Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-22


Court is to-day busy with the criminal
docket. All civil cases for the juries have
been disposed of, and final adjournment
,,ilI be reached probably on Friday.
The traverse jurors came into court
Thursday forenoon. The two iuries, as
empaneled and organized, are as follows:
FIRST TRAVERSE JURY.
Harold F. Carter, foreman....'..... ....Eden
George F. GIay,...............-... .Surry
All. stinson.................. Mount Desert
Fred f. weob.................... ..Stonington
Herbert b. CHM. .....'..-...'...'.o riand
Frank L. Trundy ...'5orrente
Zebby Heath.....-.............. Verona
Fred L. circuit. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. sullivan
Fred E. Morang ..................'...Ell Ellsworth
George A. Pert.....-.-.........-. .bluehlll
Herbert F. Emery. ..........- 49,. ......... Eden
John n Hancock. Winter Harbor
SECOND TRAVERSE JURY.
samuel J. stinson, foreman.... Swans Island
Warren T. Powers, Deer Isle
Walter E. Colby ...,..........-...-... Bucksport
George NJ. Perl .-.Castine
Joseph VI. Hutehins................ .Penobscot
Charles W. Mason Ellsworth
". Y. Bragdon.... .....-........- ...Frapkltn
Fred J. Perkins. ................. Broo ksyille
Andrew NJ. Gray. ...Sedgwick
Edward W. Griffin................." .Brooklin
Hollis E. Jordan ............. Plantation No. II
william W. Jeliison. Hancock
suPERsuMERARY.
Byron H. Mayo .............Southwest Harbor
TRIAL OF CASES.
Evidence in replevin suit OF Nickerson,
Spratt & Greedy, VS.. Andrew l.. Stafford,
and another action, Andrew l.. Stat
ford VS., Frank Spratt, was taken out
before the court Friday. The cases In
volyed title to horses, harnesses, etc.
Deasy & Lyman appeared for Nickerson,
Spratt & Greedy, and Graham for Stafford.
PIERCE VS.. SMITH.
A civil action for damages for assault,
Smith, OF Bangor, was tried Friday after
noon. The assault alleged took place at
the Bangor house, in Bangor, where plain
tiff was employed, the defendant IN the
case being the steward at the hotel.
Plaintiff alleged that defendant offered
her indignities on several occasions, and
on one occasion seized her by the ankles,
which was the assault complained of.
The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff,
awarding damages in the sum of s295 ,03.
A. l.. Blanchard for plaintiff, q. E.
Thompson for defendant.
SPRINGER VS.. HARRISON.
An action for Islander, Mrs. Eva NJ.
Springer VS. George s. Hardison, both OF
Franklin, was tried Saturday. ID. E..
Hurley for plaintiff, l.. F. Giles for de-
tendant. Verdict for plaintiff, $500.
SAUNDERS VS.. MIDDLETON.
The case of Henrietta w. Saunders VS..
Merle Middleton, and action to recover on
lease OF cottage, defendant claiming an
offset for repairs, was tried Monday.
Dessy & Lyman for plaintiff, Hale Il Ham
lin for defendant. The Court directed a
verdict for plaintiff for q ,43o.
The suit OF Mrs Edwin L. Royal, of
Ellsworth, vs.. the Bar Harbor & Union
River Power Co., growing out of the death
OF her husband by electric shock in Janu-
airy, 1918, has been continued.
MILLIKEN vs.. osaooD.
Surry land case, Almira A. Milliken
vs. Charles 0sgood, went on trial Monday
morning. Deasy Il Lyman for plaintiff;
Coggsn d Coggan for defendant. This
case was tried at the last October term,
the jury reporting disagreement.
The action is one for trespass in cutting
Gown part of fence and entering upon
property owned by plaintiff. The defend
ant named in the writ is merely the nomi-
nal defendant, the real defendant being
Mrs Edna M. Treworgy, by whom he was
employed. The caselinvolves the question
Oh rlght-of-way over the property upon
which the trespass is alleged.
The case went to the jury about A
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. The jury re-