Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-27
AMONG THE COURTS.
Warrington Case VIII Probably Be Called
Today Several Sentences Wednesday.


Today-several Sentences Wednesday.
1t was expected that Perry Yarring-
ton, who is charged with obtaining mon
ey under false pretences would be
tried at the Wednesday session of the
superior criminal court, now in session
in this city.
He was in the court room ready for
the trial. but early in the day 1t be-
came certain that number of petty
cases would occupy the attention Of the
court for the entire day, and the large
number of witnesses in the case were
excused. Warrington, himself stayed
through the morning session and watch
ed, with evident interest, the proceed
ings He looked in the best of health
and was stylishly dressed The case
will be called today.
In the morning the continued cases of
John Clark William Dunn, Frank Nc
Clure, James Mcintyre, Joseph Walsh
and Albert Waters, charged with break
ing and entering a freight car and the
larceny of wine from the car, was re-
sumed at the opening of the court. In
the case of James Mcintyre the jury re-
ported a verdict of not guilty. Clark,
Mcclure Walsh and Waters were sent
to the house of correction for Is months,
while Dunn will go to the reformatory.
Michael Rafferty,, the Boylston burg
lar, got off with a sentence of two years
! in the house of correction. He is the
man who broke into the store of Jesse
w. Babcocl and Charles ]. Keough in
Boylston last November and stole a
quantity of postage stamps, cigars and
gents furnishings. Rafferty,, who was
without counsel, claimed he found the
stamps in the street in Albany, n, Y,
and stouty asserted that he had never
been in Massachusetts.
Just before noon the cases of James
K. Streeter, Michael Sullivan and Jas
F. McDermott were called. These men
were charged with breaking and enter
ing two stores on the evening of Dec. %.
They pleaded not guilty. but the jury
brought in a different verdict and each
got Is months in the house of correc-
ton.
Harry H Shaw was charged with lar
ceny. Assistant District Attorney Taft
stated that Shaw had taken 500 from
one of Shaw's intimate friends, from
whom he had been accustomed to bor-
row money, and that when he commit
ted the act he was under the influence of
liquor. The man from whom he had
taken the money was confident Shaw in
tended to pay it back, and did not care
to prosecute his friend the defendant.
AT the suggestion of the assistant dis
| trict attorney the court imposed fine of
$100.
John j. O'Malley, who was fined SIS
for liquor keeping in the lower court and
appealed, retracted his appeal and
pleaded guilty. Counsel for the defend
ant said he had a large family to sup
| port and desired a light sentence. The
court affirmed the sentence of the lower
court.
Nearly all the afternoon was devoted
to listening to testimony in the cases of
James Jones, who was charged with
having stolen gold watch and chain
| from a Vernon street house. The de-
fendant pleaded not guilty and was de-
Tended by Lawyer Kane. The case will
/ be given to the jury the first thing this
morning.
Giovanni Guillino guilty to charge of
! assault upon Francisco Valence Oct. %,
1896. Sentence was deferred.
TODAY'S CALENDAR,
Benny Zero. assault with intent to
kill
Perry Warrington, false pretence.
Russell Arnold, liquor keeping.
Stephen Kilmartin, liquor nuisance.
Thomas Hays, assault and battery.
F. A. Barnes larceny.
Warren Applebee, lewd cohabitation.
Archibald Judkins, common drunkard.
| Frank E. Sterrett, common drunkard.
| Frank Cassaivaint, disorderly house.
| Flora Cassaivaint disorderly house.
SUPERIOR CIVIL COURT.
| At Wednesdays session of the superb
or civil court, before Judge Bond. the
| only case on trial was that Of John Nc
Coy VS.. the town of Westboro, an action
of tort with an ad damnum of $4,000, to
recover for personal injuries sustained
by the plaintiff while at work in
trench for a sewer in the town. The
case was given to the jury in the af-
ternoon and a sealed verdict was re-
turned after court had adjourned.
The cases of Mary Leary VS.. David
Kirby and Andrew ]. Hall VS.. James p.
J. Cahill were continued indefinitely;
that of Francis O'Brien VS.. Michael Dy-
er to Feb. Is; j. J. O'Brien ct al. VS.. T.
A. Casey ct ais. TO March; John c. Joyce
VS.. Julius S. Round to Feb. Z; Archam-
beau vs.. Thomas c. Plat ct al. to Jan.
q; James Trimble VS.. Within Machine
| Works to Feb. l.
In the cases of Michael Curran VS..
Israel Rome, and Michael H. Twohey
VS.. Israel Rome jury trial was waived
and the cases were transferred to the
| jury-waived session.
In the case of Eugene ]. Parker vs..
| George D. Woodward ct al, the judgS
ordered a verdict for the plaintiff, al,
entry being made of judgment satisfied
by agreement entered.
The case of Ebenezer w. Stone VS..
Arthur N. Booth has been referred to
John A Thayer as auditor, and the case
of Francis ]. Yates VS.. Lizzie ]. Banigan
has been referred to William B. Harding
as auditor.
The following cases are in order for
| today.
2564-Phelps VS.. Putnam. Thayer &
Perry; Hall.
26SS-Archambeau VS.. Plat ct al.
Gle; Goulding and Mellish.
2664-Archambeau vs. Platt ct al.
Gile; Goulding and Mellish.
2690-Honand. admr., vs.. Boston &
Maine Railroad Company. Mcmahon;
Coulding and Mellish.
/ 2697-We lsh VS.. Welsh. Thayer q
1 Rugg; Sullivan & O'Connell.
\ 2e9S-Snith vs. Callahan ct al. Sibley
; & Sibley; Thayer g. Perry.
I 2703-Leary VS.. city of Worcester.
! Wood G. Wood; Rugg.
2706-Lorange VS.. Tiffany. Sullivan;
I Wood & Wood.
2431-Tobey, admir-, VS.. Fitchburg Say
| ings Bank. MARRIED. and Hartman;
! Ware and Wiggin
| 2432-Tobey, admir-, VS.. Fitchburg Saw
! ings Bank VARIED and Hartmann;
| Kileski and Wiggin.
DIVORCE LIBEL FILED.
| Clara Curtis of this city has filed a
petition for divorce from Edgar L.
! Curtis, to whom she was married in this
/ city December a. 1895, alleging as
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