The Republican journal., 1918-04-18
The Supreme Judicial Court.
Justice George M. Hanson of Calais Pre-
siding.

The Anril term of the Supreme Judi
c,aJ Court for Waldo county opened at
the Court House last Tuesday with the
following officers and jurors in attend
ance. Judge, George M. Hanson; steno-
oranher. Cecil Clay of Belfast; clerk,
George |. Heating of Belfast; chaplain,
Rev. ]. Wilbor Richardson, Baptist;
county attorney, Walter A. Cowan of
Winterport; sheriff, Frank A. Cushman
of Belfast; crier, Charles S. Adams of
sesrsmont; messenger, Willis B. Fletcher
Of Belfast; deputy sheriffs, ]. A. G.
Reach has charge of the Grand Jury; P.
G. Hurd of Belfast, the first traverse
iprv and Frank E. Webster OF Waldo, the
second traverse jury.
GRAND JURY. The grand jury organ
;zed with H. A. Dodge of Islesboro FORE
man and Dana j. Banton of Freedom,
clerk; Olney R. Bagley, Troy; James
Carleton. Winterport; Arthur Colson,
Searsport; Carol Clements, Monroe; G.
W. Dow, Morrill,; Edwin W. Downer,
J7nitv: Charles G. Hemenway, Sears
mont; L. E. McKeen, Swanville; Charles
Mcneil. Frankfort; W. E. Nelson, Paler-
mo. William F. Patterson, Belfast; Went
worth Pease, Burnham; Dana Proctor,
1incolnyjlle; o. C. Roberts, Jackson;
Ralph d. Shute, Belfast; C. F. Spaulding,
Brooks; Ralph j. Thompson, Montville;
Alvan c. Treat, Stockton Springs.
Chas. W. BaeIey, Liberty, Percy G.
Harding, Prospect and Anson M. Shibles,
Knox were excused.
There was no business before the grand
ipry and il was excused after the routine
work Of organizing, etc
FIRST TRAVERSE JURY. Merton Haley
Of Winterport, foreman; Frank A. Bart
lett, Unity; Elijah BelgaId, Montville; B.
F Colcord, Searsport; Grover C. Cox,
Liberty: Fred R Cole, Thorndike; Mabel
E. Ellis. Belfast; H. E. Hubbard, Knox; Z;
.JW Jewett, Jackson; Herbert McCobb,
IincoIpville; Cyrus C. Ryder, Monroe; j.
5. Rowe, Morrill,.
The SECOND TRAVERSE JURY. WAL
ter S. Littlefeld, Winterport, foreman;
c. W. Bangs, Freedom; Chas. F. Cush-
man, Searsmont; Fred M. Ellis, Stockton
Springs; John W. Ferguson, Belfast; Eu-
gene c. Grant, Frankfort; Gay E. Holmes,
Waldo; W E. Lancaster, Burnham; j. w.
Nickerson, Swanville; Wilmot H. Smith,
Troy; Frank H. Smith, Brooks; A. B.
Tyler, Palermo.
SUPERNUMARlES. Virgil L. Hall and
Allen L. Thayer, both of Belfast.
Among the out of town attorneys were
Seth M. Norwood and Fred w. Brown,
Jr., of Brooks, j. H. Montgomery of
Camden, Walter A. Cowan of Winter
port, w C. Conary of Bucksport, Lindley
M Staples of Washington, C. w. Hussey
of Watervile.
Assigned Cases.
The following cases were assigned for
trial this term:
WEDNESDAY.
| Ausba Pinkham vs. Herbert Clark.
A B. Blanchard; Ritchie.
R L. Haswell VS.. Estate of Ernest
Evans with c.. o. Walker, administrator.
Buzzell; Ritchie and R. F. Dunton.
F. C. Thompson VS.. Inhabitants of
Unity. Buzzell; r. F. Dunton.
Chase & Varney VS.. Ned L. Roberts.
Brown, Jr.; Doak.
C. E. Marden VS.. William B. Webber.
Brown; Buzzell.
THURSDAY
Farwell Brothers VS.. E. F. Anderson.
Ritchie; Brown.
Geneva A. Grant VS.. Patrons of An
droscoggin Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Eel
lows 8. Fellows; J. A. Morrill, and At
wood.
/ I. Freedman Co. VS.. D. Titivichtz ct
ais. Buzzell; Ritchie
James H. Downes VS.. Stantial and
trustee. Brown, Jr. Norwood for Stantial.
Goodrich Rubber Co. VS.. otantial and
trustee Brown, j.; Norwood for Stan
tiaI
C. j. Trickey vs. E. j. Stephenson.
Manson & Coolidge; Ritchie.
f, Ruth M. Page, complainant VS.. Pearl
Crockett. Brown, Ir.; Conary.
SATURDAY.
| Elizabeth N. Adams VS.. E. M. Doyle.
R. F. Dunton; Buzzell
MONDAY.
Dutch Brothers VS.. George Walker.
Bangs; Ritchie
D. W. Hanson VS.. H. P. Small. Buzz
zell; Libby and Ritchie.
Helen D. Curtis VS.. F. C. Whitcomb
Ritchie; Buzzell.
/ o. C. Roberts, collector vs. c. E.
Small Brown; Libby and Richie.
Tuesday afternoon both juries were
excused and the Judge was occupied with
divorce hearings, etc. The counter libels
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Ludwick
were heard together. Mrs. Ludwick's
attorney Fred Waldo Brown called her
and her friend, Mrs Beth Church Homer
of Cambridge, Mass, as witnesses; while
H. c. Buzzell for Mr.. Ludwick called his
client, Walter Nash, Mrs. Belle L. Gates,