The Press., 1914-06-10
Superior Court.

Superior court met last week Tues day with Judge H. J. Curtis on the bench. In the case of Stanley Baldigo vs. L. Keeney, motion for default for failure to answer, two weeks were allowed in which to file an answer. Ten days were allowed in which to file an answer in the case of John Anthony vs. Central Vermont Rail- way. The case of the state against James O. Jennings, charged with at. tempt to burn building, was continued to the September term, by agreement between the state's attorney and the counsel for the defendant. Gases were assigned as follows: Tuesday, June, 9, Louis Senechal vs. Connecticut Go. William Jesanis, administrator, vs. the N. Y. N. H. 6 H. R. R.; We'd nesday, June 10, Mike Kellar vs. Alice L. Willis, Mary A. Baker vs.
 William H. King, Frank Silk vs. Fred P. Wheeler; Tuesday, June 16, Helen Gantic vs. Nellie Carpenter
 The new cases for this term include the following: Mary E. Lee against Robert B. Lee, B. G. Walker and others against town of Union, Frank T. Newcomb against Frank M. Willis, James Wood, Jr., against Louis Bon- foey, Fred J. Olds against John E. Rankin, Arthur D. Ellis against Gen. tral Vermont Railway, E. H. Marsh against Ralph W. Stimson and others, John W. Schofield against Julius l.. Browning, Arthur T. Fuhrmann against Gertrude Fuhrmann. Jurors for the term have been drawn as fol- lows: Holland, Leroy Slater and James R. Tatham; Andover, Leonard H. Porter; Bolton, o. N. Loomis; {; Columbia, James P. Little; Coven- try, Dewitt Kingsbury; Ellington, John W. Grote and Frank B. Green Hebron, Frank A. Rathbun and AL bert E. Rathbone; Mansfield, Harry .P. Atwood and Fred E.. Preston; somers, Raymond S. Bugbee; Staf- ford, Vim. B. Hanley and Fred Will dey; Union, Frank Towne, Leon Booth; Vernon, Charles B. Keeney and George Knowles. In the case of Senechal against the Connecticut com pany for damages of $25, 1000 the plaintiff, is a resident of Stafford Springs, and received injuries as a result of a collision with car of the Interurban line, while he was driving a meat cart. The plaintiff is rep resented by Judge John E. Fisk. and former Senator T. F. Noone of Rock vile and Attorney O'Oonnell of Staf- ford Springs. Judge Fisk has just returned from Panama, where he se- cured deposition from Arthur Fay, who was the motorman on the car at the time the accident occurred in Stafford Springs. Attorney Berry of New Haven has charge of the case for the defense.
 The trial of Louis Senechal was started yesterday. The plaintiff claims to have been permanently injured. The wagon was smashed and it was alleged that Senechal was dragged along the track sustaining fractured ribs and an injury to his spine. The accident happened on April IS, 1913, since which time the plaintiff says he has been unable to work. He sat in court on an easy chair propped up with pillows. Witnesses examined were John T. Mcknight of Ellington, and the following from Stafford Springs: R. H. Fisk, John Anthony, Batiste Piccini, Thomas J. Hayes, Ebert W. Swift, Michael J. Hassett, Samuel Farmer, Peter Speare, James Armstrong, Louis Senechal, Mrs. Annie Senechal. Mrs. Senechal tes- tified that since the accident her husband had been unable to dress him self without her assistance or the help of their oldest boy. She said he lay on the couch or sat in cushioned chair practically most of his time. He was healthy and robust before the accident. She had had to buy him a new suit of clothes two sizes smaller than the one he wore at the time he was hurt, and he was gradually fail ing. The jury consists of the follow ing: Joseph Tatham of Holland, Charles N. Loomis of Bolton, Frank E. Green of Ellington, F. A. Rathbun of Hebron, Raymond Bugbee of Somers, Leon Booth of Union, Charles E. Keeney, George Knowles and Gustave Hoffman of Vernon, D.. F. Royce of Stafford, Jacob Felbar and Phillip Doyle of Holland. The court adjourned to meet this morning at 10. 30 o'clock.