The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-03
BEFORE THE COURT.
John Murray Pleads Guilty
to Larceny Today.
Case of j. A. SIattery Against a
Chicago Medical House,
Annie Campbell Secures Judgment Against
w. II. Gooding of Central Falls.

Matters were very quiet with the police
last night, and as natural sequence there
was little to occupy the attention OF Judge
Shove in the District Court this morning.
John Murray, who was charged yester-
day with the larceny of a saw and plane,
and plead not guilty, thought the matter
over during the quiet watches Of the night,
and this morning when his case was called
changed his plea to guilty. Shortly after
he left on an excursion to Cranston, where
he will reside at the expense OF the State
for three months. 1t could not be dis
covered what disposition John had made
of the tools, however.
The case Of Jason f. Lawrence against
Mary Sullivan was as usual postponed,
time to Dec. u, and it Is fair bet that it
will not be tried this year. This case,
which is rapidly becoming as notorious in
a local way as did that of Jarudice and
Jarudice in England, will be remembered
as caused by Mary Sullivan's throwing
water on dog in Leather avenue. At the
time Mrs. Sullivan did the throwing she
was in a hurry and the water was hot. In
fact the prosecution claims that it was
very hot, with which statement the dog
comedies. Mr.. Lawrence got hot and thus
the case for cruelty to animals.
The case of Deputy Sheriff Winslow
against George B. Leonard for misappro.
priation of funds while in charge of the
Orient Paper Co.'s store on Brook street
was also postponed for one week.
There were two very interesting Paw
tucket cases before the Common Pleas Di-
vision of the Supreme Court yesterday.
One of them was the case of North &
Taylor, Bankers Of Chicago VS.. DR.. James
A. Slattery. This is a queer case and has
the ear marks of a real western double
back-actiou style about it. 1t seems to be
a case of 'syou take the crow and I'll take
the goose, or Pll take. the goose and you
take the crow"
The West Chemical Co. of Chicago has
an agent who called on the young druggist
some years ago, and after diliating on the
advantages Of his wares, prevailed on Mr..
Slattery to make a bargain. He agreed to
give Mr.. Slattery the sale agency and sole
advertising benefit of the West Chemical
Co. in this vicinity. In return Mr.. Slat-
tery signed drafts to the amount of two or
three hundred dollars.
The medicine and the advertising came,
and Mr.. Slattery paid one or two of the
drafts when he was suddenly informed
that several more druggists in town had
his wares for sale at lower prices than he
could sell them himself. He at once noti-
fled the West Chemical Company, and re-
shipped them their goods. They refused
to accept them, deposited the drafts, and
now the bank in which they made deposit
sues on them. They claim to be innocent
holders for value, but Mr.. Slattery don't
believe this and thinks that 1t is another
of those sharper tricks, and yesterday the
case came up. Owing to the absence of
some important papers the case was post
poned. 1t has been taken to the Appellate
division, jury trial being waived, and will
be tried Dec. 81.