The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-26
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
The Trial of the Criminal Docket
Began This Morning.

In the Court of Common Pleas this
morning the trial of the criminal docket
was begun before Judge Wilbur.
William Barry retracted his former
plea of not guilty to breaking and enter
ing the quarters Of the East Side Tennis
Club and pleaded guilty, and was sent to
Jail for six months.
Napoleon Guimond retracte6 and
pleaded guilty to committing an assault
on a little girl ia Pawtucket and was
given IL months in the county Jail.
Mary Holton retracted ner plea of not
guilty and pleaded nolo contendre to
breaking and entering, and owing to her
apparent respectabiliiy she was let off
with a fine Of $50 and costs.
Joseph Onuues retracted. and pleaded
guilty TO keeping and maintaining com
mon nuisance, aud was sentenced to Jail
for ninety day and fined 500 and costs.
Frank Nolan, indited for committing n
robbery in Ambulaucs upon the person
of Jacob Nightingale, retracted his for
assault upon Mr.. Nightingale, but de-
MED all knowledge of the robbery. He
said that Mrs. Nightingale, who went to
Woonsocket to sell some berries that
day, came home intoxicated and
while the two were sitting at a table Mr..
Nightingale made an attempt 10 strike
him with stick, which he thwarted by
hitting him over the head with drill
hammer. The attorney general stated
that rule and knife, belonging to Mr..
Nightingale, were found upon the person
OF the defendant.
1t came out that the mans correct name
was James iMcKenna, and that he had
served several terms in jail and the house
of correction. He was reported by the
police to bear hard name. he was sent
enced to the State Prison for term of
% wears.
The case against James Riley, charged
with assault and battery upon the per-
son of Ellen E. Jenson. was then tried.
Tne charge is that Mrs. Jenson, who lives
40 Prairie avenue, went to the house
where Riley resides to demonstrate with
him in regard TO the conduct of his
boy who had been bothering her, when
Riley pushed her down the steps, break
ing her left arm and spraining her ankle
The defendant denies that he pushed her,
or touched her at all, but hat she came
there drunk, and that this condition ad-
ded to disease which rendered her nearly
n cripple caused her to tumble down the
steps; still pending. A. j. Gushing ap-
peared for the defendant and Attorney
General Burbank for the State.
The case against John Hayes charged
with larceny from the person of Michael
Shay, was then called. This Indictment
charges that on the 3d OF last August
Michael Shay, who lives in Woonsocket,
went to sleep in an open lot, and when he
awoke he found his watch and $50 in
money gone. A few days afterwards
John HAYES was arrested for drunken
uess, and the property found upon him.
Still pending.
In the civil court the case Of A. Herbert
Arnold VS.. John Cartwright. appellant.
was heard before Judge Rogers This is
an action to recover s45, half the amount
OF an undertaker's bill, for the funeral of
the defendant's brother in law, James
Simpson, whose brother. Thomas Simp-
son, agreed To paw the other half
The defendant denied any responsibility
or agreement in the matt r, and supposed
his former employer, j. William Rice,
was to pay IL. Still pending. John j.
Arnold appeared for the plaintiff, and
Cassius l.. Kneeland tor the defendant.
Civil calendar for Tuesday Assigned
cases Nos. 5934, 4.1S0 and 5,90s; general
calendar Nos. 6,3ls, 6,3l9, 6,336, 6,347,
6,3i9. $3.50, 6,36f, 6,367 anu $3.50.