The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-02
Page Says JOSlin Co. Con-
tinued Old Contract.
Defendant Moved a NOn-Suit
But Motion Was Denied.
Bicycle Dealer Has Been Declared
Insolvent by Court.

tried this morning the suit OF Edward
Page against the Joslin Manufacturing
Company to recover $1,000 for alleged
breach of contract. Mr.. Page claims that
on Jan. z, 1891, he was engaged by vii.
liam Il. Joslin to do the teaming for the
factory at Scituate. run by William 4.
Joslin and Frank Parsons as co-partners.
Afterward the concern became a corpora
tion and Mr.. Dennis became the third
lied on July 10, 1892, and Mr.. Page con-
tinued to do the carting for the coprora-
tion, dong that for the mill as well as the
store until the spring of 1898.
Mr.. Page testified that he paid 200 for
the privilege of doing the teamiag and
purchased q wagon to do IL with OF the
firm OF William 4. Joslin.
j. M. Ripley, who represented the de
PENDANTS, claimed that proof should be
introduced to show that the corporation
had ratified the contract previously made
with MIR. Page by the firm. He said this
could only be done-by the vote OF the
board of directors.
Mr.. Owen, of counsel for the plaintiff,
argued that Mr.. Page had continued to do
the work for the mill and store long af-
ter the corporation was formed and II
would be shown the corporation in fact
ratified the agreement.
Judge Wilbur permitted the case to go
on, and the plaintiff furt her testified that
just before the new mill of the corpora
tion was built he had a conversation Will
Mr.. Joslin in the presence of Mr.. Dennis,
during which the latter told him that be
could have the teaming for the new mill
and keep the charges for carting to IL
separate.
A motion for n nonsuit was made by
counsel for the defendant corporation but
it was denied and an exception noted.
Mr.. JosliD testified that Mr.. Page paid
no money for the privilege OF doing the
teamIng for the old firm. He said that
Mr.. Pages work became so unsatisfact ory
that another party was hired to do the
work, but witness denied that the man
who succeeded him in teaming for the
mill receivedsa lower rate than did Page.
On cross-exam ination witness stated he
did rot know how many trips Page made
during April, the last month he -Mas-en-
gagged, as Mr.. Parsons had charge Of all
matters relating to the mill.
ADJUpGED INsoLvENT BY COURT
John A. McInren OF Cranston has been
on his own petition adjudgeG insolvent
by the appellate division Of the suprs mo
Court. A meeting OF his creditors will
be Leld june 10. TO choose an assignee.
his assets are reported 10 CONSIST Ol
numb Der of bicycles and ticycle sun dries,
and the total amount o. his liabilities is
in the neighborhood of 5000. The heavi.
est creditors are as follows: ST. Louis
Refrigerator Wooden Gutter Company,
st. Louis, Mo-, Sl22o %; Hunter Arms
Company, Fulton, n. Y, s631.S7; Wales
Manufacturing Company, S569.3S. The
George Worthington Company, Cleveland,
o., 1877. so; Peerless Manufacturing Com
pany, Cleveland, o.. 235. "a; Queen City
Cycle Company, Euffalo, n. Y, s40O.
NO FRAUD WAS PROVED.
The suit OF Bacon Wakemsn of Bridge
port, Conn.,, "a gainst Abraham {. Mont
fort to recover $500 dsmages for the
alleged sale to him by the defendant of
$50 shares of valueless stock of the Provi-
dence Montfort Stamp and Envelope
Company ended yesterday afternoon. ] he
defendant was represented hy W. Il. Tan
ner and Peter j. Quinn and on motion of
Mr.. Tanner non-suIt was granted, 1t ap-
pearing that the plaintiff relied on inves-
legations made by himself as to the stand
ing of the company and not on state
ments made by Mr.. Montfort the defend
ant.
The grand jury it IS expected, will be
busy with the cases given IT for consider
alton until the end OF next week.
The slapder suit OF Strlck and Zeidler,
manufacturers of pianos, against Alb ri
Steinert has been set down for trial on
Sept. 30.
All of the cases on the docket marked
for trial in the common pleas division of
the Supreme Court today were reassigned.