The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-12
MANY TRIALS.
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Attorney General Dubois said before sent
ence was imposed that Dorsey had been
In jail since June and had given infor-
nation that led to the con nviction of
"Happy Jack" and after the latter was
convicted sentence was deferred at the
request Of the assistant attorney general
In order that bail might be fdrnishs d.
No one came to Dorsey's assistance, so
he spent the summer In jail.
Charles Bird OF Pawtucket, indicted for
assault, today pleaded not guilty, and
Martin Kelley OF this city, indicted for
an assault with a dangerous weapon,
made the same plea.
Though he has been In Jail good
while. former police officer Milo Is. Flsgg
today pleae1 not guilty to the indictment
pending against him for an assault with
a dangerous weapon on Andrew j. Sher.
man, and in default Of $1,000 required by
the court, went back to Jail.
Cornelius McKiernan, indicted for
maintaining common nuisance, pleaded
not guilty.
Patrick Roddin, who has been in jail
sin CO last June, pleaded nolo contepd dere
and was sentenced TO 80 days In Jail and
to pay fine of 800 and costs.
The notorious Charles Smith OF the
North End was again called on to plead
to an old Indictment against him for
keeping and maintaining a comm On
nuisance near Tooleville todey. He plead
ed nolo contendere and was fined 800
and costs and sentenced to 10 days In
jail. Smith has bsep in jail for the last
few months.
HE HAD A TREACERoUs MEMORY.
Henry Derritt, who was indicted for
an assault with a dangerous weapon on
Andrew Costigan. was found guilty az
ter a trial before Judge Wilnur and jury
this morning. Mr. Cosligan said, and
several witnesses corroboraIed bis testi-
mony, that he was approached by Der
ritt, who demanded a nickel, and on the
demand not being complied with, Derritt
picked up stone snd threw 1t at Costi-
gan. The missile, fortunately, struck
Mr.. Costigan's hat, otherwise the result
would have been serious. The assault
was committed on Hopkins street at
1880 in the forenoon of July 1. 1t was
so long ago that Derritt did not know
Attorney General Il. &. Dubois for the
State and r. j. France for defendant.
Judge Wilbur sentenced Derritt to six
months III jail.
HAZARD FOUND GUILTY.
II took the jury but few minutes af-
to- hearing the testimony in the case
against James Hazard. accused of a vio-
lent assault on Nellie l.. Pass, a. her pa
rents home, on Aug 9,to prove the grand
jury had made no mistake in ind.cting
MIN. Hazard worked for the girls ia
theT, and bearded with him on Printery
street, and Mrs. BASS swore that early on
tho morning Of the day named che ssw
Heard enter the room where her daugh-
ter slept, and put his hand roughly upon
the latter. Lieutenant Murray of the
Second police station, testified that Hez-
ard told him that be went he m, after /
O'Clock, on the morning of AugusJ 8,
and went into the girls room. The State
then rested and Mr. Hazard decided not
10 produce any witnesses or go OF the
stand hin self. Judge Wilbur sentenced
Hazard TO six months in Jail.
TROUBLE OVER LOCKING THE DOOR.
Trouble about the locking OF their bed
room door one night last month. led two
men, who roomed together at 72 Wicgen-
den street into the common pleas divIs.
ion of the Supreme Court to-day. Ons OF
them, Manuel Miguel, was under iudict-
nient for an ga llt with an article OF led
room furniture, on the other. Manuel
Rose. The two then, according to the
latter, were In bed when, after some
words about locking the bed room door,
there were blows struck, and Miguel,
with piece Of crockery, badly cut one OF
the legs OF Rose. This cut, according to
DIR. Kearns, kept Rose under bis treat
ment for a month. Miguel claimed the
quarreling and striking was begun by
Rose. Miguel was found guilty and sem
fenced to seden months in Jail.
Attorney -Genersl Dubois represented
the State In all trials today, and L. j.
France the defendants