The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-26
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
Cases Disposed Of In the Court Of
Common Pleas.

In the Court of Common Pleas yester-
day the jury In the case Of the State VI.
James Riley, returned a verdict Of not
guilty.
In the afternoon the case Of the State
vs. John Hayes was resumed. and the de-
Tense put In their side Of the case, which
was substantially. that Hayes found the
money and watch on the path near the
The jury failed to agree, and were
locked In their room to return a sealed
verdict. This morning they reported
that they could come TO no agreement In
the case.
Before Judge Rogers verdict for the
plaintiff for S45 was found In the case of
appellant
In Court this morning before Judge
wilbur, John McKenna, who with two
others, was to be tried Today for break
ing aud entering, was brought before the
court on the motion OF Attorney General
Burbank for sentence in case against
him at the March term for breaking and
entering the store or John l. Thompson
last Thanksgiving and stealing number
ofsinall articles Of jewelry. AT the March
term he first pleaded guilty, and after
wards nolo contendere. and sentence was
deferred TO allow him chance to redeem
himself This he has not done, as is evil
dent by his present perlicament, and ac-
cordinly the Attorney General moved for
sentence.
+. r. Owen novel for an arrest of
Judgment, on the ground that the charge
WAS not sufficiently set forth In the In
dictment. His motion was overruled,
and he gave notice Of exceptions to this
ruling. The trial of the defendant on the
last offense Is set down for tomorrow.
oil hroa Lxvxs
and entering. pleaded guilty, aud was
fined $25 aud costs.
Edward Bell retracted and pleaded
guilty TO the charge of forgery committed
In Pawtucket. He signed the name of
Moses Thornton To an order for a bicycle
on Dawson e. Co., and said Thornton as
much rs told him he could go and get one.
lie was sent 10 state prison for two
years.
Sarkis Menderosiam and George Ballou
were each arraigned on the charge OF lar.
ceny, pleaded not guilty, and furnished
bonds IN the sum OF 81. 200 each.
William q. Case pleaded not guilty to
he charge Of embezzlement. and gave
bonds in the sum of $500.
Andrew Johnson, indicted for an assault
with "a dangerous weapon-to wit, u pair
OF ice tongs-upon John +. Fitzpatrick,
pleaded not guilty and furnished bonds
In the sum OF 81. 900.
The case against Abbie Smith, for
assault with q dangerous weapon. is set
down for to morrow
In the case of Peter McTaQue VS.. r. j.
B. Pontin, ct al, the defendant was called
and the case defaulted, and marked to
the court for assessment of damages.
Before Judge Rogers this morning the
case OF The Judkins Co. VS.. John Rubin
was defaulted, the defendant being
called, and judgment rendered for the
plaintiff for SOS aud costs.
The case of Richard Richardson vs..
Eliza Pierce was then begun. This il an
action Of trespass and ejectment in the
sum of $500, for piece or property which
the defendant hired Of Enoch Steere,
which 1t Is claimed he owns by virtue of
a certain sale under the mortgage. The
property was afterwards sold again to
the plaintiff at sheriff's SALE
Tho question In the case is As to which
Is the owner OF the property still pend
ing. Page and Owen appeared for the
plaintiff and Val Slyck aud Mumford
and Daniel II. Ballou for the defendant.
Civil calendar for Wednesday, assigned
cases, Nos. 6l69 4265, 5921 and 6073; gen
eral calandar, Nos 1884. 2928, 39k, 2o57,
1858 39Cl, 4oi3. 4027, 4o39.