Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-27

morse case, MIS-. Nellle MdTlli, toAAliilH-
istratrix of the estate of her husband,
Selden Martin of st. Adams. VS.. Will
lie Bowerman of st. Adams was given
to the jury and at about 2 o'clock the
Jury had not come in. The case went
on trial Monday afternoon with Al K.
Butler and J. H. Haley for the plain
tiff and Merrill & Merrill for the de-
fendant. The suit is to recover on a
promissory note of $140 given for the
purchase of horse of Mr.. Martin on
July 8, 1910. The chief contention of
the defense was that Willie Bowerman
was of unsound mind, not capable OF
carrying out transaction of any i'm
portance, that he never advanced be-
yond the second reader class though
he was II or Is years of age and a
man grown, and could not then add
four and five. A large number of wit
nesses from st. Albans testified as to
the horse and also as to the mental
condition of Bowerman.
The jewelry case, Miles Bixler VS..
Perley Wright of Detroit was decided
by the jury Monday in favor of the
plaintiff Bixler for the sum of $203.26,
the verdict being brought in by order
of the court. The defendant filed ex-
ceptions.
The second case on trial Tuesday
morning, that of Mabel Ressley VS..
Gus Hill and Frank w. Bucknam.
Charles Yale, William H. Hawes and
H. N. Clark, trustees, Merrill & Mer-
rill for the plaintiff and Hawes for the
defendant and Hawes Trustee. was
speedily gotten through with and the
jury brought in verdict for the plain
tiff of $3717 Miss Ressley is an act
ress and brought suit to recover for
two weeks pay at $1S per week. The
difference was over the amount of car
fare from New York to Halifax, Nova
Scotia, which the company of which
Charles Yale was manager, had paid.
The company claimed she should pay
this out of her two weeks salary
while Miss Ressler claimed that should
be in addition to the salary.
Five prisoners were arraigned Tues
day forenoon at the Supreme Court as
follows: Edward Vigue, Medford CAL
way and Alphonso Galway on three
indictments for breaking and enter
ing and larceny to which Vigue and
Medford Galway plead guilty and AL
pNOI1ZC -NdlWdy plcdu IOt SulilS. L hO
first break was in the store of Jas.
Hilton, Norridgewock, April 5, 1916,
goods to the value Of $52.S5 being TAX
en-. The second break was in the store
of w. P. Ordway, Skowhegan, May 8,
1916, when goods to the value of $S1.T
were taken; and the third break In
the cigar store Of Fred Avery, Show
hegan, June 3, 1916, when goods val
ued at $3.50 were stolen. Ernest
Brown and James Brown of West Ath-
ems were arraigDed on an indictment
for malicious mischief and plead not
guilty.
Among the cases on the continued
criminal docket disposed Of are: State
vs.. Julia l.. Nichols, aplt., for conceal
ing mortgaged property. mol pressed;
State VS.. Chester Varney of Fairfield,
breaking and entering and larceny, mol
pressed; State VS.. Orren Atkinson,
aplt., assault and battery, mol pressed;
State VS.. Charles A. Loonnis, aplt.,
threat, mol pressed; State VS.. William
Melter, aplt., search and seizure, mol
pressed; State vs. Norris Roullard.
aplt., assault and battery, mol pressed.
Other cases on the list assigned for
Tuesday were disposed of as follows:
Charles L. Holbrook VS.. Phillip X.
Porter, defaulted, continued for judg-
ment; George J. Ward VS.. Phillip r.
Porter, continued and assigned for
trial first day of January term. Cases
on the unassigned list disposed Of on
Tuesday were: Mary E. Gibson. admrx,
VS. Samuel G. Wing, continued, and
assigned for first day Of next term;
Independent Coal Car Company VS..
H. /. Harris, continued; Frank R.
Holden VS.. William j. Henderson,
alias W. J. Henderson, defaulted;
Frank r. Holden VS.. Joseph Nolet,
defaulted; Edward N. Merrill and Ed
ward F. Merrill VS.. Thomas Mahoney,
defaulted by agreement; Peter Richard
VS.. Arnold Brown, neither party, no
further action; Gould A. Porter and
II. Herbert Marston VS.. Earl Green,
defaulted by agreement
Mrs. Addie Boucher of Portland and
her granddaughter. Pauline Henry. are
visiting Mrs. Boucher's sister. Mrs. Hi
ram Thing of Elm street.
David Withee, who has been in the
regular army for the past three years.
stationed most of the time at Fort Ad-
ans, Newport, r. l., but the past sum-
mer at Plattsburg, N. Y, with the Coast
Artillery. is expected here Saturday to
visit his sister. Mrs. Charles Stinch-
field and other relatives. He has recetv-
ed his honorable discharge.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Priest were Civ
en- a surprise party Saturday night at
their home on Heselton street by a
large number Of their friends and rela-
tives. Mr.. Priest and Miss Sadie Pro-
vost were recently married and their
guests presented them with parlor
suite Games were played and refresh
ments served during the evening.