AL
| len went out on bonds.
Arthur Wentworth of Bingham
was found not guilty by the jury late
| Saturday afternoon. He was tried on
the charge of larceny, an indictment
having been found against him by the
grand jury at the present term. 1t
was alleged that he stole a sum of
money from Henry Sands, with whom
he boarded in Bingham. County At
torney Folsom for the State, W. II.
Hawes of this town for the respon-
dent.
Fred Dion of Jackman, was found
not guilty by the jury Saturday to an
indictment of search and seizure. He
was represented by Hon. S. j. Wal
| ton.
Monday morning several criminal
matters were taken up by the court
In the case of the State vs.. George
Buzzell of this town there were two
charges. One was an appealed search
and seizure, the other a nuisance, the
indictment for the latter often se be-
ing returned by the September grand
jury.
The search and seizure case was
heard last June in the municipal
court by Judge Lawrence. The re-
spondent plead not guilty. He was
found guilty and given a sentence of
500 and costs and so days in jail
When arraigned the county attorney
moved that the sentence of the lower
| hi
On the nuisance charge the case was
placed on file and continued for SEN
tence upon motion of the county at
torney. The indictment was obtained
as a result OF the evidence submitted
at the municipal court hearing. Mr..
Buzzell in the Supreme court retract-
ed his plea of not guilty which he
made In the lower court at the time
of his first trial.
Edwin Smith of Harmony. was ar
raigned on a nuiasnce charge, the in
dictment being returned by the grand
jury at the present term of court.
He retracted his plea of not guilty
and plead guilty. He was given a
sentence of a fine of $50 and costs,
amounting to $50 and Is days in jail.
The charge OF single sale was
placed on file and continued for SEN
tence.
Monday afternoon and Tuesday
! forenoon was devoted to the hearing
of uncontested divorce libels and the
assigning of cases for the first few
days of the December term. While
there were not many jury trials at
the present term many cases were re-
moved from the docket by entries Of
neither party and by default. Court
adjourned at noon Tuesday and JUS
tice Spear left on the 1880 train for
Is home.