The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-16
Annie c. MiIler'S Action Is
NOW on Trial.
Claims She Put a Large Sum
in Westminster Bank.
Trouble Over Wag0n--Decrees In
the Appellate Court.

Before Judge Wilbur and jury was be-
gun this noon the trial of the suit OF
Annie G. Miller against the Westminster
Bank to recover 200, which sum she
alleges she deposited there on Jan. 20,
1890
According to Miss Miller's testimony
she, after couple OF conversations with
the late Curtis Aylsworth, then teller at
the Westminster Bank, withdrew 500
from the Providence institute IN for Saw
ings and placed II on deposit in the
former bank because the interest prom
ised at that institution was six per cent.
She paid the money to Curtis Aylsworth
and when she asked him for a bank book
he replied that IL was not customary to
give bankbo in this bank, and he gave
her instead slip acknowledging the re-
ceipt OF the money. Interest was raid on
the 500 in July, 1890, January and June
1891, and in November, 1891, Curtis died. i.
The amount of interest recovered was $685.
or S21 at each of the three payments. MIR.
Curtis and his wife had been friends of
his for great many wears. Her sister,
Miss Miller said, went to the bank with
her when she deposited the money.
About a week after the death OF Curtis
Aylsworth Miss Miller stated she went to
the bank and was told there was no
money to her credit, there, though when
she produced the slip given her by Mr..
Aylesworth both Mr.. Symonds and MIR.
Angel, on a later date, said IL was very
queer. She had visited Judge Ayls-
worth and he had told her the money
would be paid her.
In answer to questions by Mr.. Bassett,
attorney for the, e,bank, Miss Miller denied
that she bad given the money to Curtis
Aylsworth TO invest for her and though
she was severely questioned on this point
she clung TO her story that the money
was given to .the latter TO deEosit in
the bank, She admitted that she had
talked with Mrs. Curtis Aylsworth on
the day the latter's husband took sick
and the reason she did SO was because of
her anxiety concerning her money as she
seemed TO doubt the efficiency of the lit
tie slip given her by Curtis. Miss Miller
denied having asked Mrs. A,syorth for
the money, but said she aid consult her
as to the best means OF getting 1t from
the BANK. She said that the reason she
called on Mr.. Bassett was that the bank
had refused to pay her SO she thought the
estate OF Curtis Aylsworth should.
Another denial made by the plaintiff was
that Mrs. Aylsworth bad never told her
how Curtis had invested the 800.
This afternoon Sarah N. Miller and
Ebil +. Davis testified in behalf of the
plaintiff. Miss Annie Z. Miller, reca lied,
testified that she had loaned money TO on o
j. Daley through Curtis Aylsworth.
Arthur w. Symonds testified that the
books of the bank showed that 800 had
been deposited in the Gnk and remain
I'd there from Jan. n. 1890, until March
IL, 1891, when s375 was Withdrawn by
Mr.. Aylswo orth under power of attor-
ney for Miss Miller. Other sums were
shown TO have been Withdrawn in the
same manner, according TO the same
ooks, until the whole 200 was with
drawn.
G. II Brown was counsel for the
plaintiff.
LOTS OF TROUBLE OVER CHEAP WAGON.
Emil Edwards brought his troubles in
connection with the repairing of a s25