Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-04

day morning for Waterville. Before
returning to Orono she was to give
an address before the members of
Winslow Grange. Miss Jewctt was
hogan.
Jake Goldberg. who recently sold
his place on Madison avenue, the
former home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Guy Pennell to Thomas Tague of
New Portland, is to move to his
former home on Heselton street.
He went Friday to Gardiner to OBJ
serve Fast Day today with other
Jewish people. Samuel Goldberg,
for the day. Susman Russakoff
and Samuel Lipman are to pass the
day in Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nye and Mr.
Fremont Homsted have returned
from a visit in Greenville.
Mrs. Ella Laverty of Auburn is
visiting with her sister. Mrs. Sid
ney Pooler in East Skow.legan
L. G. Trafton. big Jersey man
pure bred bull of the Traitor breed
ing to Portland. Friday. DR.. Cousins
of that city being the purchaser
Six other pure bred Jerseys were
also shipped into Portland the same
day by Mr.. Traitor.
Rev. George Merriam. Mrs. Jes-
sic Fletcher and Miss Louise II.
Coburn have returned from the
United Baptist convention sessions
in Bangor.
Ralph H. Morrow returned to
Hartland Friday after a few days
visit with friends and relatives in
town.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
Methodist church will meet Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Vina Harville,
Mount Pleasant avenue.
Chief Justice Cornish Friday
morning after opening Of court
charged the jury in the case of John
w. Thompson VS.. George G. Roll
Inns, both of Concord. This was
the alienation Of affections case.
Mr. Thompson and his wife, Ina B.
Thompson, were married when she
was IS years old. She is now SO.
The plaintiff claims the defendant
has invaded his home and has sup
planted him in his own home. There
were two counts in the case. the
first being criminal conversation. it
being alleged that the defendant
was guilty of immoral practices
hn Ind oc1ya
finding in the first part Of the writ
The second count in the writ dealt
with the alienation of affections
clause, that the defendant by his
persuasion and arts ingratiated
himself into the good graces and
love Of Mrs. Thompson so that the
husband was obliged to leave home.
The plaintiff and defendant claim
differences for separation. The
plaintiff claims parties got along
reasonably we'll until after the
death of Mrs. Rollins in March.
1915. The defendant says the trou-
BILE between Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
was because of his treatment of
her. The Judge also asked for a
special finding on the second count.
The jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff in the sum Of $511.25 and
both interogatories in the two
clauses of the case were answered
by the word Eyes" This case
closed the civil case trials for the
term. The criminal cases were be-
gun upon and following them there
are long list of divorce cases on
the docket and considerable equity
work.
Bail has been defaulted in the
three cases against the pickpockets
who reaped quite a harvest at the
time Of Gen. Edwards visit to
Skowhegan. Cyrus w. Goodrich
Of Madison avenue was one Of the
heaviest losers. sustaining a loss
of between Sis and $11S. The in
dications are that Mr.. Goodrich
will never recover his money.
The bigamy case. State VS.. Roscoe
M. Turner of Skowhegan was first
considered and was presented by Ed
ward F. Merrill, county attorney with
ex-Congressman 8. w. Gould, repre-
senting Mr.. Turner. 1t was claimed
that Mr.. Turner on June 10, 1918
married Miss Georgia Bearce, with
out being divorced from his former
wife, Mrs. Mildred Whittenore 'Tur-,
ner. Through his attorney Mr. Fur
ner pleaded not guilty by reason Of
insanity. There were no contested
facts in the trial. 1t appeared that
several years ago Turner married
Miss Mildred Whittemore. daughter
of well known Skowhegan family.
They lived together for several years
and then separated. Mr.. Turner