The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-24
Messenger Boys Suit For
False Imprisonment Begun.
Who Struck Jacob GoIdstein and
Where and Wherefor =?
Trials OF Complaints Against the Big
Railroad Corporation Passed.

Richard Hennessey, II years old, whose
parents are dead, sued John Boyle, a
livery stable keeper of Washington
ss.rdset' in Judge wilbur's court
assault and battery and false false
imprisonment. Hennessey claims that
on sunday morning, Oct. %, last, he was
ia the employ Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, in this city, and that
man drove up 20 the office on Wey bosset
street, ana wanted tho carriage taken to
boyle's stable. Bartholomew McSoley
was then in charge of the local
once, and he told Hennessey to
take the team TO the destination
named. The boy did so, and took young
companion with him When ne arrived
VITA the turnout at the stable, he alleges,
Mr.. Boyle pulled him out OF the team by
the collar aud told him he was "tired OF
this thing" and he waited IS paid for the
use OF the team, as IL had been let %
was then looked up in rns stable office,
ana though The door was unlocked in q
u" minutes he was kept prisoner for
Tour hours. 1t appeared by the testimony
That several employees OF the local West
efa Union offices visited the stable, and
nnaily Mr.. Boyle declined to talk with
any moro OF them unless they held certifi-
Gates OF stock in the company. The plaintiff |
sworc the ot'lce in which he was kept was |
cold, and, rs he was just recovering from |
IA attack OF typhoid fever, his health |
Taa Ia cross DH elimination paDs ever q, since, ts:
piaintih and his switnesses was devoted to
showiog that Heunessey could easily
have iett the stable had he wanted to do
40, rs there was no restraint sufficient to
keep him there.
The defense was that Hen nessey was not
Ia uniform whom he came to the stable.
ana x was supposed by the owner that he
nsu iound the team and driven il around.
The charge of false Imprisonment was
emphatically denied.
G The suit OF Jacob Goldstein against
samuel Priest was tried before Judge
Douglass this morning. The testimony
was about as conflicting as it could
possibly be. The plaintiff sued for
S5oo damages because Of an assault and
battery alleged to have been committed
oy lhe defendant upon him last summer.
according to the formers story, Priest,
VINO Is junk dealer on Canal
street, came out to him as
ho was driving his team by the shop.
and struck him with his fist on the face,
'no aiterward beat him with a whip. As
pain, and was obliged to give up peddIing
or four weeks. The defendant tells a
inherent story, for he SAYS that
ne plaintih had been slander-
ng him, and on the day in question came
mo MS store and called him a liar,
yhereupon he put Goldstein out, and the
light injuries received by the latter were
he unfortunate results Of the gentle
PRESSURE used in so doing.
The suits OF Mary Moffatt vs. NY.
:; II. X. X: Company and also that
4 Michael Feeley and wife against the
anne corporation were passed when
allied for trial in the common
ieas division OF the Supreme Court this q
lorning and both cases will pro bably be Y
sttleo In manner satisfactory to the 9
iaintins in few days. George j. West
the attorney for the plaintiffs and =. II r
r mold for the defendants. !