The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
In TROUBLE AGAIN.
Gilmore Held on Charge of Obstruct-
ing An Officer.
Why Mason Changed His Plea--Olher
District Court Cases.

In the Sixth District Court this morn
ing James Gilmore. alias Galloway, plead
ed not guilty to obstructing patrolman
William N. Sherman while in the per-
formance of his duty, ana was held until
Tuesday for trial. Gilmore is the chap
vino cut patrolman Boss about the face a
few years ago.
Sidney S. Mason was in a pickle when
asked ii he was guilty of the charge of
assalting his wife, Eljzabe Mason. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced TO
serve a term of 10 davs in the county Jail;
when Judge Sweetland said Jail Mason
turned pale and asked to change his
plea, for. said he, 81 did not strike my
wife" When asked why he pleaded
guilty be SAID he thought he would Re
lined and get out OF tho scrape
1t is claimed tnat Mason was
parading the streets with another
woman, and when Mrs. Mason began to
upbraid him he struck her. His case will
be heard next Tuesday.
Elizabs tn Emmett, colored woman,
was fined s10 and costs for iamming
Matte Profett's head on the side walk
on Dexter street.
William Rogers was sent to jail Tor 30
days and Patrick Lynch was fined s5 and
costs for stealing saw from Lawrence
Coffey.
Martin j. Murphy and John Sisson
were each fined S5 and costs for stealing
valise from Joseph banigan.
James Kelley and Norman Mcdonald
were held until Friday for trial on the
charge of making an assault OH Edward
ColvN.
Bag Oredisian pleaded not guilty
to the charge of using hose unfit for
labor and was held for trial.
May McGunness was sent to the State
workbouse for six months for being a
common drunksrd.
Henry Bramer was fined $50 ann costs
for making an assault upon Charles A.
Leonard.
Edward Ouger was fined $40 and costs
for making an assault on Dennis Ross.
lie took an appeal
The case OF John Il. Doberty for max
ing sn assault on Petro Hennessey was
continued.
James Smith, coored bog, who was
charged with throwing corn cob at
James O'Sullivan, the ex-policeman,
while he was sitting in an easy chair
on his lawn Sunday evening, was fined
81 and costs.
Herbert A. Burgess, who was charged
with stealing "a from iucian a. Keene,
proved to be quite an Interesting case.
Keene claims that he went to the home
of Burgess father-in-law on Randall
street, and fell asleep on a chair. when
he woke up in the morning his pocket
book, containing TO. was gone.
Patrolmsn G. NJ. Kirby, who is snid
to have chased Burgess into sewer
distance OF several hundred feet, did not
respond TO the call of the court, and 1t
was supposed that he had over slept.
Burgess claimed that the pocket book
was the property OF his mother, instead
Of being Keene's. Burgess took the stand
and said thnt there was fight in the
yard about midnight and he got up to- see
It.
when he went hnck to bed he found
his mothers book on the floor and he
went out and divided the contents with
boy named Dunnigan. lie admitted
that he stole the money, but claims that
Kcene was not the owner of 1t.
burgess little brother "Teddie' took
the stand ana said that he was living i'm
bed and saw Herbert pick rho pocket
book up from the floor. lie was held
tor the ection OF the grand jury in tho
sum OF ESQ.
stephen Evans va fined s15 and costs
Tor stealing tools from John Atkins.
The case OF IDA q. Much, on idle per.
son, was continued for two weeks.