The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-16
Garde HoIecroft Found Guilty
of Ste aIing a Bicycle.
A Woman's Light Sentence tor Lar
cenY Of jeweIry.
Matters Heard and Disposed OF In
Appellate Division Today.

Garde Holecroft, indicted for stealing
bicycle from Dawson a. Co. Of Pawtucket,
insisted on his former plea of not guilty, |
when arraigned, and his trial was begun. |
The State introduced testimony to show |
that the bicycle in question was left by |
its owner to be repaired, and the defend
ant, who was engaged by Dawson as re- |
pairer, took II and sold it to one John !
Bowwater tor $40.
The defendant took the stand in his
own behalf and told of the usual custom
of men in bicycle shops to use second
hand wheels to drive to and from their
homes; that he was permitted to take
the wheel, he is charged with stealing
on two occasions. That the second and last
time he took it, in going over a rough
place in the roadway on Sunday, Sep
tenn Der !, he broke the tire, and for this
reason he claimed he kept the bike and
sold IL. On cross.examination by the
Attorney General, the witness admitted
that he was arrested very shortly after
the sale of the wheel, and that he had
spent the money received for the machine
in drink.
Judge Wilbur, in his charge to the
jury, defined the difference between lar
ceny and embezzlement, saying that un-
less the defendant took the wheel he was
charged with stealing with intent to
steal, the State could not sustain the
charge in the indictment.
Il. c. Dubois, Attorney General for the
State, and j. s. Carpenter, assigned by
the court, for defendant.
The jury found the prisoner guilty as
indicted, and he was sentenced to IL
months in jail.
| The case of William Gray, indicted for
an assault on one James Brennan of this
city on June /, with q chair, was the sec
ond one tried this morning.
| James Brennan testified that on June 1,
| Gray wanted to get some drinks for him
self and q lady friend in a wholesale
liquor store on Fountain street, where
he, Brennan, worked, and when they were
refused by him, he took up chair and
struck the witness with it, severely in
juring his side. Brennan also testified
that several bottles fell on him, owing
to Gray's swinging the chair around, and
so serious was the injury received that
he. Brennan. had to spend a week at the
Rhode Island Hospital.
Louis Bazinett, Daniel Hogan and John
rhuin, indicted for breaking and enter
ing a shop in woonsocket and stealing
therefrom hop beer and cigarettes, were
arraigned and after retracting their for
mer pleas of not guilty they pleaded nolo
contendere and sentence was deferred.
All the parties gave bail.
Catherine Tuell, indicted for stealing
gold watch valued at s4s and ring
valued at s5, was arraigned and pleaded
guilty. As nothing was known against
the woman, and as she had been II weeks
in jail, Jduge Wilbur, on her promise to
behave herself in future, said he would
be light with her.
G. Harold Hobbs, indicted for the OBJ
tanning of money under false pretences,
when arraigned today retracted his for
mer plea of not guilty and pleaded nolo
contendere. He Is the party who passed
a valueless check for 81 on III. II. Frank
lin OF the firm Of Franklin Brothers,
stable keepers. Detective Parker stated
that Hobbs had served term in Jail in
Savannah, Ca, for falsely pers onating a
I'm tied States marshal and was, he un-
dorstood, out on good behavior pending
a charge similar to the one he had been
indicted on here Judge Wilbur said to
the defendant: "An uncle who has
done great deal for you has spoken to
me OF your case and now i cannot see
why Q man should live on his wits when
they lead them In the direction yours do.
1 will, however, be, owingto the appea
, Of your uncle, ienient with yod aud yor
may go TO Jail for four months
APPELLATE DIVISION.
Before Chief Justice Mstteson and Jus
tice Tillinghast, the following matterI
we're heard today:
Petition OF George T.. Campbell TO
a new trial in his suit against James X
, Hanney. Heard.
W. A. Morgan for petitioner; c. 4. Cor
man for Hanney.
/ Thomas ii. Foster vs.. Frank G.. Angel
; town treasurer OF North Providence
D Heard in part; briefs TO be submitted
on or before November 70.