Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-04-18


"A wa. Al, t,n,t term which Judge fapley
has held here; aad - each JuuSe ! "'-
Iil. every other Judge. ia SOME degree.
IN ~ methods and manners on the bench
and ofrR, 80 this first term was In som"
n, nee unlike each offs preceding terms
The. first aotieeable point, was the adinira-
las order. and the qaiet dgnit! prevailing
In the Courtroom. Notwithstanding just I
NOM there is large humber OF men re
,nr,,sl from the lumber canrs. with moth
inc ia ia, until the mills are put In opera
l,is,,. or the river driving season ha~
,-,r,s and the &c having 40 particular Loaf
jag place, a. conseqnence h"cAed I"
,be court room 10 kill TIME. filing II TO IL
a,,,,ast capacity, the hest % order prevail
cd. When fsosn any cause disposition
was ssaai fes cd to express >ailsiact'oh "a
,,,r '-eserses AZ tin smart answer OF W.T.
ness. or -bc Keen retort Of counsel. II was
i,,pned As Tie early frost sqnelehes 10"
eao.9ess flowers in the frs days Of autumn
ard vxs the stern judge demanded NJ
-. ~sea natured Sheriff that lac Acrp or
ar IN aiway> >eemed ready aud Wiling
,o-l;.en 10 snratieniis. aEd ruie on any
80, ,b..u REQUIRED 10 d. So With clear
ne . a,,d prompluess. The Judge, 10 some
.arsit,uiars il a new model here. ami ia"
1,.- sad the masses like the pattern. aud
as.,~r all new one shall he nearly ~
the same pattern.
The sheriff * also new 'osn ON r"r.
He + = quiet looking man. hut hen"ath
tb., aa,ai reserve. and >moo'L demcan"i.
Is >,earilng int gritty. good business habits
nromr,luld, and efiicieney. lie y J"s' the
r.,.~sa Of lruHv who hiusiers and dag
zle. the untuinklns with exploits executed
,or the oeea>. ion. AMI for The effect ihcr
VIII have. The eiizerls OF the 0unty need
p.re no fesr that the new sheriff viii not
ds every thing that t. by law r"qaired of
i.a. We say - much Of 2 Democratic
sheriff sDl say il because we think Il.
The Grand Jury VA, in session three
DAYS Four .irii- were found. one w.s
COZ. .Irred. TWO tri,4l. and our. being N
aceoinpl;ce. ,nrned states - iience. ,.lesl
1a,isi,. aaa j. oul ga hi- good behaviour.
Bow was l.s.l. found guilty and ha, one
rNs- IN the ~ ate Prison. Beckett. vas a'so
fouud guilty and he has four YEAR in ihe
sauie labor saving Institution. M"-iey
iold ti.e .sory az ~ ard Rcckett's travels
aud exploit aad hi> G. ideuce reads Xix" a
romance Truly the Nay - th" trans
ctc>-sr j. harl AMI ihe-e men -nii'H ed
,srg.bly for their ml--lecds hcfoT" being
tsLea- Bot the way the County Attorney
walked ITO Beckett I, i caution Z" all
criminals. D.rk,i., tell IL thu. When he
ven. on baarl a. his hip - ali for
Ames.aa. being d., a;i~acl with The poor
accommodate. presented in hi, state
rcoB he de>cenIed into the hpl'ef. "i the
j., .SA,p. The County Attorney di,likins the
ispkS Of his prisoner. or taking lively
.@arvey uf ths acts while niurTatins down
East. and having the liberty OF the yard. "
went into him a. DicSsH'> went into the
ship: and while he poured forth acod of
eloquent ,pl;hcts. covering his Sieiim oil
over. 10 doubt Beckett felt A. DAvy
Crocket's coon did. that lac VA ready to
come down bsfare trial. II \ not 10 be
supposed that Beckett has not learned
during his frequent interviews wIth "a n
~ Attorneys. heretofore. tina; prisoners Al
the bar are presumed to be guilty umiii a
iury has cleared them. There ar ~"
roasrstntianal bars To this. for the custom
Is oder and stronger thaa any inf"rpo>i-
tinrs. 0flmerprerations oflaw. fundamental
~ ,t.tndory However. The prisoner. the
bencl,, the bar and ftc spectators, enioyed
.ricA treat. 4al al brea:hrI frr-'.-er and
l--ner. whrn The speech was rud-l Bar
r BeeAe.l Yss done for" Dow. who
wa, - b. ulel for cruelty ta biz own
,.aiid of thrre year of agc Wa quar,errd
.ad thea killed IL found no turret at
the hands of The prosecuting Attorney,
and Perhaps deserved none. for onc can
hardly iuia rinc a fltLer 80 destitute Of
pa.ernsi feeling A. 10 whip siekh aud
a,forIne.i child a. IL was proved this uaaa
did. or as he Admitted lie did In hiss orger.
Who has the right 10 be angry with puny
chids
ApMITriNo \ MEMBER 10 III BAR
Thursday JoaA b. Rc,lnlan took aud
subscribed the oath necessary Ia become
member of the bar. TIL follosn. j.. the
cath. and il seems To bee an iron-ciad one
AMI yet il is taken from the s;a'ute< ~
Maine
i DO solemuiy swear that | will do
-, falSehOod. nor consent To the doing OF
GBy Ia Court. asa a. 49, - .4,- faten-
tloa 10 eoa,nit amy. viii give knowledge
thereof To the Jdsiices OF the Court. or
some OF them. that it NAV be prevented:
I will not willingly or willingly promote
or sue auy fai-e, grouude>s. OF unlaw al
sat. nor give aid or consent to the same
HTil DELAY no man for lucre or malice.
bIt vii. conduct iny sell la the otE of an
Attorney within the Court. accoriiu, to
the best oI my knowledge and discretion
ard with all good fidelity. a. well Ia the
toasts ~ INV Clients. - help me God
Signed.
II seemed that the taking Of this oath
attracted more than the usual attention.
and il Is very strict one. A gentleman
present asked an old member II il was
possible thai all the member, had taken
HIS UakU aiil Aiic j fH0tntfN Di
leisure. related TO a member OF tht bar.
aa incident which took place Ia another
county. After the oath had been taken, a
gentleman stepped up 10 the Judge and
good humoredly remarked Judge. IL APP
pears 10 me you have given thar fellow. q
ID small margin 10 get living on
The first trial that attracted attention
was one thai the outsiders called the
'.carret-bag case Ii was an action for
damages. aud these were put way up In
II. thousands. The plaintiff went into
eeurt with an enormous csrpet-bag stuffed
fun of dead mems bones, with large
stone picked up from some farm In Orland.
with no doubt an obituary of the defunct
man whose bones were so Hneeremonious-
ly obtruded il court with plan OF the
farm which produced the ragged stone.
and numerous other curiosities The boys
Ass nj ed TO eet hold of that earpet-ba TO