Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-18
The Grand Jury Returns
Thirteen Indictments.
Chester Haynes Sues Maine
CeniraItor $4,000 Damages.
nlnekIey Bridge compIeted'.'Dy.
Mantle Doing Heavy Work.


supreme court has the grand jury COM
pleted its deliberations in so short
time as at this session. The grand
iury arose at noon Thursday. after
having been in session since Tuesday
noon. The jury returned l3 indict-
ments the following of which were
made public Thursday: State VS.. Har-
nv Robinson Of Square Town, shooting
and wounding a man for deer; State
VS.. Ora Brasier, two indictments for
forgery; Robert D. Scott, Madison,
rape; Benjamin Ham, Pittsfield. nuis-
once: Clifford and Doreus Blair, Jack
man, nuisance.
The indictment against Harry Rob-
inson for shooting and wounding mar
for deer is the first Of it's kind ever
returned by the grand jury In the
Somerset court. In October. 1909, John
Durgin was shot through the back and
laid in the hospital for a number Of
weeks 1t is alleged that Robinson
shot him, mistaking him for deer
The whereabouts Of the respondent is
not known.
The case Of John Haytol VS.. John
Suchta ct al, which occupied the time
Of the court for over a day and a half.
was decided in favor of the plaintiff
in the sum Of about $23. The case
was for assault, in which the plaintiff
sued to recover damages for injuries
sustained by being cut about the face
and being obliged to lay off from work
for six weeks. The parties in the case
were Polanders of Madison.
One of the largest sums ever sued
for in the Somerset supreme court
is in the case of Chester Haynes who
sues the Maine Central Railroad for
$4,000 for injuries sustained in a train
wreck at Benton in 1907. when the
plaintiff was fireman for the company.
Merrill & Merrill appear for the plain
tiff and Forrest Goodwin for the de-
PENDANT.
The story of the accident In sub
stance is as follows: Chester Haynes
of Norridgewock was about II years
old when he began as a fireman on
trains for the Maine Central. He had
worked q little more than year when
there was a train collision near Ben
ton. The engine on which Haynes was
working was nearly demolished and
the plaintiffs nose was cut off, his
upper Jaw broken, his teeth knocked
out, and he became blind in one eye
as a result Of the accident. After a
partial recovery from his injuries he
brought suit against the railroad in
February, 1908 The case has been
continued from time to time and
amendments made to the writ by the
PLAINTIFF and specifications asked for
by the defendants. 1t will take nearly
a week TO try the case.
drawn jury is on duty in this case.
as follows: Charles n. Girdler, fore
man. Mercer: Herbert Lovejoy, Mos
COW; A. d. Moore. Moose River;
George Fox. Athens: Clyde f. Green
leaf. Starks; Cony Sanborn. Skowhe-
gan: Benjamin Flanders, Skowhegan;
Preston w. Libby, st. Adams; F.. b.
Reed. Harmony; Roy Hamblett. Scion;
A. l.. Goodrich, Palmyra; Samuel r.
Tinkham, Arson; F. f. Latty, Hart
land.
Those who will go to Bowdoin today
to attend the athletic indoor meet this
evening are: Arthur S. Merrill. Everett
Bacon. Herbert Griffin, Abner Mitch
ell and Elliott Spear
Roy, the 12-year- son of Mr.. and
Mrs. clifford Deering. died Tuesday in
Athens of appendicitis. He was taken
sick last Friday. Funeral services We're
held Thursday.
s. ". Herrick of Harmony an
nounces that he will be a candidate for
county commissioner for the next
term.
&. III. Bartlett announced Thursday
that he was candidate on the Repub-
lican ticket for register of deeds. He
was q candidate four years ago.
Laura A. Mead of Boston. wife OF
Edwin Mead, the editor of the New
England Magazine, gave an address
before the members of the Skowhegan
Woinan's Club Wednesday evening in
the Methodist church on Peace" Mrs
Anna Sturgis Duryea of Boston had
been engaged to speak at this meeting.
but was unable to be present and Mrs.
Mead spoke in her stead.
Tho middle span of the new Hinckley
bridge is now completed. There re-
mains one more span to be put up to
complete the bridge. The middle span
WAS 200 feet long and has been put in
about two weeks. The last span to so
up is $50 feet long. This makes the
bridge 600 feet long. There are two
piers. The bridge is of steel and the
two 150-foot spans have square arches.
The middle span has round arch. The
bridge has a 22-foot drive way.
Pieces of steel from a dynamite blast
In the Kennebec river in removing the
section of the new railroad bridge
which was carried away in February
by freshet blew into the streets in
Skowhegan Wednesday and several
windows We're broken. A sash was
broken in the old Brown block below
the railroad crossing and several panes
knocked out in the Municipal building.
One piece Of steel. Weighing about 80
pounds, was hurled several rods and
struck near the back of the John
Philbrick block. 1t is impossible to re-
move the bridge except by the use of
dynamite. The crew has been working
about TWO weeks and about one half
OF the bridge has been removed.
William ]. O'Brien was shot and IA
tally wounded in a revolver fight with
two policemen early Thursday at East
st. Louis, ILL.,. after he had shot and
seriously injured three men in robbing
two saloons do1en MAN ohio cod