The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-09
Brakeman'S Big Claim for
Damages.
Dispute Concerning Value of
."Gilt Edged" Securities.
Cranst0n Savings Bank Receivers
ACCOMPLISHMENT Excused.

against EoWlh M. Naluron Tor s3oOO.
Mr.. Handy claims that in April, 1898, he
had some money to invest in stocks and
being unsophisticated, as his attorney
expressed 1t, he applied to Mr.. waldron
for advice as to what stocks he could pur-
chase that might prove a good invest
ment. At the first interview Mr.. Handy
claims Mr.. Waldron said he had no
stocks to sell. At latter date, however,
according to the story told by the plain
tin, Mr.. Waldron came to him and said
he had some gilt edge stocks he would
sell him. Some of the stock referred to in
this manner were shares in the Rhode
Island Organ Company and two bonds OF
the Atlantic Pacific Railroad Tunnel Com
pany. Concerning the latter, Mr.. Wal
drou, II is alleged, stated the company
was taking out gold and silver enough
To pay the interest on the bonds. The
stock of the organ company was repre-
sented as good 10 per cent. stock with
dividends payable quarterly. The pla in
tib purchased 2 shares OF Atlantic, Pacific
Railway tunnel Company at $1,000 each,
paying for them in cash, and 120 shares
of the organ company's stock at $40 per
share, while his wife also purchased 80
shares at $40 share. The organ COM
pany was also represented as doing big
business, the last dividend, ii was said,
having been in the March previous to the
Afterward the plaintiff claims he found
that the value of the organ company
stock was but s1.50 to $500 per share and
he bonds of the tunnel company but $500
TO $3.50 each.
The plaintiff, when cross examined, by
Walter 4. Angel, one Of the attorneys
for the defendant, said since his purchase
of the bonds in the tunnel company he
had bought stock in II of a Pawtucket
broker. He also admitted TO Mr.. Angel
Lnt h.. at,.l t...t -
ured by the organ company were nickel
1n-the-slot machines to be used in saloons
and hotels. But witness claimed he did
not know this when he bought the bonds.
The deposition OF a witness and officer
in the Atlantic Pacific Railroad Tunnel
Go. was read, showing that there was
not gold or silver enough taken out of
the tunnel, which was to be 25, 900 feet
long, to pay for the working OF the
tunnel, but on the contrary the money
to build the same had been raised by sell
ing bonds and stocks.
Treasurer Il. Il. Curtis of the organ
company testified that there had been no
dividend voted on the stock since the
November before the plaintiff purchased
some OF it. The witness had bought
some of the stock for $3.50 a share early
in 1893.
BRAKEMAN's BIG SUIT.
The trial of the suit of Herbert G.
Wood, formerly brakeman in the en-
ploy Of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Company, against that
corporation to recover s10 600 for injuries
received while In it's employ on May 10,
1895, was begun before Judge Rogers and
jury this morning.
The plaintiff claims that on the day
named he was, at about half past foui
O'Clock in the morning, on rear car of
freight train which was being switc he'd
back TO connect with a ca boose. The track
was slippery, so the engine did not, in
slowing up, arrest the movement of the
cars, and Mr.. Wood grappled the brake
handles and began tightening the brake.
The car which he was on in the mean
while came very close to the shed over
the platform at the passenger depot and
SO intent was his mind, the plaintiff
said, on the stopping of the train, that
he did not notice anything but the work
which he was doing. In the meanwhile
his head struck the corner of the shed
over the platform and he was hurled to
the platform.
Mr.. Wood further claims that he did
not know the shed was CT insufficient
height to enatle him to work as he was
doing and that be had only been under
the shed while on top of car couple OF
times The injuries received by the plain
tiff as the result of his fall were the break
ing Of one OF his arms, the spanning OF
the wrist on his other hand, several
severe NOuuuS ana cuts ABOUT the mead
and body, as well as severe concussion
of~his spine.
These injuries caused him great suffer-
ing, he alleges, and the injury to his
spine he believes to be OF permanent
nature.
On cross examination by Frank s. Ar
mold, attorney for the defendant corpora
tion. the witness admitted that in Decem-
ber last he rode on a night freight train
TO Worcester without permission of the
officers OF the road and had gone to work
at his old employment for, the Boston q
Albany Railroad, though he claimed to
have worked but about three weeks.
Walter b. Vincent is attorney for the
plaintiff
APPELLATE DIVISION.
In the appellate division of the Su-
preme Court today decree was entered
In the case OF Joseph Hill and wife VS..
Delhins 9. Wallace, appointing Herbert
Almy, Esq, master TO take testimony.
The petition of the receiver of the
Cranston Savings Bank for allowance of
his final account was in the same court |
referred to John c. Pegram, Esq, as mas
ter, to take said final account and report
anv facts which may be pertinent to
said account and to report what compen-
sation shall be given to said receiver af-
ter February 20, 1896.
DIVORCE PETITIONS GRANTED.
The docket OF uncontested petitions for |
divorce was In order this morning and |
the following petitions were heard be- |
fore Judge Stiness
Alice Mabel Wood VS.. Fred A. Wood. |
Desertion, non-support and extreme |
cruelty: Granted. Ii. s. Babcock for
plaintiff
Mary +. Allen VS.. Ezra 1. Allen. Con-
tinued drunkenness and extreme cruelty. |
Granted. n. >. Babcock for petitioner.
Washington L. Trafford vs. Lephe |
Trafford Desertion. Granted. Page Il |
Owen for petitioner.
Kate Maynard VS.. Henry Maynard. |
Desertion and non-support. Granted. |
Page q Owen for petitioner.
Abbie NJ. Gidley Va. James q. Gidley. |
Non-support and dcsertion. Granted |
Page Il Owen for petitioner.
Johanna NJ Robinson VS.. George W. |
Robinson. Non-support and extrrme |
cruelty. Granted. Page and Owen for |
petitioner
Willie L.. Strutbers vs. Rosa j. Stru-