Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-01-23

JODusont Amos DuckspOrt
Johnson. Joseph H......-..... Bluehiil
suPERSUMERARIEs.
sperry. George H......................... surry
Stanley, Edward ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Eden
Workman. Henry s.-.........., ....suilivan
Young. Herbert D.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dgwick
TWO JURY TRIALS.
The first case tried was that OF Jewett
vs.. Farrell. This was an action brought by
Herbert f. Jewett against j. e. Farrell, OF
Bar Harbor, a balance of some SS1 claimed
to be due on wages. The defendant
claimed that 1t was understood that jew
EFT was to receive e day during The sum-
mer and Il 80 during the winter. Plain
tiff claimed that no such agreement
was made, and that he expected to re-
ceive e the year round. From time
to time he had received money on account
but there had never been a final settle
ment until the end OF year, when he
learned for the first time that his en-
pioyer intended to pay him only 81 so
day during the winter.
The jury found for plaintiff in full
amount claimed with interests, amount
ing in all to $50 81.
Deasy for plaintiff; Benson for defend
ant.
The case of Charles w. Morse, the Ban
| gor horse dealer, against Mrs. Barlow Hall
and her niece, Miss Fannie Hall, under
| the firm name OF 8. & f. G. Hall
occupied ALL OF Friday. This was an
action on replevin.
| In December, 1897, Charles E. Shaw sold
| to the defendants pair OF horses which
he had bought of Mr.. Morse. The horses
| in question were included in bunch OF
horses bought OF Morse by Shaw and for
which he had given a Holmes note. The
plaintiff alleged that this note had not
| been paid, and that the horses bought by
the Halls were subject to the mortgage Of
the Holmes note.
| Mr.. Shaw, who was the principal wit
ness for defendants, claimed that he
bought the hcrses OF Morse for the ex-
press purpose of selling them; that he
was In the business Of buying and selling
horses, and had had previous and
subsequent dealings of the same nature
with Morse. He testified further that
only few days before he sold the
| horses to Hall, he talked with Mr.. Morse
about them, telling him he had an offer
for them, and that Mr.. Morse advised
! him to sell.
! The question OF Mr.. Shaw's place Of resi-
dence at the time he gave the Holmes note
played very important part in the case;
| in fact, the whole case hinged ON it. The
law requires that The mortgage be re-
corded in the town where the maker
resided at the time 1t was made. The note
| In question was recorded in Bangor.
| Mr.. Shaw came to Ellsworth In the
summer of 1897 and opened a stable. His
family came soon afterward, and the tes-
| timopy for defendant went to show that
| his residence was in Ellsworth when the
note was given. The plaintiff tried to
show that Mr.. Shaw's legal residence re-
NAMED in Bangor.
The jury believed from the evidence
| that Mr.. Shaw's residence was in Els
worth when the note was given, and
found for the defendants, with s1.1O
| interest on the value Of the horses for
the time they were held under the writ
OF replevin.
| These were the only cases tried during
the term. The jurors were finally excused
| Friday evening.
| CONTESTED DIVORCE.
The hearing of a contested divorce case
occupied most of the day Monday. The
iibeIlant was Richard II. Paine, of Eden,
who asked for divorce from his wife Ju liza
E., for adultery.
The case was interesting because of the
age of the parties, and the circumstances
of their marriage. 1t was this couple
that was publicly married at the Hancock
county fair in Ellsworth in 1894. The
groom then was sixty-six years of age,
and his bride, who was Mrs. Julia e.
Robinson, OF Ellsworth, was forty-five.
Their next public appearance was in the
divorce court in Ellsworth Monday.
Mr.. Paine charges his wife with inf
deity, and accuses young farmer
neighbor, of visiting his house in his abb
sence altogether too frequently. Mrs.
Paine denies all the charges, and says that
Mr.. Paine is insanely jealous without
cause.
After hearing all the evidence, and the
arguments of counsel on both sides
Deasy for nbeliant and e. s. Clark for
| libellee-Judge Emery decided that it was
a case for jury, and so ordered.
| DIVORCES DEcREED.
| Divorces have been decreed as follows:
Herbert A. Grindle, OF Penobscot libel
liant, from Margaret |. Grindle, for deser-