The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-10-02
The Supreme Judicial Court.
Judge Luere B. Deasy of Bar Harbor,
Presiding
THE CIVIL DOCKET

1reStSliHS.
THE CIVIL DOCKET
The case of Bert W. Clifford vs.. the
Inhabitants of Troy was assigned for
trial, but was later disposed of by non
suit. The action was for $50 damage to
garden and $3.50 for gravel Buzzell for
pltf,; Dunton & Morse and G.. H. Morse
! for deft
The jury in the case of Carl H. Fernal.
vs.. Beal & Walker, tried Wednesday
Sept. oath, brought in a verdict for the
plaintiff in the sum of $685. IS. The action
was one of account in umbering opera
tions. Buzzell for plff.; G. H. Morse for
dett. Motion for new trial filed.
The case of D. M. Sylvester VS.. Edgar
+. Hanson, Belfast parties, was tried
Thursday Mr.. Sylvester brought suit to
recover $50 which he claimed due him for
raising chickens for the respondent Mr..
Hanson claimed that there was nothing
due the plaintiff as the chickens were not
properly fed and many Of them died
Friday morning the jury returned YER
dict for the plaintiff in the sum of So. 90.
BuzzeIl for the plaintiff; Ritchie for the
defendant
The action of Charles VinaI ct ais vs..
Lewis R. White was to recover on bill
or fertilizer. The case took a greater
part of Friday and the verdict was for
the defendant. Brown; Cowan.
The case of Leo True VS. Charles F.
Drake was an action on a lay deal and
a verdict was for the plaintiff with dam
ages at S244 90 Buzzell; Cowan.
Two cases assigned for trial, Benz.
Young vs.. Lester NJ. French, for labor;
and Lancey Carson VS.. K. u. Hamin for
board, were withdrawn. The latter was
continued to the first day of the January
term.
The case Of John r. Bradstreet vs.
Frank W. Winter, brought to establish a
boundary line has been sent to the Law
Court.
The horse case, the only one this term
was that of Cloves VS.. Wombolt, with
Cowan and Buzzell opposing councils. A
verdict was found Tuesday afteTnoon for
the defendant.
The case of Walker vs.. Haswell was
opened to the Jury Tuesday and attracted
the largest audience for the tenn The
plaintiff, Fred Walker, son of Deputy
Sheriff Walker of Swanyille, was in ser
vice over seas and wounded. The action
was to recover damages for alleged scan
dal as to plaintiffs physical condition.
The defendant, r. L. HasweI Of Monroe,
is a cousin Of the plaintiffs wife. The
damages were assessed at So, 00u but the
jury found for the plaintiff only $500.
Chapman; BuzzelI.
The case on trial Wednesday was Erma
Coffin VS.. Erskine Northrup, both minors
of Palermo, and was an action OF alleged
bastardy Ritchie and Buzzell were the
opposing councils.
David Rodick Of Bar 1arbor was
admitted to the Waldo county bar during
the session OF the court Tuesday.
Clerk Of Courts James H, CIlley appli-
ed Tuesday to Washington for a passport
for Mrs. Henrietta Cook of Searsport
vino wishes to accompany her husband,
Harold Cook, who is in business in Cuba.
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET
Last Thursday the four respondents in
dicted by the grand jury were brought
into court and plead not guilty. They
were Arthur P. Barnes, Swanville, lar
ceny; Emery Larrabee, Monroe, larceny;
/ Sears Nickerson, SwanviIle, assault; AL
/ bert F. Maher, Winterport, malicious
mischief All were cases appealed from
the Belfast Municipal Court and the re-
spondents have been in the county Jail
since their trials, Tuesday Larrabee and
Barnes retracted their plea and plead
guilty. They will be sentenced later.