Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-25
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rop's Opera House by Deputy Sheriff
David H. Hayter, Saturday, and the
box receipts attached in favor Of Chas.
E. Blaney of New York, through the
law office of Charles S. Webster. The
claim Of Charles E. Blaney, who was
in town Thursday was that the Rail-
road Ticket company. under the pro-
prietorsalip Of Butterfield & Hartman,
which was playing for the week at
Lothrop's, was under contract to pay
Mr.. Blaney. the owner $50 week roy
atty, and that $3.50 was overdue, being
the amount of the claim. The agree
ment was on the commonwealth plan,
the receipts to be divided each night.
The trustees writ was for $1,000, made
returnable in the central district court
April g. Charles S. Webster appeared
for Mr., Blaney; Judge George M.
Woodward for the defendant.
INSOLVENCY DOCKET.
The docket in the court of insolvency
for today is as follows:
16S4-Walter W. Bragg, Worces-
ter, first meeting.
1724-Charles S. Day, Worcester, hear
ing.
168o-Goulding Brothers, Grafton, ex-
animation.
17l9-Lyman G. Pitts, examination.
A MoRTGAGEES SALE.
The stock, furniture, safe and general
equipment of Charles S. Day, the well
known dealer in mems furnishings,
were sold at mortgages sale in favor
of Leander F. Herrick, Thursday morn
ing, to John B. Goodell OF Duncan &
IA11 e., aV,k gt,l1o IcfNN
was the auctioneer.
F. A. LELAND SUED.
Suit has been brought by Charles S.
Webster against Frank A. Leland, to
recover for the alleged conversion of
piano, the writ being for $500 and made
returnable in the central district court.
The plaintiff alleges that the defendant
converted a piano which he had in
storage for a Mrs Norwood upon
which the plaintiff had mortgage.
The plaintiff demanded the property,
but he refused to surrender it until the
storage had been paid, as claimed. Sui
Ivan & OConnell appear for the
plaintiff.
LEOMINSTER. WILL CASE.
Fitchburg, March 24.-At a special ses-
sion of the probate court here this morn
ing, there was another hearing upon
the petition of Esther j. Parker to have
the will of her mother, Louisa E. Mar
tin of Leominster, allowed and the Pc
titioner appointed executriX. This ac
ton is occasioned by an effort Of the
other daughter, Mrs. Alice L. Huff, Of
Princeton, to break the will, she being
cut off from any bequest, Mrs. Martin
leaving all her property to Mrs. Parker,
who is charged with purposely keeping
certain knowledge of the real value of
her mothers estate from Mrs. Huff, who
now claims Mrs. Martin was not capa-
BILE, by reason Of illness, to make a will
properly and as she really intended the
property should be bequeathed.
Several witnesses testified that Mrs.
Martin was in sound mind when the will
in question was drawn up. DR.. H. Por-
ter Hall of Leominster, Mrs. Martins
attending physician, gave as his opin-
ion that Mrs Martins mind was clear
at the time, though a week before her
death she had slight hallucinations,
when she was taking opiates.
Mrs. Parker, in testifying in support
Of the will, stated that her mother gave
as the reason for her cutting off Mrs.
Huff, that she (Mrs. Huff did not de-
serve to be remembered because she had
her request, during her last Illness
The other daughter, Alice L, Huff, tes-
titled that she was upon loving terms
with her mother. Latter never
found any fault with witness in any
way; a short time before she died, wit
ness visited her and found that her
mind was affected; this was before the
will was made.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT, UT
LEY, J.-THURSDAY, MARCH "a.
-Four cases of drunkenness was all
that took up the time of the court Off
GERS. Henry Howard, the man who
tried to commit suicide, but was pre-
vented by the watchfulness Of the Off
GERS, Wednesday night, had his case
continued until March %. Charles #.
Convery, house of correction for four
months appealed, and was held in 5000
for the superior court; William Whalen,
house of correction for four months
Charles Ahlin, fined So