Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
HANCOCK s. J. COURT.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT FOR THE
TERM FRIDAY.
. SHORT BUT BUSY TERM - MANY Dr.
voRcEs DEcREEp-THE CRIMINAL
DOCKET - FEW JAIL SEN
TENCEs.
TIE couRr.

Presiding Justice--AIBnRr n. SPEAR, Gar
diner.
Clerk-T. r. MAHoSxY. Ellsworth.
county Attorney FRRp l.. MASON. Ells-
worth.
sbariff-FoRRRsr D. sILsBy. Ellsworth.
cr;er-EaSEsr L. OsaooD, Bluehiil.
Denuties N. L. GRIspELL, South Penob-
lot. FRANK E. WESTON, Winter Harbor;
s,tSsoS HOOPER, swans Island.
s.enographer--FRKp A. HAYDEN, Portland.
Messeuger-PHrLIP d. Mason, Ellsworth.
Court finally adjourned for the term
Friday afternoon. The juries we're ex-
cused Thursday, Friday being occupied
with hearings before the court and d.
vorce cases.
1t has been short but busy term, with
something before the juries every day OF
the term since the second day, and the
snare minutes being filed with hearings
before the court, with ono evening session
for hearing.
In all, i02 cases came of the docket -
forty-f four by Judgments or verdicts,
twenty-six by entry OF "neither party,
and thirty.two divorces. There were 1877
new entries, an unusually large number.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Friday afternoon there were memorial
exercises for Elmer p Spofford. The
following resolutions we're presented;
Resoipsd. That the death of Elmer p. Spot
ford removes from the Hancock county bar
one who enjoyed In the highest degree the
confidence and esteem Of the public, and the
warm love OF those who knew him intimately.
Asaman be was upright and clean; as n
public official clean; a. lawyer, sound; as
an advocate. brilliant, and as q friend, stead
fast AID true.
The members OF the Hancock county bar
mourn his premature passing, and offer to
her, his devoted companion, in her grief that
nothing can assuage, their deepest sympathy.
Those who spoke on the resolutions,
paying their tribute to the deceased, were
Hon. 4. b. Deasy, Hon. John A. Peters
and L. N. Benson. Justice Spear re-
sponded, ordering the resolutions spread
upon the court record, and a. a further
mark of esteem ordered that court stand
adjourned without day.
EQUITY CASE.
In the equity case OF Herbert l.. Graham,
administrator, VS.. Ada e. Moran, the
three questions OF fact submitted to the
jury were answered in favor OF the de-
PENDANT, and the court rendered judg
ment for defendant.
FALSE IMPRISONMENT CASES.
Three cases OF Emory Smith, OF La
luky for
false Imprisonment, we're tried together,
the jury returning verdict for defendant
In all three cases.
ADMITTED TO HANCOCK BAR.
members OF the Massachusetts, bar and
summer residents OF Bluehill, were adj
mitted to the Hancock county bar during
this term OF court.
NEW CITIZENS.
Hugh X. Borland, OF Bucksport, and
William Dotten, OF Stonington, received
naturalization papers during the term.
DIVORCES DEcREED.
The following divorces were decreed
during the term:
Vivian L Blake from Simeon @ Blake
utter desertion.
Eva A Garland from Madison b Garland;
cruel and abusive treatment.
Phebe Bennett from Fred T Bennett; cruel
and abusive treatment.
Rita NJ Sullivan from Richard W Sullivan;
desereion.
Merton Adelbert Coombs from Ethel May
COMBS; cruel and abusive treatment.
Lima Cunningham from Forrest d Cum
ningham; cruel and abusive treatment.
I Minnie NJ Judkins from Amos H Judkins;
intoxication-
Ada Martin from Cummings o Martin;
desertion.
Rosa T Weber from Martin Weber;
adultery.
Addie B Allen from Leander Allen; cruel
and abusive treatment.
Peter P Gray from Gertrude NJ Gray; adul-
terry.
vesta A Robinson from Charles II Robin
son; desertion.
Viola +. Tracy from Curtis Tracy; ex-
IRENE cruelty and cruel and abusive treat
ment.
Grace Benson from Perley II Benson; ex-
treme cruelty and cruel and abusive treat
ment.
Emma Ulmer from Melvin Ulmer; de-