Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-16
COURT CALENDAR.
A Very Busy Day at the Local
Temple of Justice.
Family Troubles and other Difficulties
Aired Before the Judges Tuesday.

both Of Holden, were made to the jury
in the superior civil court, before Judge
Bond, Tuesday morning, and at the ad-
journment of court at 4.45 o'clock the
jury had failed to reach an agreement,
and We're placed in charge of Deputy
Sheriff Draper of Spencer for the night.
The case was an action of contract with
an ad damnum of $4,000, to recover for
services rendered the defendant upon
the latters farm in Holden, the services
covering period of six years from
Sept. 30, 1891, to Sept 30, 1897, at the
rate of $500 a year, and amounting to
$500 as alleged The plaintiff is the son
of the defendant. Thayer & Rugg for
the plaintiff; Sullivan & O'Connell for
the defendant
The two cases of Elizabeth T. Lincoln
vs.. the city of Worcester, petitions for
the assessment of damages to the plain
tiff's property at Bartlett place, Trum-
bull square and Vine street in 1897, when
Bartlett place was widened, extended
and formally made a street. The petit
toner's evidence is not yet presented,
and the case will occupy the attention
of the court today. George S. Taft for
the plaintiff; City Solicitor Arthur P.
Rugg for the city.
this morning the docket of all cases
which have been entered during the past
year and upon which no action has been
taken, will be called by Col. T. s. john
son and dismissed unless sufficient
cause to the contrary be shown. The
reading of the list will occupy consider
able of the session.
THE JURY-WAIVED SESSION.
The first cases to occupy the attention
of Judge Hopkins in the jury-waived
were those Of the Grafton National Bank
and the Grafton Savings Bank VS.. Oliver
M. Wing, administrator, which were
heard together. The cases are actions to
recover on notes which were, as alleged,
indorsed by Henry F. Wing, as admins
traitor of the estate of Jonathan D.
Wheeler, Wing being the cashier Of the
Grafton Savings Bank who committed
suicide, and the defendant in the suit
being the administrator of Mr.. Wings
estate In the case of the Grafton Ma
tional Bank two notes for $4,000 are in
volved, and in the case of the savings
bank the note is for $4,000, on which
$4,000 has been paid as alleged. The
cases occupied the morning and part of
the afternoon session, Judge Hopkins
ing, William c. Mellish for the plaint-
ifs; John b Scott, Thomas H. Gage for
defendant.
The last case Of the day was that of
Peter Baker VS.. Davis Kritcher, both Of
Worcester a bill in equity to reach let
ters patent belonging to the respondent
in an account due in the sum of $40. The
tool invented is plumbers wrench, a
! contrivance Of the defendants. Further
l. TOD 10
this ming and final arguments made.
| Thayer & Cobb for the plaintiff; Paul
Bronner, Charles A. Merrill for the de-
| fendant
| A hearing was held in the case of
| Sophus Hansen VS.. the Leominster and
| Clinton Street Railway Company, and
decision reserved by the court. 2. A.
Evans for the plaintiff; w. P, Hall for
1 the defendant.
In the case Of i. F. Lanney ct ali. VS..
J. R. Rich ct al, the bill has been dis
missed. George H. Mellen for plaintiff;
Frank P. Goulding, H. Eveleth Hill for
| defendant.
Settlement has been effected in the
case of Theodore B. Smart VS.. Joseph
/ Z. Reynolds. J. w. Slattery for the
plaintiff; A. F. Brown for the defend
/ ant.
The trial list for Wednesday is as fol-
! lows:
24O4-Wilcox ct al VS.. Forbes ct al.
Goulding, thompson Herbert Parker.
| 2650-Curran VS.. Rome. Sullivan &
! OConnell; r. Hoar.
2651-Twohey vs. Rome Sullivan &
| O'Connell; R. Hoar.
| 2716-Cooley ct al. VS.. Perry. Potter;
| Merrill, Bronner.
2726-Carey VS. Marshall. Humes;
Haynes & Levy.
663-Whitaker VS.. Densmore. Beeman;
| Bates.
2771-Lord ct all VS.. Lincoln. Rice,
| King & Rice; Hopkins, Smith & Hop
kins.
2610-Finlanders' Grocery Union VS..
Hjorth. Taylor; Hopkins Smith &
1 Hopkins.
26SO-shartner vs.. Forbush. Fay;
22SS-Chancey VS.. Leominster Pierce
& Stiles; Mayo.
| 2507-Hall VS.. Babb. Pro Sc; South
| wick & Parsons.
| 2550--People's Savings Bank VS.. Heath.
Barnard; Pinkerton
| 2S41-McDermott VS.. Warren, Brook
| field and Spencer Railroad. Thayer &
| Rugg; N. S. Mirick, j. A. Bracket
2570-Papajian VS.. Ohanesian: Taylor;
| Melanefy
| 2847-McAndrew VS.. commonwealth of
Massachusetts. Lund & Welch; attor-
/ ney general
/ 2S4S-Sargent VS. commonwealth of
\ Massachusetts. Lund & Welch; attor-
! ney general.
24S4-Fitch VS.. McMorrity. Beeman;
! D. D. Corcoran, J. B. Ratigan.
! 2047-Waters VS.. Atteans Potter;
| Hopkins, Smith & Hopkins
PROPERTY PARTITIONED.
Charles L. Gates, D. Olin Clark and
Samuel C. Willis of Worcester, who were
appointed commissioners to make parti-
tion among Waldo e. Sessions, Frank
/ E. Sessions and Mary l.. Warren Of GER
tain tracts of land and parcels of real
estate on Park street for sale have re-
ported that, as a result of the disposal
of the property by sale, the sum of
S1746.70 was awarded each of the parties
for whose benefit the partition was
made, the commissioners charging S375
for their services. The partition as
made was approved in the probate court
Tuesday, Herbert Parker appearing for
the petitioners.
EXECUTORS ACCOUNT RE
! OPENED.
Ann Maria Goodnow of this city has
filed petition in the probate court foi
a reopening OF the eighth account oi
Charles NJ. Dinsmore, executor of the
win of George w. Dinsmore, by whose
will she was made an heir The petition
4 states that when said Charles M. Dins.
more, by his guardian, Ella G. Dins-
| more, filed his eighth and final account
as executor, she desired to be heard or
the matter Of allowance, but that
! through mistake no appearance was en-
tered in her behalf. The account was
allowed Feb. s, and the petitioner prays
! that the decree allowing the account
may be revoked, and she allowed to en-.