The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-28
HEARD IN COURT.
Byron J. Butcher Not Guilty
!. Of Dangerous Assault.

Byron j. Butcher Is not guilty OF the
crime for which he was tried yesterday
and today, assault with dangerous wea-
pom. That Is what the jury SAID
this afternoon after l3 minutes delibera.
ton, and Attorney General Edward Z.
Dubois looked harrassed when ~
was said. On the night OF
January q, 1894, Byron j. Butcher and
Syivanus Cleveland had a quarrel In the
kitchen OF their boarding house. Syi-
vanus used a chair round and Byron
knife. The latter declared that
no was using the knife merely for mani
cure purposes and as he didn't have Time
TO drop it before Cleveland spreng
upon him, that Cleveland fell
against the blade in such q
peculiar way as TO receive cuts upon MS
head, face, arm and hand and such severe
stab in the abdomen that he was AZ days
in the Rhode Island Hospital getting over
The argument Tor the defendant was
self defense and the State was
beaten in spite of eye witnesses and
policeman on the stand. And it required
only two years of accumulated eSs sSs
perience at the bar" on the
Percy ID. Smith, to win tho case.
In the Woolley case, which TIE state
didn't win, Smith testified for the defen-
dant and the prosecuting attorney sneered
at the testimony of the sable jurist with
his two whole years of accumulated expe-
rience at the bar"
The docket for uncontested divorce
cases will be in order again on July 8.
The petitioners motion for rehearing
of the case of William G. Fisk against
George II. Paine has been denied.
The discontinuance Of the divorce case
| of Franklin X. VS.. Florence "A. Walk mas
been allowed.
Pascal Demao, charged withIassault with
a dangerous weapon, retracted his plea
! of not guilty this morning and Judge
Wilbur sentenced him for six months.
The Witnesses Were Intoxicated.
Thomas Silva was tried this afternoon
before Judge Wilbur for assault with q
knife upon Daniel Minnehan in the
| Third police district. The feature Of the
case was that two of the witnesses called
for the prosecution were so much
under the influence of liquor that their
testimony was not worth the paper which
| the stenographer used to record
| it on, and the attorney for the
defendant gave up his attempt at cross
| examination in disgust.
| Judge Wilbur in charging the jury de-
nounced the drunken witnesses, Cor
nelius O'Connor and Patrick Flynn, in
severe terms and said that IL he
was sure that they had be-
| come intoxicated since receiving theil
summons he would have had them &c
from the witness stand to the bar OF the
| court and take their punishment fol
contempt. The judge told the jurymen e
remember that when the wine Is in the Wi
is out and that this testimony OF Flynn
and O'Connor was in itself of no weight
The Jury in the case went out at thre'
o'clock.
Docket for June %.
Common Pleas Division.t
4346. Edward Boulster, ap VS.: Simeon
Allen. Attorneys-C. ii. McFee for plain
tiff; f. Aldrich for defendant.
4, $3.50. Bruno Wolf vs. Union Railroa'
Company. Attorneys-E. G. Pierce 70
plaintiff; ID. S. q. w. c. Baker for de
fendant.
ia Lawrence Coyney VS.. Narraganset
Brewing Company. Attorneys-G.,
West for plaintiff; ID. s. & w. G. Bake
and II. q. Mowry for defendant.
611s. John Hitler VS.. L. +. Cosgrovs
Attorneys-T. w. Robinson for plaintiff
Il. +. Cosgrove for defendant;
6760. George Cooper VS. Union haiiroa'
Company. Attorneys-T. F.. Cosgrov
for plaintiff, ID. S. & W. c. Baker for de
fendant.
tAppellate DivisionI
1856. Hugh O'Donnell VS.. Williai
White ct al. Attorneys-Gorman d Ega
for complainant; James Tillinghast fe
respondent.
1857. The same as 35S6.
1918. Arthur T.. Lee vs. George Steer
Attorneys-E. +. Lovejoy for complain
ant; +. l.. Cannon for respondent.
9677. Eliza A. Trow VS.. Melbourne
Trow. Attorneys-Van Slyck Mumfor
for complainant; William b. Hallett Il
respondent.
3711. George f. Webster ct al.executo
| VS.. John l.. Wiggin ct al. Attorneys
c. NJ. Van Slyck for complainant; j.
Ely for respondent.
: Disturbances were suppressed last mig
by Officer Hayden at 9:15 O'Clock {
Charles street, by Officer O'Brien in jam
Mulry's house, 206 Chestnut street, ar