Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27
.SupreneCourt Closes, All
er a Weeks Session.
Michael Shannon, Murderer |
Blackwell, Sentenced for Lite,
The Ice in the Kennebec Goes ouf
Water Rapidly Rising. !

somerset supreme court after belf
IN session fer one week adiourri{
without daH, Wednesday. This il IA
shortest term FOR several years. Thoua
many cases were assigned for triz
they were settled out of court. ri
criminal docket proved short. thel
only three jury trials Wednesda
forenoon was devoted largely to IA
hearing of divorce cases when the IA
lowing divorces were decreed:
Queenie NJ. Wood from Thon1a
Wood, cruel and abusive treatrnerl
ltbclee To ray 81 Per week to libelar Il
Myrtle e. Dawes from Samuel
Dawes, libelee To pay libelant ST IN
week; Sarah Bfeelow from Adelbe
Bi%etoW, non support: Susie f. cod
soon from George w. Cookson. l,ffX
desertion; Angie NJ. Goliath from Mel
Nalie H21colbath, utter desertio1. cu&
fody OF child TO ibe given To Iibelarl
James r. Brooks from Kate Brpold
ehuei and abusive treatment: Thofnf'
AAFoWne from Alice Tewne cruel an
abusive. treatment; Ardelle E. Moe7
from Ernest L. Moore utter desc rid
Michael shannon, who pleaded gtiifJ
!. lSlalpkWf/
at Shawmut, Jan. %. while BlackwS
was sleeping in his bed was sentencd
TO life Imprisonment by Justice Hal
SON "Wednesday morning. He will n
taken To ThomaSton by Deputy Sheru
Chutey Thursday
The civil docket for the term CLOSED
Tuesday night, with the case RUSSO
VS. Cahill. Howard Russell represent
ed by Fl. I. Goss. Esq. brought SD
against Maurice Cahill for a bill on
hay press. The sum sued for amount
ed to s275. The defendant was repr{
scented by Judge Augustine Smnio1i|
the jury was out until IL p. NJ, Tnpj
day, and a sealed verdict was rcnd
ered Wednesday. in favor of the plaii
tiff for 1896.
one of the most important casj
tried this term was, Tuesday. involvir|
about $500. New Castle Leather CI
sued to recover this amount from IA
Mutual Shoenakers of NorridgewocJ
alleging that it sold goods to the con-
pany M. p. Merrill appeared for n
plaintiffs. The defendants throud
their attorneys, Folsom & Eaton, COD
tended chat the goods sold were N
for the Norridgewoek shop but for On
North Anson shop, now liqnidated al
that the Norridgeweell shop should III
be responsible. After the evidence d
both sides had been presented tn cad
WAS reported to the law court.
4 he ice. in the skennebec river
this point went out, wednesday morI
ing. The river began TO rise throus
the night and had come up severl
feet, Wednesday,. The heavy rail-
have stopped numbering operations
a, great extent and river drivers LEI
Wednesday. for the upper Kenneb@
ready to start the drive as soon as I'll
ice is out. The ice has gone out
this point several days earlier tha
usual this wear. Some fear is fe|
over the rising of the water in II
river AT Hinokley. The road in sever3
places was flooded. Sunday. and 1T
feared that unless the gates are opel
ed at the new Shawmut dam there VI
be some damage done.
The VIC T. T.. observed Minister
day. Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Net
Paddock, president presided. Addres&
were given by Rev. George MVrriax|
Rev r. Fl Wilson and Rev.
MeGlauflin. Vocal solos were sliugsn
Lyle Moore accompanied by MisSLef1
Landry and by Mrs. Agnes Stewa4
accomplished by Miss Edith Lewis. !