The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-02-24


the firm of Weeks & Weeks for the
defense.
Another step was taken in the Stan
ley affairs at st. Adams, which have
caused considerable interest during
the last few years at the court ses-
the part of Mrs. Hannah A. Stanley
to recover the value of three 2-year
old heifers and two COWS from Chas.
Hanson of Ripley. 1t was an action
of troyer and in opening the case j.
Howard Haley of Hartland, who with
l.. l.. Walton of Skowhegan acted as
the attorney for the plaintiff outlined
the principal facts as to why the ac-
ton was brought which according to
the plaintiff were as follows: Mrs.
Stanley lives in St Adams upon
farm. Her former husband was
James Atwood After his death she
married B. f. Stanley and after
time Mr.. Stanley began to exercise
more or less control over the proper
ty to which the plaintiff objected.
Finally Mrs. Stanley left her home
Through his will. her former hus-
band Mr.. Atwood through whom she
had become possessed of the property
had expressed a desire that their son
should be we'll educated and Mrs
Stanley accordingly began to sell hay
and stock in order to get the neces-
sary money to send her son to col
lege. She asked Mr. Hanson to buy
the stock and he accordingly went to
the Atwood farm to buy the same,
but returned saying that Mr.. Stanley
claimed that he owned the stock and
he thought he had better not inter
fere. Mrs. Stanley later learned that
Mr.. Hanson was taking the animals
away from the farm and she went to
him demanding her property which
he refused to surrender. An officer
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got one of the cows from the six head
of cattle which Mr.. Hanson had in
his possession. but did not get the re-
mainder of the animals, hence the
suit Mrs. Stanley took the stand in
her own defense and estimated the
animals as being valued three of
them at $35 each and the two cows at
$50 each Before the witnesses for
the defense were heard the case was
taken from the jury and sent to the
Law Court, because of the construc-
ton of the will of her former hus-
band, the question being whether the
property was really the property of
Mrs. Stanley or whether 1t was held
in trust by her The case of Mrs
Hannah A. Stanley against A. b.
Tracey of st. Adams which is one of
repleyin is continued to await the ac-
ton of the Law Court in the Stanley
VS.. Hanson case. The divorce case in
which Mrs. Stanley Is the libelant VS.
B. F. Stanley has also been continued.
The case of Amos w. Shepard, ex-
ecutor against Stephen E. Ladd which
was assigned for trial has been de-
faulted to be heard in damages by
the clerk. The attorneys were Wal
ton & Walton for the plaintiff and
Merrill & Merrill for the defense. 1t
was note case
The fertilizer case of John 5 Libby
against Oscar Link of Harmony has
been defaulted by agreement Attor-
noys Butler 4 Butler for the plain
tin and Merrill & Merrill for the de
fense
Following the disposition OF the
stanley vs.. Hanson case in Court
Tuesday the jurors were excused
from early in the afternoon until +
O'Clock the attorneys for the next
ease in order that of Moses Burns Of
rittsneld against y NJ. webb of Hart
land. not being expected until the ar
rival OF the $50 train The case Was
opened Tuesday night and occupied