Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-05
COURT CALENDAR,
Trial of John Reed Postponed in
Middlesex County.
Col. johnson Receives the New Jury Bal
lot 5oxss-suits Brought by 8ulIders
and Unhappy Wives.

The trial of John Reed for obtaining
money under false pretenses, under the
indictment of the Middlesex grand jury,
has been further postponed to Tuesday,
by the presiding justice at the present
criminal term of Middlesex county.
With the postponement of the formal
trial Of Reed has been filed the petition
of Col. Gle, asking that the case be con-
tinued until the next criminal term, on
the ground that public opinion is such
at the present term that it would be
impossible to secure an entirely un-
pre1udiced jury to weigh the testimony
in the case. This petition has been Wig
orously opposed by the MiddleseX coun-
ty district attorney.
JURY BALLOT BOXES.
Col. Theodore S. johnson, clerk of the
courts, received Friday afternoon three
jury ballot boxes for use in the coming
jury sessions of the year, in pursuance
to the new law, providing that
there shall be new jury for each case,
the names of all the jurors summoned
being placed in the box and then shaken
UP, after which the names are drawn,
the jurors serving as their names are
called The boxes are five inches wide
by twelve long. Into this are placed
celluloid cards bearing the name, resi-
dence and occupation of the juror. The
cards can be used session after session,
and are made for the special service of
the new jury law. One of the jury boxes
will be used for the civil session, one for
the criminal session, and third will be
kept in reserve
HALL VS.. CAHILL HEARING.
An auditors hearing was held at the
stone court house Friday in the case of
Andrew ]. Hall of Grafton VS.. James P.
Cahill of Worcester, the case being an
action to recover for alleged breach of
contract. The petitioner, who is build
er, alleges that there is still due him
$1,000 for the erection of house for the
respondent on Gage street, and the de-
fendant claims in answer that the
work was not performed within the
contract time, and that it was not of as
high a quality as called for by the
agreement The hearing will be re-
sumed at 10 o'clock this morning.
John B. Scott for the plaintiff; Burton
w. Potter for the defendant.
HEARING IN YATES -BANAGHAN
The hearing before William B. Hard
ing as auditor in the case of Francis ].
Yates VS.. Lizzie ]. Banaghan, wife of
William Banaghan, all of Worcester,
was resumed in the equity room of the
stone court house Friday. The case is
an action for alleged breach of contract
to recover money alleged to be due the
plaintiff for the erection of a house at
the corner of Lincoln and Orne streets,
in 1897, being brought on a mechanics
lien. The answer of the defendant is
that the work was not performed in the
manner prescribed by the contract, the
amount involved being $1,000. After evil
dence had been presented, the hearing
was adjourned until Monday at 10
o'clock. Wood & Wood for the plaintiff; /;
Sullivan & O'Connell for the defendant
RICHARDSON DIVORCE SUIT.
In the superior court, Friday, libel
for divorce was filed by Elizabeth S.
Richardson VS.. Charles B. Richardson,
both of Worcester. The petitioner al
leges in her prayer that she was mar
ried to the respondent May 6th 1S79 in
Worcester, and that within three years
he has deserted her without cause, and
continued such desertion. The papers
Sheriff James Early, Friday. and the
writ is returnable the first Monday in
April. Frank B. Hall for the plain
tiff.
SUES FOR DIVORCE.