The Republican journal., 1921-04-28
The Supreme Judicial Court
Justice Scott Wilson of Portland Presiding
The Criminal Docket.

AAO &EAu1AudA DOCkeIs
The case ON the criminal docket ap-
pealed from the Municipal Court, Judge
Clyde X. Chapman presiding, included
State VS.. Dora Reynard for assault
State VS.. Homer B. Carter, illegal pos
session of liquor.
State VS.. Charles E. Nash, illegal pos
session of liquor.
State VS.. Percy E. Peavey, illegal pos
session of liquor.
State VS.. Leslie Dodge, assault.
The Grand Jury reported last Wednes-
day afternoon and the only indictment
found was against Percy Peavey of City.
point as a common nuisance.
Assigned Cases.
THURSDAY.
Staples VS.. Arnold, Ritchie, Buzzell.
Curtis VS.. Peavey,
Parker VS.. Drake,
FRIDAY.
Parkhurst VS.. Harvey, Dunton & Morse.
Brown and Buzzell
Rose VS.. Cilley, Dunton & Nose,
Brown, Jr.
Coffin VS.. Nor1hruD' Ritchie, Puzzell.
SATURDAY.
Mitchell VS.. Mitchell, Ritchiee and R.
F. Dunton; Buzzell.
Dickey vs. Emery, F. w. Brown; Har-
Plummer VS.. Peavey, Dunton & Morse;
Buzzell.
Rogers VS.. Hobbs.
TUESDAY.
Clement VS.. Rich, Dunton & Morse
Harry Manson.
Wood, VS.. Rich, Buzzell; Harry Man.
son.
Haskellivs. Glidden.
jackson & Ellis VS.. Fogg & Brown.
Civil Gases
The case of Jesse L. Staples VS.. VIM
H. Arnold, Belfast parties, was an action
to recover on the sale of Ford car. II
was the first case to be opened to the jury
this term on Thursday. The jury return
ed verdict at 4. Is p. m. for the plaintiff
with damages assessed at $152.
The case of Helen Curtis of Searspor
VS.. George Peavey of Monroe was brough
to recover for the care and medicine the
plaintiff had provided for the defendant
wife, her daughter The evidence intro.
duced indicated family estrangement a
the real reason of the suit, as the plaintiff
admitted Ishe cared for her daughter OF
her own accord, but later decided to col
lect. Judge Wilson or Tered the cas-
withdrawn from the jury and the non
suit of plaintiff was entered on the docket
I Friday the case of Fred T. Parker VS.
Charles F. Drake, Frankfort parties ant
brothers-in-law, occupied the court in
case to recover S82 20 which was said t.
be due the plaintiff for wood delivere
about two years ago. The case was hear
before the second jury composed OF l
men by agreement. The verdict was TO
the plaintiff in the total amount sued for
$87.2O.
Thomas Carroll of Dark Harbor an
Thomas Shaw of Belfast received thei
naturalization papers last Thursday. Bot
were British subjects; the former comm
mouth, England.
The case of Alvin F. Mitchell VS.. Al
vlna, widow of the late Charles H
Mitchell of Monroe, occupied the Cour
all day Saturday and up to 4 is Monday
Robert +. Dunton and Arthur hlIchle ap
peared for the plaintiff, with Buzzell I
Thornton for the defendant. The actor
was on writ of entry to land in Monroe
The plaintiff claimed that he had been de
frauded out of his share, a quarter inter
est in the estimated $4,000 estate OF hi
late brother, Charles H. Mitchell; tha
the defendant had taken advantage o
the impaired mental condition of thu
plaintiff in persuading him to release hi
claim on said estate, estimated at abou
1000 for deed of his farm on which ht
owed his late brother $500 on tota
value of about 5000. There was large
array of witnesses including Sheriff Lit
tlefield and the opposing attorneys, Ritch
lie and Buzzell. Judge Wilson's charg.
was very fair, clear and comprehensive
as ne had laid special stress on the ques'
tions, were the papers in the transaction
delivered, was fraud or imposition prac'
ticed on the plaintiff, and was he not O
sufficient mental capacity to transac
business? These questions must be an.
swered in the affirmative to entitle hin
to recover his share of the estate. Tn.
jury took the charge at Ala and at IL re.
turned verdict for the plaintiff. There
was large attendance as the case in