The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-18
PIscATAoUIs CO. S. J. COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE HASKELL.
Reported for the Press. |

DOVER, Sept 16.
Adrianna Sweat vs. Piseataquis Insurance Com
pany ms case was submitted to the Jury by
the court this morning, and after being out nearly
Two hours tne Jury returned verdict for the
plaintiff for S37729.
The State VS.. Richard Goss alias Dick Thomp-
son. VINO was indicted at this term for arson, and
VINO attempted TO commit suicide in the Bangor
jail tuesday morning, was continued until the
next term OF court, owing to the condition of the
respondent and the witnesses for the government
who were IN attendance recognized for their APP
pearance at that time
Annie S. White, libelant VS.. Willard O. White
Libel for divorce. Cause, adultery. Decision re-
served.
Henry Hudson for libeIant.
-, Edward I; Dugan VS.. William Dugan and
Charles ar. E. Thomas A real action. The parties
10 the case reside IN Medford. After opening the
case, counsel for the plaintiff read in evidence a
deed from the defendant, Dugan to Edward r
Dugan, the plaintiff, dated July 10, 1874 and
which was that the srantee should maintain the
srantor and his wife tor the term of their natural
lives or the life of either of them furnishing them
With all the necesSares of lite, food clothing and
care IN health, and medicine, aid aud nursing i'm
sickness, and in all things taking care of and nro
yldlng Tor them III suitable manner, having re-
iatl0n 10 thelr wants and in view of their age
health and circumstances in life; and in case the
grantee neglected to do So the deed to be utterly
vold, ana al ms rights under it to be forfeited
put providing that before forfeiture the parties
or either OF them, might submit the matter TO an
arDlter TO be mutually agreed upon, and if either
party be found to have complied with the condi
uOns Oh the award, there should be no forfeiture
on his part
Plaintiff then stopped, and counsel for defend
anus moved ior non-Suit upon the ground that
the plaintiff had not shown a fulfillnent of the
condition in the deed.
The motion was overrued, and defendants then
read in evidence warranty deed from the de
tendant Dugan, to the other defendant, Thomas
dated November a. 1881, recorded December
81 1881, Of the same premises which were con
veyed to the plaintiff, and also introduced testi-
nony to show that the condition of the plaintiffs
deed had been broken; that plaintiff had refused
to provide for the defendant, Dugan, who then,
Tor a time, became charge Of the town; that the
plaintiff had vacated the property; that possess
sion OF the same had been taken by the officers of
the town in behalf of the defendant, and that the
condition OF the conveyance to Thomas was the
same as that contained in tie conveyance to the
plaintiff.
In rebuttal the plaintiff introduced testimony
TO show that the plaintiff had fulfilled the condf-
ions III the deed to him to the best of his ability
and that he had endeavored to obtain reference
OF the differences between himself and the de-
fenuant, Dugan, to an arbiter, according to the
condition In the deed, but that the defendant
Dugan, acting upon the advice of the selectmen
OF the town, refused to assent, and to sign the
reference papers.
Arguments closed.
j. b. Peaks, G. A. Everett
Ephraim Flint, Josiah Crosby.