The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-12
PERSONAL SERVICE
Ordered by the Court In the CeIe-
brated King Case.


lionaire William III. King OF Newport,
who Is confined in the Mclean Asylum at
Somerville, Mass, was entered In the ap-
pellate division Of the Supreme Court to-
day. TIE case was heard in this city on
the 2lst day of February, in the present
year, on the report of Hon. Thomas F.
Durfee, guardian ad litem OF said King.
As to the question of jurisdiction the
language of the order is as follows: at
Is ordered, adjudged and decreed that
the service heretofore made upon
the said William ii. King,
while he was In the Mclean
Asylum at Somorville, Mass, and with
out the jurisdiction OF this State, was, and
is, insufficient to give jurisdiction to the
Court of Probate at Newport, and to this
court an appeal from the decree of said
court of probate to appoint guardian OF
the person of said William II. King"
In regard to further proceedings in the
matter the court directs that personal
notice shall be served upon the said Will
lam ii. King of the pendency of the pro-
ceedings in this court on appeal from the
| Court of Probate of Newport. 1t Is also
| ordered that such notice shall be served
by some officer and further proceedings in
the case are hereby reserved until return
| ofsuch service is made.
Before Chief Justice Matteson and JUS
tice Tillingh hast today was heard the petit
| tion of Angelina Il. Richmond for di-
vorce from her husband, George II. Rich
| mond Both parties are residents of West
Greenwich, and the complainant charges
the respondent with having failed
to provide for her support and
with having been guilty OF misconduct
with women who live in the town named.
She also asks for the custody Of her two
children, one Of whom is years old and
the other II months. The parties were
married in 1887 and for five years their
lives were untroubled by domestic
strifes, but after that period
the husband, it is alleged, began to neg
lect his wife, taking other women to skat-
ing parties, etc. The wife claims to have
always provided for his comfort, and to
| have been careful housekeeper.
In 1893 her husband told the
grocer in the village in which
she lived, not to trust her for any grocer
les as he would pay for nothing furnished
her, and then, according to Mrs. Rich
mond, he left her with only little flour
and salt In the house. Afterward, how
ever, the husband did pay for groceries
furnished her. The respondent denied all
the testimony OF the complainant.
There were great many witnesses
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State from which the parties came being
so well represented that every seat in the
court room was taken by residents Of
West Greenwich.
Albert Il. Greene was attorney for the
petitioner and T.. ID. Parker appeared for
the respondent.
Common pleas Division.
Before Judge Wilbur this morning, by
consent OF counsel for defendant in the
case of Charles w. Clapp VS.. Charles
Hall, judgment was entered for the
ylsintiff for S75 and costs.
None of the other cases on the calendar
was ready for trial today. The cases of
Peter and Joseph Verrier against the re-
ceivers of the New York & New England
Railroad Company were continued for
three months.
The closing arguments of counsel in the
suit of Mary A. Curry against the city OF
Providence were made this forenoon. L.
ID. Bassett making closing arguments for
defendant and Charles ii. Page for plain
tiff.
Wife's Petition Granted.
In the divorce proceedings entitled
Henry w. Farnum VS.. Jennie A. Farnum,
the following rescript was handed down
by the court this afternoon. Com
plainant's motion dismissed. The
respondents motion, in the nature
of q cross petition for a divorce from bed
and board, and separate maintenance,
and for the custody of A.Florine Farnum,
is granted.
Another Order.
An additional order was entered in the
King case this afternoon. Ii is as follows:
civilian II. King, appellant, VS.. George
Gordon King. On motion OF appel
liant 1t is ordered, adjudged
and decreed that the original
petition in said cause be and the same is
amended as follows: That the said Will
liam II. King is possessed OF large real
and personal estate situated and being
within the State OF Rhode Island, which
he is wholly incapable Of managing and
needs guardian to manage and control
the same"
Court Calendar for Thursday.
Common Pleas Division-Supreme CourtL
2O59. Isaac Spvak vs.. Now York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. Attor-