The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-17

sound mind. He also detailed the partic-
ulars of some strange charges that the de-
fendant had made to the Governor OF for
gerry, and which the witness had found to
be groundless.
The counsel on both sides were brief in
their closing arguments, the defence rely
ing on the sufficiency OF the testimony,
introduced as to the prisoners weak
mind to prevent verdict OF guilty being
rendered.
The jury were out about 20 minutes,
and the foreman announced, on his re-
turn into court, that the prisoner was
found not guilty by reason OF insanity.
Judge Wilbur then said to Deputy Sher-
iff Barrows: "Mr. Officer, take charge OF
that man, as do not think him safe
person to be at large.
Brackett is q man we'll advanced in
years, wears his hair very long, and has
quite history. He has been in Jail for
an assault on a man with an axe, and. as
was shown by the testimony today, is
not of very sound mind. At one time he
possessed considerable property. A COM
pass upon the question that the jury de-
cided one way, and should the doctors
ratify the finding of the IL men who heard
the testimony, Sir Henry will be commit
ted to the State institution for the insane.
FINED FOR LARo ENy.
Horace L. Strickland, indicted for lar
ceny, retracts his former plea of not
guilty, and pleads nolo contendere. He
was charged with stealing watch from
Charles p Thompson on the Goth of July.
The works of the watch. were recovered
in q pawnbroker's shop in this city, but
the case has never been recovered. Judge
Wilbur imposed fine of s25 and costs.
The trial of Michael Meehan for an as
sault with q fiat iron on one John Nc
Mahon of Pswtucket, on September 1, was
begun this noon.
Mcmahon testified that the defendant
came into his house on Sunday morn
ing, the first day Of September, as he
and his wife were preparing to GO down
river. and asked for pint bottle, which
was given him; that the defendant then
went and got some whlskey which he
brought to the tenement occupied by the
witness and that shortly after the trouble
arose, as the prisoner was delaying the
preparation for the days pleasure that
Mcmahon had laid out for himself; that
thereupon the defendant threw a fiat iron
that was keeping side door open, at the
witness, rendering him for a long time
insensible and leaving a mark that will
ever tend to mar the beauty OF his coun-
tenance.
Hugh j. Carroll, who appeared for the
defendant, endeavored in his cross-exami-
nation of this and other witnesses for the
State TO prove that all parties in the
house, when the assault is alleged to have
been committed, were more or less under
the influence of liquor.
The defendant denied the assault and
claimed he was called into the Mcmahon
tenement TO share some liquor he had and
when those present there had drank all
his liquor he was fired out and this
charge OF assault brought against him.
A SIDEWALK ELEVATOR.
Before Judge Rogers and jury was be-
gun this morning the trial of the suit of
William and Julia Major against the City
of Pawtucket for $1,000 damages. The
plaintiffs allege that while Julia Major
was going past the Benedict House in the
city named she was struck by sidewalk
elevator used in lowering and raising
merchandise TO the cellar of a hardware
store in the building named. That she
received injuries which have affected her
health ever since the accident, and that
she was for long time under the care OF
physicians. The defendant denies any
negligence on Its part.
Joseph Osfield Jr., for plaintiff; T. p.
Barneiield, city solicitor, for defendant.
DECISIONS GIVEN.
The following civil cases were heard
and disposed of by Judges Sweetlsnd and
Reuckert in the District Court TO-DAY:
Sarah A. Collier VS.. George F. jerks.
Jury trial claimed.
Andrew j. Ssnborn, trustee, vs. Asa
Capron. Jury trial claimed
Michael Kelly VS.. Patrick Kelley. De-
cision for the defendant for costs.
Carl Sabetto, ct al, VS.. Aurclo Marrone.
Decision for plaintiff for s7.s7 and costs.
Charles II. Lygsn VS.. George W. Nor
gan. Decision for plaintiff for $50 and
costs.
James McHsle VS.. John McBale, sdmr.
Decision for plaintiff for sl0s.sl.
william II. Wood and Amory Chaplin,
trustee, VS.. John Riley. Decision for pos
session and costs.
Patrick Stanford VS.. John +. Murray.
Decision for plaintiff for 80 and costs.