The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-04-30
The Supreme Judicial Court

The Supreme Judicial Court
Associate Justice Albert M. Spear of Cardi
ner, Presiding.
The opening, Wednesday morning. of the
first case, Clifford E Pendleton VS. A Toll
man, was reported last week. This was a re-
| plevin suit brought to get possession of the
sloop Gladrags. which the plaintiff alleges he
owned Nov. 26, 1918. and that on that day he
gave bill of sale to the defendant This he
says he did, because he was intimidated by
! constable and an attorney, who told him that he
must make some settlement for having cut
loose and damaged boat the property of the
defendant. The plaintiff took the stand and said
that he was afraid of imprisonment. and that
he was told the matter must be settled within
an hour or he would have to accompany an
officer. He said that he had only the sloop for
property and he signed paper giving bill of
sale. but didn't understand what it was. The
suit was brought to get possession of the boat.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff
of 81 damage. John R Dunton for plaintiff;
o. H. Emery, Camden, for defendant. Motion
for new trial has been filed.
The case of Prince Luce VS. Charles o
Dickey was called late Wednesday afternoon.
This is a suit for $1,000 damages for assault
and arrest of plaintiff by defendant, consta-
BILE of the town of Northport. and Che culmina-
tion of attempts to eject Luce from the cot
tage of Mrs. Evelyn Mudgett on Northport
Campground, of which it was claimed Luce had
illegal possession. The plaintiff took the
stand and told his version of the case. which
was continued Thursday, when witnesses for
the defence were heard. The Judges charge
was adverse to the plaintiff and the jury re-
turned verdict for the defendant.
The case of Marion Brown VS. Maine Cen
trail Railroad, which opened Thursday after
noon, was heard by the first traverse jury and
after the evidence was all in it was withdrawn
and the following entry made: Neither party
no further action" The suit was brought to
obtain damages of $500 for the loss for seven
days of trunk of shoe samples, the plaintiff
being the travelling salesman Of the Dins.
more & Son Co, Belfast
The Friday forenoon session was taken up
with the case of the Continental Illustrating
Co of New York city VS. Dutch Brothers of
Belfast, grocers. The plaintiff contended that
the Dutch Bros had signed contract whereby
they should receive 300 postcards advertising
their business, weekly. That the firm began
shipping the postcards, which we're sold at the
rate of s1.OG per hundred, the first shipment
being 300. That the defendant sent a check
for the first shipment, which it is admitted
was received and receipt for same given.
The plaintiff further contends that subsequent
shipments of 800 weekly were refused by the
defendant although the contract stated that
the same should be 300 weekly for period of
not less than one year. Dutch Brothers, rep
resented by Walter B Dutch, claimed that
such salesman did call upon him and sold him
300 cards at 81 per hundred That he supposed
that was the end of the matter and when one
shipment made he paid for them. When
others began to come each week he refused
them and so wrote to the Continental Illus
trating Co, the plaintiff in this case. He
claimed that the contract he signed was not
the one first shown to him and that the order
was obtained by fraud. The jury retired
about IL 10 and an hour later returned veI-
dict for the defendant. Arthur Richie for
plaintiff; H G Buzzel for defendant. Motion
for new trial entered.
The next case to open was Essex Fertilizer
Company VS. George Danforth. The suit is
brought to recover the balance on a bill Of
$3.50 for fertilizer sold the defendant by the
plaintiff, the balance being $50. The defense
claims that the entire bill has been paid and
that one check for $50 has never beer credited
This, the plaintiff claims, was never received
Verdict for plaintiff, with interest, $55 TO-
Richie; Dunton Morse.
Neither party was entered in the cases of
Matilda B. Joy VS. Robert C Briggs and same
VS. Samuel Briggs. The cases of Stotenburg
Der were continued, and Dodges VS. Brown
taken from trial list.
The civil suit for $4,000 brought against her
divorced husband, Milton B. Hills by Mrs. Mary
R. Coggins of Lincolnvile and civil suit or
$1,000 brought by Mr. Hills against Frank
Coggins, his father in law, for assault were
continued.
| motion for continuance was filed in the
case of H Darby VS. N F Houston, which was
marked for trial this term.
| INDICTMENTS.
The grand jury reported Thursday an in
dictment charging assault with intent to kill
and murder against Mary Coggins. 20 years
old, divorced wife of Milton B Hills, both of
Lincolnviile There were nine other indict
ments, which were not made public.
Another indictment was made public Friday
morning, that against Clara A Harvey of Waldo
for larceny of written instrument. She was
arrested in the court room, where she was
spectator. Case mol pressed.
Another indictment was made public in the
afternoon, State vs. Fred Heal of Lincolnville,
for single sale and nuisance.
| THE CRIMINAL DOCKET.
The criminal docket was called at the Sat-
urday morning session. The first case State
VS. Mary Coggins of Lincolnville, indicted for
as ssault with intent to kill and murder on her
divorced husband. Milton B. Hills of Lincoln
vile, was mol pressed.
State VS. Emery K. Merrithew App, for in
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