The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-11
MORE DIVORCES
COrliss Steam Engine
Company Sued.
Trouble Over Ownership of
Household Furniture.
Contempt Proceedings Delayed-Jury
Finds for Defendant COstigan.

brought before Chief Justice Matteson to-
day to give satisfactory reason for dis
obedience or else to be punished.
After a statement by Walter Il. Angel,
who appeared as counsel for Flint TO the
effect that the latter had probably mis-
| understood the nature of the order, and
| a further statement by George j. West,
| counsel for residents of Harris avenue,
| the matter was continued until Saturday,
with the understanding that Flint should
| abate the nuisance he was charged with
| by that time.
| There were more uncontestod petitions
| for divorce granted today than any day
| the PR sent week. The following are the
| cases heard.
BEFORE MATTEsoN, c. J.
Ella Coggswell VS.. Charles A. Cogswell.
| Desertion ana non supcort. Heard in
part. p. ). Quinn for petitioner.
Lydia A. MendeBce VS.. William j. Men
dence. Non-support. Heard In part. !.
| +. West for petitioner
Owen Martin, Jr., VS.. Clara. Il. Martin
| Continued drunkenness. Granted. A. X
| Greene for petitioner.
Giuseppe Migliacis VS.. Maria q. Mig
liacis. Adultery. Granted. u. I. Brown
| for petitioner.
Nellie NJ. Hamilton vs. James Haml-
| ton. Extreme cruelty and continued
II
| for petitioner.
| Timothy Dealt vs.. Harriet M. Dealt.
! Adultery. Granted. A. X. Greene for
| petitioner.
Francis Fitzpatrick VS.. Edward j. Fitz-
| patrick. Non-supporh Granted and s.
a week alimony allowed. Page d Owen
| for petitioner.
Lydia 4. Davis vs.. Arthur Davis. Nom
| support. Granted. Page Owen for pc
| titioner.
BEFORE sTINEss, J.
Esther +. Pointer vs.. Richard Il. Poi
pier. Adultery and gross misbehavior.
| Granted. III. A. McKenney for petitioner.
Jessie p. Wood VS.. Tn, mas L. Wood.
| Extreme cruelty and non-support. Grant
| ed. w. Is. Vincent for petitioner.
James II. Harding VS.. Mary L. Hard
| ing. Dosertion, adultery and gross mis-
tehavior. Granted. j. ". Mathewson
for petitioner.
Annie Austin We. William Austin. De-
| sertion and non-support. Granted. j.
l.. Goldsworthy.
Henrietta Williams 70. Joseph S. Will
| Jams. Non-support. Granted. j. ii.
Monroe for petitioner.
George Berry VS.. Ella Berry. Desertion
and extreme cruelty. +. IL. Jackson for
Bertha Leavitt. VS.. Henry Leavitt.
| Adultery. Granted. George L. Cook and
Si. Reed for petitioner.
Matthew Cranshaw VS.. Elizabeth
Cranshaw. Desertion. Granted. L. w.
| Robinson for petitioner.
Adelia T. Powers VS.. Frederick M. Pow
ers. Desertion and .non-support Il. w.
Robinson for petitioner.
Silas A. Kelley VS.. Mary Kelley. De-
sertion anG continued drunkenness.
Granted. T.. w. Robinson for petitioner.
Lucy A. Smith VS.. James ". Smith.
Desertion and non-support. Granted. Il.
3. HOPKINS for petitioner.
WANTS HIS FURNITURE.
The trial OF the suit of William j.
Young against Julia A. James, the mother
Of his deceased wife, to recover the value
Of many articles of household furniture,
was begun before Judge Wilbur and a
Jury this morning.
The plaintiff testified that after the
death OF his wife the, defendant kept
hou.e for him on Candace street in this
city. After a while Mr.. Young decided to
change his residence and whea Mrs.
James wanted to know what she wouli
do with his furniture he TO d ber she
might keep 1t until he called for it.
When the ID aintiff wanted his goods,
however, the defendant refused to give
them up unless storage was paid her. Mr..
Young then got out writ OF replevin,
but did not succeed in having the same
served and he again asked Mrs. James for
his property and she still refused 10 give
II up. Thereupol the present suit for
trover ana conversion was brought
Witnesses for the defendant testified
that sometime after Mr.. Young left Mrs.
James house thelatter determined to break
up housekeeping and sent for the plaintiff
TO tell him that she was going TO store
her things and that he had better take
his things away Mr.. Young, according
to the same parties, told Mrs. James she
could have the goods that belonged to
him, as it would cost too much to store
the goods.
In rebuttal the plaintiff testified that
the defendant took care of his deceased
wife but one day and had lived in a part
OF his house rent free. He also denied
having made any gift of the furniture in
question to the defendant. Benjamin
n. Burbank testified.
A. ID. Bean was attorney for the plain
tin and Fred Il. Carpenter for the defend
ant.
SUIT AGAINST coRLIss STEAM ENGINE co.
James Moran has through his attorney.
Dennis IA. Sheahan, brought suit against
the Corliss Steam Engine Company to re-
cover Sl5, 900 damages. MIR. Moran on the
9th OF last month was m ployed in the
moulding department OF the co mpany's
works and in trying TO operate a derrick
by chain, received a bad shock of elec-
tricity. The latter is supposed to have
been communicated 10 the chain by some
defect in the wires by which the cerric X
was moved Since the time of receiving
the shock Mr.. Moran, il is alleged, has
been unable to work, and is at present in
n very poor physical condition. The same
afternoon that Moran was injured Will
lam Houghton, another eniploye OF the
same department, was killed by electri-
city. Several men were shocked before
Mr.. Houghtob was killed and Mr.. Moran
was the first OF them.
TIE jury in the case OF Whipple vs..
the New York, New Haven a Hartford
Railroad Company, after being out sew
cral.. hours, failed TO agree on a verdict
and were discharged.
In the case OF j. r.. KiIday VS.. Daniel
Costigan. the jury this morning brought
I'm verdici for the defendant. This case
resulted fr m an election row In the First
Ward last November and the plaintiff
sought to recover damages from the de-
fendant for the alleged assault.
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
rhe jury I'm the suit Of William j.
Young v. Julia A. James thii afternoon
verdict for the plaiptiff for ESQ.