The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-18
Frederick Lee, a Minor, Bound Over
for Embsulement Of $40.
PETER MULVBY, JR, ON TRIAL,
Charged with Mnnsiaughter I'm Causing
the Death of his Father, Peter Mu.-
vcy. sr.--TestImony of Various Wit
nesses-O. her Court Notes.


In the common pleas division, before
Judge Wilbur, this morning, Frederick
Lee, minor, was arraigned OH charge OF
embezzlement and larceny OF t20. The
boy pleaded noio and was bound over in
the sum Of $500 to await sentence.
Peter Muivey on Trial.
Peter Mulvey, jr., against whom the
grand jury brought In an indictment for
manslaughter, was arraigned for trial to-
day i'm the criminal court. Mulvey's case
IL familiar TO readers of THE NEWS. IL Is
alleged that on Oct. "a last he committed
an assault upon his father, Peter Mulvey,
about 9 o'clock in the evening. Mr.. Null
vey, sr. came home early in the evening
and trouble arose between him and his
son. Just what occurred between them no.
body knows, but shortly after o'clock the
elder Mulvey was found dead in his room,
lying prone upon the floor with cash in
the side OF his head. His son protested
innocence and stated that the old
mans death was caused by
rolling off the lounge on to
the floor. The police did not believe the
story and at the inquest before Coroner
Lincoln the case was sent to the grand
jury, which found an indictment for man
slaughter.
The indictment charges that the elder
Mulyey met his death in an attempt on
his sons part to wrest from him a sword
with which the old man had attacked
him. 18th were hot tempered.
Some words had passed between them,
the nature of which nobody knows. The
father, in sudden rage, it is
alleged, started for his son with
drawn sabre. Young Mulvey elud-
ed the thrust, and, seizing the weapon,
pulled il out of his fathers hands with
such audiences and violence that the
sabre flew back and struck the old man
on the side OF the hend iniiicting mortal
wound. Mulvey lived two days after the
assault.
Mulvey on being Grraigned today
pleaded not guilty. His counsel Is r. ID.
McGuinness and Edmun s. Hopkins.
Attorney General Burbank appeared for
the state.
Mrs. Mary McGrath, testified that she
was in the Mulvey house at the time of
the assault. She saw both men in the
house. The old man asked for his supper
and then ordered his son out OF the
house. Young Peter refused to go.
An argument followed and the son
knocked the father down. The old man
got up and seized drawn sword. He
pointed it at his son and was
told to. keep away. In the
fight that ensued the old man
was again thrown down. While PROSTATE
on the floor the son kicked and struck
him several times. The old man was
worsted throughout the entire encounter.
The testimony OF other witnesses was OF
similar import.
suit for Malicious Prosecution.
Lamuel II. Hobbs brought suit for $1,000
against Frederick A. Ray, for malicious
prosecution, before Judge Rogers today.
Hobbs charges that he was maliciously
locked up in Cranston for debt OF sl3,
which he was willing to pay.
Appellate Division.
The following divorce cases were heard
today before the appellate division:
Mathewson VS.. Mathewson.
Adams VS.. Adams.
Tumorrow's Docket.
tApperatc Division.
No cases assigned for tomorrow.
common Pleas Divsion.i
$3.50. Catharine r.. Sullivan vs.. James
o. Sullivan. Attorneys-E. c. Dubois for
plaintiff, p. j. Mccarthy for defendant.
SS. Easthampton Spinning Co. vs.
Walter A. Hughes & Co. LAttorEeys-W.
+. Angel for plaintiff, James Harris (for
Rowley) for defendant.
7l6S. Hiram g. Pierce VS.. Charles o.
Bennett. Attorneys-Cooke and Angel
plaintiff, s.. s. Lapham for defendant.
81. George A. Youlden VS.. Edgar K
Horton. Attorneys Bassett & Mitchell
and Franklin p. Owen for plaintiff; Will
son K Jenckes for defendant.
2S2. Michael j. Caulfield ct ux. VS..
George w. Allen app. Attorneys--F. II.
Wilder for plaintiff; Bassett & Mitchell
for defendant.
probate court.l
Estates OF Henry Barton, administra-
tion account; John w. Briggs, will for
probate; Hugh Carroll, petition for
appointment OF administrator;
Joseph Carroll, petition for APP
point of guardian; Henry Fis-
cher, viii for probate; Catha-
rino Holland, petition for appointment of
administrator; Mary ID. Jackson and
William j. Jackson, (minors,) petition
for appointment OF guardian;
Dennis McArdle, administration account;
Mary Ellen McGale CT al, petit
ton for sale of real estate; Mary McGinn,
petition for sale of real estate; Christo-
pher McGowan, administration accounts;
jeremiah s. Parish, administration ac-
count; Philip Seller (minor), guardians
accounts; Sheffield Smith, ad-
ministration accounts Sally Il.
stowe, administration account;
Timothy Sullivan, petition for appoint
mont OF guardian; Pietro Vitullo, petit
tion for appointment of administrator;
George a. wellman, petition for cits-
tion to guardian TO rendcrl an account;
Scphronia 8. Whiting, administration ac-
account; Serah A. Williams, adminstra-
tion account; Ellen Wright, adminstra-
tion account.
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