The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-09
MANY PETITIONS.
Divorce Cases Heard in Appel
late Court Today.
Some Sharp QuestiOning--The South
orr Suit Against the City.

the court. The following petitions were
heard by Chief Justice Matteson and JUS
tice Tlllinghast.
Before Matteson, {. j:
Margaret Durgiu vs.. Erastus +. Durgin.
Extreme cruelty and continual drunken
ness. Granted nisi. j. W. Mathewson for
petitioner.
Ida NJ. Whitney Us. Edwin d. Whitney,
desertion for year and failure 10 support.
Granted nisi. B. NJ Bosworth for petit
tioner.
Lizzie NJ. Northup VS.. Frank p. NorthIp.
Non-suppcrt and desertion. Heard in
part. =. ID. Slocum for petitioner.
Christine T.. King, VS.. Alfred j. King.
Desertion and non-support. Granted
nisi. Page & Owen for petitioner.
Lulu A. Taylor VS.. Charles II. Taylor.
Desertion. Granted nisi Page g. Owen
for petitioner.
Julia ii. Stone VS.. George b. Stone.
Continued drunkenness. Granted nisi.
r.. &. Pierce for petitioner.
Eliza abeth Meeden VS.. Stephen T..
Weeden. Desertion and non-support.
Heard in part. A. j. Gushing for petl-
toner.
Sarah f. Piper VS.. Stephen b. Piper.
Non-support. Granted nisi A. j. Cush-
ing for petitioner.
Lillian A. Fowles VS.. Frank y. &.
Fowles. DesertIon and pon-support.
Granted nisL stone d Loyeioy for petit
tioner.
Nellie Johnson VS.. John II. johnson.
Desertion and non-support. Granted nisi.
H.. +. Il.
Mary Tilley VS.. Clarence Tilley. Ex-
treme cruelty, continued drunkenness
and excessive cruelty. Granted nisi.
Page & owen for petitioner
Sarah j. Mckenzie vs.. william j. Nc.
Kerzie. Discontinued. J. {. L. Robin
son for petitioner.
Hattie NJ. Fletcher VS.. Nathan {. Flet.
cher. Desertion and non-support. Grant
ed nisi and petitioner awarded custody Of
her child Ralph. Allowance of 80 week
made for the child. W. b. Tanner for
petitioner.
Margaret Walker VS.. Edwin Walker.
Extreme cruelty and nOn-support. Grant
ed MIS-. Stone x Loveioy for petitioner
Before Tillnghast, j.:
Lena j. Hazard VS.. Arthur ID. Hazard.
Cruelty, excessive drunkenness, aud non.
support. Granted nisi. +. r. Barnefield
for petitioner.
Clara A. Pearson VS.. Charles +. Pear
son. Non.support. Granted nisi. T. +.
West for petitioner.
John II. Davies vs. Minnie T.. Davies.
Heard in part. L. c. Pierce for petit
tioner.
Lulu a. Kelly VS.. Walter A; Kelly.
Desertion and non-support A. j. Cush-
Luke Scott VS.. Mary V. scott. Desertion.
Granted nisi. Il. l.. Cannon for petitioner.
Odile Alice Barre vs. Oresimo Barre.
Non support. Granted nisi. }. f.
Murphy for petitioner.
Ellen Maloney w. John Maloney. De-
sertion and non support. Walter B. VIM
cent for petitioner.
Mary Eraser VS.. John Fraser. Excessive
cruelty. Petitioner allowed TO amend.
Mary Young VS.. William j. Young.
Desertion and non support. Granted.
A. }. Cushing ioi petitioner.
Kate Werner VS.. Lawrence Werner. Non
support. Cook x Ange for petitioner.
Manola Rossi VS.. Antonio kossL EX-
treme cruelty. Granted. +. ID. McGuin-
ness for petitioner.
Martha A. Petty vs.. John H. Petty.
Non support and cruelty. Heard. Hayes
q Hayes for petitioner.
Ella +. Nichols W. Euclid T.. Nichols.
Non support. Heard.
Thomas Baneage vs.. Hermione Bane-
age Adultery. Granted. [. Ii. Nc
Fee for petitioner.
Bertha \. Baker VS.. Frank X. Baker.
Extreme cruelty, deseriion, drunk mess
and non support. Granted. a. Ii. Greene
for petitioner.
Joseph Vallenaire VS.. Hermione Vale
naire. Continued drunkenness and cruelty.
Heard. Ambrose Choquet Tor petitioner.
sadie Carter VS.. Wilett a. Carter. De-
sertion and non support. y X. Greene
for petitioner.
Robey B. Young We. Francis ". Young.
Non support and desertion. Heard. L. ID.
Smith for petitioner.
CaffXfe =tf0utfer vs.. Marie Ii ttcutter.
Continued drunkenness. Heard. }. j.
Hefernan for petitioner
In the case OF X. |. Gammell, trustee, We.
O. Herbert Ernst, final decree was en-
tered today.
In an opinion la the case OF Noah Red
ford VS.. John Coggeshall, city treasurer
OF Newport, thC court Oyerrules the pain
tin's demurrer TO plead.
In couple of divorce cases heard by
him this morning Judge Iillinghast did
some sharp questioning as TO whether or
not the parties came to the state simply
to get divorce In one case his honor
was satisfied, but in the other he asked
counsel, who resd the deposition, to
bring his client into court as he was not
satisfied that the party had residence
here.
The taking OF testimony in the case OF
George Il. Sauthorf and wife against the
city OF Providence was begun this mtrn.
ing. Mrs. Sauthori testified that she was
driving along Adelaide avenue about 8
O'Clock on the evening Of November ,,
when her horse fell over pile OF concrete
that was on the street. She stated II was
very dark at the spot where she tell. as
there vas no light on the material that
caused her horse 10 fall ard she TO be
thrown out OF her carriage. AZ the time
the accident occurred she was on her way
to the Gorham works, where her husband
was employed, il being her custom to
drive him home every evening. Airs.
Ssuthori was so badly injured that for II
weeks she could not leave her room and
since that time has been in poor health.
According TO her testimony today she
has also been unable to read or sew since
the affair occurred.
&. A. Aldrich for plaintiff; City Solic-
itor Colwell and Assistant City Solicitor
Greenburgh for the defendant.
In none OF the cases on today's calen-
dar were any OF the parties ready for
trial. But in the case 81 James Kelley
W.. William Doris, administrator, the
defendant submitted TO judgment for the
ptutntiff for s3T5
CIVIL CASES.