Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-15
Letter from Portland.

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tired in the [. ;. Circuit Court. during
the past week, Ruth 4 Clement. rs Ecnuo-
mical Life Insurance Company OF Provi.
Hence. The action was brought on life
insurance policy, issued by the defendant
company upon the life of Joseph l.. Glenn
ent OF Brownfleld for $1,000 The defence
was that Clement Is still alive and thai
the whole case i put up job" by Glenn
ent and hts friends TO defraud the company.
The issue Of course. was whether Clement
Is dead or not, the first time | think that
such an issue has been tried in any similar
case IN this state. The verdict was for the
defendant company. The evidence with
regard 10 the dccease Of Clement wa, the
testimony ofGeo. Il. Sanford. that he wa,
dHNihg ia "A carriage Oct. = 1871 few
rods behind Clement, who was in another
cArriasei that the night was very dark
and cloudy; that just before they got 10
Great Falls, Ia Saco river in Hiram. Glenn
ent started his horse up, and went on ahead
that lac next heard a splash In the water
and, driving up. heard the dreadful cries
a OF person in great distress in the VA
'er' mat he obtained assistance. and found
the horse aud wagon. in the river near the
bank, aud Clements hat near by. that he
also found white cloth lying in the road
which he supposed the horse SHE'D at.
Element has never turned up; he left
wife and three children.
Defendant introduced testimony. that
Clement was worthless fellow, without
dollar. and that he lived in an old ,hauty
Of Geo. Hartford:s, that during the summer
ana FALL of 1871. he suddenly got three
insurance policies amounting in all TO
sIooOO. There was also testimony that
tracks of the horse were found, LEADING
from the river. that a spot was found on
the horses head. as from blow. aud that
the skull was fractured. that no water was
found in horses lungs. indicating that the
horse had been knocked on the head and
backed over the bank. and had died before
striking water. There was evidence tend. /
ing to show that tracks of Clement. who |
was lame Topped gated man. had been |
found going from the river, aud that he !
next morning such tracks were found 90. |
ing toward Corinth. Many neighbors
thought at the time that there was fcaud
ana three persons living near. were quite
confldent that they saw Clement soon nf
Ter ms alleged decease, and that he skuIk-
ed and ran away. The defendants theory
was that Clement remained at Hartford's
a few days and then ran away ont Yves,
The jury evidently believed defendants
story.
Portland this fall is devoting herself to
business, and with very gratifying results.
Ter trade in almost every department
shows an Increase over that OF any other
'ear. manufactures have got new impe-
US and score OF small establishments
Employing from 10 to so hands have fonnd
ioothold here during the year Shipping
co. is getting back to Its old time prosper
~. During the year there has been a gain
n The district of l5 vessels and 95O8 %
onhage. and in addition TO that number
mere are at least 10 vessels on the .tooLs ,
nd as many more launched but no, dozen. /
rented, making in all gain In a wear of
bout 80 vessels. While business in the
'rge centres has been Frustrated by the
anic, and cannot revive, we have been q
ut OF the the tempest and are now in bet. q
n condition than ever. .he capital that !
'nnot safely be placed in New York and a
her great commercial cities, has sought r
IL avenues Of gain in Maine. end thus all :
'er the State, our shipping. and our MAN. ;,
factures and even our agriculture. is get. =
g new impetus. v.xc. r,