Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-10-25

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shsrin-BYRos n. MAYO. Ellsworth.
crler-BuRKE LEACH, Bncksport.
DeputIes - BuRKg LEAcn, Bucksport: RIOS
nov II SPRINGER. West sullivan. JAMES
SEEsaLD. fremont; BLooMriELD hI0eISs,
RsY Harbor. DAVID w. CARNEY, Ellsworth.
s,snosrapher-c. o. BaRsows. Portland.
Messenger-HAaLrs MADpooKs, Ellsworth
The October term of the supreme court
for Hancock county ends this afternoon.
The term has been one OF fourteen DAYS.
with more business for the iuries than
first indicated
Several important civil cases have been
tried. but only one criminal case went to
the Jury. Jail sentences were imposed
on four offenders.
HtNCRLEy VS.. GRAY.
The Hinckley vs.. Gray case ON trial when
The AMERICAN went to press last We'd
uesday, and a summary of which was given
at that time, was Withdrawn from the jury
Thursday morning, after plaintiffs case
was all in, settlement having been agreed
upon.
yEAroS ys. BELFAST BANK.
The case of Miss Maud Yeaton, of Ellis
worth, Us. the Belfast bank, of Belfast,
which went on trial Thursday afternoon,
was OF considerable interest. The bank
vas only the defendant nominally. the
real defendant being Albert b. SLIDER
mann, OF Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
Miss Yeaton, the plaintiff in the case,
is the foster daughter OF Mrs Abbie
Yeaton, who died last March at the home
OF a sister, Mrs. Weaver, in this city.
Miss Yeaton, who is now nineteen years
Of age, has been as a daughter to Mrs.
Yeston since she was two years OF age.
SHbermann Is q son of Mrs. Yeaton by a
former marriage.
On her death bed, only two hours be-
fore she died, Mrs. Yeaton made an as
Segment to Maud Yeaton OF book of
deposit In the Belfast bank, for savings
amounting now TO 81 ,noa.s2. Mrs. Yeaton
herself WAS too weak to write the order
Of assignment, or TO sign her name, and
the order was written by Miss Yeaton
and the dying woman made her mark.
which was witnessed by two nephews,
Charles A. and Alexander Weaver, and by
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Sherman, who came from New York
TO attend the funeral, Immediately there
after began looking up the effects left by
his mother, and knowing OF the bank saw
ings and the assignment OF the book to
Maud Yeaton, took steps to prevent the
payment OF the money to her, and con-
tested the case which was an action
brought by Miss Yeaton against the bank
to establish her right to the money.
On the direct examination, plaintiff
rested after putting in testimony as to the
making OF the assignment. Miss Yeaton,
who was an adnira bic witness, told clear
story OF conversations had with her foster
mother, when she expressed her inten-
ton OF leaving her savings to her foster
daughter that she might complete her
education. Miss Yeaton is now student
in the Ellsworth high school.
She testified that three or four days be-
fore her death, her foster mother spoke
Of then transferring the book, saying she
thought she was going to die, but she, the
plaintiff, turned her mind from it, telling
her she was going to get well. Three days
later, when told that her foster mother
could not live, she then asked her II she
wished to assign the book, and receiving
an affirmative answer, got the book and
the assignment was executed, as above
stated.
DEFENDANTS put on witnesses who testi-
ned that Mrs. Yeaton had said in CONVEX
sation with them that she intended leav-
ing her money TO her son in New York,
the contention being that undue influence
Wss used by the weavers and the plaintiff
to induce her to assign the book to Maud
Yeaton.
1t developed on cross-examination that
the son, SHERMAN, who left Name
twenty-six years ago to live in New York,
mad only been back to visit his mother
once in that time, but had accord
ing 10 his own testimony met her on
three other occasions in Boston and
New York. She had visited him at his
nome once, many years ago. Letters were
introduced. however, showing the friendly
relations between mother and son.
The case went to the jury at 8 o'clock
Friday afternoon. When court adjourned
Tor the day at 8 O'Clock, verdict had not
Deem returned The jury was called in,
given some further instruction by the
court ON questions asked, and instructed
70 bring in sealed verdict Saturday
morning. The jury remained out until
o-D o'clock Saturday morning, and at
opening Of court reported disagreement.
similar action by the same plaintiff
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worth, was continued. Another book
calling for $50 in the savings department
OF this bank, was assigned to the plaintiff
oy Mrs. Yeaton week before her death.
HISoKLEY VS.. WALKER.
The case OF Eben A. Hinckley, of
sedgwick, vs.. Winfield s. Walker, OF
sedgwick, was next taken up. Back of
ms case is family quarrel. In the fall OF
IS03 the defendant, who is a brother of
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