Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-08
Five Women on
First Jury Called
At Somerset Session

At the opening of court Wednes-
day afternoon the jurors were called
and the first jury was made up as
follows: Kate S. Simpson, Skowhe
gan; b. +. Porter, Arson; Nathan w.
Richards, st. Adams; Mark Padakm,
Scion; Olive Murtha, Moose River;
Emma Locke, Cornville: Eva Lawry,
Fairfield; Carroll Z. Deering, Har-
mony; Jennie f. Kreger Fairfield;
Allie NJ. Knight, Skowhegan; Ed
ridge Cover, Ripley; c. d. Draper,
Palmyra. A peculiar feature connect
ed with this jury is the fact that all
five of the women drawn as Jurors
are on the first jury and Mrs. Jen-
ME +. Kreger of Fairfield was elect
ed foreman. The other four ladies
sitting in the upper tier in the jury
box form most pleasing and re-
freshing background for the weary
| officers of the court.
The second jury is made up of
Alonzo Moulton of Brighton, fore
man; Howard Greenleaf Starks;
Aston Robinson, Bingham: Guy
Andrews, Pleasant Ridge; Willis
Blanchard, Madison; Amos Rines,
Athens; Albion Brown, Arson; Wal
Norridgewock; Ralph Hill, Skowhe-
gan; Levi Butler, Skowhegan and
Joseph a. Call of Pittsfield.
The supernumeraries are George
Parker, Skowhegan; Herbert Wal
her, Pittsheld and Elmer Burrill,
-iartland. AT $50 the grand jury
sent word to the court that they were
, ready to report. OF the indictments
, found the following were made pub
lie: Joseph Martin of Jackman, as
3ault and battery on officer; Louis
Motto OF Jackman, assault and bat
terry on officer; Andrews Peters of
, 5kowheGan, breaking, entering and
larceny; Ellsworth Stevens of Har-
nony, exposing poison with intent to
, destroy animals; Thomas Pease.
Jackman, breaking, entering and lar
ceny; James Champagne of jack
man, assault and battery on officer:
John Lavoie, alias Savoy, Madison.
sale of liquor; Alton Wheeler of
I SkoWhegan, larceny; Fred Quirion of
Jackman, breaking, entering and
| larceny; Joseph Vachon of Skowhe-
gan, breaking, entering and larceny.
The first case called on the civil
! docket was Tracy VS.. Withee ct ais.
Cover and Merrill This was a suit
! brought for the recovery of wages
which the plaintiff claims has not
/ been paid. Tracy claims that he had
| worked for The defendant for three
years and half at $40 per month
and that there had never been a set
! tlement in full. A peculiar twist to
the case is the fact that neither
plaintiff nor defendant has ever kept
q set of books and it is a question of
one mans word against another's.
Backed up by little incidents that
would hardly be recognized in ordi-
nary cases. Late in the afternoon but
two witnesses had been heard.
With the traverse jurors reporting
at two o'clock Wednesday AFTERNOON,
the forenoon session of the supreme
curt was very short. Three natur-
alization cases were heard and the
oath given to Napoleon Thibeault of
Skowhegan; Vartan Sahag Karcha-
khan and Sarkis Garabedian of Mad
iSOn.
The new entries at the April term
is as follows: Mahlon S. Adams VS.
Elmer Wilson; j. A. Bulmer VS.
Maine Rickenbacker Company, Inc;
Blaine S. Viles and William r.
Pattangall, Pet'rs for Part, VS. Louise
II. Colburn, Grace Coburn Smith,
George Otis Smith, Frances c. Pep
per and Charles H. Pepper, trustees
of the Coburn lands trust; Blaine S.
Viles, Pet'r for Part. VS. Matte E.
Goodwin and Hollinsworth & Whit
ney Company; Blaine S. VileS, Pet'r
for Part, VS. Matte E. Goodwin, Bin
w. Page and Edna Page Bunker;
Blaine S. Viles and William r. Pat