The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-12
COURT MATTERS
A Divorce Case Where Sym
pathy Was With the Wife.

In the divorce case of Edwina M. Rice
w. Walter L. Rice, 1t would bo very dif-
icult to find anything to smile at ex-
cepting, perhaps, the sad sweet faced
Of her husbands cruelty on the ground
that he is possessed OF the devil, and
can't help 1t. Before the testimony
was through with, court and spectators
agreed with her. Mrs. Rice was married
when she was 10 years old and has been
rsgrst'ins The for ,vdsso. sas sro%
half q dozen eminently respectable
people concerning the husband, Walter l..
Rice, was to the effect that he beat his vile
and starved her, locked the door
in the face OF her friends and
relatives who came to call and when
she was sick threw the medicine prescribed
by the physician into the sink, And he
did not even have intoxicatson
for an excuse, just sheer brutality,
according to the testimony. Mr.. Rice,
away from home Is said to be young
man beautiful to look upon and delight
fully companionable.
Tillinghast.
Demurrer Overruled.
An opinion was handed down today in
the case OF George Il. Handy vs.. Edwin Nj.
Waldron by Judge Tillinghast in
which the defendants demurrer
is overruled. The plaintiff had bought
certain shares of stock which Waldron
had guaranteed to be OF given value at
the time OF purchase. 1t was after
ward learned by Handy that the stock
was not worth the price claimed for 1t,
and he sued accordingly.
The defendants demurrer was to the
effect that vendor has the right to rep
resent his goods as well as he can to the
prospective purchaser. But Judge TIL
linhagf fhaf no has N rIUbf N r.
antee what is not warranted by fact.
Sixth District Court.
In the Sixth District Court today, Pat
rick Roach, charged with breaking and
entering the house of Peter Marvin, and
the larceny of lead pipe, was bound over
to the next session ofthe grand jury.
John Fiemming pleaded not guilty to a
charge OF receiving stolen property and
was held for trial Tuesday.
James~H. Johnson was sentenced to 30
days in Jail on a charge OF assaulting
Matte A. Prophet.
William Connerway was held for trial
Tuesday on a charge OF entering the house
of Mrs. Clark I'm North Providence.
John Smith was fined $40 and costs for
cruelty to horse.
Uncontested Petitions for Divorce.
before Judae Tnlinghast.l
e619. Emma Husband VS.. Thomas Hus-
band on ground of desertion and nom
support. Grandted nisi.
9637. Eva NJ. Hall VS.. Robert Hall on
ground of non-support and extreme
cruelty. Heard in part.
$3.50. Edwina M. Rice VS.. Walter l..
Rice on ground OF extreme cruelty.
Granted nisi.
1854. Peter Owens VS.. Mary Owens on
ground of continued drunkenness. Grant
ed nisi.
Before Chief Justice Matteson.
Candace Perry VS.. Marsden j. Perry, on
ground OF desertion. Granted nisi.
before Judge stinessl.
1896. Albert b. Earnshaw vs.. Jennie III.
Earnshaw, on ground of gross miscon-
duct. Heard.
96O5. Annie C. Vaughan VS.. Charles A.
Vaughan on ground OF non-support and
extreme cruelty.
9505. Annie r. Hunt VS.. George IT..
Hunt on ground OF non support. Heard.
Docket for May IL.
lcommon Pleas Division.l
7l01. Israel Ball VS.. Comfortable Wors-
ted Mills. Attorneys-G. j. West for
plaintiff; w. q. Rocker for defendant.
7ois. Mary A. Curry VS.. City of Provi-
deuce Attorneys-Page e Owen for
plaintiff, City Solicitor for defendant.
761. Bridget McSwiggin VS.. John T..
Mccormick. Attorneys-Jobn w. Hogan
for plaintiff; Mitchell and Bassett for de-
fendant-
2S3. Myer Potoshinsky VS.. Patrick
Whalen. Attorneys--J. w. Hogan for
plaintiff, Bassett q Mitchell for defend
ant.
e463. George A. Atwood VS.. John s.
Lynch ct al. Attorneys-Page & Owen
for plaintiff, Dubois q Goldsworthy for
defendant.
6S4s., 6Sa9, 224, same as 9463.
Appellate Division.l
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