The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-29
A LOST POCKE TBOOK.
A SUIT TE rWEEN A CLERK AND
HIS FORMER EMPLOYER.
An Interesting Dispute Over Baroni's
Photographs of Cahaldo.

There were some very interesting de-
velopments in the suit of Michael j. Con-
ners against his former employers, Will
liam S. Gould a Co.. Riverside grocers,
for the recovery of Sl5. ~ alleged TO be
due the former for wages heard in the
civil division OF the district court this
morning. Conners IN July last went TO
work for the defendants and on the sew
enth day of the same month went with
one Henry Widely, second cousin of
william 5. Gould, 10 deliver bale of hay
TO A. Ii. Q. Bowen, who lives in Barring
ton ana is q man whom his nephew, the
chief OF police OF that town, described
today as strong neither in body nor mind.
When the men arrived at Bowen's place
the latter took out two pocket books, one
OF which was filled with large bills, and
the other with smaller ones. The men
could not change a large bill taken from
the former pocket book and Bowen then
laid the book down and took a bill from
the one containing the smaller ones.
Conners then went into the barn TO take
the hay from his team and on returning
either he or Widely slipped the pocket
book containing the large bills back into
Bowen's pocket without the knowledge
of the latter. The two men then left Tor
the store in Riverside.
The next day chief OF police Bowen OF
harrington went TO Gould's store and
asked to see the men that went on the
team to Darlington yesterday. Bowen had
in the meantime told the chief that he
had been robbed and that he suspected
the two clerks OF Gould.
Mr.. Gould when he heard of the matter
wanted TO settle IL and suggested TO Wild
ley and Conners the thing better be set
tled and said he, Gould, would pay one
third of the 500 il was claimed WAS in the
pocket book. According TO the story told
by Gould and several witnesses Conners
| agreed to have the money advanced to set
| tie the matter, but one witness for the
| defence said that Conners at first said he
| was not interested in the matter and had
| no money to throw away on IL. The
chief OF police took the money from
Gould and asked Conners TO witness Il o.
il was paid by him to Bowen because the
| latter was so eccentric that he might
claim he never received ii. On cross-exam-
! ination by attorney j. G. Quinn, counsel
for the plaintiff, chief Bowden said that
! Bowen wanted to compromise the matter,
but he would not 40 IT, but when Mr..
Bowen expressed dou bt about the men
stealing from him and Mr.. Gould was so
anxious TO settle the matter he had drawn
! up statement for Mr.. Bowen TO sign.
| The chief said the latter was his uncle,
| but he had not spoken to him in 10 years.
The statement that was drawn up and
| which was witnessed by ;. 4. Bowden,
chief OF police of Darlington, was as fol-
| lows:
''To whom it may concern: A. B. G.
Bowen of Darlington, having lost $50 or
tnereabouts from my person on the Sth
day of July have suspicious of certain
parties taking the same, / will on pay
| ment of 500 paid 10 me in hand release
said parties from ali further claims in
this matter and make no publicly of the
same'
Signed, b. Q. BOWEN.
Witness, 8. +. BowDEN
oil ,aA hat hn 10 dnAr raf
Sl6. 66 from Connors wages for the settle
ment of the trouble. After hearing the
| very conflicting testimony in the case
| Judge Ruercket granted the motion of
Charles L. Kneeland, counsel for the de-
| fendant for a verdict for mis- client hold
ing that the plaintiff had not proven his
claim.
MUST PAY FOR THE GLASS.
Lowering Brothers q Soule OF Boston
| brought suit in the same court this morn
| ing against III. Rosenblatt of this city, TO
recover S1S6 for glass furnished him. The
| defendant, in letters written to the plain
! tiff, claimed that he was opposed TO the
glass and other trusts or combines and
wished to deal with them. The plain
tifs thereupon sent several panes of glass
\ to him, which he claims were poorly
packed, and arrived in a broken condi-
tion in this city; and that because OF this
! fact he should not be forced TO pay for.
The plaintiffs claimed they were not re-
sponsible for the breakage and that they
offered 10 recut the glass ana pay defend
ant s21 for salvage, and that this was sat
isfactory to him. Judge Sweetland gave q
decision for the plaintiffs for the full
amount of their bill
DISPUTE OVER PHOTOGRAPHS.
In large. flat-roofed house at the cor
ner of Charles and Marietta streets, Pas
quale Baroni has a Photographic studio
and to this abode OF art u day wen
Gesualdo Cahaldo, and belhg rather
handsome fellow, he wanted to have his
picture taken. So numerous were the lat
ter's friends and admirers that he though
no less than five dozen photos would sat
isfy them. The order was given to Bar
oni for this amount, on condition thai
they should be satisfactory to Cahaldo'
ideas OF the proper thing. The. picture
were finished They represented Cahald'
dressed in ordinary clothes, and then IL
sailors costume but all OF the photo
were paler than the blue OF an Italian
sky, and Cahaldo refused TO pay the 81
due the artist, but did pay s3 I'm the hop
OF escaping further trouble. Baron
claimed the pictures were as good a
could be made for s2 dozen.
Dennis j. Sheahsn, in the interest o
Bsroni, brought suit TO recover the bal
ance due by Cahaldo. The latter was re
presented by Attorney James j. McGill
who treated the efforts of the photo
grapher in a very sarcastic manner.
Judge Sweetland gave a decision in ia
vor OF the plaintiff for 81.
PLAINTIFF NoN-sUITED.
c. M. Salisbury sued William II. John
son TO recover 800 counsel fees, alleged {
be due him for services in securing tn
accounting OF trustee on the property o
: Mrs. johnson.
Judge Cooke moved for non-suit OF
the ground that no contract was proves
as existing between the plaintiff and de
fendant, and Judge Reuckert granted In
7 | motion.