Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-05-03


Cranberry Isles
H. H. Hanson ......... Winter Harbor
Oscar G. Waning ............ Dedham
Mark L. Dodge ............. Brooklin
j. Fred Partridge ............. Orland
Fred p. Phillips ............ Lamoine
Sidney Halves ............ BrOoksville
James A. Grey ........... fremont
Walter G. Hart ........ stonington
William Observation-Disclosures Il. hs1s ;:;fi;E Hancock
Chandler Bowden .......... Sedgwick
William K. Blaisdell ...... Trenton
John Springer ............. Sullivan
The traverse jurors reported for
duty last Thursday, and the juries
were empanelled as above.
A divorce hearing of more than
usual interest was that of Isaac l..
Slower of Brooksville VS.. Albertine
G. Slower. The case grew largely
out of the charge made by Mrs.
Slower last year that her husband
had attempted to kill her by poison
ing. He was acquitted of the
charge. Judge Dunn reserved de-
csion on the divorce libel.
INSURANCE CASES.
Five insurance cases were tried to-
gether Friday. The plaintiff Mrs.
Alice e. Cakes of Seal Harbor. sued
to recover damages resulting from a
fire that damaged her house at Seal
Harbor in August, 1921. Policies
were written in five companies, who
were the defendants in the suits.
Fellows & Fellows appeared for the
plaintiff and w. R. Pattangall for
defendants.
The cases grew out of the refusal
by Mrs. Cakes to accept the fire loss
adjustment offered by the companies.
AS provided in such cases, a com
mission of three was appointed to
adjust the loss, one member being
appointed by the companies, one by
the insured, and one by these two.
This commission fixed the loss at
$3,l5 and Mrs. Cakes signed an
acceptance of this finding, though
she now says she signed under mis-
conception as to the nature of the
paper She claims loss of $4,000.
After the evidence for plaintiff
was in, on motion of defendants
counsel, the Court ordered non
suit Plaintiff filed exceptions.
MAYNARD VS.. CRONE.
Two civil actions for $4,000 each
for damages for an assault growing
out of an alleged trespass were tried
Saturday The plaintiffs are George
G. Maynard and wife of Dedham, and
the defendant is Charles F. Crone of
Brewer Plaintiffs claimed that
defendant assaulted Mrs. May
nard when she accused him of tres
passing on berry land, knocked her
down and inflicted serious injuries.
The husbands suit was based on loss
of the services of his wife while she
was incapacitated. VIM. E. Whit
ing for plaintiffs; Fellows & Fellows
for defendant. The jury returned a
verdict for defendant in both cases.
SWEENEY CASE.
The registration case, Sweeney VS.
the members of the board of regis
tration of Ellsworth, assigned for
trial Monday, will be heard by the
Court instead of going before jury.
ELLSWORTH VS.. BAR HARBOR.
The case of Ellsworth VS.. Bar Har-
Dor for bill of .$239.21 for supplies
furnished the family of Charles A.
Emerson while under quarantine for
scarlet fever, was tried Tuesday.
The issue in the case was the legal
residence of Mr. Emerson. d. e.
Hurley for plaintiff; c. Fl. Wood for
defendant. The jury returned YER
dict for plaintiff.
McGUFFIE VS.. HOOPER.
This is an action for $25, 900 dam
ages brought by John McGuffie of
Swans Island against StinsOn Hoop
err of Swans Island, for the aliena-
ton of the affections of his wife,
Elizabeth Mcknight McGuffie. Trial
was opened this morning, and the case
is being holly contested. F. H. In
graham of Rockland, Wiley c. Con-
nv of Bucksport and Alvah l.. Stin-
son of Boston are counsel for plain
tiff, and Charles w. Smalley of Rock
land and Charles H. Wood OF Bar
Harbor for defendant. The case is
not likly to go to the jury before to-
morrow.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
The trial of cases on the criminal
docket will probably be reached the
last of this week. Following is the
list of indictments returned at this
term, with pleadings so far as en-
tered:
1858 state VS. Granville G. Archer, re-
ceiving stolen property. Rlead-
ed guilty.
2354 state VS. Granville C. Archer.
breaking, entering and lar