Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-10-26

The past week has been busy one for
the court. The trial of the Bucksport VS..
Bl1ehill pauper case occupied the greater
part OF four days, and the chinks
were filled in with divorce cases.
Two cases were tried Tuesday, dispos-
ing OF all the cases on the civil docket
which are to be tried. One appealed case,
the State VS.. Alden ". Carter, is being
tried this afternoon.
Only one jury has been in attendance
during the week, the second traverse jury
having been excused for the term last
Thursday.
BuCKsPoRT vs.. BLUEHILL.
The case OF Bucksport vs.. Bluehill went
on trial Tuesday afternoon. This is the
celebrated pauper case which was tried at
the last January term, resulting in verdict
for defendants. The case went to the law
court on exceptions, which were sus-
tanned.
The pauper family in question is that
OF Mrs. Julia A. Cousins, widow OF Darius
Cousins. The family, consisting OF four,
has received pauper supplies in the town
OF Bucksport. The liability for the sup
port OF the family rests on the town in
which Darius Cousins, who died in 1895,
had his pauper settlement 1t was ad-
mitted that his pauper settlement was in
Bluehil in 1877. Since that time he fam
lily has lived at various times in the
towns OF Brooklin, Ellsworth, Lamoine,
Bucksport and elsew here.
Plaintiffs claimed that Darius Cousins
had not lived in any one of these towns
five years successfully without receiving
pauper supplies, which is necessary to
gain pauper settlement, and that there
fore his pauper settlement still remained
in BluehiI. 1t was incumbent upon the
defendants, therefore, to show that
Darius Cousins had gained pauper settle
ment elsewhere, which they alleged was
in BROOKLYN.
The went TO the jury Monday
afternoon. The jury was out but little
over an hour, and returned a verdict for
defendants.
o. p. Cunning ham, o. F. Fellows and
A. w. King for plaintiffs; f. L. Chase
and Il. p. Spofford for defendants.
MOONEY VS.. GErCHELL.
The second case to be tried was that of
George W. Mooney against William p.
Getcheil, both of Orlapd. This was AN
action of trover to recover value of pair
OF oxen alleged to have been wrongfully
converted and sold by the defendant.
Plaintiff claimed ownership OF oxen by
transfer from first owner; defendant
denied that such transfer took place, and
declared that when he sold the oxen he
was acting as agent for the first owner.
The jury returned verdict for the plain
tiff for amount claimed, S41.s5. Fellows
for plaintiff; King and Smith for defen
dant.
LOWELL vs.. PENDLEToN.
This was an action on account brought
by D. w. Lowell & Son, OF Boston, against
c. E. Pendleton, OF Winter Harbor, for
goods furnished. Verdict for plaintiff,
fl295.
THE ASSIGNED LIST.
Following is record of the disposal of
cases assigned for trial:
1916. Page Graves Clark; Bunker. Neither
party.
51lU. smith v bray BROS warren.
Judgment for plaintiff by default.
9tl6. Weed Bray Bros. Spofford; Warren.
Judgment for plaintiff by default.
1856. Inh, of Bucksport Inh. Of Bluehill.
Cunningham, Fellows, King; Chase,
spoGord. Verdict for defendant.
,7il, Grindle Small. Mason SpoGord.
Plaintiff non suit.
17GG. Mooney Getchell. Fellows; King.
smith. Verdict for plaintiff Sal q5
aiGl. Higgins Pulitzer. Clark; Deasy. Nei-
Their party.
263i. Squirting Jellison. Deasy; Clark. Nei-
Their party.
1885. Squirting Jellison. Deasy; Clark. Nei-
Their party.
2Gti5. Clements Steele. Fellows; Warren.
Defendant defaulted. To be heard in
damages by the court.
9717. Kingsley Sabourin. Wood; Lizotte.
Neither party
274s. Lowell Pendleton. Crosby; Tracy.
Verdict for plaintiff, sl2.95.
267l Woodward Morrison Co. Clark; Chase.
2758. Hutchns Sawyer. Fellows. Defend
ant defaulted. To be heard in damages
by the court.
2.6i. Hutchins Sawyer. Fellows. Defendant
defaulted.
Equity
sls. staples Conary. ling, Chase; Hale &
Hamln.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
The following were arraigned to plead
to indictments:
Harry Cousins, indicted for larceny and
breaking and entering, pleaded guilty.
Frank G.. Harding and Joseph B. Gray,
indicted for larceny and breaking and en-
tering, pleaded guilty. Continued for
sentence on payment of costs, S26.
Joseph Mink, indicted for assault with
intent to rape, pleaded guilty.
H.O. Nickerson, indicted for larceny,
pleaded guilty. Continued for sentence;
bail fixed at $500 for appearance at April