The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
TIE LOWER COURT.
A Few Criminal and Several Civil Cases
Under Consideration.


At the criminal session of the central
district court yesterday morning, Frank
Fish was charged with embezzlement
of a sum of money from Frank E. Pow
ers, the local coal dealer, by whom Fish
was formerly employed. The case was
continued until Monday morning
George H. Drew was charged with
violating city ordinance by lacking
up advertising signs in various places
about town. He pleaded guilty and was
ordered to pay a fine of IS.
The following drunk cases were dis
posed of; Frank Riley, state farm;
Robert Daley, Andrew r. Otis and
Thomas Downey. house of correction
four monthsi George Rich, fined $40;
John Lindblum, fined So; Charles T..
Conroy, probated; James e. McDer-
mott, placed on file
Patience o. Scott brought suit at the
clVll session against j. Emerson Hol-
brook ofSutton to recover 1915. Mrs. Scott
formerly conducted a boarding house
at "a Pleasant street, in which was fur
niture valued at 1915 She met Mr. Hol-
brook and as a result of subsequent
bargaining parted with her household
which were afterward found unnego-
tlable. Mrs. Scott testified that she
heard of Holbrook through a broker
VINO she went to see regarding the dis
posal of her furniture. She alleges Hol-
brook gave her notes that he said were
as good as money, that they were made
by a prominent Main street business
man; that the interest had been paid
regularly, and if she wanted cash in
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counted at any bank in Worcester. He
declined, however, to tell her the name
OF the maker of the notes. When she
attempted to cash the notese she was
unable to do so.
Henry P Murray of the Quinsiga-
mond National Bank and George A.
Smith of the Citizens National Bank.
testified that at the time Holbrook gave
the notes to Mrs. Scott they would not
nave been discounted byathe banks.
David Manning, Esq, said he had
dealings with Holbrook and forced him
to acknowledge that the Endorsement on
the back of the notes showing that the
interest had been received regularly
had been made by Holbrook himself
without any interest being really re-
ceived
The defendant denied that he ever
told Mrs, Scott that the notes could he
discounted at any of the banks. but
said he told her that the man who
MADE them was in business on Main
street and would probably exchange
them for merchandise Thayer & Cobb
for the plaintiff Blackmer & Vaughan
for the defendant
Jacob Pokashafsky, a weli-known
Polish interpreter of this city, figured
as plaintiff in a case tried before Judge
woodward. It was an action of tort.
Joseph Lubenstein was the defendant.
| The plaintiff claims he was walking
along Water street one day a few
weeks ago accompanied by his wife
who was wheeling a baby carriage.
| Suddenly, without a moments warn
ing, Lubenstein, who was passing,
seized him by the throat and com
menced to beat him. He had Luben-
stein arrested next day and arraigned
in the central district court, when he
was ordered to pay fine of SIS for
assault. He appealed and was held for
the superior court
| The plaintiff alleges that he suffered
great physical pain and was unable to
work for two or three weeks after the
trouble took place. Several witnesses
were introduced to corroborate his tes-
timony. The defendant had no wit
nesses, but testified, through an inter
! prefer. that Pokashafshy was as much
to blame as he. Sullivan & O'Connell
for the plaintiff; NJ. NJ Taylor for the
defendant.
The case of George DALI VS.. w. r
| Dean was heard before Judge Utley
In this action the plaintiff sues to re-
cover S191.75, alleged to be due fol
personal services. The defendant
! pleaded payment and introduced a
number of receipts w. ]. Merriam fol
the plaintiff; Charles S. Dodge for the
defendant.
| Decisions reserved