The Republican journal., 1914-09-24
The Supreme Judicial Court.

The Supreme Judicial Court
Associate Justice George E. Bird Of Port
land, Presiding.
The September term Of the Supreme Judi
cial court opened'at the Court House Tuesday
Sept 22ni with the following officers m,
jurors in attendance:
Judge. George E. Bird. Portland.
Stenographer, A. H. Whitman of Portland.
Clerk. George I. Keating. Belfast.
Chaplain. Rev. Walter F. Sturtevant, Belfast
County Attorney, Eben F. Littlefield. Belfast
Sheriff, Frank A. Cushman. Belfast.
Crier, Charles s. Adams, Searsmont.
Messenger. Fred E. Ellis. Belfast.
Deputy Sheriffs, J. A. G. Beach of Belfast
Frank A. Littlefield, Monroe, C. S. Adams
P G. Hurd, Northport, Charles w. Walker OF
! Swanville.
THE GRAND JURY. The Grand Jury organ.
more of Liberty, foreman. and Deputy Sheriff
P G. Hurd of Northport in charge: Everett
NJ Bartlett. Winterport;. M. G. Black, North.
port; George w. Butler, Searsm ont; Frank
Clements, Knox; C. S. Cook, Unity; Elmer T.
Hartshorn, Morrill,; A. H. Hatch, Islesboro
William L. Heagan. Frankfort James E, Jack
on, Belfast; F. G. Moore, Palermo: Freem n
D. Myrick, Troy; Francis X. Pendleton, Bel
fast; Eugene S. Perkins, Stockton Springs; S.
A. Perkins. Brooks; D. B. Plummer. Montville;
r. G. Seeley, Swanville; William D. Smart,
Searsport; James II. Thomas, Line olnville;
Charles H. Varney. Burnham; William N.
Webb Monroe; Clement Webster. Freedom;
John Whitcomb, Waldo.
THE FIRST TRAVERSE JURY, Percy B. Red
man of Belfast, foreman, and Deputy Sheriff
Frank A. Littlefield Of Monroe in charge:
Howard R. Clements, Monroe; M. F. Dunaver,
Prospect; o. E. Dutton, Waldo; Wallace Ed
munds. Burnham; c. F. Fogg. Brooks; John W.
Pendleton. Isesboro; E. B. Rand. Unity; AL
bert B. Smalley, Belfast; William C. vose, Bel
fast; E. A. Ware. Thorndike; L. L. Wiggin,
Montville.
THE SECOND TRAVERSE JURY. Wilson A
Colson of Searsport, foreman, and deputy
sheriff Charles W Walker OF Swanville in
son; Leroy Cole, Winterport; Charles U Curtis.
Searsport; O E French, Lincolnville; Warren
Grant. WinteYport; D A Greer, Belmont;
Ralph Heal, Searsmont; Walter Knight,
Troy; G Norton, Palermo; Gec Overlook,
Stockton Springs.
L S Southard of Northport was excused.
Supernumares: Lemuel Lord of Frank
fort; Thomas Mathews of Liberty and Frank
Wiley of Belfast.
Both juries were excused after organization
until 9 m, Wednesday.
Among out .of-town attorneys in attendance
Augusta. C. W. Hussey of Waterville, u G..
Mudgett of Hampden, J. H. Montgomery of
Camden, Walter A. Cowan of Winterport, w.
C. Conary of Bucksport, Oscar Emery of Cam
den, Judge F. Wade Halliday of Newport. Ell
lery Bowden of Winterport, Fred W. Brown,
Jr., of Brooks, Harry E. Bangs of Searsport.
Judge James Libby of Unity. H. G. Sleeper of
Stockton Springs, Gen. J. P. Cilley of Rock
land Harry R. Coolidge of Pittsfield, Albert
L. Blanchard of Bangor.
The case of Fred S. Thompson, an appeal
from the Probate court in allowing the will of
the late Henrietta c Nickels of Searsport, by
agreement of the parties will be heard by the
presiding Justice at Portland in vacation as of
this term of court. Mr. Thompson of Chi
cago is nephew of the late Mrs Nickels and
claims that the estate is worth half million
and that her late will is void, not having the
correct number of witnesses. Fred w Brown
is plaintiffs attorney and H W Swasey of Port
P Whitehouse was present to act for Mr.
Swasey, who is ill.
Hon. Scott Wilson, Attorney General, on In
formation VS.. Arthur Rtchie, assigned for
this term, was disposed of follows: Attor-
ney for State filed certified copy of the pro-
ceedings of the Waldo County Bar. Informa-
tion dismissed on motion of County Attorney
Eben F. Littlefield. This case grew out Of a
petition from citizens of Northport to the
Waldo County bar for the disbarment of Mr..
Richie as attorney in the Mary johnson
cases, recently before the Supreme Judicial
Court.
In the appealed case of distribution of the
estate OF the laLe FRANK M. PATTERSON, In
which the Judge of the Probate court ruled
that Mrs. Harriet P. Adams was the only legal
heir, R. F. Dunton asked that the appeal be
dismissed as the evidence discovered since was
not presented at the Probate hearing. Arthur
Ritchie 'appeard for the defendants, Eben F
Holmss ct al, asking that the case be tried.
The Judge asked for more time to consider,
but favored Mr. Dunton's request.
W. c. Conary of Bucksport,as auditor. heard
the case of Arthur M. Jackson VS.. John M.
Ward. Jackson bought farm of Ward and
gave mortgage, which was foreclosed by
Ward, who took possession. jackson claims a
reduction, for hay and lumber claimed to have
been taken by Ward. R. w. Rogers appeared
for Jackson and Brown. Jr., for Ward.
Both juries were discharged Tuesday and
the day taken up in calling and disposing Of
cases. The Judge also heard several divorce
cases. The first jury trial was opened We'd
nesday at 10 o'clock, Burleigh M. Barker of
Troy VS.. H. L. and Annie L. York Of Unity.
The action was brought on account of the fail
ure to meet promssory note of $185 given
July "a, 1912, signed for value received jointly