The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-02
FEWER CASES.
The Grand Jury En-
panelled Today.
Number of Members Increased
to 16 by Judge Wilbur.
Verdict for the City--CaSes in Appel
late Division of the Court.

In Judge wilbur's court this morning
the grand jury were empanelled, with
| Byron n. Young of Woonsocket as fore
man. The jury empanelled consists of 10
members, one more than IL has been the
custom to have serve In this state. Judge
| Wilbur explained the increased number
| by saying that il had seemed to him best
that there should be as many members OF
the jury as there were towns and cities In
| the county.
The mem bers o; the jury are: Albert f..
knight of Cranston, Albert Burgess OF
scituate, Thomas W. Phillips OF Foster,
Samuel +. Thayer OF Burrillville, Henry
| L. Blanc hard, Jr. OF Smithield, ,JosephRay-
mond of Lincoln, David Coleman of
Cum mberland, Horace A. Hall of Paw
tucket, Byron n. Young of Woonsocket,
II. Elmer Campbell OF East Providence,
Reuben II. Steere OF Gloucester, Henry ).
Smith of Johnston, Aodison 5. Hopkins
OF Burrillville, John b. Weaver of Cen
tral Falls, and Walter q. Gatchell OF Gen.
| tral Falls.
Judge Wilbur defined the crimes which
were to come before the jury for consid-
Grafton. There were SS cases submitted
to il. divided as follows: Murder, /; rape,
1: perjury, !; larceny. /; burglary, z;
| forgery, /; larceny, p; exposure OF per-
son, 2; assault with dangerous weapon,
5; simple assault, g. breaking and enter
| ing shop. 16; keeping a drug store with
adultery, 2; keeping and maintaining
nuisance, ]; defrauding an insurance
| company, l.
The case of murder relates to the killing
| OF Frank Williams in Lincoln about six
weeks ago, and the one regardin defraud-
ing an insurance company Is the attempt
| of n man nar1ed Smith TO burn his home
| at Arlington. Fifty-one of the parties
whose cases will come before the present
grand jury are at the State institutions
in Cranston.
In his charge to the jury Judge VIII
bur covered the usual points and remind
ed the mem pers OF II that they were
bound to bring to the attention OF their
fellow members of the jury any knowl-
eoge of crime they might possess; other
wise they would be guilty OF perjury. NO
reference was mace by his honor TO the
action OF the last grand jury which werc
at the time the subject OF much COM
ment.
The Jury retired in charge o! Attorney
General Il. C. Dubois
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.
In the suit OF William EDDY against the
| city OF Providence, to recover $1,000 dam
ages for injury caused TO plaintiffs prop
erty by the stopping Of a drain by the
defendant at the time the South Main
street sewer was put in, assistant City
Solicitor Baker, at the completion of the
testimony, asked the court to direct
verdict for the defendant. The ground
| on which this was asked was that the
plaintiff had notice of the intention of
the city TO build the sewer and conse-
quently interfere with the drain in ques-
ton.
Mr.. Baker cited a number OF authori-
ties in support OF his contention, and Mfg
Charles NJ. Salisbury, counsel for plain
tiff, argued against the granting OF the
motion.
Judge Wilbur granted the m otion OF the
assistant city solicitor, ana the jury, in
accordance with the instructions of the
court found verdict for the defendant.
The trial OF the case of James Geoghean
against Edward Russell, which was be-
gun this morning before Judge Rogers,
came to an abrupt ending by the con-
sent of all parties that judgment should
be given for the defendant for costs.
APPELLATE DIVISION.
Chief Justice MEtteson and Justices
Stiness and Tillinghast heard the bill of
equity filed by Ann Gillen of Warwick,
asking that cloud upon her title to
property in that town might be removed.
! A tax was assessed against the land
owned by the complainant and paid by
her. but through some misunderstand-
ing the property was sold for the tax and
an interest therein purchased by Henry
W. Salisbury. No notice of the sale was
sent to the owner and the court granted
|
an FOR complainant and n. W. LittIefield
for respondent.
In the appeal from court OF probate
OF Tiverton on the probating of tie Will
OF Christopher White final decree was
entered sustaining the appeal in accord
auce with the decision OF this division
OF the Supreme Court and providing that
the same should be certified to the court
at Tiverton.
In the case Of Timothy ONeill VS..
Frank NJ. Bates, city treasurer OF the city
OF Pawtucket, the court has decided that
the verdict was against the evidence be-
cause there was contributory negligence
on the part OF the plaintiff and the de-
} fendant's petition for new trial is con-
sequently granted.
Roswell q. whitney ct al. and Jonah
a. Whaley against Mary Harrington ct
al. DEGREES were entered in these cases
in accordance with the decision OF the
court on demurrers.
McCloy q Pratt VS.. Charles 4. Harri-
son. Submitted on briefs.
SUIT AGAINST OLD col oNT RAILROAD.
The trial OF the suit Of william NJ. Harris to
recover demages for land taken by the Old
Colony Railroad Company Borva street
IN this city. was begun this afternoon before
Judge wilbur The jury Immediately after
the opening Of the trial went for a view OF
the premises.
McGuinness & Dorsn for alintiff, aud J. NJ.
Ripley aud II. W. Hayes for defendant.
CIVIL CASES
The following civil cases were disposed OF in
tho District Court today
vito A. Marcacein W. Giovanni Aurilet ct
ux. Decision for plaintiff for 900 and costs.
selman Carlson * Son ". Jesse r. Barker.
Decision for plaintiff for Sil3.05.
Charles A. Roscoe vs.. Edward =. Sprague.
Decision for plaintiff for S6j.D.
Jane l.. Battey vs.. L. Boyd. Decision for
defendant for costs.
Brownell. Field A. Co W. Walter II. Matte
son. Decision for plaintiff for Sl59Ss and
costs.