Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20
SUPREME COURT
OPENS TUESDAY
At Sk0WHECAN

nth Justice Arno w. King Of Els
~orth presiding. There was a large
.,.ndance Of attorneys and spectators.
ro,lowing prayer by Rev. Charles H.
Mckinney of the Congregational church
,sme the empanelling of the grand jury,
which is to serve for the entire year.
rvo were excused, r. J. Estes and Har-
- Libby Of Pittsfeld: Following the
Tudee's charge to the jury, which en-
,has.zed the Importance Of secrecy az
N the doings in the grand jury room
md their duties, the grand jury retired
and elected R. ]. Goodrich Of Palmyra
foreman and commenced its< deItbera-
,ions. the other members being Willing
nm Adams, Madison; Moses G. Ames
Hartland Z. H. Athearn, Anson; Frank
II Bean, Cornville; Charles B. Chase
canaan; A p. Dudley, New Portland;
Calvin r. Fuller, Mercer; Carroll e.
Goodwin, skowhegan; William Hatch
Fairfield NJ. ]. Hight, Athens; Clifford
Merrow, ST Adams; Joseph Newton.
Jackman; B. F. Porter, Anson; Elmer
3 Rowell Madison; II. E. THOMPSON.
skowhegan; Fred H. Tobey, Ncrridge-
wock; William Totman, Fairfield.
Following this came the empanelline
Of the traverse juries, which was un-
completed because six were excused.
leaving but eight on the second ii,rv
the Court ordering that six more be
summoned. Those excused were George
N Andrews, Pleasant Ridge; Walter
S Crosby, Norridgewock; c. A. Getchel1.
Anson Chester B. Rhoades, Harmony:
E. W. Sturtevant. Fairfield; and Wal
ter Taylor, Norridgewock; while Har-
old HoXie of Fairfield did not appear
being out of the State. The first ira.
verse jury stands as follows: Harri-
son Gardner, Pittsfield, foreman: viii.
liam Stewart solon; Uriah T. Dudley,
smithfield Ernest j. Russell. Mayfield;
Frank Hall, Bingham; Lawrence r.
Comber, West Forks; Frank Moore
Fairfield John E. McIntire, Madison:
Charles E. Reed. Madison; A. J. AL
bee, Lexington; Raymond A. Kicker
skowhesan. The eight left toward9 the
second jury are:
sherman f. Bickmore. Detroit; Otis M
Hilton, Anson; Andrew H. Ham. Cam
gene Z. Hurd, Madison; BENJAMIN J.
shpp, Pittsfield; Harry + Holt, Canaan; :;
Fred W Loomis. Skowhegan.
C. .. Barrows OF Portland is acting
court stenosrapher. Other officers of the
court are Clerk of Courts w. T. Seekins,
Messenger Hiram Thing, Deputies AL
pheus Mason of Canaan, L. ]. Sanborn Of
Skowhsgan and Elmer Folsom of Cam
bridge, Sheriff Frank Thompson, County
ittorney T, a. Anderson of Pittsfield.
Among the attorneys present at the
opening of court were: l.. L. and S. J..
Walton, Skowhegan; Royden V. Brown,
Bingham; Daniel Lewis and John Lewis,
w. Fl. Hawes, Harold Phillips, Maurice
Merrill, A. X. Butler. Judge F. F. Law
renee 7. B. Barrett. Skowhegan; w. l..
Anderson. Jackman; J. H. Holman, Ath-
ems; Carroll n. Perkins, Charles w. Atch-
ley, Watervlle; Thomas ]. Young, Solon
Leroy Folsom, Norridgewock: Judge Au-
gustine Simmons, North Anson; j. H.
Haley. Hartland; Fl. H. Thurlough, Pitts
field; W. B. Brown, James II. Thorne,
Madison; George Chapman. Fairfield !:
Harold Weeks. Fairfield; e. N. Merrill,
F. Merrill, w. F. Merrill. Skowhegan;
Judge G. o. Small. Madison; Judge Tur-
ner Buswell. Solon; c. w. Hussey, Wa
terville; Bernard Gibbs.
Cases on the civil docket were assign
ed for this week as follows:
Tuesday, Sept 19-Carl M. Holt and
Walter II. Hight VS.. Truman B. Carl,
Lawrence and Simmons attorneys; Frank
R. Holden VS.. Chester McDaniels, .uer-
rill & Merrill and McDaniels pro SO.
Wednesday. Sept 20-J. E. Wadsworth
VS.. o. K. Bracllett and Joseph F. Roder-
lex, Tr, Hawes and Butler & Butler at
torneys Bert Moody VS.. L. p Gates,
Aplt., Sawyer and Merrill & Merrill at
torneys; Bin W. Page VS.. N. F. Sever
ance, W. L. Anderson and Hames attor-
neys.
Thursday Sept. q: J.E. Gibson VS..
FRANK Guerrette, Aplt.: J. E. Gibson
vs. George Hebert, Aplt., VS.. w. ].
Rand Aplt, Isaac Slipp, Aplt.. Xavier
Inibodeau. Aplt., S. A. Sigelow, Aplt.,
Cnester H. Haynes. Aplt.. Lauretta F.
hnox and John Knox. Aplts., Sumner
soule Aplt.. attorneys. Hussey. Pat
.angall & Plumstead. Simmons. and
nutler & Butler: O. w. Savage VS.. T.
" Abbott. Aplt, VS.. Andisso H. An
aerson' Aplt, VS.. Albion o. Cheviot.
apt VS.. H. c. Estey, Aplt. VS.. Arthur
l. frederick. Aplt., We. w. A. Libby,
apt, Lee p. Owens, Aplt, VS.. Calvin
Pierce, Apt. VS.. Guy L. Scott,
apt, VS.. J. a. Wallace. Aplt., VS.. w.
= Wallace, Aplt. attorneys, Hussey.
rattangall & Plumstead, Simmons, and
nutler & Butler; Ida NJ Ireland VS..
ahen Owens, Walton & Walton and
~ outer q Butler. attorneys: Melvin
turner VS.. Thomas Litchfield. Merrill
Merrill and Haley; Charles H. Clark
w. Remie Cyr. alias Remei Cyr, Gibbs
simmons. attorneys.
Friday Sept. %: Daisy P. Cushing
W. Wm Duley, Simmons and Small.
auorneys; Mabel N. Bunker by Gdn.
a. Sp'' from decree of judge of probate,
summons and Gibbs attorneys; John
o"ehs Marta Savage and Roy Saw
ass vs.. Daniel Steward, r. v. Brown
~na steward pro Sc; c. A. Whiting
Vs. Vs. j. Arnold Brown, Folsom and
uower' attorneys: L. L. Whitney VS..
.ane Skillings, Folsom and Hussey, at
,ofneys; Louis G. LeGendre VS.. Ezra
=, - Fletcher. Thorne and Butler & But
ier attorneys.
saturday, Sept %: Nelson c. Jones
w. Ashley c. Briggs, Merrill & Merrill
anu ..I, Butler & Butler; Dominion Fer
.er Co.. Ltd, VS.. Victor Bouchard
a"o Netal Bouchard, Butler & Butler