The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-19
TENANTS WOES.
Emily Evans is Fined for
Stone Throwing.
81 i.
Residents of Hamilton Place
Tell Sad Stories.
Gambling Implements Declared For
feited by the Court

all <he tenants OF Hamilton place, form
erly known as the Butler yard, were call
ed by the State as witnesses. Ono I'M
portant witness for the State directly con-
tradicted another and two witnesses on
the same side.swore positively that they
had not begun suits against Mrs. Law
less, mother of the defendant, yet Attor-
ney Dennis III. Shehan produced the pa
pors in two suits that bore the Iile mark
OF the court in which these same wit
nesses appeared as plalntlns ana MIS-.
Lawless as defendant.
The first witness called by the State was
little Morris hascinter, whom 1t was
claimed hgd been struck by stone
thorwn with evil intent by Mrs. Evans.
Morris told the Attorney General that he
did not go to Sunday School nor Saturday
school, but did go to the Benefit street
school, but here his power OF transmit
ing information ended rather suddenly.
The Attorney General could not get the
lad 10 say any more, no matter how
sweotly he pronounced his words MIR.
Sheahan tried his fatherly tactics on Nor
riS but the boy made no reply, then
Judge Doulgass in his kindest manner,
asked Morris IL he understood what il
meant to tell the truth, or what IL meant
to tell lie, but the boy answered not a
word. Finally the little fellow was ex-
cused and took seat at the newspaper
mems table, and some unkind mem Der
OF the bar said something about like to
like"
DIR. Lewanda of e1 Gladstone avenue
testified to having been visited by little
Morris and his mother, in June 1885,
and having dressed o wound on the right
side of the formers head that was about
half an inch long.
Mrs. Rosa Mascinter was the next wit
on m N nf ahata a
was allowed To give her evidence thorugh
an interpreter. She swore she saw Mrs.
Evans throw a stone at Morris, her son,
but she could not tell where any OF the
parties stood or where she herself stood
when the stone was fred. In a dreamy
poetic way she described the honses in
Hamilton place as being built around
large court, like castles in Europe.
On cross s-examination by Charles Page,
Jr., witness became very confused and
did not appear TO be well posted on any
fact except that her son had been in
jured.
Samuel Mascinter swore that Mrs.
Evans had told hin she sturck his boy
and also expressed sorrow that enc had
not killed him.
John Slavin swore he lived in Hamil-
ton place and that he saw the defendant
throw n good-sized rock at Morris Mas
cinter and that the rock struck the latter,
making a bad wound and that the de-
fentfsnt afterward said she wished she
had killed the little Jew.
He admitted he had not the best of
feelings toward Mrs. Evans and said his
life had been hell to him since he first
met her.
Esther Rosen, who also resided in the
yard where the castles are, said she saw
Mrs. Evans fire a rock at little Morris,
but she was sure on cross-examination
that Mrs. Mascinter, who had sworn that
she also saw the rock fired, did not leave
her house until the blood was flowing
from Morris head She saw lots of blood
on the jacket worn by Morris.
Mary Slaivn, wife of John Slavin, gave
evidence against Mrs. Evans, the force of
which was somewhat broken by her ad-
mission that che had brought a suit
against Mr.. Evans mother.
Uriah Bruce an aged resident OF the
Hamilton Castles also saw the Stone
thrown by Mrs. Evans and his wife,
who is many years younger than her hus-
band, proved TO have very free moving
tongue. She saw the stone thrown and
her opirio OF Mrs. Evans was as she ex-
pressed il "awsy down below zero."
She.as well ms her. husband denied having
any suits pending against Mrs. Lawless
mother OF the defendant.
The State hero rested its case and Mrs.
Sheahan read the tites of two suits be
gun by witnesses who had denied under
oath having begun them against Mrs.
Lawless.
Chief of Police Baker was called but
was not allowed to testify as no founda-
tion had been laid for the questions it
was desired TO ask him while the States
witnesses were on. lie Investigated the
case at the time and II was otherwise
brought out that nobody had seen the
stone throwing, but the party struck and
the defendant.
oofI hat fa
threw stones at her constantly, and on
the first day OF June, 1895, she threw a
stone at him to scare him, not intending
to injure him, and denied that she had
ever expressed desire to kill the boy.
Mrs. Evans was found guilty by jury
and Judge Douglass imposed fine OF
$40 and costs, which was paid by Mrs.
Lawless, mother of the defendant. The
costs in the case eamount TO s102.
Thomas j. Hamilton, proprietor of
Hamilton place was in court as nm in
terested spectator, during the trial.
About year ago Mrs. Evans brought
two suits against Mr. Hamilton, one for
slander, aud since that time he is said TO
have championed more earnestly than
ever the rights of his tenants.
GAMBLING IMPLEMENTS FORFEITED.
A fine variety OF gambling implements
belonging TO Frank Dillon found by
Captain Matthews on the 2Sth OF last De-
cember OF Room IL, in the building 76
Dorrance street, were coniiscated in the
common pleas division Of the Supreme
Court this morning. Tho property con-
sisted of three roulette tables, one faro
bank layout, one deal box, four packs Of
CARDS, five chip trays md 1925 chips and
S3S go in money. Captain Matthews testi-
fed that he visited The rooms Of Mr..
Dillon on three occasions and that num-
ber OF officers visited the rooms on the
same evening the property was seized.
He also stated that Dillon said the prop
erty belonged to him.
The suits OF Susie B. and John &.
Keyser against John Il. Reilly x Com
pany have been settled out OF court.
The case OF Sarah A. Disbro VS.. j..
Frederick ifallon. which was TO have
been tried today was reassigned to Oct. 3.
MARY Conners, by advice OF her coun-