Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-24

Presiding Justice i.UCILiUs A. EMERY.
Clerk .tOnS 4. KNuwLros.
SheriG-LEwfs r. HOOPER.
Irier Lillian Is. HIGGINS, Bar iiarbor.
ieputies- VI NoGkLL, Castine; JAMES
IIILL, t,ouii-bar Y. Il BUSKkR. Winter liar
Dor; \. ~ 1ENs, Buckrpurt
stenographer-J Z. CLAY, Portland.
Messenger-W. +. WHIrisG.
The January term OF the supreme judi
CT court is drawing to close. All the
cases assigned for trail were disposed OF
by Monday, and both juries were finally
excused.
Since then there have been several hear
Jugs before the court. To-day three can
didates for admission to the bar-John +.
Knowiton, Il. b. Mesrs and Harry l..
Crabtree--are being examined. fo-mor-
row win be divorce day IN the court, and
on Friday will come final adjournment.
The traverse jurors came In Thursday,
and he two juries were empaneled. The
A mon Z Bunker, OF East brook, was
,osen foreman OF the first jury, aud W.
II. II. Spuf1ru. OF Deer Isle, of tue second.
All the cases assigned for Thursday
were settled without trial. Tue most i'm
portaut OF these WAS hat of Snow vs.. the
Maine Central railroad. This was the
action for personal damages received by
being thrown from n carriage at Bucks
port, the plaintiffs horse being fright
ened by a hand car being pushed across
the highway by employees OF the railroad.
The case MAS tried In January, 1898, and
resulted IN verdict for plaintiff OF $3.50.
This verdict Was set aside by the law court
on ground that responsibility OF defend
ant bad not been sufficiently shown. 1t
| IL understood that MIR. Snow received
sonnet hing like S2,100 In settlement.
Another case against the Maine Central
| railroad growing out of the Mt. Desert
Ferry accident, WAS that OF Miss Ellie
Davis, OF Ellsworth. That case also was
| settled without trial. The amount Is not
made public, but il Understood to be In
the vicinity OF 1900. John A. Peters, jr.,
WAS Miss Davis council.
Friday two Cases OF Foss vs.. Hayward
| were tried, and another of Hayward VS..
Foss was defauiled. The first case as an
action Of trover to recover value OF par
| Tor organ. Defendant was son-in- law OF
| plaintiff. Plaintiff, before marriage OF
| his daughter to defendant, bought an
| organ for her use. After her marriage he
| allowed the organ to remain In his daugh-
| tet's house, but he did not, he alleges, give
| the organ to his daughter. Later the
| organ ~as given III trade by defendant as
part payment for n piano. Plaintin re-
| ceiyed verdict OF s37.S
| Tue otner case OF T. 81 Va. Hayward was
| q action to recover for board OF defend
| ants aife ana two children. Verdict for
plaintiff. $50 AZ.
Tue case ~ Hayward vs., Foss was de-
| ftuited for gil bS
| rhe trial oI the case OF Doyle VS.. Mckay,
! an action growing out of a horse trade,
/ coupled the court Saturday. Plaintiff
eyed that pair OF horses which DE-
| tendant gave him in exchange for another
| pair, were not rs represe nted. The jury
| returned verdict for plant II for 1857.
| The case of Armour W. Dresser, IN ac-
| I ton on account, was put on trial Monday
| morning. The court directed verdict
| for plaintiff.
THE ASSIGNED LIST.
| Following is The speclsi assigned list,
with record OF disposal ~ cases:
l42. Snow vs.. NJ. Z. x II. Co. Fellows; Hale
Il hanlin. Neither party.
$50. Smith vs.. Cushman. GILES, Redman. Con-
,inued.
col. Aiken VS.. Cushman. Giles, Redman. Con
tnued
22l. Foss vs.. Hayward. Clark, Wood. Yer
dict for plaintiG, s3T.sa.
223. Hay ward va Foss. Wood; Clark. De
PENDANT defauIt, Il for Sii.5s.
$50. Foss vs.. ayward. Clark; Wood. Yer
dict for pantin. s6S4
2ss. Parker vs.. " heeer Clark; Bunker. De-
fcndant defaul.ed.
31s. Harrison VS.. Harkius. King; Clark. De
Is-I IN
| Isl. Doyle VS.. Mckay. Tracy; Benson. Yer
dict for plaintiff, 1881.
s6s. CIoxford vs. Hartman. Fellows; Smith.
Cunningham referred to }. "A. Peters,
jr,
$50 Kehoe vs. stafford. Wood Clark, Burrill.
PlainliT nonsuit.
las. Stafford vs. Dodge. Hale Il namin; King.
Defendant defaulted for : 10 aud costs.
Armour 4 Co. VS. Dresser. tale Ham
lin; stuart. Verdict for plaintiff, $o5l.0I'
DIVORCES DEcREED.
Divorces have been decreed as follows:
Myrta e. Joy, OF Gouldsboro, libellant,
from George c. Joy, for cruel and abusive
treatment. Wood for libellant; King for
libellee.
Cora Geneva Averiil, OF Franklin, libel
sertion. King for libellant.
BAR BANQUET.
Tonight an elaborate banquet will be
served to the Hancock county bar by the
membe admitted since 1888. The BAN
quet " ill be served at the Hancock house.
Covers will be laid for about thirty.
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