The independent-reporter., 1924-09-25
SUPREME JUDIcLI COURT
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RESrME OF AA.EEk


opening of Supreme Court here Thurs
day morning. This WAS bastardY
proceeding. Miss Laid being The
mother OF a child born january =,
1924 Mrs. Adelne Billings OF Madl-
son. a sister OF tie complainant denied
that she Wanted Rogers 10 marry hef,
stating that she did not care for hin
in that way being Al thai time engagz
ed To another man. She Identified u
letter which she had Written To Rog-
ers. the contents Of which ii thai
time were not introduced a. evidence
Stephen T. l.add. father oI ihe CON
plainant stated that he had eiet en
children: that he discovered there @as
trouble with the complainant Ire lHtz
ter part Of July. and That lie WIS IN
able to determine who Was responsi-
bic for his daughters condition thru
her. Witness said he finally found
out through his daughters physician
Mr.. Ladd said that Rogers came 10 his
house the last OF June or first OF July.
but did not come after his daughter
was pregnant; that Rogers did not
openly keep company with his daueb=
ter, and under cross examination said
that he had seen Guy Rogers and his
daughter Bertha, al Il meeting III the
Cotton home in Mercer.
The defense. Which was opened By
Attorney VIM Folsom Merrill Esd
was that Rogers was not responsible
for Miss Ladd's condition. that he
never knew the girl even by sight un-
Ill July 1923. a week or ten days after
July IL. Mr. Rogers took the stand
in his own defense stating that he
began work on the State road in Mar-
Ger, June 10. 1923, and boarded at the
home Of Mrs. Helen Farrend. While
there witness said he became ac-
auainted with Addie Billings then
Ladd) and lIer sister, Bertha Ladd.
He stated thai. he had operated fish
cart, but never went TO The Ladd
house TO sell fish, and that he did not
go fishing with the complainant, as
had been alleged. lie stated that he
did go twice or three times To the
Ladd home to see Bertha S sister, Ad-
die, whom he met at the Farrand place
where he boarded. Witness said that
he first met Bertha Ladd at the Far
rand place, having been introduced
to her by Addie about Il week or ten
days after the twelfth of July. He said
that he kept company with Addie un-
til about the first of September, and
that she later BECAME cross with him
because ne didn't pay her more at
tention. Rogers stated that he had
never walked away from church with
Bertha Ladd and said that the first
time he knew Miss Ladd was in trouble
was when the papers for his arrest
were served upon him. Upon cross
examination by Attorney F. Il. Ames,
witness said he had attended meet
ing at the Cotton farm house IN. Mer-
GER and that the whole Ladd family
were there.
Mrs. Kenneth Bunker said she went
to Mrs. Helen Farrands July 18th
with Addie Ladd Billings, fixing the
date by its being the same day that
she and her husband had purchased Il
piano for which they had given note.
since paid, and had introduced Addie
tIadd to Mr. Rogers Witness said that
some two weeks afterwards Addie
Ladd had told her that she was afraid
Bertha Ladd was in trouble.
Mrs. Helen Farrand of Mercer, at
whose home Rogers boarded, told of
the introduction of Addie Ladd to
Rogers and said that later Bertha and
Addie were there within a week or
so of July 18th. She said that
Rogers was not introduced to Bertha
Ladd until July 22nd. Miss Bertha
I.add was a pupil OF hers in school in
April. 1923, she said and she had
heard her name boys who came to see
her but never heard her mention Guy
Rogers name A. l.. Mcguire of Mer-
Ger. who had led the Advent meetings
at Mercer said he had never seen
Rogers at the sehoolhouse but had
seen him at the Cotton place. Wit
ness said that he had an idea that 1t
was Addie Ladd. Rogers was with.
case to the law court. The matter
has since been settled between the
parties.
The jury returned a verdict for
Miss Ladd and Mr.. Rogers surrender
ed himself to the officers, Attorney
Merrill filing motion to take the
case to the law court.
The second jury was empanelled,
several jurors having been drawn
because OF so many Of the original
list having been excused. This body
Is now made up of Il. |. Davis of Ca
naan. bert G, Fletcher of Skowhegan,
MerleiYFosterl of Canaan, Elmore
Withae of Skewhegan Mrs Annie B.
Wescott, of Skowhegan, Clarence
Brooks of Pittsfield, c. NJ. Sewall OF
Fairfield, Fred w Weston OF Skow-
hogan, w G. McKenney of Anson.
Fred Steelebrook of HaItland, Wilbert
Walker of Anson and William Austin
of Madison. Supernhmeraries are
William Crawford Fairfield Bertram
Lascelles of Fairfield, A. W. Stanley
of Norridgewock, +. e. Hurd of aadi-
son. Herbert Perkins of Madison and
p. s. Poland of Athens Mrs. Ethel
Whittier Ames was excused. Gilmore
Withee is foreman of the second jury.
FERNALD VS. LANCASTER
Carl IL. Fernald of Pittsfeld, repre-
sented by Cover & Shumway of Show
hegan and H. II. Thurlough of Pitts
field was the plaintiff in suit against
Mrs. Amanda A. Lancaster of Pitts
field in case of real action. The
issue was to determine the exact To-
cation of a boundary line between
property owned by the plaintin and
defendant located in the town OF Pitts
field at the corner of Bates and Sc
basticook streets The value of the
nronerty is $4,000 The controversy