The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-29
ACCUSER HAS TO PAY.
Trial of McCue Suit Against the City
Begun Today.


The troubles OF George Taylor, who
for a short time ran a hat store In Paw
tucket, and incidentally those OF his
creditors, occupied the attention of
Judge Stiness, who presided in the APP
pellate division this morning for some
little time.
Taylor made an assignment TO Thomas
f. Vance and Mr.. Vance asked the court
for an injunction against Walter j. and
Charles Taylor, two brothers OF his as
signor. II was shown that on the afternoon
of Jan. 81, OF the current year, George
gave a bill of sale to his brother William,
of all the goods in the store. The former,
il was claimed, had no money when he
went into business in Pawtucket, and
got parties to trust bin with goods.
Among the parties that sold him goods
were Feidler Brothers of this city and the
Worcester Overails Company OF Worcester.
On the same day that William j. Tay-
lor went to take possession OF the goods
purchased under the bill of sale one of
the member of the firm OF Fielder
Brothers went out there, too, and had
George Taylor arrested In suit for trover
and conversion. II. @. Curtis was the at
torney for the Providence firm, and he
described in an amusing way the hustllng
of William j. Taylor to get the goods out
of the Pawtucket store after Constable
Ryan had been paid his rent
The goods were taken by Henry, Will
liam j. and Charles Taylor and the goods
belonging to Fielder Brothers were re-
turned-T o them. Charles Taylor, who
is an e-s-Isfessman, put some of the goods
in his harm and then put an attachment
on them. Henry kept his share of the
goods in his store on North Main street,
l.n -
William j. Taylor, who, with Charles
Taylor, were the respondents in the mat
ter before the court today, kept the goods
that he took under the bill Of sale. As
ssignee Vance, when George Taylor. in view
of the many troubles that were surround
ing him, turned over his worldly goods TO
him, found only a stove in the store. As
before stated, Vance, when the rent was
Ia'd, got some goods and then more from
Henry Taylor. The prayer for an injunc-
tion was to restrain William j. Taylor
from parleying with the goods he had OBJ
tanned possession of under the bill of sale,
and also to prevent Charles frop, prose-
cutting his suit begun by the attachment
of goods in his barn.
William }. Taylor testified he paid
George Tayl S125 for the goods in the
latter's store aud that other considera-
tions for the bill of sale were debt that
George owed him amounting 10 s46 95,
to some $50.
George Taylor has, it is claimed, de-
parted from tire State, and on behalf OF
the creditors, III. j. Carroll, who repre-
sented assignee Vance, argCed thet the
Injunction should be granted.
Judge Stiness denied the petition. say
ing tnat he thought the petitioner hsd a
sufficient remedy at law.
MOTHER GIVEN CUSTODY OF HER CHILD.
There was long hearing on the petit
tion of Lizette 4. Keefe, who has begun
divorce proceedings against her husband,
Christopher ON. keefe, for the custody OF
her two-year-old-ehild, Walter Ii. Keefe.
The petitioner claims that after she sep
arated from her husband three weeks ago
he came TO her mothers, where she re-
sided, and took the child away from her
nd placed 1t in the custody Of his mother
in Boston.
Mr.. Keefe claimed his wife was willing
the child should be taken from her and
wanted him TO send IL 10 his mother be-
fore they separated.
The latter is brakeman on the New
York, New haven q Hartford Railroad.
Judge Stiness said that in view of the
tender age of the child he would place IL
in the custody OF its mother. An order
directing the respondent 10 pay the petl-
tioner s25 for counsel fees and g week
was granted.
A. j. Gushing represented the peti-
tioner and +. p. Doran the respondent.
Mabel T.. Westcott VS.. Christopher G..
Westcott. Order entered directing the re-
spondent to pay the Petitioners attorney
OF record, Albert II. Greene, $50 on or
before Saturday, March Z, 1896.
Sarah Williamson VS.. Andrew William
son. Order entered directing the respond
ent to pay petitioners attorney $50 and
that the custody OF her TWO minor child
rem, Arthur j. Williamson and Andrew
W. Williamson, is-to be surrendered To
the respondent before any payment as
aforesaid.
SUIT AGAINST THE CITY.
In Judge Rogers'court this morning the
trial of the suit of Andrew W. McCue and
wife against the city took place before
his honor and jury.
Mrs. McCue, on the evening OF Dec. 2,
1893, stumbled over an obstruction on
Westminster street near the corner OF
Walker street, and was quite badly in
jured. She Gained that the city was re-
sponsible for the accident and asks for
$1,000 for tn injuries received by her.
After Henr j. Dubois, counsel for
Mrs. McCue, had opened the case TO the
jury, he said he ssired that the Jury
mignt take view of the premises. City
Solicitor Colwell offered o objection to
this request, but owing TO the bad
weather, Mr. DUBOIS asked that the case
might go over until Monday and Judge
Douglass granted the request.
MISTAKE THAT PROVED COSTLY.
Some time ago James c. Greene lost
lot OF chickens, and he had young Harry
Handy, who is only 10 years of age, ar
rested for the theft. Harry proved his
innocence and after he had recovered
somewhat from the shock caused to his
feelings by the arrest he began suit by his
next friend, his father, to recover $500
from Greene. The latter made no defence
TO this suit and jury today decided that
Harry bad been injured to the exten OF
1850 and gave him verdict for that
amount
COMMON PEAS DIVISION.
Judge. Douglass today announced in the
common pleas division that the defendant