Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-04-18

The April term OF the supreme court
will end this week, probably on Friday.
Two cases have been tried, probably one
more will be tried and then the criminal
docket will be disposed OF.
Last Wednesday afternoon K. T..
Mason, OF Ellsworth, who has been read
ing law In the Office OF John A. Peters, jr.,
and Jerome ii. Knowles, OF Bar Harbor,
" no has been in l.. Is. Deasy's office, we're
examined for admission to the tar. They
passed the examination successfully, and
were admitted.
CIVIL DOCKET.
Last week passed without n single jury
trial, all the cases the assigned list
being disposed OF without trial.
In ticipat ion OF possible business, an
extra panel OF traverse jurors was called.
Those drawn wer. h. r. Robinson and
Henry j. Joy, Ellsworth; Seth }. Hodg
kins, Lamoine, and DIN n. Fowler,
Surry. They act as supernumeraries.
The first case to be tried VAS that of
Harris Gettinger, a wholesale clothing
dealer Of New York, VS.. William b. Hig
gins, deputy sheriff, OF Bar Harbor. This
WAS an action OF trover brought to recover
for clothing taken from store of Nathan
Povich, under attachment by defendant
acting for a creditor OF Povicn. Plaintiff,
also a creditor, claimed goods under a
mortgage given by Povich TO his wife, and
assigned to plaintiff in this suit. Jury re-
turned verdict OF s220 50 tor plaintiff. j.
A. Peters, it,, ioTpiaintih; l.. b. Deasy for
defendant.
The suit Of Asa Hodgkins & Son, OF Bar
Hapbor, VS.. Mrs. Z. L. Linscott, was the
next to be tried. This WAS an action on
account for supplies delivered at the
Hotel Vendome, of which defendant was
mistress. Defence admitted delivery of
un d. mi led ia nd
that goods should have been charged to
MIR. l. nscott, husband of defendant.
The case went to the jury this morning.
The jury was still out a, 3 O'Clock today.
Charles IL. Wood for plaintiff; l.. b. Deasy
for defendant.
The suit of Mrs. Caroline O'ConnelI,
OF Ellsworth, VS.. the Boston Mercantile
Fire Insurance Co., of Boston, is now on
trial. This is an action to recover on
policy, payment of which was refused on
ground that house was unoccuped at
the time 1t WAS burned, without consent
of company. {. ii. Drummey for plain
tiff; Leslie &. CORNISH, OF Augusta, for
defendant.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
The grand jury reported about O'Clock
Thursday afternoon, presenting sixty
two indictments, of which tifty-seven
were for selling liquor, two for breaking
and entering and larceny, one for receiv
ing stolen goods, one for cruelty to ami
mails and one for nuisance.
James Neal and Morey Wiley are in
dicted for breaking aud entering and
larceny at the store of W. l.. Wentworth
d Co., Orland, in February. They are
the young men who came to Ellsworth
from Washington county some time in
February, and were arrested for using
Surry road schoolbouse for a lodg ing
house. They had done no damage to
the building, however, and were dis
charged. They turned up a few days
later at the county jail, having been
arrested at the house OF Alden V. Carter,
West Ellsworth, for the OrIand burglary.
At the hearing before the grand jury
last Wednesday one OF the boys made
statement which implicated Carter in the