The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-16
A BIG BATCH.
Grand Jury Finds Many
Indictments.
DR.. Hale and Ernest Whita-
ker Must Stand Trial.
Suit to Recover COmmisSion--AttOr-
ney Fox Case Against the City.

the members of the jury had considered
some very important cases.
Among the true bills reported were
those against David L. Lingane, mana
ger of The Telegram, for an assault on
Osceola Cook with dangerous weapon.
DIR. +. Edwin Hale for attempting TO
procure a miscarriage and Ernest Whit
taker for the same offence.
The jury consisted of % men and the
case against Manager Lingane, however
the trial before petit jury may result,
will be called as notable one in the an
nails of the Attorney Generals depart
ment OF this State.
Soon after the alleged assault Cook,
who struck Lingane with a horse whip,
at the same time was indicted, but the
same grand jury refused TO inoict Lin
game. Attorney General Dubois has new
er brought Cook to trial, but he has en-
deavored AT nearly every session of the
grand jury of this county since to procure
Lingane's indictment, but until the pres
ent jury held its session his efforts were
unsuccessful. Once the members of a
former grand jury signed true bill
against Lingane, but when report was
made TO the court OF the jury's doings the
bill was handed to tho court with the ex-
planation that several members of the jury
wanted to have their signatures removed
from the bill, and Judge Wilbur, after
consultation with his associates, granted
the request asked and no bill was found.
The law was recently changed so that the
grand jury should consist OF 70 members
when the attorney general asked for that
number, and today the indictment was
reported.
DIR. +. Edwin Hale it will be recalled,
was arrested owing to the peculiar cir
cunlstnnces surrounding the death of
Kate Feeney in his Office, and Ernest
Whitaker is the young drug clerk who
procured the oil of tansy for Eugenia
Reynolds. that il is alleged caused her
death. The penalty for the offence for
which the doctor and the drug CLERK are
in iicted is not more than 20 or less than
five years Imprisonment.
Whitaker has been in jail since he was
bound over by the Sixth District Court
and Judge Wilbur, when he pleaded not
guilty today, reduced his bail from S15,.
600 to 5000 DR.. Hale is ont on bail.
number of other indictments are rel
ative to serious offences, and this time as
at every session of the grand jury recent
ly a number o small boys have been in
dicted for breaking into shops and steal
ing therefrom.
Tie following rariies who were indict-
ed have been at the State Institutions for
some time and they were asked the opin-
ion OF the judgment Of the grand jury
this morning.
Daniel Mckenzie said IL was hunger
that forced him to steal DIR. Bernard IL.
Smiths case OF veterinary GENITAL tools,
for which he was indicted. Judge Will
bur provided for the appel ite of McKen-
zie for the rext SIX months by sending
him to jail for that length of time.
Nellie Sullivan, indicted for an attempt
to defraud the II. l.. Rose Company by
representing herself as he agent of James
A. Foster and obtaining goods, including
a quart of whisky, pleaded guilty. An
m w m
for representing herself as the agent of
the same Foster to the Calender, McAus-
Ian and Troup Company and getting a
pair OF shoes from that company. The
defendant had little 10 say in defence
Walter Greene indicted for break ing
and entering the shop of Herbert s. Tan
ner and stealing six Waterbury watches,
pleaded guilty. Greene broke the window
of Tanners shop in the night OF Jan. 20.
Captain Stevens said Greene had been in
jail most of the time for the past Is
years. Judge Wilbur sentenced Greene to
six months in Jail and told him it would
go hard with him il he came before the
court again.
Nellie Mcdonald, indicted for steal
ing watch and watch guard from Dan.
iel Arnold, pleaded not guilty and was
held in $1,000 bail.
George Arnold, indicted for stealing
watch chain and other property from
house in which he vas lodging, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced 10 one year in
the States prison.
Joseph Martell. indicted for an assault
with dangerous weapon on Francisco Cor
relli, pleaded not guilty and he vas re-
quired to give bail In the sum OF $1,000.
Oscar Gerlach, indicted for falsely ma
king an order at Pawtucket intending to
get goods by false pretense, at first plead
ed not guilty, but afterward changed his
plea to nolo and sentence was deferred
n L.L ID f.Nl
furnished security
George Be ard, indicted on January 20
at Lincoln for stealing coats, vests, pants,
shoes, hats and prayer book Of the val
ne OF $3.50 from boarding house there,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the
county Jail for six months.
Oscar Brown, indicted for breaking and
entering the house OF Harry Haswell and
stealing a coat, pleaded not guilty. He
was required to give surety in the sum of
1880
John McKenna, indicted on Jan. "a
for entering the dwelling house of James
Richardson and stealing coat, pleaded
not guilty. Bail was fixed at $1,000
Russell l.. Dean indicted for stealing n
pocket book and the money therein, all
OF the value OF S3l.E0 the property of
Ellen a. Bond, pleaded nolo oontendere.
here was fire in the house at the time
the theft was committed. The owner OF
the pocket book and It's contents was sick
ard put the pocketbcok under her pill
low. Dean assisted I'm getting her out OF
the.burning building, but he also took
the pocketbQok and failed to return It.
Mr.. Dean will probably not assist IN
taking any person from a burning house
for the next six months, as he goes 20 Jail
for that length of time.
Warren q. Lewis, indicted Cor stealing
$50 in hank bills from bureau crawer i'm
the home Of John J. Burdick, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to the reform
school during his minority. Part OF the
| a bicycle.
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