The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-04
A HEAVY GRIST.
Many Cases Before Sixth
District Court.
LaundrymanDrummOnd Fined
for Assault Oh Mason.
O'COnnOr Bound 0ver--Anders0n
Held for Using His Knife.

that there were a number OF cases TO be
heard. The first case Of Importance was that
of A. Drummond, the proprietor of a laundry
on Eddy street, who was charged with COM
uniting an assault OF Herbert Mason. Drum
mond and his friends made an heroic effort
to prove that he was innocent Of any charge,
but the court took a different view OF the
matter. and fined the defendant S20 and costs.
He took an appeal.
william Sullivan was hnod $50 and costs for
driving of with the team Of Charles Allen.
Samuel and Michael Priest were charged
with having In thCr possession a lot Of bottles
the property of Jacob With 81 Co.
They pleaded not guilty and they were each
held In the sam OF SlCO for trial Friday.
Moses windrod was charged with d like
offence. and his case was disposed OF in the
same manner.
james Warner plesded not guilty to the
charge or stealing a wagon from Marguerite
Delaney and was held In the sum OF $500
until Friday for trial.
Christian Lehmann was hnsd $40 and costs
for committing IN assault upon Christian
Scherig8n.
The case of Bernard Owens for keeping a
liquor nuisance was cor 4 ued for one week.
william Davis was charged with knocking
down and taking from the person OF James
Dwyer. Jr., "A pockethook containing Sl.50.
the same being the property of James Dryer.
sr. Young Dryer took the stand, and said
the pooketbook contained but 81. and was the
property of his mother, and as the Warrant
read otherwise. young Davis and his mother
left the court room In a hurry, but low it
happened neither the mother nor the boy
knows.
The case of James NcCusker, who is charged
with stealing s2. Is from his mother. Catherine
NcCusl;er, was continued tor one week, as
neither Mrs. MeCusker nor any of the wit
nesses forthe Stale put in their appearance.
Nellie Mcdonald waived examination on the
charge OF stealing a watch and chain from N.
T.. Arnold of Pascoag. and was lound over 10
tho common pleas division Of the Supreme
Court.
Charles r.. O'Connor was charged with en-
oezzIing $500 IRON the firm Of Gateley 81
O'Gorman. From the testimony given IL
would appear that o'Connor sold to Patrick
Collins four rugs for SO o., Coilinssie ming the
lease. he did not like the pattern Of the
rugs, saying that he wanted one that had Il
cat or some otner nniIDaf on ~. He gave Mr.
o'Connor permission 10 retain the rugs, ara
s,,sct from tho stock of Gate!ey & o'Gorman
such rugs as he, O'Conror, thought would
suit the taste of Collins. This was done. hut
O'Connor could not find anything that would
suit, so he took the rugs to Mr. Collins store
in Johnston, but found that the store was
locked. This happenoe four times. and, ac-
cording TO o'Connor's story, he did all that
was possible TO find the msn who bought the
rugs, but could not.
This placed O'conuor in a bad fix. or at
least he thought TO, for he had turned in tho
contract Of tho trade between himself and
Collins TO Gately 81 O'GoTman, and as he had
neen desling with like concerns for some
tin o knew that so far as Gately IL o'Gorman
were concerned they had nothing more to Go
with the case. except TO collect the install
ments as they became due. A few Gays after
the trade. O'Connor quit the employ of the
firm and went to Taunton, but retained pos
session OF The rugs. Gatoly 81 OGorman
swore out n warrant for his arrest, and about
a week ago he was taken INTO custody at
pawtucket. Attorney George j. West tried To-
argue with the court That Gatlty az OGOrman
had nothing to do with the ease, and snid that
the trouble was Between o'CoDnor and
Collins, but Judge Sweotland looked at 1t in
a different hight, and bound O'Connor over TO
tho common pleas division of the supreme
Court in the sum OF 500, on the charge OF
trover and conversion.
Barney Anderson, Henry EggeriDg end
August Carlson, sailors, got into a dispute in
the hail OF the Providence Branch of the At
lantic Coast seaman's Union, $50 Sou Main
street, yesterday Afternoon, which resulted
In Carlson ana Eggering being oarted OF to
the Rhode Island Hospital and AnGerson to
tho Mickenden street police station. Ander-
son and Eggering went out on TO the street
and prepared to fight each othly, and Carlson
made on attempt TO make peace between the
men, when Anderson whipped out his sheath
knife and beagn 10 slash the two men about
the face, and succeeded, FOR az the hospital 20
or more stitches were taken In Eggering's
face, and about as many more were required
10 close mp the wounds In Carlson's faco.
Lieutenant O'Ne:l was notified of the afiray
and he. with officers Rooney and Flynn, were
soon On the scene. The lrst man they saw
that had been mixed m in the light was
Egssring, whose face and clothes was covered
with blood. he vas taken into Or. j. a.
Pirlot's drug store. where he said that no had
been assaulted by Anderson. Ills wounds
wore washed by DR.. Pirlot and the am uInnce
sent for, and he was taken TO the Rhode Island
Hospital.
The next man found was Anderson, and h,
was taken to the station and locked up. The
rolico then wen out 20 find Carlson. and be
was soon picked up on South Main street.
and, like EsrcrinR. was covered with blood
froiI hend TO foot. lilo was taken to the sta.
tion. and Medical Examiner Palmer was
called, and dressed tho man,s Mounana after
witch howas sent 10 tho Rhode Island Hos.
pitai. AZ noon today the officials at the
hospital say that both mon will recover.