The Republican journal., 1915-04-29
Tie Supreme Judicial Court

ApS OupISlHc JuulSldl NOuAl
The first jury case was tried Thursday. when
feriey F Gordon of Swanville brought suit
against Wallace Howard of the lumber firm
OF H Andrews & Co. Bangor. The plaintiff
claimed that on Oct oath. 1914, he sold the de-
tendant quantity of lumber valued at $40 So.
the price agreed upon. but that defendant
found fault with the quality and had refused
to pay. Gordon and Mrs. Charles MARI of
Swanville.w with whom he boards and who heard
the trade, we're on the witness stand. Howard,
the defendant. and Mr.. Aver of Bangor. the
surveyor for the Andrews Co, testified that
the lumber was not worth the price asked.
The respondent claimed that he agreed to pay
the market value of the lumber after it had
been graded at the Penobscot Box factory at
Brewer. but the 4 fer was refused. The jury
returned verdict for the plaintiff Of $5s.75.
H Buzzell for plaintiff; Charles Connors of
Bangor for defendant
THE INDICTMENTS.
The Grand Jury reported Thursday at 1890.
returning nine indictments as follows:
John Paul Nichols of Winterport, for lar
ceny.
Allen Eldridge, Belfast. common nuisance.
Herbert Tozer, Swanville. for larceny.
Herbert H Stubbs. Newport. cheating by
false pretenses.
Libbeus Curtis, Jackson, desertion of wife
and children.
William C Mason, Belfast, single sale and
illoaol rooc Of inf liOuOra
Daniel Carter, Belfast, common nuisance
and single sale tf intoxicating liquor.
Allen R Dyer of Montville, selling mort
gagged personal property without notice.
Walter C Mahoney, Northport, perjury.
CRIMINAL CASES.
Allen L. Eldridge, indicted for common nui-
sance, was arraigned Thursday afternoon and
pleaded not guilty. County Attorney Walter
A Cowan claimed that Eldridge had been SELL
ing Jamaica ginger for tippling purposes and
placed Sheriff F. A. Cushman on the witness
stand, who testified that he had seen lndica-
tions of such sales in men around the respond
ent's grocery store, and William Whitehead
and Fred D johnson took oath that they had
bought Jamlica ginger of him for drinking
purposes. Arthur Ritchie for the respondent
claimed that it was sold only as medicine and
with no intention of violating the law. He
called no witnesses in defence. After about
two hours deliberation the jury returned a ver-
dict of guilty. Judge Hanson continued the
case for sentence as long as Eldridge refrained
from violating the law of selling Jamaica
ginger and committed no further infractions
of the law.
William C Mason was arralgned Thursday
afternoon and pleaded guilty to single sale.
Judge Hanson sentenced him to fine of $lOO
and $40 costs, which he paid. c Buzzell rep
resented Mason.
Daniel Carter was arraigned Friday FORE
noon and pleaded guilty to single sale and
common nuisance as indicted. The single sale
case was mol pressed and on the nuisance case
Judge Hanson sentenced him to be confined in
the county Jail for term of 60 days.
State vs. Edward C Marden of Swanville, in
dicted at the 1915 January term for keeping
drinking house and tipping shop, paid to c
Pattee, county treasurer, s11O. per G Keating
clerk of courts.
State VS. John Paul Nichols, an appealed
larceny case; defendant was delivered into
court by his bondsmen. He plead guilty and
the case was continued for sentence. He gave
$l0O surety on his own recognizance for his
appearance from term to term.
State VS. Herbert H Stubbs of Newport, in.
dicted for cheating under false pretences. De-
fendant was arraigned Saturday afternoon anc
pleaded not guilty. The case was opened to {
jury with Arthur Overlook foreman. The case
was taken from the jury and verdict of MOI
guilty ordered by the court, on account of {
partial settlement of the chattel mortgage or
which the case was founded, and this admis
sion was made by Green to whom the defend
ant sold the property in question.
The case of State VS.. Warren Haskell, fo
assault and battery, appealed, was mol pressed
on payment of SIS.