The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-23
A CLEARING UP.
Attorney General Has One
in Common Pleas.
FiveHundred Old Indictments
We're Called Up,
Some Noted Cases OF Former Days
Brought Up in the Process.

This morning In the common poe
division OF the Supreme Court some ole
criminal stories were retold after Attor
ney General e. e. Dubois had asked tina
oil tho cases Of the State against psrtie
who hao violated the laws and had L
be punished might be called. Their,
were about 800 indictments and there.wa,
but little else done in Judge Wilbur.
court room today than the disposal oi
ibis large number OF cases In which
justices would appear to have moved with
lesden sandals
The greater portion of the indictments
were Tor maintaining common nuisance
and In many OF them the defendants had
moved their cases TO the upstairs court.
but though he cases reached the appel
late court and had been decided varying
periods OF from three to seven years ha Il
not been long enough to est them back
again 10 the common pleas division in
order that sentence might be passed.
In other cases the process of the court
had teen interfered with by deaih, and
one attorney ,sta ablishd a good record for
himself in the ewes OF Judge Wilbur by
had made Ia the ranks Of indicted men
nee 1889
Among the old indictments was one
against person not unknown 10 fame,
oscsola X. Cook, who six years ago was
indlcied for running a lottery. Cuok
was prominent figure in court last
April, but the Attorney General today
ne itated moment when the case was
called and inquired, I" VINO is this
Osceols tookf lie was given some ref.
erenSes by brother attorneys thst refresh
ed bis recollection and he said Mr.. Cook
would have TO stand trial.
One OF tho most daring crimes ever
committed In Providence, the murder OF
Waterman irons, for few moments was
recalled 10 mind by the fact that among
the indictments read was one against
Pster Harkett for murder, and another
sgiinit Hackett and Godrick for rob-
beTS ut the same time. "spike' Murphy
was the only one of the crowd Of des-
psranoes ever punished. The indici ments
last referred 10 VIII be tried ary time
Hsekett and Goldrick exrress willing
ness to lay their cases before a jury.
There are assaults with dangerous
weapons In which the parties indicted
are still missing and one against Julia
Murphy, for hitting a caller over the
head with cuspidor was discontinued
IS the man she assaulted trie1 to break
INTO her house.
Six years ago Attorney Franklin p. |
Oven ssked for bill of particulars IN |
he case OF Frank l.. Danforth, indicted |
or embezllement from his employer.
narketmRn George A. Rice. Mr.. owen /
lever got the fill of particulars and the
'ase was never tried. Judge Wilbur said
odny ths. the state must furnish IL nov.
nd possibly Danforth will be triCd with,
n a short time.
An OLD indictment against Nettie +.
lark, who was iriru for obtaining 5000 I
" alleged forgery hy jnry that was not
ole To 6gree On ner guilt or innocence
sns among those called. 1t was discon-
inued.
Scne OF the indictments for assault
'ere disposed OF because the complain
nts had been wives, since divorced, and
mong the cases di continued were a
umber of small offences.