Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-10
BELFAST.
Ladd Wants His Property
Decided Back.
Saws Mrs. Shaw Obtained Deed
By False Pretence.
Several Cases Settled on. Supreme
Court Civil Docket.

Belfast. Me-, Jan. 9.-(SpeciaD.--
Among the new cases entered on the
supreme court docket this term and
returnable at the April term, is that
of David Ladd of Belfast VS.. Clara r.
Shaw of Northport. The action is
brought by the plaintiff to recover a
deed of his property in Belfast given
to the defendant upon her marriage to
the plaintiff, and which he claims in
the writ was obtained by fraud.
The writ sets forth that on Dec. 2.
1902. Clara B. Shaw married David
Ladd, the plaintiff, the ceremony be-
ing performed by Wayland Knowlton.
justice of the peace. That deed of his,
house in Belfast was given to the de-
PENDANT according to agreement that it
should be done upon their marriage
That six days after the marriage de-
PENDANT left the house of the plaintiff
and went to Northport, where she has
since lived. That the defendant told
the plaintiff six days after the marriage
that she would not live with him an
other day and would deed him back
his property
That the plaintiff caused a deed to
be made out and that his counsel asked
the defendant to sign and deliver it to
him and that she refused. Said place
was worth $500 and that she would
deed it to him for $500.
The plaintiff believes that the facts
set forth are extremely fraudulent and
that Mrs. Shaw was Scheming all the
time to get this deed and married him
with the intention to leave him as soon
as she got the deed. Since the separa-
ton the defendant has mortgaged the
property for S110 at 10 per cent inter
est and offered the place for sale and
tried to get it insured in her name but
when the agents found out the facts
they refused.
The writ also sets forth that one
Wallace e. Richards of Northport was
continually seeking the company OF
the plaintiffs wife and made threats
that he would get even with the plain
tiff for getting her away from him.
That Mrs. Shaw came to Belfast from
NOrthport, where she had been living
at the home of Richards and his moth
er, and engaged as housekeeper for
Laid. That she made inquiries as to
Ladd's property and financial condi-
ton and finally agreed to marry him
on condition that he deed to her his
property. He agreed and they were
married. Six days later Richards call
ed to take Mrs. Ladd the defendant
(Mrs. Shaw to Northport. Laid lock-
ed the door to keep Richards out ana
Mrs. Ladd in, believing that Richards
was seeking to get his wife away from
him. The plaintiff now believes that the
defendant never had any intention OF
living with him and that her intention
was to marry him and get the deed and
then leave him.
Therefore the petitioner prays that
the deed from David Laid to Clara Is
Shaw may be set aside and declared
null and void on account of fraud and
the respondent be ordered to give
plaintiff a decd of said premises.
The amount mentioned in the suit is
$14o0. Wayland knowlton is counsel for
the plaintiff and Thompson & Blanch-
ard of Bangor for the defendant.
The following are the cases disposed
of on the civil docket:
Webster f. Shuet vs.. Charles +.
Mitchell ct al Defauted. Manson &
Coolidge; Bartlett pro Sc.
Beacon Fails Rubber Shoe Co. VS.
A. E. Fletcher ct al. Five cases. Bank
ruptcy of defendant suggested. Ander-
son; Dutton.
Standard Oil Co., VS.. A. w. Fletcher
ct al. Bankruptcy of defendant sug-
gested. Anderson: Dutton.
Fred G. Gray VS.. j. Austin McKeen
Neither party. No further action
Richie; Brown.
Cora b. Kenney Libt., VS.. David M.
Kenney. Defaulted. Dunton & Morse.
Albert r. Whitcomb VS.. Edw. ].
Stephenson. Bail bond filed Dunton
C Morse: Bangs.
Duplex Roller Bushing Co. VS.. Naph-
tina Launch Myrtle M. Motion to dis
miss filed Ritchie; Johnson, Buzzell.
Charles A. Adams Libt, VS.. Harriet
Fl. Adams. I4ibellant ordered to pay
in S25 before Monday, Jan. TO-. in order
to enable the libellee to defend. Brown,
Jr.; Libby, Rogers.
John F. Rogers VS.. c. H. Vinal. Plea
in abatement filed. Greer: Brown.
The jurors We're excused Saturday
noon and ordered to report at $50
Monday morning, and most of them
returned at once to their homes in va
rlous towns in the county.
The morning session opened with the
arguments in the case of John L. Bean
vs.. Israel Woodbury., an action to re-
cover for breach of warranty in horse
trade. the plaintiff seeking to recover
the difference between what the horse
should have been worth if he We're all
right and what he really was worth