The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-23
IN COURT.
Sad Cases Of Marital Unhappiness-
Other Court Cases.

OlneT CCuTt Eases.
The divorce case OF Honora S. Shea VS..
Patrick j. Shea was heard today on che
petitioners motion for allowance. The
court ordered the respondent TO pay
counsel fees and - per week for the sup
port of the petitioner.
Springfield Bond Case.
The case of X. ii. l. Goddard et al. VS..
the City of Providence, was heard in the
appellate division today on motion and
the court appointed George w. Millard 10
take testimony.
Other Cases.
A few left-overs in the lot to plead TO
the criminal indictment, appeared before
Judge w ilbur this forenoon to answer the
charges against them. Thomas and John
Giles and Arthur Field pleaded not guilty
to the charge of larceny. Bail $1,000 each.
Louisa Lovely. Michael Quinn, Henry
w. Goddard, Mary Dugan, Mary Nc
Pherson and Thomas Carey, all pleaded
not guilty to the charge of maintaining
nuisances Bail $1,000 in each case.
William j. Austin pleaded not guilty OF
assault with dangerous weapon. Bail
800.
Edward Watson and Thomas Mulvey
pleaded not guilty to the charge of lar
ceny. Bail $500 for each.
Fred Johnson, OF Pawtucket, boy
charged with stealing a watch from Mary
Johnson, pleaded guilty. Sentence was
deferred and he was allowed to go on
furnishing sl00 for good behaviour.
Held for Amusement.
Little Christopher Burr, cbaperoned by
his stepfathur and encouraged by his at
torney. appeared in court this morning
to explain why he should not do anything
for his wifes support. Christopher is
an undersiZed man but very
rugged and ruddy and well kept in his
appearance, so much so that he occasioned
surprise when he told of the severe dis
eases of W hich he is a victim. His wife,
the modest, sweet looking petit
toner who caught the sympathy
OF her listeners did not have to tell that
she was an invalid as 1t was very apparent
in a pale and wan face, still she
has been working year and a
half at five dollars week and has not
had the recreation ofattending ball games
as. according TO the testimony. her hus-
band has done during his long period OF
wasting illness.
Another interesting bit of evidence was
that Christopher could go 10 work II he
wanted to, in Worcester, but had told
his wife that he intended to stay
round and bother her until the divorce
case was settled, living in the
meantime on his willing stepfather. 1t
was about theN same time, accord
ing to the testimony OF the vile,
that he showed her a roll of bills with the
remark that il was To pay the expenses OF
fighting her in the courts.
The case was brought mp on the motion
Of the wife, Percival Burr, for an allow
ance. She was told that she might live
at her husbands stcpfather's house and
be supported and replied with some snap
that she had had enough OF living ON
charity and having 1t thrown IN
her face. Judge Tillinghast agreed
with her and quoted the poet "such living
IL poor living at a death rate
The case is held for advisement.
One That should BE Two.
Charles Medbury and his wife have
| assumed the relation OF litigants in q
| divorce case and the feeling is unpleasant
| Today the wife, in order TO keep up the
| interest pending the trial of the divorce
! suit, had writ of arrest served against
| Charles for breaking glass in Q
house, not his own. Deputy Sheriff +. b
] Ham went to serve the writ to the Med
| bury residence, S74 Eddy street, and was
! denied admission. The door was locked
| and the glass breaker explained
| from within that be could not oper
| he had inhammatory rheumatism
The officer sent back TO the court house
summons for his brother deputies
| Thayer and Blanchard, TO CONF
! TO his assistance, which the!
| did. The concentrated pressure
OF $50 pounds OF official flesh on Med
burys front door had the desired effcc
on the hisges and the shrinking
| rheumatic was conveyed TO tn
Central Police Station in an expires
wagon for taking liberties with a ho1s
not his own.
Passett q Mitchell, in behalf OF thei
client. Swan swanson, have brought sui
for $4,000 against the Union Railroa
| Company Swanson was run over o
broad street month ago and had his lei
so badly injured that IL had to be ampu
tated. lie rs now at the Rhode 1slan'
Hospital. The writ was served today b.
Deputy Sheriff Goodell.
Dock Il for June 2o.
Common Pleas Division.i
g3s. First National bank vs.. Elizabet
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