The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-03
HEARD IN COURT Today.
The Trials of Amos Swan of
Connecticut Told.
He NOW WANTS WESTERLY BANKS
Restrained from Paying Out Income
TO Other Partics-Interesting Court
Notes - The Docket for Mon~ay,
March =.

A tale OF senle folly and the shrcwdness OF
younger years, was rehearsed before Judge
Tillinghast in the appellate division OF the
Supreme Court today. The complainant
is Amos swan OF Brookline,
Conn. Swan is aged IL years
or more and given 10 doing odd things at
times. BY dint of industry in his younger
years he had accumulated s2OOO0.
In an evil hour he fell in with Miss
Anderson OF his native country, shrewd
young woman, who coveted ms
thousands. She persuaded eloquently,
and the old man finally gave in and made
over 10 her the sum OF Sil00, the woman
agreeing TO furnish him a home SO long
as he lived.
Swans thirst for giving away money
did not end here. lie strayed down into
Westerly IN THIS State and Tell IN WITH
distant relation named Mrs. Harriet
Woodmansee. The temptation to get
rid of some more of his rapidly decreasing
wealth was too strong and the Old man
turned over to Mrs. Woodmansee $1,000
worth OF stock in the Mantle savings and
Mechanics Savings Banks of that city.
He made the same stipulation with Mrs.
Woodmansee; namely, that she should
provide him with home SO long as he
lived. He was also To have the income on
the bank stock. And here is where the
trouble began to brew
draw the income as agreed, and Swan,
through his attorney, A. IL. Croits, went
10 law with the case. An Injunction IS
asked restraining the banks from paying
out the income To Mrs. Woodmansee. "A
motion for jury trial has also been made.
The old man claims TO be destitute OF
resources.
Common Pleas Division.
The following motions were entertained
in the common pleas division:
Wadsworth VS.. Morgan. Passed.
Bissaccia VS.. Providence Worsted Mills.
Motion to file surety.
Globe Manufacturing Company VS..
Philip Fain. Motion to release from
arrest, which was made Jan. 1.
Dodge VS.. Union Railroad Company.
Continued.
John ii. Cross VS.. Brown, Steese &
Clarke.
The ancient Sayles bleachery case also
appeared for an airing.
Docket For March ,.
9iOe. Caroline McDougall VS.. Angus.
Attorneys Page a. Owen for petitioner,
A. Feeley and J. II. Perkins for respon-
dent.
952S. Cora NJ. Cram vs.. Charles f.. At
torneys Page Il Owen for petitioner,
Wood q Fitch for respondent.
1864. A. j.. Benjamin vs.. IL. b. DeNevers.
Attorneys. Il. Goldsworthy for COM
plainant, A. Feeley for respondent.
s503. Isabel T.. Potter VS.. Thomas w.
Attorneys-H. {. Curtis for petitioner,
Osfield & Banigan for respondent.
1917. John Farrell VIM. III. O'Donnell.
Attorneys--D. n. Shean for complainant,
Page & Owen for respondent.
tcommon Pleas Divisioul
7166. Joseph Myette, adms. VS., j..
Mason Groos ct al. Attorneys-A. ID.
Bean for plaintiff, II. G.. Mowry for de-
fendant.
1872. John M. Woods q Company VS..
Pawtucket Cabinet Company. Attorney
r. w. Robinson for plaintiff, O'feld q
Bannigan for defendant.
7160. Alva +. Warren VS.. Arthur II.
Humes. Attorneys--W Williams Il Tower
for plaintiff, Page Il Owen for defendant
25l. Harriet A. Gaham VS.. John III.
Davis, ap. Attorneys-G. T. Brown for
plaintiff, j. Nj. Brennan for defendant.