Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-04-26

OFFICERS OF COURT.

Burnham Estes John W. Sway Il ais.
! The above case. partially reported in our last
issue, commenced Monday. Apr. Is. occupied
four day. until THURSDAY. Apr - and resulted
IN verdict 10: the PlG. for $500.
Wi-wcll 4 Wi>wel Hale 4 Emery
for Pm. for Den
Friday Apr. 20
Buck>port u Bangor Il. Il. Gov Joseph l..
Buck
Action TO recover the amount Of Defl's. sub
scriplion being slj.oiol for the construction
Of the above road.
After the testimony wa, out, the case wa.
carried o III full Court on report.
Hale 4 Emery FOR Pm. Baker 4 McCrilH,
for Def.
saturday. Apr. u.
John \. Buck Frederic ". Leach
The Pin. without trial consented to non
suit. Hale 4 Emery for PHI Hadock for
ban.
Apr. u.
state Peter CouaciI & Charles Lindsey.
Indictment for larceny OF csrpet bag. con-
tanning wearing apparel OF the value Of 80
from premises q a citizen Of Franklin.
Dem. plead g'ii}iy and Were sentenced to six
months imprisonment in County jiil
button. County Attorney.
state Lester Grindle.
Indictment for breaking and entering in the
night time the store Of Power, & Condor in
urAnd and stealing there from money and to-
bacco. The respondent belong. 10 Orland. and
this j. the third time he ha> committed ,imi-
lar afence within two YEAR. He plead guilty.
sentence reserved.
button. Co. AIRY.
Monday, Apr. y.
STATE Lewis II. Irlli-on & Burton Bunker
Indictment for Larceny Of an OK belonging TO
one \. NJ. {. Howard. who lives in town
Of Mafirvi.le. Jeili.ou plead guilty: Bunker
not guilty. On trial Of the latter. Jclli>on Wa.
used asa wtnes ,::for the State, and testified that
in October list he with Bunker stole two oxen
from the fa-t..-s - IIe---.I tl... ,b.r drove
one TO Bangor and sold him there. The other
they -lauS htored and sold the meat in Holden
Witnesses were also introduced 10 testify TO adj
missions made by Bunker TO them. that he DID
participate in stealing the oxen.
The Deti was put on the stand and ,wore
that he was hired by Jeliison TO help him drive
one Of the oxen to Bangor. and received pay.
$500 for his service. that be knew nothing Of
Jellison stealing the same. but supposed the OK
10 belong to him neither had be any knowledge
Of the taking or disposition Of the other OK.
Several witnesses testified to the preViou.
good character Of Bunker
The Jury returned verdict OF Not Guilty.
Dutton for State. Redman & spoford for
Bunker.
State Amo, {. Chatto.
Larceny of horse in February last at Els
worth the property OF George g. Fullerton.
Plead guilty. Sentenced TO pay fine OF s2j
Dutton for State. Redman for Chatto.
State Laura II. Joy.
Larceny of various articles. sheets, dishes.
&C. at the Hotel OF Geo. Gould in Ellsworth
during summer of ls76.
Demurrer filed and carried to the full Court
Dutton for State Wiswell for Respt.
Tuesday Apr
Edmund II. Jordan Joseph II. West
Thi- was an action brought by the Plf. to
recover Of Def. the amount Of two promi.s ory
notes, one for 500 and the other for 500
made by Geo. A. Dyer and endorsed bY the
Den.
The notes We're made in September and De
cember 1873. sSoTily afler the first note wss
given, the Plf's father and agent J. X. Jordan
became suspicion. that the name Of the Den
Joseph II. West, was forgery, and requested,
c. {. Burrill, Treasurer of Ellsworth Savings
-. - 1. ~.
signature Of West was genuine or not.
Mr.. Burrill testified that at the request Of
J. K. Jordan. he took the September note and
showed il to West. snd asked him il ii was his
signature, West replied. 1t looks very much
like it, and added, Il guess it will be all right,
THIS reply of West. Burrill reported to j. Il.
Jordan. Burrill also testified that with re-
gard to the December note, he told Jordan he
thought that Vests name on this note was
forgery. At request Of Jordan, he showed II
to West. who made the same reply to this, as
to the September note, when presented.
The defense was that the Def. never admit
ted that be acknowledged the signature when
shown him by Bcrrill to be genuine, but on
the contrary expressly declared it TO be false,
and this not only with regard TO the September
note but alss as to the December note.
In the statement in relation TO the last
named note, the Def. was corroborated in
many important particulars by Mr., Parsons
who WAS present at the time. At this stage OF
the case. the action was entered neither party
Wednesday, Apr. %.
Simeon Ash & TX. Stimson Granite Co.
This is an action on trial to recover Of Def.
damagesfor injuries occasioned to the wife by
so negligently and csrelessly managing their
railroad car. while Plffs. was in their carriage
on the highway near the crossing Of Deft's
rsilT Dad track that Plff's horse frighten ned
ran away and threw female Plff. from the wag-
on, whereby she was seriously injured.
Emery for Plf. A. Wiswell for Deft
The trial Of Edward NJ. Smith, accused OF
the Trim murder, has been assigned to begin
on Wednesday, May 2. 1t will be held in
Hancock Hall, the galleries being reserved for
ladies. The Sheriff will prohibit the atten-
dance of children, otherwise the public will
be freely admitted. with the understanding
that perfect order and quiet shall be preserved.
Atty General Emery and Geo. p. Dutton
Co. Atty. will appear for the State, and Har-
vey u Hadlock of Bueksport, for the accused.
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