The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-30
GRAND JURY REPORT
Ed FRIDAY NIGHT
Fourteen Indictments
One for Arson
Court Is Expected to Adjourn This
Week.

+ Ntths
The grand jury for the March term
eI the Supreme court after deliberat-
ing for four days reported fifteen in
dietments. Saturday morning The
most important one was that, State vs.
| Lyman Barnes for arson. Barnes has
been in the Insane hospital at Au-
gusta since January %, where he is
being examined as to his sanity. On
the day previous to going to Augusta
after running through the streets of
NorridgeWoek in the middle of the
night and setting fire to the stable of
| Verne G. Cunliff. burning the building
and one horse he was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff C. E. Bigelow and Civ
en- hearing on the charge of arson
/ He was bound over to await the ac
ton Of the present grand jury.
Another important indictment WAS
that, State vs. William Landry of Par
/ lin Pond for cruel and abusive treat
/ ment. Several weeks ago Landry
WAS arrested for beating his ten-year-
Did daughter breaking her nose. and
leaving her where her limbs were
/ frozen and ill-treating her in other
ways. The girl has been placed in a
children home for care Other in
! dletments made public we're: State Us
Peter Labanehe, for forgery; State
Us Lester Carson, common seller,
State VS. Augustus Bailey, Hartland,
single sale; State VS. Warren Durgin.
West Forks, single sale; State vs.
John Roullard, Norridgewock, single
sale; State vs. Thomas Berry, West
Forks, common seller.
Among the appealed cases that will
be tried are those: State VS. Mike
Habusky, Illegal possession OF
liquors; State VS. Fred Therrio single
sale; State vs. Will Luby. single sale;
State VS. E. T Barnaby, assault and
battery; State VS. Harold Atwood. yio-
lation Of game laws; State VS. Mary
Munster, violation of game laws;
State VS. George Munster. violation of
game laws, State vs. Doreas Blair
single sale; State vs. Archie Blair
single sale; State vs. John Connors
obstructing officer; State VS. Joseph
Kiah, single sale; State VS. Gideon
Farland, single sale.
The only civil case tried Friday was
Glew VS. Astle. j. T. Glew brought
suit against p T. Astle of New Linn
erick to recover $3.50 for produce
T A. Smith of Fairfield appeared for
the plaintiff and Daniel Lewis OF
skoWhegan for the defendant The
ury returned a verdict for the de
endant The court adjourned Friday
night until 1910 a m. Monday, Judge
\. NJ. Spear going to his home in
Gardiner 10 spend Sunday. There
are only three more cases to be
tried from the civil docket. 1t is be
ieved that court viii adjourn at the
close of the present week.
The case to be tried before the sec
ond jury Thursday was Estey VS.
Creighton. In this case the plaintiff
brought suit to recover pay for fer
t;lizer which the plaintiff alleged that
he sold TO the defendants husband
David Creighton and that Mr. Creigh-
ton was acting as agent for Mrs
Creighton who owned the farm. David
Creighton has recently gone into
bankruptcy. The defendant claimed
that the fertilizer was bought by Mr.
Creighton by his own free will and
Lot as her agent Judge f. F. Law
renee appeared for the plaintiff and
Chapman for the defendant
The Supreme court opened at 1870
a. m Monday The first case on trial
was Hunnewell VS. Wilson, this being
an appealed case DR.. Hunnewell of
Madison brought suit through his at
torney, W b. Brown again Edward
Wilson to recover a bill of S12 for
professional services At the time the
bill was contracted Wilson was .
minor but the plaintiff claimed thst
young Wilson told him that he would
pay the bill The defense was that
the father of the boy said he would
pay the bill The father has since
gone into bankruptcy and named the