Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-10-18

The panel was exhausted before the
second jury was filled, and three more
jurymen were drawn. The short panel
was caused by two men being excused,
the failure to summon Leroy X. Grindle,
OF Bluehill who was at sea, and the ex-
emption OF Angler Tapley, OF Brooksville,
he being a government employee
Jury number two as finally sworn i'll
and organized was as follows;
SECOND TRAVERSE JURY.
Luke = Soper. forcman...............B ucksport
Levi c. Beckwth.. .................,El Ellsworth
Ransom \. Bonsey Ellsworth
Richard II. Paine.... Observation-Disclosures Eden
Augustus f. Perry Sullivan
Elmer +. Rowe. ....................E Ellsworth
Josiah smith,. ....Trentoh
Nathan ). Stanley............... Cranberry Isles
Judson Torrev... ...Dcer Isle
Henry Whtmore... ...... ..,..,,... Verona
Ziba Wilbur. ........frankln
Ernest w. Wooster. ....,..... Hancock
sUrERSTMERARY.
j. Il. Neutrality-suspicious.. ...El-worth
WING vs.. FORD.
The case of Henry X. Wing, OF Boston,
vs.. Abby Ford, of Ellsworth, occupied
the morning and part of the afternoon
Thursday. Hale x Hamlin for plaintiff,
Mason and King for defendant
The action WAS brought to recover the
amount of a note for 500 given by John
H. Ford and Abby Ford to- wholesale
liquor firm in Boston. The note had
been purchased by the plaintiff in the
case.
The defense based its case principally
on the statute which provides that a debt
contracted in the purchase of intoXlcat-
ing liquors in the State of Maine was an
Illegal debt and could not be collected.
1t appeared from he ey idence OF John II.
Ford that while his mother, Abby Ford,
owned the business conducted in the
front of he store-the sale OF tobacco,
fruit, confectionery, tc.-the liquor bust
ness conducted in Il room in the rear OF
the store WAS owned by him. The proseeH-
ton used this as evidence that the note
was not given for bill contracted i'll the
purchase OF liquor alone, as Mrs. Ford
did not own that business according to
the evidence.
The defence attempted to show furt her
that the plaintiff, " ing, was an agent Of
the firm to whom the note was made pay
able, and VAS aiting for them in this suit,
and that he knew the note was given in
payment of hill for liquors. There was
not evidence enough to sustain this
claim.
The case was given to the jury at 2;30
O'Clock, Judge Emery in his charge re-
viewing he case at length
The Jury returned at 300 O'Clock with
verdict for the plaintiff in the sum
of sl21 6O-the amount of note wit inter
est and costs.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The civil docket was completed Thurs
day afternoon
In the case of Almon c. Snow IS. Levi
A. Wyman ct ais, judgment was rendered
in the sum of 800 by consent. Deasy 4
Higgins for plaintiff, Hale lIamlin for
defendant
In the case of John Harden VS.. Samuel
\. Nash ct ais, same counsel, judgment
was rendered in the sum of $1,000, by
consent.
In the case Of Jane, II. Hopkins ct ais,
V. Henry +. nagg-tt, judgment was rem
dered in favor of plaintiff by default OF
defendant Jury assessed damages at
$1,000.
FRIDAY MORNING..
Proceedings for divorce on grounds of
cruel and abusive treatment. jeremiah
Abbott. of Ellsworth, libcllant. against
Carrie Abbott George b. Stuart counsel
for lbellant. SUIT not contested,
Both traverse iurie, were excused until
Monday morning.
An incident occurred IL Friday session
that shows how dangerous il Is to fool
with Hancock countY'- officials. John
Sprague, of Sullivan, was summoned 10
testify before the grand jury, and he
appeared before them in an intoxicated
condition. The county attorney brought
him before the court and stated the cast,
Judge Emery asked Sprague what he mad
to say in answer. In maudlin tone Of
voice Sprague asked: xvi hat do you
want me to say?n Nothing more!'
sternly said the court; you've said
enough already and he committed him
to jail forthwith.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Several of the prisoners confined in the
the Jail were arranged for pleading
Llewellyn p. Alley, of North Ellsworth,
pleaded not guilty to assault and battery.
Leander Cushing, of Bar Harbor, held
for larceny, pleaded not guilty.
William W. Robbins, of Deer Isle, held
for burglary, pleaded not guilty
SATURDAY.
The case of Annie NJ. Closson, libellant,
against Charles L. Closson, of Ellsworth,
for divorce on grounds OF adultery, was
heard Saturday morning. John Is. Red
man for libellant. Decree granted.
The grand jury came i'll at 10 O'Clock IN
the forenoon, returning seventy-tWo IN
dictments, of which tifty-tiye were liquor
cases, four for assault and battery, three
for rape, three for larceny, two for adult
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