The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-21
In Several Cases Sentence
is Deferred.
Sieve McMaugh Doesn't Deny
Charge Of Pool Selling.
Pleasant Stories Told of Rapid NOV
ing on Hawes Street.

The trial or the suit OF SOm uel Rosen-
blstt against Max Feldman and Rose
Fcldman was continued this forenoon
greatly TO the satisfaction of the court at
tendants and the gentlemen OF leisure,
WHO take deep interest in the conduct
OF the judicial affairs OF the county. Mr..
Feldmsn, who is a man OF property and
has had considereb BILE legal business, de-
MED at the trial that he was law fighter
The plaintiff seeks to recover 5000 for
malicious prosecution and claims that
while he was occupying a horse OF he
defendants they had a writ OF trespass
issued against him and also had him
arrested and that the trial of the suit re-
suited in his favor. Mr.. Feidman says
the constable tbst he asked TO have
Rosen hlatt removed from his tenement
exceeded his aut ority in having a writ
issued. In fact Mr.. telGman said he sup
posed the cousta BILE would remove Rosen-
blatt's goods without legal process. He
admittes, however, on cross-examjnation
that he told the constable that he might
60 ahead and get them out.
The Rosenblat lived in a down stairs
tene,s ent on Hawes street and moved
into sn upper one and this caused the
trouble. leldman swore that he refused
TO let the upstairs tenement to them and
be and other witnesses swore that the
plaintiff and his wife moved upstairs Ia
the night One OF these witnesses said,
"They lived down stairs at night and in
the morning they lived upstairs.''
Another witness for Feldman, who
keeps grocery store on Halves street.
testified that the Rosen blatts were living
quietly down stairs when sne went 10
tleep at 10 %. m. and when she got up I'm
the morning they were having breakfast
upstairs.
The Rosen blatt claim they moved in
broad day light one Wednesday afternoon
in September, 1885, and that the wit
nes-es for the defendant bad a grudge
against them. kosen blatt Is a picture
frame manufactures, and one witness. a
lady hair dresser of Hebrew desceut, gave
very fine comedy description of her
meeting at his store a tramp as she
called him, that had got lot of cigars
from her husband without. paying for
them.
Another woman witness testified that a
few days before the Rosen biatts moved
into the upstafr tenement she mad hired
il OF Mr.. Feldman ana deposited S5 cash
with him for the first months rent. She
had her furniture carted TO the house
but had to have ii taken back to her own
Michael Brown, when called to act as
interpreter, wanted to know who was
going TO pay him for his services and Mr..
feldman guaranteed to do SO.
Percy ID. :. Slocum was attorney for
the plaintiffs ana j. j. McGIll represented
the defendants.
Though there were no criminal cases
tried today good number were disposed
and some were old and ar one time inter
esting, but they will now probably never
again be heard OF by the public. Among
the cases of this kind were two indict-
ments against Stephen McMaugh for
maintaining a common nuisance, TO wit,
a pool room for the selling of pools on
races. The offences were alleged to have
been committed during the notorious ra-
cling campaign at Narregansott Park in
1894. John M. Brennan has been Nc
Maughs counsel siace he was arrested
and today the latter pleaded nolo conten-
dere ard sentence was deferred until the
third MONDAY In September.
Frank McDougall, William Davidson,
George Long and George Slader. who
were indicted by the last grand Jury for
teing common gam blers, appeared in
court this morning, retraeted their form
er plea OF not guilty, pleaded no!o con-
tendere and sentence in each case was
deferred. George j. West was their coun-
SCI, and three more of the gang will APP
pear tomorrow, plead the same way, and
their cases will be disposed of in a SINH
lar manner.
Mary Corners had to plead to another
indictment against her for keeping n COM
mon nuisance. and she pleaded nolo con-
tendere. After being delained In the GUS
tody of Deputy Sheriff Childs a short
time she furnished security for her APP
pearauce on the last Monday in Septem-
Der, 10 which time sentence was deferred.
Edward Rushford failed to appear and
stand trial under an indictment charging
him with emhezziemsnt from his former
employer, Paul Landy, and his recor-
nizance was defaulted. Alfred Cassidy
also failsd TO appear aud his recdgni-
zance was also aefaultcd.
All cases on the criminal docket will
be disposed of by the close of the present
week.
Daniel Doherty, indicted for maintain
ing nuisance, plesded nolo contenGerc
and sentence WAS deferred until the
third Monday in Septemeer.
FUND BELONGED TO BELcHER q LooMrs.
A final decree was entered by consent
OF all PARTIES in the appellate division of
the Supreme Court this morning in the
case of Charles A. Wilson. assignee, vs..
Belcher * Loomis, declaring that a GER
tain fund in the registry OF The court be-
longed TO the respondents aad directing
the court TO pay over tho same to them.