The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-04-23
The Supreme Judicial Court
Associate Justice Albert M. Spear OF Cardi.
ner, Presiding.

Associate Justice Albert M. Spear Of Cardi
ner, Presiding.
The April term of the Supreme Judlcla
Court opened in the Court House tuesday
April 21st, with the following oncers anc
I jurors in attendance:
Judge, Albert M. Spear, Gardiner.
Stenographer, Fred L Hayden. Portland.
Clerk George 1. Keating, Belfast
Chaplain, Rev. Walter F. Sturtevant.
Comfy Attorney, Eben F. Littlefield, Bel
fast
Sheriff Frank A. Cushman. Belfast.
| Crier, Wimont L. Gray, Troy.
Messenger. willis B. Fletcher. Belfast.
Deputy Sheriffs. W. P. Jones OF Montvilie is
in charge of the Grand Jury; Elmer Webster OF
Searsport of the First Traverse Jury and
I Ralph A. Light of Liberty of the Second
Traverse Jury.
Among ut-of- town attorneys in attendance
were C. W. Hussey, Frank E. Brown ana Z. NJ
Perkins of WaterviIle. Albert L. Blanchard OF
Bangor. Judge James Libby of Unity. Walter
A. Cowan and Ellery Bowden of Winterport
Harry E. Bangs of Searsport, Fred W. Brown,
Jr., of Brooks, H. G. Sleeper OF Stockton
Springs, A. S. Littlefield of Rockland. Oscar
Emery of Camden, A. T. Weeks of Fairfield.
The GRAND JURY. The Grand Jury organ
lied Tuesday morning with NJ McAllister OF
Burnham foreman: Fred Brewster, Belmont;
Roscoe L Clements, Winterport; Frank N
Curtis, Frankfort; Ernest A Davis, Montville;
R A Hall. Brooks; Howard N Harmon. Thorn
dixie; W l. Hopkins, Troy; Arthur Martin,
Liberty; F A McAllister, Burnham; Miller.
Palermo; John H Monroe. Lincolnville; Walter
l Neal, Wsldo; Clarence Pollard. Jackson; c
Ranouf, Stockton Springs; Elijah Ritehie, Bel
fast; Charles Stevens. Unity: John Tasker'
Monroe; Allen L Thayer. Belfast; = Trundy,
Searsport; Marcellus Veazie. 1slesboro; Otis
Wellman, Searsmont; W Woods, Knox; G A
Avery Of Prospect. excused.
THE FIRST TRAVERSE JURY. Sewen Lancas-
ter, Searsport, foreman: Clyde Allen. .Burnham;
A. c. Clark. Prospect; H. w .Crummett, Palermo;
E. c. Holbrook. Brooks; Maurice Nickerson.
Searsport; Jesse T. Priest, Northport; Charles
B. Ring. Montville; Geo. W. Shaw. Winterport;
Rodney Thomas, Searsmont; Charles F. Tooth
aker. Belfast; George T. Ward, Thorndike.
The SECOND TRAVERSE JURY. John S.
Rowe, Morrill,, foreman; c. J. Bartlett. Unity;
Frank w. Carleton, Winterport; Morton L.
Clark, Liberty; Walter B. Dutch, Belfast; Fred
D. Jones. Belfast; George Mahoney. Lincoln
vile; L. B. Nickerson, Swanville; Arthur P.
Sampson, Freedom; Fred ]. Sigar, Stockton
Springs; James Sweeney, Frankfort; Harry
Work, Jackson.
Frank A. Littleield of Monroe and Stephen
J. Barker of Troy were excused.
Supernumaries. Eugene R. Connor Of Bel
fast and L. F. Pendleton of Islesboro.
Both juries were excused Tuesday noon un-
til 9 o'clock a. m. Wednesday.
The first case assigned for Wednesday morn
ing was DIR. Prince E. Luce VS.. Charles o.
Dickey of Northport, on an actionsbrought for
$4,000 damages for false imprisonment. This
action is the elimination of series of cases
of Mrs. Evelyn A. Mudgett VS.. Prince E.
Luce, when the former endeavored to eject
Luce from the occupancy of her cottage on
Northpor. campground. Dickey as constable
of Northport arrested Luce, and the plaintiff
claims illegally. On account of the illness of
Mrs. Mudgett. who is in Somerville, Mass, and
of Walter Dickey of Northport, important
witnesses for the defence, the case was held
until they could appear. Richie; Buzzell.
The first case was opened at noon Wednes-
day-Pendleton VS.. Kendall, 1slesboro parties,
and was for the repleven of boat. Dunton &
Morse; Emery of Camden.
Jack Croce, a native of Genoa, Italy, ap-
peared before Judge Spear Wednesday to ap-
ply for naturalization. He was accompanied
by Antonio Croce and Walter B. Dutch as wit
nesses to his good behavior the past ten years.
Jack is an intelligent appearing young man Of
81 years.
ASSIGNED CASES.
Pc Luce vs Dickey. Ritchie Buzzell.
Kate Lane, ct ais, vs. w H Young, ct ais
Brown, Jr; Buzzell.
ME- Brown VS. M CIR Co Richie; Johnson
& Perkins.
CE Pendleton vs X Tolman Dunton &
Morse; Montgomery & Emery.
Experience Dodge VS. A F Bowen Brown;
Dunton & Morse.
Continental Illustrating Co VS. Dutch Bros
Ritchie: Buzzell.
Essex Fertilizer Co VS. G o Danforth Ritchie;
Dunton & Morse.
Matilda B Joy VS. R Briggs. App Pattan-
gall & Plumstead.
Same VS. Samuel Briggs Dunton Morse
W o Stoutenburgh Va Emma Elms Richie;
ROGERS.
Myra Littlefeld, Comp vs Webber