The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-27
MANY CASES ARE HEARD.
A Large Amount Of Business Trans
acted by Supreme Court.
DISPUTED WILLS AND PROPERTY
The Case Against the New York and New
England Railroad Company Postponed
MANY Unhappy Marital Experiences
Detailed In Divorce Court.

In the court Of chambers today a mo
ton to re-argue was entered in the case
of the Dyer estate against the Cranston
Print works. The dispute arose over the
water line of a pond between the Dyer
farm and the priut works.
The estate claims the right to water
power privilege which are curtailed by
the claims of the Print company. The
court some time ago handed down a re-
script denying certain issues and a hear
ing was asked upon these points.
Dispute Over a VIII.
In the case of Simon S. Bucklin and
James T~illinghast. trustees. against
Lydia +. Creighton, administratrix OF
the estate Of James Hamilton
Creighton, a defendants brief has been
prepared asking whether under the
last will and testament OF Sarah Halsey,
deceased. The trust estate or such por-
ton thereof rs now remains in the hands
OF the trustees vested in James Hamilton
Creighton, deceased. prior to his death,
and upon his death, passed TO the admins
tratrix or the title vested in the other
defendants. mis- heirs-at-law.
Division OF an Estate.
In the case of e.. p. Robinson et al,
against Ellen NJ. Greene ct al, it is
| charged thai the trustees of the estate
| executed their duties. but that Henry c.
Cranston resigned possession rs trustee
i'm June, 1880, and the court appointed
Samuel >. Bucklin; that Rufus Greene
died and the court appointed Isaac G.
Greene.
The question in dispute is to whether
the trustees are bound to divide, dis
frilruta and rom yaV nrnDprtV ont of which
rents and profits ordered paid TO tesla
tors daughters accrued to the daughters
under the provisions OF the will. Advice
is asked of the court as to the division of
the estate aud n decree is pr iyed for.
Want Their Fourth Part.
Edmund L. Carpenter, ct al, In suit
against Thomas B. Snow, ct al, allege
that Alpheus J. Snow died in
testate and seized and possessed in
his right as as estate in fee
| simple of an undivided forth part
of n tract of and situated in Providence,
and that the defendant refuses to settle.
The court is asked to declare the plain
tiff in possession of the fourth part In
dispute.
The Follett Case again.
The case of Ferdinand A. Follett
against Frank NJ. Bates, city treasurer
of Pawtucket, wal giving n hearing in
the supreme court today. The case was
handle ia the court OF ommon pleas at
the December term, 1892. Foil EFT sued
the city for $4,000 for damages.
Case Against the Oriental Mills.
The case OF viii am A. Slater OF al.
against the Oriental mills was given a
hearing today before the supreme court
to decide whether trust funds can be fol-
lowed Wien they have been confusei
with the fund OF "a corporation.
Case Postponed.
The case Of Franklin p. Gardner
against the New York and New England
Railroad company is postponed until the
| July term OF the Supre ne court.
Divorce Mill stin Grinding.
A large number Of petitions for di-
vorce were presented In Jud 20 Wilbur's
| court today. Giuseppe del Dec asks a di
| vorce from his wife Matilda for desertion
and adul cry.
Fannie l.. Wilbur asks a divorce from
Thomas S. Wilbur for continual drunk
mess and non-sur port.
Mary A. White asks a divorce from
Thomas w. White on the ground of de.
sertion aud non-support.
Louisa Lovely asks n divorce fro her
husband, Thomas Lovely, for desertion
extending over a period Of nine years.
| Adellne BarFeJJ ASKS IOr u ulVOrce
from her husband. Clarence Ii. Barrett
| on the ground of desertion.
III. Caroline J.. Bonner asks divorce
| from Frederick Bonner for extreme
| cruelty, n~on-support and converting her
| personal property to his own uses.
Francisco CuZzone asks TO be separated
| from her husband Menecheila on the
| ground of adultry.
Charles A.. Kelly asks to be divorced
| from his wife Ann on the grouud Of de-
| sertion.-
Mary w. Smith charges her husband,
Edward X, with adultery and ASKS to
be divorced.
Helen H.. Texido asks a divorce from
| Charles II Texido for extreme cruelty.
lydia A. Mclaughlin charges her hus-
band, Bernard with extreme cruelty aud
asks to be separated.
Lucy j. Cornell asks To be divorced
from her husband, Albert H.. Oh ground
of desertion and n~on-support.
Alice TAYLOR asks TO be released from
John Taylor for non-support.
Henry Berry charges his wife Lily
with Gesertion aud adultery and asks
the court for a divorce.
Anna l.. Smith asks release from Or
lando Smith on account OF deser Ion and
n~on-support.
Louisa Nelson filed n petition for di-
vorce from George Nelson on ground of
desertion aud ~non-support.
Mary j. Greene asks to be released
from Samuel Greene for continual drunk
| enness aud de rtion,