The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-08
Largest Number Ever Re-
turned in the County.
In Ten of the Cases Considered No
True Bills Were Found.
Wesley NJ. Smith and Edward Lupton
Among Those Not Indicted.

The grand jury came in with its list OF
indictments this morning and WAS far
and away the longest list ever brought
into court by grand jury in this county.
The prisoners were brought in from the
jail in moving wagons, and the unload
ing OF the teams, the men being hand
cuffed by tours, drew a large crowd TO
the corner of Benefit street aid Cornell
place. Deputy Sheriffs Wall. ham and
Winslow with Janitor Sweet, Captain
Matthews and q number of police officers
saw that no one of the large number of
men who had rode in escaped. The num-
Der of true bills found was io5, aud In 10
found no true bills.
No indictments were found against
Wesley Nj. Smith. who was accused Of
N nanslaughrer, and Edward Lupton,
charged with.tbe same offense. Smith IL
the young man that, while out bicycle
riding last June, ran down another..w heel
man named Frank ..Aldrich on Broad
street and Lupton is the teamster who
few weeks ago ran over a little girl on
Brook street.
The grand jury had been out II days,
and the members were thanked by his
honor, Judge Wilbur, to whom they
made their presentment, for the attention
they had given TO the work entrusted to
them.
The parties against whom no true bills
were found in addition to the two
named, were the following: George
Kizanan. larceny; James FogGrty, assault
with dangerous weapon; Robert Con-
ley. William Goldthwaite, William Nancy
and Hermann Stetinb back, assaults with
dangerous weapons; Alexander N. Dek-
kar, EN- bezzle ment; John II. Morris, Jr.,
burglary.
THE INDICTMENTS FOUND.
Clerk Webster read the indictments by
title very rapidly and soon had the long
list finished. Ii took several hours for
the parties TO plead, and those who ac-
knowledged their guilt, who were many,
TO receive their sentences.
Theodore Benson was the first of the
indicted called to plead. lie was charged
with an assau with an iron bar on Cor
nelius Sullivan IN this city. lie pleaded
$1,000.
Elizabeth Bullock, indicted for an as
sault with knife on Henry Abraham on
August 2s, pleaded guilty.
Charles Anderson and John Peterson
jointly indicted on charge Of robbing
John Patterson OF clothing and other
articles while the latter was on the high
way, pleaded not guilty. Each was re-
quired to give bail in the sum of $1,000
each.
David Hagorty and Michael Quinn
Of Pawtucket jointly indicted for similar
offence, entered a plea OF not guilty.
These fellows took a watch and chain
from George ii. Forrest.
William Derrick, indicted for an as
sault on man named Costigan, said not
guilty.
william B. Davis, a North End boy
pleaded not guilty 10 an assault with a
razor on asmsn named Chase. $1,000 bail.
Charles Frowley indicted for an assault
with beer glass last June on John
Glynn, pleaded not guilty.
james Hazard pleaded not guilty to an
assault with a stone on woman named
Barth and was required 10 give bail In
the SUN Of $1,000.
Altert Merritt twice indicted for un-
lawfully attempting to know females un-
der 10 years. pleaded not guilty, and was
required TO give bail I'm The sem OF $1,000
in each case.
Manuel Miguel, indicted for an assault
with a knife on Manuel Rose, plesded
not guilty.
George s. Mitchell, Indicted for assault
with n pistol on Peter fagan, and Bure-
gard Moore, for an assault with a ham
mcr on Fanny Moore, pleaded not guilty.
Each had TO give bail in the sum OF $1,000.
MUNRoE PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
George Munroe, indicted for assault OF
Mira. Taylor at Mount Pleasant last sum-
mer. pleaded not guilty.
James B. Perry said not guilty TO an
Indictment for an assault on Edward
Chester.
Thomas slandum, indicted for an as
sault on Elizabeth Standum. pleaded not
g61liy.
Micello Tatto0nini, indicted for an as