The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-19
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
Several Criminals Plead Nolo and
Are Sentenced.
HENRY PROFIT GETS a YEARS.
william Gurnett. the Forger, Gets Years
ON Two Indictments-w william Dugat
of BurrilvilIe, for Stealing S12O Worth
ofJewe,ry, sent Up for Two Years.

2In the Court of Common Pleas this
morning before Judge Wilbur the petit
jurors of the second-class reported and
were enrolled.
The criminal docket. which was set
down for this morning, was then taken
up. Lawyer ID. w. Fink, assigned by
the court, appeared for all the defend
ants who were not represented by coun-
sci. The first case called was the case
Thomas Duffy for breaking and entering
the house Of Charles ii. Nichols OF Gran
ston on the 9TH OF October, and stealing
some money and moonstone, the prop
erty of Lillian A. Nichols. He pleaded
nolo contendre, and claimed that
he was under the influence OF
liquor at the time. and was drawn into
the matter by companions. He did not
enter the house, but received the prop
erty from them. He said this was his
first offence, and as the police knew
of nothing against him, he was let off
with the lightest sentence possible-one
year.
Henry Profit, indicted on two counts
for assault with dangerous weapon,
was then brought up. He retracted his
former plea aud by the advice OF his coun-
sci, Mr.. Littlelield, pleaded nolo conten-
dere. Profit is the colored man who made
an assault with razor upon James h.
Davis and jefferson White, both colored,
on the 5th of last November, in this city.
He cut Davis across the face and cut the
man White in three places. one cut being
Just above the forehead and nearly scalp
ing the man, a second in the back of
the neck, and the third across the
side of the face. Mr. Littlefeld said that
Mr. Davis told him that Profit might not
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some provocation made by an attempted
assault upon him (Proffi }, with a cnair,
by one of the men. Profit has been re-
leased from the state prison but year or
two, having been sentenced to six years
at that institution for manslaughter on
an indictment charging him with the
murder OF mis- parmour, Elizabeth Bent.
Since his release he picked little girl in
the face for which he served 80 days. The
court considered him a dangerous man
10 be at liberty, and regretted tnat there
was no Iheavisr sentence that could be
imposed upon him. He was given the
full entent of the Law, four years, two Oh
each indictment.
William GuInett, a noted crook, was
next brought before the court, being
charged in two indictments with forgery
at Pawtucket, on the 9th of November
last, He retracted his former plea of not
guilty an pleaded nolo contendere. He
rendered check for $40, drawn on the Pa
cinc Nat. Bk. of PawtuckeJ in payment for
liquor at the saloon OF Stephen Walker
in Pawtucket. The check was signed
Thomas Holden. He then went TO the
tailor establishment OF Max FEEDER on
the same day. bought an overcoab and
rendered $50 check on the First National
Bank in payment, and was arrested in
the store. A third check was found in
his pocket, and IL was found that he had
tried TO induce his boarding mistress to
accept one in payment for board. While
serving time in "a Connecticut prison
few years ago he broke Jail aud came
mere, where he was Appended and sent to
Cranston for three years for forgery. at
the expiration of which he WAS retur ned
TO Connecticut on requisition. when he
finished his time there. He was released
but about three weeks before he was ar
rested IN Pawtucket He also served a
couple of terms in Massachusetts,. and
is now wanted in Taunton for forgery
The court sentenced him 10 eight years
on the two indictments.
William Dugat of Burrillville was
then arragned ON an indictment charg-
ing him with breaking into the house Of
Mary Slattery in that place and stealing
iewelry and other articles amounting to
$40 lie pleaded guilty and Was sen
fenced TO two years in the State Prison.
Frederick Bonner retracted and pleaded
gulllN W du oNcICoat
TO Charles +. Harris and was sentenced
to 1S months. lie has been arrested be-
fore for larceny of jewelry.
William keegan OF Johnston, was ar
raigned on the charge OF breaking and
entering a barn and stealing an overcoat
in that town. He pleaded nolo contendre
and sentence was deferred
The Civil Court.
Before Judge Rogers this morning the
plaintiff in the case Of Charles III. Chand.
ler appellant VS.. George Payson was
called, and failing to appear, was non
suited.
The new trial in the case brought by
Henry A. Ide against Andrew aud Alfred
a. Dickhaut WAS begunlthis morning. The
plaintiff was run over by "a team belonging
to the defendants, aud at the first trial
verdict of s., coo was rendered in his favor.
The defendants petitioned fJr new trial
and the petition was granted.
Civil C ilendar for Tuesday: Assigned
cas-. Nos. 6, ,O66, 5,S2l and 4.345; general cal
endar Nos. 4,l43, Ala, Alas, 4,l5O and
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