The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12
Many More Divorces Heard
and Granted Today.
A Bad Sidewalk In Pawtucket--Dis-
trict Court Civil Cases.

There were couple of petitions before
the court today that were little out OF
the ordinary run. In one case a young
woman, who claimed not to be yet 20
years OF age, asked to be divorced from
her husband whom she married little
over year ago, and who failed to sup
port her since last August. Judge Stiness,
who heard the case, thought the circum-
stances not sufficiently aggravated to de-
viate from the understood rule of the
court to the effect that the failure to
provide necessaries must have been for at
least year.
In the other noticea ble case, the woman
who sought divorce had an income Of
$40 week, and her husband who Is q
we'll known writer OF detective stories,
she claimed, had deserted her. The fol-
lowing are the cases heard today:
BEFORE MATTEsoN, C J.
Bertha A. Garland VS.. Benjamin r. Gar
land. Extreme cruelty and non-support.
Granted and s2 per week allowed petit
iioner. Page q Owen for petitioner.
Isaac j. Harvey VS.. Ella J. Harvey.
Desertion. Granted. Page q Owen for
Mary j. Locke VS.. Edward Locke. De-
sertion. Granted. Page q Owen for
Maybelle E. Bestwick va. Herbert e.
Bestwick. Non-support, Pags d Owen
for petitioner.
Ella CogswelI VS.. Charles A. Cogswell.
Further heard and granted. +. j. Quinn
for petitioner.
Margaret +. McHale VS.. John McHale.
Extreme cruelty and non-support. Grant
ed and allowance OF 70 per week. Page
q Owen for petitioner.
Annie r. Burgess VS.. Edward 8. Bur-
CESS. Adultery, extreme cruelty ana
desertion. Granted. o. l.. Bosworth for
petitioner.
Martha j. Clagett VS.. Henry Clagett.
Non-support and adultery. Granted. j.
II. Monroe for petitioner.
Amy M. A. Jacques vs. Thaddeus f.
Jacques. Non-support. Granted. Page
d Owen for petitioner.
Mary L. sweetland VS.. Benjamin n.
Sweetland. Extreme cruelty and adul-
terry. Granted. Page d Owen for petit
toner.
Annie S. Day vs.. Frederick NJ. Day.
Desertion and non-support. Granted.
Edwards & Angel for petitioner.
Before Stiffness, j.
Joseph Brule VS.. Marie Louise Brule.
Adultery and desertion. Granted. W. q.
Rich for petitioner.
Emma A. Reeves VS.. Richard ]. Reeves.
Non-support. Granted. Wilson Il Jenckes
for petitioner.
Mabel +. Westcott vs. Christopher G.
Westcott. Non-support and adultery.
Rosa Belle Locke vs.. Julian w. Locke.
Non-support. Petition heard In part and
petitioner given leave to amend his petit
tion.
Annie /. Allen VS. Chester III. Allen.
Extreme cruelty and non-support.
Granted. q. j. West for petitioner.
Sarah A. Murray VS.. Roberts Murray.
Desertion and non-support. Granted. o.
l.. Bosworth for petitioner.
PLAINTIFF WON HER SUIT.
The suit of Catherine Dolan, executrix
of Michael Dolan, deceased, against James
Dolan, to recover S220 alleged to be due
on promissory note, was tried before
Judge Wilbur and jury this morning.
Clark III Johnson, counsel for the plain
til. submitted the original note, which
bore date of December 4. 1889, and was for
the sum named, aud as there was no
claim that the signature to the note was
not genuine he rested his case.
James Dolan, the defendant testified
that the note was given to Michael to pay
balance on the purchase OF some property
on Diamond street, and was paid in few
days. In explanation OF the note being
in the hands of Michaels estate the de-
fend'Dt claimed that the same day the
note was given Michael asked him what
became of the note The latter claimed he
di not have it, so & duplicate note was
riven and this duplicate was paid and re-
aid That previous to the purchase of the
Diamond 5 rect property he had made ar
rangements TO get the money necessary.to
pay the balance OF 500 and a couple of
days later get $3.50 from party. The first
thing the witness knew OF the original
note being in existence IVES demand
from Mrs DoIan for is payment.
Mrs. Dolan, the plaintiff, claimed that
the original note had always been In her
husbands possession and that her hus-
band owed James, the p,ainti1, $50 for
coal at the time of his death, and this
sum, IL was agreed, she claimed, should
be credited on the note and that the de-
fendant did not demur.
She also testified that when she told the
defendant that he owed the note he said
nothing OF any duplicate note or having
paid such a claim.
The jury found for the plaintiff for the
amount OF the note.
CLAIMS SIDEWALK WAS DEFECTIVE.
Before Judge Rogers and jury today
was hegun the trial OF the suit OF Nellie
M. Smith against Frank NJ. Bates, city
treasurer OF Pawtucket, to recover 5000
for injuries received by reason of defec-
tive highway In Pawtucket.
The plaintiff claims that on the morning
of March ~, 1884, while going along
Main street to her work, the sidewalk be-
ing in slippery condition, she stepped
INTO the TOduNdy ou ktttiDk VII the
walk again she was tripped up by the
roots OF tree thet had cracked the con-
crete on the walk and was thrown violently
against the ground. AS the result OF her
fall she sustained compound fracture
OF the right ankle and received such other
and permanent injuries that she has been
unable TO work since the accident
W. Waldo Robinson and B. NJ. Bos-
worth are attorneys for the plaintiff and
James l.. Joncks, recently elected city
solicitor OF Pawtucket, was attorney for
the defendant.
DISTRICT COURT MATTERS.
The following cases were decided In the
civil division OF the criminal court today:
h. A. Sherwood VS.. Walter j. Smith.
Decision for plaintiff for s1s.d and costs.
Ann Sullivan. vs.. Frank OIooie De-
tision for tlaintiff for s5l9 and costs.
Martin Doherty W.. Michael McCabe.
Decision for plaintiff for "a and costs.
Charles ". Westcott vs.. sulavoran X
Brown. Decision for plaintiff for s2i'.65