The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-28
A STRANGE CASE.
Purchaser Of Elm House in Johnston
Claims She Was Robbed.

Purchaser of Elm House in Johnston
Claims She Was Robbed.
Before Judge Wilbur and a jury was
tried today the suit Of Mrs. Melinda
Paradise, the present manager of the
Elm House in Johnston. against the
former proprietor; of the place, Mrs. Al
mira NJ. Hail and her husband, Frank
T.. Hall, to recover $500.
Tte plaintiff, in January, 1896. pur-
chased the Elm Hous and all the furni-
ture with the exception of the cham Der
sets in rooms / and 8, ind some things
that were in the barn on the premises.
There wa, q bill OF sale drawn up when
the fale and purchase Of tho property
was agreed upon. This was signed by
Mrs. Hsil, but she changed her mi I'D be-
fore she delivered it to Mrs. Paradise and
tried to cut her signature out of II. AZ
terward it was agreed that Mrs. Paradise
should give Mrs. Hall q writing, exempt
ing the goods in the rooms named and
the barn from the provisions Of the bill
Of sale, and the agreement was put in
writing and the bill Of sale delivered.
That same night Mrs. Paradise too ros-
session OF the piacs and the next morn
ing she came to this city. Viii. she was
here she claims that two large moving
team loads of furniture that had been sold
to her, including several elegant rugs and
carpets, coinfortables and other articles
of bed furnishings, as well as beds and
china and glassware, were taken away by
Mrs. Hall. AT another time cows, pigs,
hens and 300 pigeons were removed by the
orders of Mrs. Hall, according TO the
statements of the plaintiff. The value
set by Mrs. Paradise on the property
taken is $500. The testimony of the
plaintiff is su bstantiated by furniture van
owners McA.anus and McElroy and an
exprsssmsn named Eddy.
The defendants .claim that they took
nothing out OF tie house or barn that
they had net a right, under the written
agreement, to remov from the premises,
and also that they did not remove as
much stuff as the plaintiff claims they
did.
Page 81 Owen are Mrs. Paradise's at
" Y u Viz - aae ~ ss
Lee represent the Halls.
Mrs. Hail testified that shs showed
Mrs. Paradise the things in the house
that she wished to remove. That Mrs.
Paradise refused TO buy the cows that
belonged TO the place. Witness claimed
that she igned the bill Of sale on the 18th
but that the plaintiff did not have the
money to pay for the property purchased.
That there was some trouble over the bill
CT sale the witness admitted, and he also
testified that Mrs. Paradise, as well as
her daughter, were in the house when all
tho things were removed. All OF the ar
ticles taken out of the house were taken
from room one and eight.
MR.. LOST HIS CASE.
A verdict in favor of the defendant was
Rigven by the jury in the case of John
Meighaon, admir-, against the Geneva
Worsted mills, returned a verdict for the
defendant.
Mir. Meighan sued to recover 80, COO for
the loss Of his two-year-old sons life al
legged TO have been due 10 the negligence
Of one Of the companmy's drivers.
VERDICT FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
Tn jury in tue case OF Edward Quinlan
against Jesse A. Fsirbrotber and Frank
M. Burroughs, administration on the es-
tate of Lewis Fairhrother, this morning
brought in a verdict In favor OF the
plaintiff for $1,000.