Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-04
Supreme Court Sessions

Supreme Court Sessions
In the Continuance Of supreme court
sessions here Tuesday and Wednesday
a verdict was returned by the jury in
the case Of j. F. and Ferdina Roder-
lex VS.. William Siebald. local garage
man. in favor OF the plaintiffs in the
sum Of $2S2.03. In Mr.. Shields case
against the Rodericks. local contract
ors, the verdict was for the defendant.
Spectators in the court room Tues
day afternoon were treated to some
thing quite unusual when the case OF
Gaetano Debe vs.. Peter Debe. his wife
BoZelli and Fred Reppetto. a sales
man Of the Debe concern. was in prog
ress. The plaintiff and the defendant,
Peter Cebe. are brothers who came
here from Italy. 1t seems some kind
OF trouble ensued with the result that
Gaetano. commonly known as Guy.
went into business for himself. The
case in question arose over an alleged
assault and battery, Guy bringing suit
for $500 Wednesday morning, how
ever, the case was taken away from
the Jury and was defaulted in the sum
Of s1s
Divorce proceedings We're heard by
Judge Bird in chambers Tuesday and
Wednesday forenoon. the case OF
Charles 3. Brewer Of PALMYRA against
David D. Winslow, veterinary OF
Pittsheld. was taken up. Attachment
upon Mr.. Winslow had been made in
the sum of $500 1t was a malpractice
action. the plaintiff claiming that the
,pt,
he valued at $500 in an unskillful man.
ner and that the animal had died in
January 1917 The horse was 10 years
old ard weighed 100 pounds. Noting
that tive horse was i'll. II seems Mr..
Brewer sent for the veterinary who
diagnosed the ailment as collie. Mr..
Brewer feared the horse was suffering
from pneumonia hut the veterinary. 1t
is claimed was convinced up to the
last that the aniaml was sick with the
collie The plaintiff claims that another
veterinary was called and that an au-
tnpsv proved that the horse died Of
pneumonia or lung fever. The plain
tiff, according to the opening state
ments. further claim that after the
horses death DR.. Winslow stated that
the animal died from medicine given II
before he was called and that there
was not suitable ventilation In the
Brewer stable. Mr.. Brewer had several
neighbors and DIR. Corey Of Newport
as witnesses.
In the case of Charles r. Brewer Of
Palmyra vs. DR.. G. r. WinsloW of
Pittsield, a verdict was returned in
favor of the plaintiff. The sum named
was $3.50. Attention afterwards was
given to the criminal docket which will
probably be taken up today (Thurs-
day) after the completion of the case
of George E. Prescott VS.. Lillian Pres
colt, which was opened Wednesday
night.
Court will adjourn probably Saturday
as Judge Bird cannot remain in Show
hogan during the coming week
County Attorney Anderson stated
Wednesday forenoon that the criminal
cases would probably be taken up
Thursday.
Smoke talk after the regular meet.
ing OF *. of lodge Thursday even,
ing. The chancellor commander urges
a full attendance as plans for the
county convention will be given atten-
ton.
The Journals representative has been
reminded of an error which. occurred
in a recent issue relative to the meet
ing of the West Skowhegan Acaueduct
Co. Notice has been called for a meet
ing of this body for Oct at the Office
of John R. Mcclellan, but the late Her
bert Wentworth held no office in the
company, so in that respect the ref
erence was misleading. Special fea-
lures of the meeting tonight will be 70
procure the vote Of the stockholders
with regard to increasing the water
rates and to see if the date of the an
nual meeting shall not be changed to
the first weel. in January.
Frank Hammond, railway conductor
between Newport and Foxcroft wa.
the guest Wednesday of Station Agent
Flynt. This was Mr.. Hamf1ond's first
visit in Skowhegan.