The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27
Happy Jack" Mcnamara
Sentenced to Prison.
Was Convicted of Receiving
Stolen Property.
Judge Makes Particular Remarks
About a Previous Case.

"Happy Jack" Mcnamara, who, it will
be remembered, was tried few months
ago with two companions for robbing
George r. Earle, proprietor OF the Man
sion House, of several hundred dollars,
but who was acquitted of that charge,
was.today found guilty of receiving stolen
goods. aud sentenced to IS months IN
States prison at hard labor.
Mcnamara, on tho 10th OF April last,
tried TO sell bicycle that Alfred Dorsey
had stolen from 4i9 smith street on the
previous evening. Dorsey, after stealing
the bicycle, went to a ball with "Happy
Jack" and the next day the latter tried
to sell the bike to a man nan ed Gray,
claiming he worked for bicycle firm in
Woonsocket. Mcnamara denied ever
having received the bicyle from Dorsey
or to have been interested In its sale.
The jury promptly brought in verdict
of guilty and detectives Cannon and
Parker gave the prisoner a very bad char
acter. The latter stated that Mcnamara
was dangerous man TO be at large, as
he laid for drunken men and robbed
them.
Judge Wilbur asked Mcnamara what he
had to say. In a sort OF fippant
way "Happy Jack" remarked: "He
can't prove anything he has said"
Then his honor said, "You know
what the facts were in the Earle rob-
berry, and you know / also am familiar
with them from the testimony, and 1
should have thought you had learned
enough not TO appear in this court
again." Judge Wilbur made some further
remarks. In which referred Ia the
verdict of the jury in the Earle case as a
marvellous one. Then he stated that PER-
A. IN, HoN
but he needed considera BILE reforming and
on this account the sentence above noted
was imposed.
Dorsey, who had previously pleaded
noIo contendere to an indictment charg-
ing him with stealing the bicycle referred
TO and had had his sentence deferred,
was witness for the state In Me-
Namara's trial.
Assistant Attorney General Dubois
represented the State ana Il. Dew. O'Con-
nor the prisoner.
A decree was entered in the common
pleas division OF the Supreme Court today
confirming the report OF the commission
ers on the layouts of Huntington avenue
as to all parties except such as have
claimed jury trials.
A judgment was given against Arba j.
Place by defendant last Saturday in favor
of G. O. Holden and today the default
was taken of and the case will be tried
later on.
Daniel W. Frank, administrator. was
given a nil dicit judgment against Albert
p. Holley for S6s9.20 and costs by Judge
Douglass today.
APPELLATE DIVISION.
Charles X. Blakmar tried TO explain to
Chief Justice Mates n this morning that
Ii had been impossible for him to comply
with the order of the court directing
him to pay alimony TO his divorced
wife, Mrs. Amanda III. Blackmsr. The
eyplainer's wife, got divorce from
him in April last ON account OF gross
misconduct on his part, and today Mr..
Blackmar claimed his income from his
business was less than s. q week. The
court was not satisfied with the excuses
offered by Mr.. Blackmar, but gave him
two weeks longer, in which to pay part
OF the judgment against him. Page a.
Owen represented Mrs. plackmar.
There was a hearing in the same court
this morning in which Ella A. Tebtett,
the divorced wife of Forrest +. Tebbett,
asked that her former husb might DC
compelled to pay back at least port ion
of the 5000 that he borrowed from her
TO conduct his business. The money was
raised by mortgaging property owned by
the former Mrs. Tebbetts. There was
long discussion over the case. j. II. Con-
ley representing Mrs Tebbetts and Cooke
Il Angel MIR. Tebbetts and the matter
was allowed to stand until Wednesday
morning in order to ses If some arrange
ments could not be made by which Mr.
Tebbetts might pay the interest on the
mortgage