The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-03
j. B. Barnaby CO.
PRACTICED PALMISTRY.
One Feature in Mrs. Harris Suit
Against Mr.. Spencer.
She Seeks $4,000 Damages for Being
Thrown Out of Ssdgh.

The only case tried in the common
pleas division OF the Supreme Court to-
day was that of Mrs oeorgiana Harris
against Thomas Spencer of Warwick.
Judge Wilbur presided and Walter B.
Vincent represented the plaintiff and
Cooke a. Angel the defendant.
The suit was rendered more than ordi-
narily interesting by the difference in
the stories told by the plaintiff and her
witness and those told by employees Of
the defendant, and also from the fact
that on cross-examination Mrs. Harris
admitted that last summer at Rocky
Point she practiced the profession OF
palmistry and revealed by the lines of the
hands of her patrons their future pros
poets. As she explained to the jury she
employ ment owing to injuries received
by her through the negligence of the
defendsn.'s servants.
Mrs. Harris testified that shortly after
O'Clock on the evening of Feb IL, 1895,
she was riding in Mrs. Young's sleigh
with Mrs. Young as companion on the
road that leads from Providence TO Ap-
ponaug going toward the latter place.
When opposite the little Sand Pond on
the highway, which is about mile from
hillsgrove the sleigh came suddenly
upon pair of horses that were used in
running ice into defendants ice house.
The horses, Mrs. Harris claimed, sud-
denly started up and scared Mrs. Young's
horse and threw both ladies out of the
sleigh, breaking Mrs. Harris arm so
that she never can again use ii with the
necessary freedom TO perform the labor
of her household.
Mrs. Young corroboratcd Mrs. Harris
testimony as to the horse attached to the
sleigh being gentle one, and the acci-
~ q I. l. l~s.
of the defendants horses. DIR. Langley
testified that the injury TO the piaintirs
arm was a permanent and serious one.
Thomas Spencer explained the manner
OF storing the ice. Mr.. Taber, who had
charge of the horses it is alleged caused
the accident, testified the horses did not
start suddenly and that the sleigh in
which the plaintiff was riding passed
him all right, and was tipped over by a
snow bank about q feet beyond the place
where his horses crossed the highway.
He would not say on cross-examination
that Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Young were
entirely mistaken in their account OF the
accident.
George Marshall, foreman for Mr..
Spencer, also testified that the sleigh was
tipped over by running on a snow bank.
The suit on trial touay Is to cover 5000
and the husband OF Mrs. Harris has
brought a suit for like sum for the loss
of his wife's services, against the same
defendant.
There Will be a meeting OF creditors of
Wood, Bicknell & Potter at the office of
Lorin NJ. Cook on June is.
The appellate court will hear no more
uncontested petitions for divorce until
after vacation.
THE DEMURRER WAS PROMPTLY WITH
DRAWN.
The trial OF case in Judge Wilbur's
court this morning was interfered with
considerably by the constant hammering
OF some iron by men on Cornell court.
His Honor stood il as long as he could
and then sent Deputy Sheriff Childs and
Barrows to have the noise stopped. The
man who was doing the hnmmering at
first demurred TO stopping work, but
when he was told he would have TO go up
stairs il he continued, he promptly with
drew his demurrer and submitted to the
judgment of the court.