Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-04-29
hancock s. J. COURT.
,o,rpT ADJOURNED FOR THE
TERM SATURDAY.
s,,NsER OF CASES CAME OFF
THE pocKET-DIsPosAL OF
CRIMINAL CASES.


,..r Justice ALBERT NJ. SPEAR
e a,olse .ioHs F. KSowLros. Ellsworth
eN' ,t,orney--CH,aLEs II. wooD, Bar
Hsrbor ~ ., rit.vor,h
RrRxE LEACH, Bucksport.
e,.iss-BuRKE LEACH. Bucssport; DAVID
,n,,ry. Ellsworth; JAMES $. FEsaALp.
-. Ions +. WEBSTER, Biuehiil; Ro-
FIVE. Brooklin.
iA .,..a,,apher-- FRED l.. HAYDEN, Portland.
sss-.anger- HAM11a MADDooKs, Ellsworth.
Gar, finally adjourned for the term
c.,urday afternoon. fbe term. whien II
salu tthanght would extend into this week,
wa shortened considerably by the with
was f,,s,i of several cases from the jury. to be
afaS.,ad 10 the law court, or by reason OF
fepSiet ordered, or by settlement between
the unusually large number OF cases
AZ come off the docket, among them
ha, o,. cases which haze been carried on
~ lssd ocket for years. The whole number
w " cases which came of the docket was
% o. There we're seventy-iour judgments
~ !. 'rsrdicts. eighteen divorces and one an
oaI,ment OF marriage granted, eleven di-
i me-. dismissed or denied. six mis-en-
..;as and sixty-seven entries of neither
,,y There we're i3o new entries.
THE JORDAN WILL CASE.
The Jordan will case, which went on
.,;aI last Wednesday afternoon, was not
ssnrhuitted to the jury, but was reported to
,hs law court. The history of the will is
Mrs frankie NJ. Jordan, OF Orland, died
nsc !. 1897. leaving will, which was
nroved and allowed at probate court at
pacssport, Fep. /. 1898, and upon which
istters testamentary were issued to An
drew j. Jordan, OF Orland, husband OF
The deceased, named as executor, no bond
being required under the terms OF the
will The property, estimated at from
IN no to si06, 900, was distributed accord
!ny 10 the provisions of the will.
Andrew j. Jordan, the executor, died
Ian. 4. 1907, leaving a will which was
oasred for probate Jan. Is, 1907, and was
proyed and allowed at term held at Els
worth, March 5, 1907, and upon which
letters testamentary were issued to the
Merrill Trust Co., OF Bangor, they being
excused from giving bonds under the
terms Of the will.
ester, n. Y, filed a petition praying that
the decree OF the probate court, entered
Feb. /, 1898, allowing a certain instru-
meut as the last will and testament OF
frankie NJ. Jordan deceased, be vacated,
disallowed and rejected. and a decree en-
tered annulling said decree, and that it be
decreed that frankie NJ. Jordan died in
testste.
It was from the decree OF the probate
court allowing this petition and annuIling
the will of frankie NJ. Jordan, that APP
peal was taken to the supreme court.
The case involves several points OF law
on which the law court OF Maine will now
render decision for the first time.
HALMAN VS.. POWER CO.
The case Of I. l.. Halman VS.. the Bar
Harbor & Union River Power Co. was the
next to be tried. c. r. Eldridge, Of Bos-
ton. and c. H. Wood, appeared for plain
tin, and Hale & Hamlin for defendants.
This action was brought by Mr.. Halman
to recover q 500 paid out by him for OPP
tons on land on Union river which would
be flowed by the construction Of the dam.
These options were transferred by Mr..
Halman to the Bar Harbor & Union River
Power CO., the negotiation being with the
then officers Of the company-W. II. Bur
len, Of Boston, president, and George F.
West, OF Portland, treasurer.
Mr.. Halmsn, afterward, acting as
broker, sold $4,000 OF stock of the com