Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-10-18

| Vinton c. Gray Penobscot
| Fred A. Hamilton Brooklin
| Herbert o. Johnson Sullivan
| Lyndon McGown Ellsworth
| Roderick Peasley Sedgwick
| Benjamin CSmith Deer Isle
| Edwin Steele BrookSville
| Annie S. Thurlow Stonington
| Roland b. Wardwell Castine
| George A. White Orland
| Carl G.. Whitaker Bar Harbor
| Charles Fl. Wilson fremont
| FIRST TRAVERSE JURY.
Frank l.. Trundy, foreman, Sorrento
/ Rupert Blance Gouldsboro
| Grafton l. Bunker Franklin
| Fred p. Eaton Deer Isle
| A. X Haslam Waltham
| H. w. Herrck Orland
| George F.. Newman Ellsworth
| Addison NJ. Parker Swans Island
Nathan S. Sargent Winter Harbor
Theodore A. Smith Sedgwick
| Leslie White Southwest Harbor
Henry A Saunders Bluehill
SECOND TRAVERSE JURY.
Lewis b. Smith. foreman, Lamoine
Mark p. Bowden BuckSport
l.. S. Clement Mt Desert
Mayo II. Clement Ellsworth
Everett r. Hale Brooklin
Eugene Havey Sullivan
F.. Il. Mitchell PenobScot
Elmer circuit Brooksville
John w. Pendleton Stonington
Leslie NJ. Rice Cranberry Isles
George l.. Stewart Hancock
Everett o. Stone Surry
SUPERNUMERARY.
Augustus Archer Ami erst
The October term of the supreme
court for Hancock county is draw
ing near it's close, with short term
and but little business for the juries.
The juries were finally excused for
this term this morning and court will
adjourn tomorrow. The criminal
docket was disposed of to-day.
While court convened Tuesday of last
week. it has been in session but six |
days including to-day, adjournment |
having been taken from Thursday |
to Monday out of respect to the late |
Chief-Justice William P. White
house, whose funeral Justice Spear |
attended.
The grand jury rose last Wednes-
day, reporting nine indictments. The
list is included in the criminal dock
ct printed below.
The traverse jurors reported for
duty Thursday, and after the two
juries were organized, they were ex
cused until Monday, all cases as
signed for Thursday having been
disposed of without trial. But two
civil cases have been tried, and that
completes the trial of cases on the
civil docket.
SHAPIRO VS.. BEATON.
The case of Max Shapiro VS.. Nor
man Beaton was tried Monday. This
was an action for damages to auto
mobile from collision with truck
loaded with hay. Plaintiff, driving
his automobile, came up behind the
truck and attempted to pass. AS he
was about to pass, the truck swerved
to the left, crowding him into the
ditch and damaging his car, as he |
claimed, to the extent of $40O. Each
driver claimed the. other at fault |
for the accident. The jury returned
a verdict for the defendant. H. l..
Graham for plaintiff; Lyman & Ro-
dick for defendant.
MEARS VS.. BIDDLE.
The case of Edward B. Mears & !
Co. VS.. Julia Biddle was tried yes
terday. This was an action to re-
cover commission of $1,000 alleged |
to be due plaintiffs for acting as |
real estate brokers for the sale of |
defendants property at Bar Harbor.
Plaintiffs claimed defendant ar
ranged with them to sell the proper
ty in question for $4,000, that they
found customer ready to pay that
for the property, and so notified the
defendant, thus completing their
part of the contract and earning
their commission. Defendant de-
clined the offer for the property
and refused to pay the commission,
claiming that her arrangement with
the plaintiffs was that they were to
sell the property for $4,000, or to
notify her in case they had an offer
Of 100000. Defendant further
claimed that, even if $4,000 had
been the amount agreed upon, the
offer of payments in three specified
sums was not in strict accordance
with the cash terms implied in con-
tract with the plaintiffs, and that
therefore they were not entitled to
F.! their commission. The fact that the
property was afterward sold direct
| by the defendant for 100000 was
| brought out in the evidence, but was
| instructing the jury that it should
have no bearing. 1t was a question
| of fact as to the exact terms of the
| agreement between the plaintiffs
and defendant as to the sale OF the
property. and whether the terms
offered by the purchaser through
the plaintiffs constituted cash
offer. Verdict for plaintiffs, $1.314.
Motion for new trial filed.
c. H. Wood for plaintiffs; Harry
l.. Crabtree for defendant.
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET.
Following is the full criminal
docket, including new indictments,