The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-12
MANY TRIALS.
Criminal Cases Being
Pushed Through.
Two Important Will Cases
Heard in Appellate Court.
Prisoners Fail to Make Jurors Be-
lieve Their Fine Tales.

q mum Der of cases today. The first one
that occupied the courts attention was
that OF Fred Il. Hartwell and others
against Mary Ann left of Richmond, We.
In 1872, Dexter Thurber d.sd in this
city ana left an estate valued al Sl10, 900.
After making a number OF bequests for
charitable purposes he divided his estate
up among his children and grand chill
dren. 10 his grandchild, Emma Thurber
Brown, Mr.. Thurber left one-sixth of his
estate, which on her death was to 60 to
might give the same by her will. Miss
Bown married Lyman left, and legally
adopted her husbands daughter, Mary
Ann Teft, who now claims the one-sixtb
of her estate that belonged to Mrs. Teft.
The other heirs to the property are:
Hattie Il. Sprague, Alice Thurber, Will
liam III. Thurber, Mary l.. Hartwell, Annie
Il. Shaw, Charles Thurber and Jennie
Metcalf OF this city, Edward q. Thurber
OF New FORK, Samuel Thurber of Boston
and ABBY Arnold of. .McGregor, la.
Through their counsel, Bassett d Mitch
ell in court today they claimed. that Mrs.
Teft, not having any heirs of her body,
nor having left any Will, the share of the
estate given her must be sold, and as pro-
vided In the will, one-half given to char
ity, and the other half divided among
the other grandchildren of the testator or
their issue.
willard b. Tanner, counsel for the re-
opopdapt Iai IN ed hat ha af nj an of on =
State placed his client in just the same
position as an heir of her body would be
under the Will.
The court held the matter for advise
ment.
CLAIMS HE WAS A PARTNER.
The court also heard arguments in the
case of artist Charles Storer Of Boston,
against Richard Harrison, well-known
dyer Of Pawtucket. Mr.. Storer claims ne
was q partner with MIR. Harrison in the
Rhode Island Nursery, and the latter de-
MES this, and says Storer was simply
hired to attend to the business, for whicn
he was to receive $40 q week to superin-
tend the business. Both gentlemen were
much devoted TO orchirds and Mr.. Storer
says he placed in the nursery OF which he
was partner, number OF these rare
and b eautiful plants, that were worth
$4,000.
James Tillinghast was counsel for the
plaintiff. Arnold Green OF counsel for the
defendant, criticized in mis- own peculiar
style the claims OF the plaintiff as an ar
tist, and the value of his plants.
The court held the case for advisement.
MANY INTEEREsTINo POINTS.
late this afternoon the same court took
under consideration the uestions raised
by the will of the late John +. Holt of
Woonsocket. MIR. Holt died last February,
leaving a will that he had made over a
year before his death. Among the be-
quests 10 a mum Der of parties were shares
in both the preferred and common stock
,of the United States Rubber Company.
One thousand nine hundred and twenty
five shares of the former stock was be
queathed and 2290 shares of the latter 10
beneficiaries under the will. AT the time
of the making of his viii Mr.. Holt held
1857 shares of preferred and 3257 shares OF
common stock of the company named.
but when he died no had left but zoo
shares of common stock, he having sold
the same from time TO time. The pre-
ferred stock he keep intact.
Mr.. Holt made Rev. George II. Mahoney
Of Woonsocket and Collector +. l..
O'Reilly of this port his executors and
they have asked the coArt what they Will
do to make right the persons to whom
the common stock was bequeathed as Mr..
Holt left money enough TO pay alr his
debts and all legacies under his will.
The executors ask IL the 200 shares OF
common stock left are to be given &c
Mary A. Banigap MeElrov the first
person in the will to whom such a devise
OF common stock was made or whether
| they will purchase common stock
enough 20 give shares as bequcathed.
| Then there ars also the questions, as the
! stock has greatly deprecated In value,
whether tho stock given will be OF a
value equal TO what II was at the time
| of the making OF the will, or at the
time of Mr.. Hollis death OF. at the present
time.
Comstock a Gardner represented the
executor at todsy's hearing and James
1illing hast the other heirs.
CRIMINAL DOCKET IN ORDER.
To-Day was busy one for Judge wilnur
and tho Attorney General. A good num-
ber of indictments were disposed OF and
several parties appeared TO plead.
Alfred Dorsey, who was indicted by the
grand Jury in June last with HAPPY
| Jack" McNamara for the theft Of a
bicycle. today pleaded guilty and Judge
wilbur sentenced him to 30 days I'm jail.
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