The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-25
Two Insurance Companies
Must Stop Business.
Incidents of Saloon Life Told
in Appellate Court.
The State Gets A Judgment--Other
Important Cases Heard.

Injunctions were granted at the request
OF Attorney Genral E. Q. Dubois by Mr..
Justice Tiliinghast in the appellate divi-
sion Of the Supreme Court today restrain
ing the Commercial Mutual Fire Insurance
Company and the Protective Mutual Fire
Insurance Company from doing any busi-
ness In this State. The secretary OF the
former company. William c. Chambers,
appeared in court-and stated that at the
request of the board OF directors he wished
TO state that some time ago they decided
to go out of business and the charge
that the company was insolvent was a
true one. No one appeared for the Pro-
tectlve oganization.
Th hearing on the application of Mary
l.. Cleary of Arctic Center for an allow
ance who Is seeking a divorce from her
husband, Patrick, who is a saloon keeper
in that community proved very interest
ing. Patrick has three children and II
was alleged today that for some time ne
had not contributed to their support nor
that of his wife. 1t Is eight years since
Mr. and Mrs. Cleary decided that they
had made mistake and life apart was
better for them. For time Mr.. Cleary
paid in answer TO the demands of the
overseer OF the poor. SIS month toward
the support of his family.
Mr.. IlearY testified today that his bus
mess amounted TO about s70 a week, but
there were heavy expenses. He claims
that he had TO pay for the board and
keep of two horses, owed a wholesale
liquor dealer s40O, and had TO pay a
pianist 81 week, or he could sell no Ii
quor. Attorney John j. Arnold, VINO was
counsel for Mr.. Cleary explained TO the
court that the people OF Arctic Center
were great music lovers, and 1t was nee.
easary 10 have the beauties OF Meyer rbeer
and Mozart interpreted on the piano. in
order 10 get them TO spend their money
for refreshments.
Mrs. Cleary testified she had TO take
boarders TO support herself and children.
Attorney Albert X. Greene, who repr e.
sented Mrs. Cleary, claimed that her bus-
band was doing business enough 10 sup
port her and his children. The court
was OF the same mind, and ordered
Cleary to pay "a week toward the sup
port Of his wife, and also s35 Tor counsel
fees. The latter sum 10 be paid on or be-
fore October Is.
Another case that was a bit ont of the
ordinary was that of Margaret Mckay
against Timothy Mckay, in which. the
former asked for an allowance. The hus-
band denied certain charges made by his
wife, who works as a cook about 16
hours a day, and said he bought clothes
for his Children and also the furniture
for.the apartment house that they let at
1854 Weybosset street. Judge Tillingbast
continued the case one week in order
TO give the wife q better chance To sub
stantiate her charges.
ORDER FOR DISTRIBUTION.
Franklin ~. Richmond, trustee of the
estate OF Walter c. Simmons, was directed
to divide In equal proportions the money
in his hands among the four children OF
the deceased. Walter &. Simmons, Eliza
Chaplin, wife of a. Duncan Chaplin, Rate
r. Simmons, wife of Henry Simmons, and
Henry Il. Simmons. The amount OF per-
sonal property 10 be divided is about
1890. The State of Rhode Island was given
judgments against Horace Il. Sweet for
his board at the insane asylum at Grams
ton for the sum OF Si321. 25 and costs. w.
b. Tanner was allowed S25 for services as
attorney.