The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-26
The Copeland Divorce
Case Again Heard.
Declared InS0lvent on Peti-
ton Of Creditors.
DEGREES and Orders Entered in the
Appellate Court Today.

The divorce proceedings begun some
time ago by Mrs. Julia A. Copeland
agsinst he busband, Lewis A. Copeland,
= hiv raised quito an MT resting point.
When Gsorge II. Copeland died, he left
Will, providing that the widow of tbs
deceased should have s5o0l in cash and the
household furniture. and tnat the balance
OF the estate should go To Walter ). Hogg
to be held by him In trust for the two
sons of the teststor, Fred K. and LOUIS
A. Copeland.
Full discretion was given Mr.. Hogg
as to the payment of two thirds OF the in
come from the estate to the two sons of
the testa;or.
Some time ago the Appellate Court di
rected Lewis A. Copeland to pay Mr.. Cur
It's, his wife's counsel, $40 week for her
SUP )ort, and but a small part of this al
lowance had been paid her, when ahou
month ago she began contempt proceed
inys against her husband.
4 he respondent testified that his salary
was s20 week, and he made an appa-
rently satisfactory showing as to his abil
ity to comply with the order OF the court.
Mr.. Curtis then brought ont the facts
about the trustee, but the chief jusice,
who presided at the hearing intimatet
that the money ordered paid by the court
might be taken from the trust estate and
adjourned the hearing to next week in
ord that the trustee might be sum-
moned.
Mr.. Hogg, The trustee, testified today
that the income from the estate of the
late George Copeland had lately decreased
and that il would be impossible TO pay
the sum named in the order. He said ne
had paid Mrs. Copeland, the petitioner
S25 week since the order was granted.
Judge George N. Bliss represented Mr..
Hogg and stated that the latter had paid
Lewis A. Copeland, the respondent,
Sl2i9 more than his brother. Fred T..
Copeland, and urged that it did not seem
right that the trustee should be compel
led to pay so much additional money for
respondent
The question, Judge Bliss argued, was
whether or not the court would hold the
money that might be in the trustees
hands liabls to DO drawn on to pay the
allowance the court had ordered, and ne
urged tha. II the court so held that, in
view of the statements made bv the trus-
tee, the amount OF the weekly payments
should be considerably reduced.
Mr.. Curtis argued that the proceedings
,rsinst Mr.. Copeland were for contempt
court and that IL IL took all OF his sal
6y TO support him, it would be but fair
Chat any income the respondent might
aave should be paid toward the support
of his life.
Chief Justice Natteson took the papers
IN the case and reserved his decision.
WHITNEY PLEADED INsoLvENT.
hearing WIS had in the appellate di-
1sion of the Supreme Court today on the
petition of J.F. Comstock and oth'r cred
ito,s of George L. " hitney that he latter
be adjudged insolvent.
George J.. Whitney testified that he
made the transfer Of his store TO Cook in
payment of three notes amounting TO
$500, these notes being givsn O far back
as 1923.
Judge S,iness decided that the credit
ors had made out their case and Mr..
Cooks bill of sale will prove a document
of little vslue.
DEMURRER ovERRULED.
In the case OF Samuel Z. Colt, assinee,
vs. Sears Commercial Co., the following
decree was enteredc today: "This case
came in to be heard upon the demurrer
of the defendant, Schoier, and was argued
by counsel and there upon 1t Is ordered
adjudged and decreed that said demurrer
he emf hereby is overrnled, and that all
the defendants may answer on or before
Sept u, 1896.
COMMON PLEAS DIVISION.
No jury cases were ready for trial this
morning so the jurors were promptly ex-
cused for the day. There were but two
cases on the motion calendar disposed OF
In the common pless division. One OF
these was that OF Providence Coal Com
pany VS.. Coke. Bors. The plaintiff asked
for permission TO amend their declaration
and the request was grantsd
1he case of Municipal Court vs. Thomas
Il. Cosgrovo ct al has bean certified to
the appellate division.