Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-01-26
FIRST TRAVERSE JURORS.

ODER. Merritt T....................M Mount Desert
Richardson. Eben M...,...................E Eden
Saunders, William H. H......5.......D Deer Isle
SECOND TRAVERSE JURORS.
Walker, John p, foreman ............. Hancock
Cline George + ................. 49,. Hancock
Davis, William A................... ......Surry
Emery, William ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sullivan
Gault, George W.............. $4,000. Lamoine
Hartman. John y. ................. -. Eden
Hiuckley, Arch Observation-Disclosures. Buehil
Leach Penobscot
McCluskey, Charles f.. .......... Castine
Squirting, Edwin .Gouldsboro
Stubbs, W. C.......................... Bucksport
WILDER, Ziba ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Franklin
sUPERNUMEKARY.
Brady, Edward E.......... Ellsworth
DoRITY VS.. GILES.
The tirst case to be tried was that Of
Dorlty vs.. Giles, which occupied all Of
Thursday. This was action on ac-
count, for carpenter work and material,
amounting in all to s9i.59 The parties to
the suit were f. G.. Dority and Richard
Giles, bot h OF North Brooklin.
The defense admitted most OF the items
OF the bill, and number OF days la Dor,
but price charged for labor was in dis
pute, owing to different interpretatio ions
put upon verbal agreement between
parties to the suit. The jury returned
| verdict for plaintiff, s33 20. Chase for
plaintiff; King for defendant.
BUCKsPoRT VS.. BLUEHIIL.
All of Friday and Saturday was occu-
pied in the trial OF the inhabitants Of
Bucksport vs.. the nha bitants OF Bluehiil.
This is pauper case, iii which otner
towns than those named in the suit are
| Interested There was an imposing array
OF counsel-O. p. Cunningham, o. f. Fell
lows and A. W. King appearing for plain
tiffs; f. f. Chase and +. 2. Spofford for
defendants.
The pauper family in question was that
| OF Mrs. Julia A. Cousins, widow OF Darius
Cousins. The family, consisting OF four,
now lives in Bucksport, where it has
received pauper supplies. The liability
for its support rests on the town in
which Darius Cousins, who died in 1895,
had his pauper residence. 1t was ad
mitted that his pauper residence was in
BlIehill in 1877. Since that time the fam
lily had lived at various times in he towns
Bucksport.
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 residence, and that therefore
his pauper residence still remained in
Bluehll. 1t was incumbent upon the
n. fRn du N hnr N
RUS Cousins had gained pauper residence
elsew here, which they alleged WAS in
Brook lin.
The case went to the jury late SAT arday
afternoon. The jury remained our ali
Saturday night, reaching an agreement
at 9 O'Clock Sunday morning. The sealed
verdict was opened Monday morning.
The verdict was for defendants.
Counsel for plaintiffs objected to the
verdict as Irregular on the ground that
an agreement by the jury had been pre-
cipitated by the jury being Informed hat
it would be kept locked up until Monday
morning unless agreement was reached.
A mot ion to set aside the verdict will be
filed.
WEBER VS.. ELLSWORTH.
The case of Israel Webber, VS.. the in
habitants of Ellsworth was tried Mon
day. This was an action to recover e 600
damages for personal injuries received by
fall through hole in bridge on road lead
ing to Mason steam mill at the head of
the Falls, in November, 1896. George b.
Stuart appeared for plaintiff, Charles ii.
Drummey, of Hale & Hamlin, conducted
this case for defendants.
The evidence showed that the bridge
had been repaired by Mayor Gerry, acting
under direction of Mr.. Eppes, the street
commissioner, new plank being put on
part OF the bridge, and double layer of
old plank on the other parts. Plaintiff
failed to show conclusively that Mr..
Webber had given the city the required
twenty four hour notice of the defect
previous to the accident.
The jury returned verdict for defend
ant.
HAMoR VS.. BAR HARBoR WATER co.
This is an action brought by Elihu T.
Hamor against the Bar Harbor water
company to secure damages for loss OF
water for milling purposes, due to lower
ing OF water in Eagle lake. Plaintiff