The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-27

Court the CIVIL Case "a ASdiSiSo i<uu
g,ois VS.. Joseph Fortin was non-suited
by agreement The case was regard
ing a land dispute in Shawmut, the
amount of land in question measuring
one rod.
The next case taken up was that of
Ernest Holman VS.. Mrs. George Gowan
Mr.. Holman is a druggist in Fairfield
being formerly a drug clerk in the
store of G. R. Fogg in this town. Mrs
Govan is a resident of Winslow. It
seems that Holman and a party of
other men were fishing on pond in
Winslow in January and built a fire
In proximity to where they were fish
ing. Mrs. Gowan ordered the men to
leave it is alleged and it is claimed
that she struck Holman over the head
with a stick inficting quite a wound
The suit was brought to recover the
sum of $4,000 but a sealed verdict was
returned with $3.50 for the plaintiff.
The liquor case of State VS.. Judson
Nichols of Pittsfield was settled Fri
day. Nichols plead guilty and was
sentenced to a fine of 500 and costs
amounting to $23.12 and imprison-
ment of 80 days in Jail with 80 days
additional in default of payment. I'M
prisonment was suspended so long as
respondent no further violates law re-
lating to the keeping and sale of in
toxicating liquors.
Following the disposition of the
shannon murder case, the liquor
cases were taken up Saturday. The
first was the case of Roscoe Strout
of Pittsfield who was charged with
being common seller. He pleaded not
guilty and several witnesses were
introduced. The jury disagreed how
ever, but while they were out Strout
pleaded guilty to single sale. His
attorney was H. H. Thurlough Esq
of Pittsfield. The case of Mrs. Annie
Wller of lockwood was next taken
up she having been charged with SELL
ing quart of liquor. There were
two witnesses testified in her case
and she was represented by w Clair
of Waterville. She was acquitted.
Monday forenoon the Civil docket
was resumed but the CAGES that were
assigned were settled out of court. in
addition to divorce cases which have
been heard, the case of Alexander
Conley of Arson charge with assault
was disposed of. Conley pleaded
guilty to assault upon Lizzie Landry
and the mater was placed on file
during Conley's good behavior. In the
case of Tennis Arsenault of Rock
wood which was one of single sale
the judgment of the lower court was
affirmed and the respondent paid $50
and costs. There were also two other
an appeal case and the other that of
common seller. Civil cases were dis
posed of as follows, Bolduc vs.. Foss
defaulted for SIS without costs; Luce
VS. Small lefaulted; Haley VS. Baker
continued; Copp VS.. Withee defaulted;
Whitney vs. Estcy and trs., continued;
Estey IS. Whitney, continued; Kim
ball VS.. Nolan,no further action from
either party. During the sessions
Deputy Sheriff w. j. Lachance added
very material assistance to the French
witnesses by acting as Interpreter.
Tuesday much of the day was taken
up with the case of Patzowsky ct ais
VS. The Mutual Shoemakers of Nor
ridgewock. The plaintiffs in the case
were Richard Patzowsky, Robert
Binger and Sydney New, who have
been doing business under the firm
name of the Newcastle Leather Co.
operating in Boston and New York.
They sought to obtain $500 in pay
defendant in August and October of
the year 1910. The defendants claim
that the goods were not wholly for the
Norridgewock factory but also for one
at North Anson which is not now in
existence. George f. Sleeper of
Waltham, Mass, the salesman who
sold the goods was the principal Wit
ness for the plaintiffs telling of the
circumstances of the sale and saying
that he refused to sell goods to a
North Anson firm owing to its not hav-
ing been Incorporated, at that time.
The session was finally closed by an
agreement by the parties to take the
matter to the law courts. The at
torneys were for the plaintiff Harold
Phillips and M. P. Merrill of Skowhc-
gan and for the defendants H. d. Eat
on Of Waterville and l.. r. Folsom of
Norridgewock. Their decision to
take the matter to the law court was
founded upon the fact that either
party who was the loser in the courts
here was to take that course of action,
hence time was saved by the before
mentioned agreement.
Tuesday afternoon the case of
Howard Russell of Bingham vs Nor
ris H. Cahill also of Bingham was
taken up. The case was one wherein
Russell, blacksmith and a dealer In