The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-05
SOMERSET SUPREME
JUDICIAL COURT
Many Cases Disposed of
This Week
Many Liquor Indictments Found by
Jury This Term.

Dy the Grdnd jury fIludy dl1el mum
This is the largest number that hes
been found at any one term here for
several years great many OF these
we're liquor indictments. Twenty
witnesses had been summoned before
the Grand Jury from Jackman and
vicinity and Thursday when only d
small part of them appeared County
Attorney Folsom showed that he Was
master of the situation and he had
ten bench warrants issued, probably
the largest number ever issued at
one term of court The following
indictments were made public:
State VS. A B. Doolittle, Madison
forgery; State VS. } mes Lessor
Skowhegan, larceny; State Us Wyatt
Huff, Madison, nuisance; State VS. Al
fred Morse Palmyra rape; State VS.
Ned Finn, Jackman, common seller;
State VS. John Labounty, Jackman
common seller; State vs. William
Ireland Bingham, common seller;
State VS. William Sherburne, Brigh-
ton, malicious mischief; State VS.
John Christopathus, Pittsfield, lar
ceny; State VS. Joseph Pooler Fair
field, common seller; State vs. J. X
Mclaughlin, Canaan, single sale;
State vs. Marshall Pooier, Fai"feld
single sale; State vs. John Gilbert
Fairfield, single sale of cider; State
vs. Madam Bolduc, single sale; State
vs. Mary Munster, Somerset junction
common seller; State VS. Thomas
Berry. single sale.
The most important indictment was
that against Edward McClosky for at
tempted robbery. This case has been
occupying the attention of Sheriff
Mooers and his officers since the
night of June 30 when George lew
EFT. a man about 70 years old, of So
lon, WAS attacked near his barn
thrown to the ground and his life
threatened by two men, they reiter-
ating their threat several times when
the old man refused to tell where his
money was kept He was finally
bound with hay wire and ropes and
left in the barn with a coat thrown
over his head After struggling for
some time he freed himself Sheriff
AIoOers worked on the case for three
months with only a piece of rope for
clue which led to the arrest o. No
Closky. He was given a hearing be
fore Judge Lawrence and bound over
to await tie action Of the grand Jury
at this term of court W II. HaWes
appears for the respondent and the
case will be hard fought when il
comes to trial. 1t is expected that
there will be several new lectures in
the case and that it Will arouse in
tense interest because of its nature
The case taken up Saturday in the
Supreme court was that OF Dilwouh
VS. Hunnewell. Apt, Brown and Gibbs
attorneys This was a case in which
Oscar Dilworth a jeWeler in Madison,
sued John Hunnewell to recover bal
ance due on watch case The de
fence claimed that the case was de
fectiye The jury returned a verdict
fol the plaintiff.
In the case Weber VS. Pulsifer in
which Alston Weber sued one Pull
sifer of Fairfield for work done
through the winter Oh the defendants
farm the jury brought in a verdict for
the plaintiff in the sum of $4,000. The
case Taylor VS. Lagassey which was
for a promissory note was defaulted
The case Vittum VS. Noyes was settled
by agreement. In the case of the
Peoples National Bank of Wateryille
VS. S. H. Nickerson of Pittsfield the
court directed a verdict for the plain
tiff. Hon Charles f. Johnson appear
ed for the plaintiff and Hon. d. d.
Stewart for the defendant.
Thirty indictments were brought in
Friday afternoon by the grand jury
This is the largest number that had
been brought in at any term of court
for several years
The case LeGon vs. Knox, occupied
the attention Of the Supreme court
the greater part of the day last
Thursday. The jury brought in
verdict allowing the plaintiff twenty
cents apiece for first class r. h. ties
and sixteen cents for second class
Ties. The suit was for unpaid balance
on account and items in dispute were
settled between the parties
The next case 10 come pp ives
G9rey Us Smith, Anderson and Small.
ftornsrs. y apoo0s that Anon
Corey loaned Frank smith Of Pitts
aeld $50 Co.ey had hired the mon
ay 70 Smta from Hiram Pushau
M H. d given pushaw his note. Corev
later Welt ino bankruptcy but the
note was not included in the schedule
The defense was that Corey could not
recover the amount Of the loan he
having gone into bankruptcy. The
meter was left to the court to decide
upon.
Fred Bess and Joseph Sweeney who
were tried before the jury AT the Su-
preme court Saturday we're found not
guilty of a charge of having liquors
for illegal sale This was the first
criminal case at this term of court.
lion. Forrest Goodwin appeared for
The respondents and County Attorney
l.. r. Folsom for the State. The
case aroused a great deal of inter
est 1t was the last one that County
Attorney Folsom will try during his
term of office. He appeared as if he