Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-10-27
HANCOCK s. J. COURT.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT OF TERM
PROBABLE TO- MORROW.
CRIMINAL DOCKET REACHED THIS
WEEK rRrAIs--Lrsr OF
DIVORCES GRANTED.



WORTH
Clerk--Joax r. KNowLroN. Ellsworth.
County Attorney--wILEy c. CoxARy, Bucks
port.
sheriff-FoaRssr o. srLsBy, Ellsworth.
Crier-H. q. sMALLIDoR, Winter Harbor.
Deputies - EUGENE ID. BRANN, Ellsworth;
CLAREScE 3. MADDEN, Bar Harbor; FRED A.
PArrES, East Sullivan; H. q. SxALLiDas,
winter Harbor; NORRIS l.. GRiNpLE, Penob-
scot.
stenographer-C. o. BARRows, Portland.
Messenger EDWARD DowNsy, Ellsworth.
The October term Of the supreme court
is drawing to close. Final adjournment
il probable tomorrow. The term has
been a busy one, with more civil and
criminal trials than for several years. The
criminal docket was reached this week.
The Italian shooting case, now on trial,
will proba bly, be the last trial OF the term.
LADD VS.. RICHARDSON.
The trespass case OF Charles c. Ladd vs..
Samuel O. Richardson went to the jury
Thursday forenoon. The parties to the
action own adjoining property at Bar
Harbor, and the case involved the location
OF the line between the t~o properties.
Plaintiff built fence 100 feet long ON
what he claims was his land, several feet
inside what he alleges to be the true line.
Defendant, claiming the fence was on his
land, destroyed the fence, and plaintiff
thereupon brought suit for trespass. There
is difference OF about seventeen feet be-
tween the line as claimed by plaintiff and
defendant. The Jury returned a verdict
for defendant.
Deasy s. Lyman appeared for plaintiff
and T.. S. Clark for defendant.
BRooKsvILLE FIRE CASE.
The case OF Henry c. Grindle, Of Penob-
scot, against the town Of Brooksville, to
recover pay for fighting forest fire in
BrooksviIle under direction OF the select
men OF that town, was heard Thursday
afternoon. This is a test case, there being
several OF her men who have not received
pay for similar service.
No facts were at issue for the jury, and
the case was heard on points OF law by
the Court. The question was as to the
authority OF the selectmen to hire men to
fight the fire, and the legality OF their ac-
ton, they not having first laid out the
town in fire districts and made this mat
ter OF record. The Court gave judgment
for defendants. The case will go to the
law court.
d. 4. Hurley appeared for plaintiff and
Elmer p. Spotford for defendants.
UNITED STATES VS.. BURRILL.
This is case to determine the title tc
the land on the west OF the present
custom house lot lying between the re-
tanning wall and the river. The case wa.
heard in chambers last Thursday evening
before Judge King u. S. District Attor.
ney r. T. Whitehouse appeared for ths
government; Henry NJ. Hall for Burrill.
The governments contention is that the
deed from David Dyer to the United
States, given in 1855, conveying the lane
on which the present custom house anC
postoffice building now stands, extend.
west to slow-water MARK, as stated in
the deed, and that the building on thi:
land, owned by Mr.. Burrill, is on lane
owned by the government.
The defense is, in substance, that slow
water mark" is at or near the present re-
tanning wall; that he is the rightful owner
of the land on which the building rests BY
warranty deed from Campbell, Leach
Co., they acquiring the property from
Luther Giles, who gave them warranty
deed.
Defense further. alleges that he has &C
quired title by adverse possession, having
been in possession for more than twenty
years.
Witnesses for the plaintiff who were ex
amined were Henry l.. Moor, Edward K