Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-04-23

James Pic, burglary.
Roy c. Thurston, breaking and enter
ing and larceny.
George IIanscomb, breaking and enter
| ing and larceny.
Clarendon J. Carter, assault and bat
terry.
These, together with the case of Harry
Salisbury, OF Otis, who was indicted for
manslauEhter at the October session of
the grand jury, are all the criminal cases
on the docket for his term.
CIVIL CASES TRIED
The case Of Colin Mckenzie V. John II.
Bresnahan, action brought for 5000
damages for injuries alleged to have been
received from an assault by defendant,
was called Thursday morning. l. B.
Deasy appeared for plaintiff, o. f. Fell
lows and John b. Redman for defendant
There was long array OF witnesses and
the case occupied all Of Thursday and
much Of Friday. The evidence was
! practically the same as that adduced at
! the criminal action for assault between
the same parties at the October term.
The jury was out on the case until .
a. m. Saturday morning, returning
sealed verdict, They found a verdict for
plaintiff, aud fixed damages at $500.
The next case called was that of Foren
V. Rodick. This was suit for = 600
damages brought by Mrs. Mary II. Foren,
of Bar fiafher, against Fountain and S
II. Rodick, of Bar Harbor, for injuries
received hy a fall in the building known
as the Rodck block, owned by the de-
PENDANTS
In this building are two doors, separated
! by but a few inches. one door leads to
the offices in the building, the other opens
on a step ladder leading to the cellar
On the evening of August Is last, Mrs.
Foren vent to the building to see DR..
HagerthE. His sign hung between the
| doors. Being unfamiliar with the building
Mrs. Foren opened the wrong doorway and
plunged down the ladder to the cellar,
breaking an arm and sustaining other
severe injuries.
The parties to the suit having agreed
upon amount of damages in case of
verdict, The case was Withdrawn from the
jury and evidence was taken out before
the court for reporting to the law court.
The case OF Mckenzie VS.. Redman
occupied Monday. This was an action of
replevin, brought by Colin {. Mckenzie
against John b. Redman, assignee of the
estate of plaintiffs fat her, Colin Mckenzie
insolvent debtor. The property involved
was two horses and road cart which had
been seized by defendant in behalf of the
creditors of Colin Mckenzie but now
4 held by plaintiff under writ of replevin
Plaintiff claimed to have bought the
horses from men to whom his father had
sold them, and produced evidence that
4 such a transaction had taken place.
1 Defendant claimed that it WAS not bona
fde sale, but that the transaction was
made while Colin Mckenzie was in con-
temptation OF insolvency, and within
six months previous to the time when
/ petition of insolvency was filed, and was
done with the intention to defraud
/ creditors.
The jury was out but few minutes, re-
turning verdict for defendant.
The case OF Stuart VS.. Redman, tried
! Tuesday, Was much the same as that OF
Mckenzie V. Redman. The defendant
/
ass gnee Of Colin Mckenzie. The action
was brought by Donald NJ. Stuart. The
property involved Was quantity of
shingles, s1S.75; long lumber, $3.50, and
piano, $3.50.
Plaintiff alleged that he bought the
ARTICLES in good faith, and did not have
reason to believe at the time that Colin
Mckenzie was in contemplation of insol
veucy. The evidence for defense was
practically the same that produced in
Mckenzie V. Redman.
The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff
in sum Of s1S.75 for the shingles, which
/ e. dence disclosed were purchased few
/ days more than six months previous TO
! tiung Of petition of Insolvency, and a
special verdict for defendant for the other
property, $3.50.
No cases have been tried to-day. There
@-I be no session OF court tomorrow
/ Thursday it being Fast Day. On Fri
day the case OF Head y. the Inha bitants
Of Eden will be tried
THE ASSIGNED LIST,
Following is the special assigned trial
list, With record OF disposal Of cases up to
thu, Wednesda, noon:
13-5, Gould Y. Mckenzie. Weat herbee;
STUART, Mason. The defendants in this
suit we're Colin Mckenzie and John II.
lord. Insolvency OF Mckenzie sug-
geated. Continued rs To Mckenzie.
Ford deiaulted
1868. liagr '. Martin. Mason; STUART,
Martin. Neither party.
1sof Mckenzie Y, Bresnahan. Deasy;
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