Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-10-27
FIRST TRAVERSE JURY.

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Walter G. Hart ......... Stonington
Fred H. Sylvester .......... Bluehill
George Whalen sullivan
Maynard M. Perkins 80. Penobscot
Herbert Salisbury ELLSWORTH
Dolph L. Kane ............... Surry
Fred S. Halves BrooksVllle
| SUPERNUMERARIES
Mark H. Reed ......... Mount Desert
Hazel NJ Cowing .......... Dedham
Lawrence Robinson,
Southwest Harbor
E. F. Bartlett ............ Eastbrook
Frank E. Blaisdell ........ Franklin
Court has been occupied all this
| week with the trial of criminal
cases, and present indications are
that the term will run we'll into
next week. Justice Spear will re-
lieve Justice Deasy tomorrow, for
the remainder of this week as Justice
Deasy has an important hearing in
| Bangor.
In the Trenton trespass case,
Stark VS.. Dolliver, which went to the
jury last Wednesday afternoon,
verdict was rendered in favor of
plaintiff, for 81. Three other cases
pending between the same parties,
all resulting from dispute as to To-
| cation of the line between their
| properties, were settled. But the ex-
act location of the line has not yet
| been determined to the satisfaction
of all parties.
An interesting dog case was the
| next to be tried. This was an
action brought by Harry F. Grant of
| Bucksport against the American
| Railway Express Co. The plaintiff
shipped dog, valued at $3.50, to
| Massachusetts. In the Bangor yards,
the dog escaped from the crate in
which it was shipped, and later was
killed by an automobile. The case
was withdrawn from the jury to be
reported to the law court, for legal
Interpretation of the express COM
| pany's contract.
The case of G. Felix & Co. VS.. H.
Yatsuhashi of Bar Harbor, was an
action for breach of contract. The
| plaintiffs had rented store of the
| defendant at Bar Harbor, with an
agreement that they were to have If
| for three summer sasons., They had
| occupied it two seasons, but before
! the third summer, defendant mott
| fed them that they could not have it.
| Plaintiffs had failed to procure a
formal lease, and verdict was given
| for defendant.
An automobile case, Mrs. Emma
G.. Wiswell of Ellsworth, VS.. Leamon
Jordan of Franklin was next tried.
This was AN action for damages
| growing out of an automobile col
lision in the Egypt section of Frank
| lin. The evidence was contradictory
| drivers of both cars claiming to have
been on their own side Of the road
| The defendant further claimed that
he was blinded by the lights of the
plaintiffs car, and applied his
| brakes, but not in time TO
avoid an accident. The jury found
| for defendant.
Another dog case was the last
civil action tried. This was suit
brought by Timothy L. Robbins of
Stonington against Eugene F. Mer-
rill of the same place, for personal
damages for injuries received by be-
ing bitten by a dog owned by defen-
dant Plaintiff claimed that the dog
was vicious, and had attacked him
| WlCQOuL WdTuluS, DlLlAS ulHu oA ChO
arm He set up claim for doctors
bill, loss of four weeks labor and
for personal suffering. The defense
introduced evidence to show the dog
was not vicious, and did not attack
plaintiff without provocation. The
Jury returned a verdict for plaintiff
for $15.75.
The first criminal case tried was
that of James B. Mclaughlin of Seal
Harbor, charged with driving an
automobile while intoxicated, on ap-
peal from the Bar Harbor municipal
court. The jury returned verdict
of not guilty after being out sew
eral hours.
A. N. Merrill of Ellsworth,
charged with reckless driving, also
on appeal from the Bar Harpo1
municipal court, was found not
guilty.
Another case on appeal from the
Bar Harbor court, Charles A Weaver
of Bar Harbor, charged with dr1v-
ing a motor vehicle while intoxi'
Gated, went to the jury this after
noon.
The case of Louis c. Choate OF
fremont, charged with obtaining
money under false pretences, is nov
on trial.
Following is the full crimina
docket, with record of disposal o.
cases to date: