The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-09
WOES OF A BONDSMAN.
He Must Settle Many Cases at Great
,e... Cost.
Divorce Gases Being Rapidly Disposed
Of I'm Appellate Division.

Deputy Sheriff Thayer was busy man
today and yesterday, looking after parties
| who had gone surety for certain friends
who were indicted by the grand jury at
! the present term OF court, but failed to
| appear for trial. One gentleman who has
been quite familiar figure in the courts
| OF the city and county as professional
bondsman, has expressed himself as sat
isfied to let those who get within the
meshes OF the law look to someone
else TO free them hereafter. In the houses
OF his friends he says he has been deliber-
ately imposed upon, and his purse is very
empty as consequence of the failure OF
certain men and women to do as they
promised and appear for trial. He paid
to the deputy sheriff named, for the benefit
OF the State, one day recently, sl06 or
more, and there Is even more money to be
paid by him. This man, who for a
consideration, has stood by those who
needed his services, claims now that one
OF the claims against him he should not
be forced to pay, as the party
he went bail for has passed beyond the
jurisdiction OF any earthly court. The
Attorney General, IL Is stated, though
none of his officers is possessed of any
ability TO see spirits, has reliable infor-
nation that the party whom the profess
sional bondsman claims has gone to the
great beyond, has not done so, but has
in this case, the bondsman will also have
TO settle unless the party indicted can
furnish him with certificate of death.
AN INHUMAN HUSBAND.
In the divorce suit of Martha w. b.
Graham against Langdon Il. Graham the
testimony as to the cruelty of the latter
was perhaps as astounding as any pre-
sented in the Supreme Court in some
q
before the child was born her husband
kicked ker in the side and spit in her
face; that when their child was but
few months old the respondent held a
pistol at its head while he was in
a very intoxicated condition and
threatened to kin ii. Mrs. Graham also
testified that her husband used language
of the vilest kind in her presence, and
that of her sister and mother. 1t also
appeared from the testimony that the
respondent had failed TO contribute toward
his wife's support, and was drunk nearly
all the time. Judge Stiness, who had
heard the case, granted Mrs. Graham's
petition.
APPELLATE DIVISION.
The only business transacted in this
court today was the consideration of
divorce petitions. In the following cases
divorces were granted nisi:
Before Matteson, &. j.:
Carrie l.. Harris vs.. William Il. Harris.
Adultery and non-support. j. NJ. Ripley
and J. Henshaw for petitioner.
Della Ducbarme v5. Onesime Ducharme. |
Non-support. w. G.. Rich for petitioner
Walter Brogden VS.. Selma J. Brogden.
Desertion. w. q. Rich for petitioner.
Minnie Guild VS.. Albert 4. Guild. Nom |
support. +. Allen for petitioner.
Amelia Romano VS.. Guisippe Romano.
Extreme cruelty. Harry &. Curtis for PEE |
titioner.
Annie Smith VS.. James +. Smith. Nom
support. T. +. West for petitioner.
Before Stiness, j.:
T. Earl Bailey VS.. Minnie F. Bailey.
Desertion. G.. j. West for petitioner.
Phebc +. Heaton VS.. Lewis Il. Heaton.
Desertion.
Mary A. Aldrich VS.. Americus V.
Aldrich. Desertion and non-support.
j. f. Murphy for petitioner.
Ida G. Grant VS.. Samuel W. Grant.
Desertion. Thomas +. West for peti-
toner.
Olive Il. Cooper VS.. John j. Cooper. De.
sertion and non-support. ID. W. Fink for
petitioner: Heard in part.
Martha w. Il. Graham vs. Langden II.
Graham. Continued drunkenness, ex-
treme cruelty, non-uupport and desertion.
George r. Macleod for petitioner.
This morning an opinion in the case OF |
the American National Bank VS.. American
Wood Paper Company was handed down. |
The plaintiff sued to recover principal
and interest due on certain bonds and
coupons issued Ivy the defendant May 1,
1850, and payable May 1, 1895, or sooner,
after five years. The bonds were secured
by mortgage of all the property of the
defendant I'm the State OF Pennsylvania
given to a trustee for the bond holders I'm
which II was pre- v ded that I'm case of de-
FAULT In the payment of interest for more
han ak months the principal OF said
bonds shall be due and payable. The
declaration sets out the bonds and mort
gage and alleged default in payment of
interest for more than six months after
demand made therefor. The defendant
iemurred to the declaration upon several
grounds, but the two grounds pressed i'm
Inc argument were that the bonds are
rot negotiable 80 AZ to give the plaintiff
right of action I'm its own name. and |
hat the terms OF the mortgage cannot be
into the bonds SO as to give n
light OF action for the principal thereof
before maturity.
Judge Stiness, who wrote the opinion
" the court, after reviewing the points i'm
yolved and the law relating thereto, saws:
Our conclusion Is that the demurrer to |
he negotiability Of the bonds must be
'verruled and the demurrer TO the state
nent OF the plaintiffs present right OF
Iction sustained"
Before Stiness, j.:
Ora III. Bishop Va. Horace A. Bishop.
Adultery II. ID. Slocum for petitioner.
jessie L. Andrews vs.. Albert u. An