The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-02

during tn day Thursday in the case
Of }. D. Dornberger Of this town yer
sus the Maine Central Railroad co
The suit was brought to recover dam
ages in the sum Of $1,000. the plain
tiff alleging that while he was at worK
for the Maine Central Co. in the State
Of New Hampshire, he. was crushed
by snow plow and sustained in.
juries about the face and back Mer-
rill d Merrill appeared for the plain
tiff and Garrell Perkins of Water
vile for the defendant Co. The jury
brought in a verdict for the plaintiff
in the sum of $S9435.
In the case of Nelson Brown Of
Harmony vs.. Charles Fish constable
at Dexter, the jury brought in a yer
dict of S127.60 in favor of Mr. Brown
Suit was brought for damages. Browr
alleging that Constable Fish arrested
him While he was in dentists Office
in Dexter last March. after he had
teeth pulled, he further alleged that
the officer dragged him on the street
and put him in the lookup. Mr
Brown contended that his wrist and
arm were badly injured, as a result
Of this rough treatment
Friday forenoon the jury brought IL
verdict in the repleyin suit brought
by Noah Woodbury. of HartlanG
against Cecil G. Cooley also of Hart
land. The case was based on the al
legged carrying away Of a load OF
shovel handles by Cooley the same
being the property Of Woodbur!
Judgment was given for the plaintiff,
the property repleyied together with
the sum of SO. and costs. W. l. An
derson. of Hartland. appeared for the
plaintiff and Merrill & Merrill for the
defendant.
In the case of Mrs. Augusta Lowry
of Fairfield VS.. Dr. Cragin of Water
Vile and Dr.. Downs of Fairfield, the
Judge ordered the jury to bring in a
verdict in favor of the defendant.
Suit was brought by the plaintiff
claiming malpractice. She employed
no attorney, her husband conducting
her side of the case johnson 4 Per
kins, Edward l. TAYLOR and ] "
Britton acted as attorneys for tn De
fendant.
Friday the criminal docket was tah-
en- up and the first case put on trial
was that of the State VS.. George Qu-
rion of Madison, he having beer IL
dicted by the grand jury on larceny
charge. The State Was represented by
County attorney Folsom, ". H. HaWes
of Skowhegan appearing for Qurion
The State claimed that Qurion had
taken the sum of $l80. from Mrs. Al
phonsine Laform and the defence put
in. that Mrs. Leform had entrusted the
money to Qurion il being alleged tha
he had left the money in different
places when intoxicated. He was
found guilty and was sentenced to
six months in jail by Judge Savage
Barry Bricr. who h ard m nat mtWw
Barry Rrier of Fairfield who had been
indicted by the grand jury on two
single sale charges. pleaded guilty and
was fined $40. and costs or if this
was not paid in ten days, he was to
receive d Jail sentence of thirty days.
In the case of State VS.. Gideon Fer
land of Madison. who had been in
dicted on the charges of single sale
and common seller. ". B. Brown Of
Madison appeared for Mr.. Ferland.
There were several witnesses intro
duced one of whom claimed that he
had purchased liquor of Ferland, al
different times while Ferland himself
claimed never to have known the
mans name though he had called at
his house once he said. a former
Madison official testified as to the qui-
ctness of the house but in the end the
jury brought in a verdict of guilty.
Judge Savage imposed a fine of $1oo
and costs and 81 DAYS in jail
The case of Horace Spear of Madi-
son versus the Cranston Box and
Lumber Co, of Providence, Il. l.. Mas
settled Monday. This case was the re
suit of differences growing OUT Of the
numbering operation which had gone
to an auditor whose report vas not
accepted Butler & Butler appeared
for Spear and Henry L. Huntoon Of
Oakland and Samuel : Stone Of
Providence h. l.. for the Cranston Co.
The case of Horace Spear versus John
r. Reynolds and Peter Lind, both of
Providence, was also settled Monday
In the case of Louise II. Coburn ct
ais Hon. William T Haines was de-
faulted. 1t had its origin over a lum-
Der contract.
Monday forenoon following the em-
paneling of the jurors for the murder
trial of Harlan Tupper the remaining
members of the jury were discharged
for the rest of the term by Judge
Savage The session Saturday was