The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-17
THE GRAND JURY REPORT.
Persons Who Were Indicted and
Sentenced or Who Got Off.

Deputy warden of the State prison,
Frask Wall, came in from Cranston this
morning with the "chain gang" who are
brought in from confinement to harken TO
the indictments found against them by
the grand jury. There were thirty-two
of the unfortunates who were obliged TO
wear the manacles because they couldn't
get the necessary amount OF bail
The grand jury returned fifty-eight in
dictments and failed TO find bills against
nine persons whose cases were referred TO
them. Those who escaped being indicted
were: David 4. Lingane, libel; John Tay-
ior and James Lynch, assault with dan
gerous weapon; John Spang, nuisances;
Homer Houde, breaking and entering;
James +. Larkin, embezzement; John L.
Bell, manslaughter: \. X. Parko, obtain
ing goods under false pretenses; John
Warner, impersonating an officer.
When the grand jury had returned the
indictments the prisoners who were not
out on bail were brought up from the cell
room TO plead.
Robert Lewis, negro, against whom
there were two indictments, one for break
ing and entering and another for larceny
pleaded not guilty to both, and bail was
fixed at 5000
James Nugent, keeping nuisance,
guilty, six months.
James McCue, larceny, not guilty, $500
bail.
Robert Dickinson, larceny of a gold
watch, guilty, nine months.
Charles Walker, larceny, guilty, four
months.
Edward Connors, keeping nuisance, not
guilty. bail 81 900.
Mary J. Kelly, keeping nuisance, not
guilty, bail s., 600.
Cornelius Cox, larceny from person, not
guilty; bail, 81 800.
Michael McManus. breaking and enter
ing, not guilty; 81 900 bail.
George Mawney, larceny, guilty; nine
months.
Thomas Edmundsou, for embezzlement
of S2, 900 from Thomas +. Pierce, for whom
he was bookkeeper. He pleaded nolo
contendere and was sentenced TO Jail for
six months.
John Prior, assault, guilty; four
months.
William McGarry, assault, guilty, IL
months.
John Gallagher, nuisance, not guilty,
bail $1,000.
Edward Goodell and Richard Carpenter
for breaking and entering. two indict-
men.s, guilty, nolo contendre, six months
on each count to be served concurrently.
George w Broadbent for breaking aud
entering the barn of George j. Gallagher
and stealing harness and setting the
barn on fire, guilty. One year on the
breaking and entering, and for firing the
barn four years, the sentences TO be
served concurrently.
William Mccarthy, two indictments for
larceny from person. Five years for each
offence TO be served consecutively, making
in all l0years.
Walter Adams, breaking and entering
and larceny. Adams was indicted for
stealing horse and carriage from Nicho-
lis II. Greene and a horse from u
Mr. Slocum. lie pleaded guilty to the
first count and not guilty To the last
count. He was sentenced to eighteen
months in prison for stealing the horse
and carriage from Greene, and will be
given a trial on the other indictment.
Clark and Sarah Northup for keeping a
nuisance. Clark pleaded not guilty and
bail was fixed at $1,000. Sarah pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to sixty days
in Jail and To pay a fine of 500
James Oates for breaking and entering
aud larceny guilty, II months. Catherine
Young larceny, not guilty, bail $500
Louisa Moran. l6 years of age, for
the larceny of SOS from Clara Hull
Louisa is prepossessing maiden, who
told Judge Wilbur that Clara had in
structed her TO rob men when they came TO
the house drunk and she followed out this
instruction by relieving her of SOS. She
was sent TO the Reform School during her
minority.
Owen Kirby, larceny, not guilty; bail
$1,000
Thomas Hartshorn, assault with dan
gerous weapon. not guilty; bail ~ 900
The other persons who were indicted
and who nave been out on bail will be
called in To plead on Wednesday morn
ing, and the trials of those persons now in
Jail will begin next Monday.
Thyse who were indicted and are now
out ON bail are ~ follows: Edgart Brown
and y ga u. Cahill, breaking and enter
ing; John Mccarthy, embezzlement; nuis-
ances, Timothy j. Arnold. Mary
Mooney, Ellen Smith, Michael CORN
ley, Philip Helkeni, Timothy Muir
ply, Antonio Tunia. Patrick
Moriarty, John Wylie. James Kelly, John
Thompson, Patrick Duffy; assault with
intent To kill, Frank Aldrich: breaking
aud entering, Fred Telford and John
Campbell larceny, William Lane
assault with n dangerous weap-
on, Samuel Chorry, Joseph Clark,
Manuel Joseph, jeremiah Murphy, Benja-
min X. Stone; assault with intent TO Kill,
Charles NJ Goode, James Pickford; break
ing aud entering Phillip Langley, Michael
McElroy and Edmond jacques.