Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-28


Sherif-LEwIs f. HOOPER.
Crier-wILLIAM b. HIGGINS, Bar Harbor.
Deputies-JoHN NJ. voGELL, Castine Al
LARD STAPLES, Orland.
Stenographer-C. o. BARRows.
Observation-Disclosures S. FOSTER.
The January term Of the supreme judic-
ial court for Hancock county is nearing
it's close. But three cases have been tried,
and one Of these was withdrawn from the
jury and reported to the law court. The
last case on the assigned list is now on
trial.
SPECIAL ASSIGNED LIST.
OF the sixty-two cases on the general
trial list, only twelve were assigned for
trial. Following is the list, with record
OF disposal OF cases up to the present
time:
2111. r. B. Pomroy vs.. Hanover Fire ms.
Co. King; Peters. Defendant default
ed, $3.50.
2OlS. W. II. Walls VS.. Edgar Leland. E.
S. Clark; Wood. Defendant defaulted
by consent.
2020. s. w. Herrick VS.. Catherine Rich
ardson. Fuller; c. r. Topper. De-
2127. S. X. Whiting VS.. Inhabitants of
Eden. Hale & Hamlin; Deasy. YER
dict for plaintiff, $751;.
21O7. Edw. X. gdon vs. G. w. Picker
ing. King; G. II. Bartlett, Hale &
Hamlin. Defendant defaulted, $50.
214S. Inhabitants of Bucksport vs.. JOS
eph l.. Buck. Cunning ham; Buck. De-
PENDANT defauited, S561.30, with interest
from date of writ.
POO. Ellen &. Kingsley VS.. II. A. Sic
brechJ. b. E. Clark, Deasy; E. s. Clark
King. Withdrawn from jury and re-
ported to law court.
2l3S. Andrew Stafford VS.. James G..
Blaine, jr. Bunker; Deasy. Verdict for
plaintiff, $50 SO.
2061. S. l.. Treat & Son vs. j. II. Gram
don. Il. $. Clark; Deasy. Defendant
defaulted, S53, with interest from date
OF writ.
POOL. Bartlett w. Brown VS.. Mrs. C. B.
Saunders, Tracy; Warren, Fellows.
Plaintiff non-sult.
2097. Andrew Norton VS.. Albert Murphy.
French; Fuller. Defendant defaulted.
20lS. Jesse E. Smaliidge vs.. Edward B.
Aears. Wood, Peters; Deasy.
CASES TRIED.
OF the above cases which have been dis
first of these was Whiting VS.. Inhabi-
tants of Eden.
The plaintiff, S. X. Whiting, of Ellis
worth, asked damages from the town for
laying out public way through the
Hotel Des Isle property on Main street,
Bar Harbor.
There had for some time existed a
the full length of the hotel property,
325 feet, and abutting upon property of
w. II. Davis, which fronted on School
street. The selectmen of the town, on
petition of number of citizens, laid out
public way thirty feet wide, following
the line of the private way and con-
tinuing through the Davis property to
School street. The selectmen refused to
allow Mr.. Whiting damages, claiming
that the value of the strip taken was
more than Offset by the enhanced value
OF his property because OF the public way
The trial of the case occupied all of Fri
day and Saturday. The jury returned a
verdict for plaintiff, fixing damages at
$751;. Defendants appealed.
The second case to be tried was that of
Mrs. Ellen c. Kingsley vs.. H. A. Siebrecht,
in which breach OF contract was alleged.
The plaintiff, Mrs. Kingsley, held ten
year lease of lot on Main street, Bar
Harbor, with option to purchase. Ad-
joining this leased lot was a one-f foot
strip which she owned. Through her
sonin-law, Thomas F. Moran, plaintiff
bargained to sell the lease to the defend
ant, Siebrecht, for $500.
There was a misunderstanding regard
ing the one-foot strip. Plaintiff claims
that it was not included in the lot bar
gained for, while defendant alleges that
in all conversation and correspondence
on the subject, he considered tue "Main
street lot" as including both the leased
lot and the one-foot strip. When he
found that it did not, he refused to pay
over the 5000 for the lease, and plaintiff
brought suit to compel him to accept the
lease. After all the evidence was in The
case was withdrawn from the jury and
reported to the law court.
The third case tried was that of Andrew
Stafford, of Bar Harbor, VS.. James G.
Blaine, jr. Plaintiff sued to recover bill
for carriage and hack hire amounting to
SIP. The jury returned a verdict for
plaintiff for SS2.9S.
The trial of the last case on t he assigned
list, Jesse E. Smallidge, of Winter Har-
Dor, VS.. Edward B. Mears, of Bar Har Dor,
began yesterday. There are many wit
nesses to be examined, and the case will
probably occupy the greater part of to-
day. 1t is an action to recover damages
for injuries received by the fail of scat
folding at the Bliss cottage, Grindstone
Neck, on which the plaintiff was working
in the employ of the defendant. Plaintiff
alleges faulty construction of the scat
folding.
DIVORCES DECREED.
The following divorces have been de-