Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-07

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tlcrk-JOHN r. kNowLT0N.
County Attorney-E. ). CLARK.
Sherif-WILLIAM FENNELLY.
Crier-JAMES L. CUSHMAS
slLsBr, Amherst; WILLIAM {. MOORE, South
west ilarbor.
sttnographer-J. ;. ESTES.
Messenger-ALBERT y. CUsHMAN.
The April term of the supreme court of
Hancock county adjourned Saturday.
The trial of Harry Salisbury, of Otis,
harged with manslaughter, the only
criminal case tried during the term, occu
pied all of Thursday. The story of the
fatal quarrel last October was told in full
at the time in THE AMERICAN.
John S. Jordan, a young farmer, had
been annoyed by the school boys, who
had thrown stones at pail W hich he kept
a bridge near the school house to use
in watering his horses as he passed. On
the day OF the fatal quarrel, Jordan had
words with the boys, and threatened to
whip them. Among the larger of the
boys We're Harry Salisbury and Daniel
Young. They dared Jordan to come on.
He advanced toward them, taking off his
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advanced to meet Jordan. The boys and
Jordan then engaged in a fight, during
which Jordan was struck on the head by
a stick i'll the hands of Salisbury. He died
few hours later from the effects of the
blow.
Salisbury was arrested and indicted for
manslaughter. The prosecution for the
state was conducted by Comfy Attorney
Clark. L. b. Deasy and Henry Boynton
appeared for Salisbury.
The defense admitted the killing of
Jordan by Salisbury, but claimed that the
blow was struck in self-defense; that
bury had retired fron the tight, hay
ing had enough. He stood near by while
Jordan was fighting with Young. When
Jordan again turned toward him, and
was about to strike him, he picked u2
stick to defendI himself and u
Jordan on the head.
The case was given to the jury at
o'clock with instructions to return a
sealed verdict They We're out until a.
IN. The verdict was mot guilty"
The equity case OF Redman V. Hurley
was tried Friday. This was an action
brought by John B. Redman, as assignee
of Colin Mckenzie, to recover from Jere-
miah Hurley one half interest in Eagle
hotel at Bar Harbor, which plaintiff
claimed Mckenzie had sold TO plaintiff
with the intention OF defrauding his
creditors, and that at the tIme of the sale
plaintiff had reason to blnow that Nc
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Ne''%Ie WAS III co''e'i'P'"s''" OF In7oi-
vehcy. Inc jury returned verdict Tor
plaintiff
Iaro.. pia i,af,f,5 f,r burglary
pleaded guIltS' ana was sentenced 10
eighteen months in STATE prison. Pic Is
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DIVORCES hftELLb.
The following divorce. were decreed
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NHHN = Nt{H- iitt. 5fi"t+s Il. M9f7hAI1s
divorce dt-fceI tor cruel and abusive
Treatment. Fellow. for lflolIant.
AHt''o7 i''. '''=#45' ~ r. An ol'8H
divorce deergga for gross aud confirmed
habits OF .moNiHa.on. /. ;. Clark.
Bunker
Gavin +. tos y. las,h L. FuN5 divorce
decreed for aaultIE. Foster x Wood.
C. NJ Walker
Murray " harvey 81. Am, "a Lurye%; d.
vorce deertea Tor adultery. Foster X
Wood for libellant.
Caddie F. Leach Y. Reuben : Leach; di-
vorce decrecd for cruel and abusive treat