Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-22
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THE LATE GEORGE w. HOBBS.
A meeting of the Worcester County
Bar Association was held Monday after
noon at o'clock to take action on the
death of George w. Hobbs, who died re-
Gently at his home in Uxbridge. A COM
mittee, comprising Col William A. GLE
Judge George NJ Woodward and Will
lam j. Taft was appointed to act as
bearers at the funeral, which will be
held this afternoon, and they will leave
on the 1850 o'clock train for UXbridge.
George S. Taft was made chairman of
a committee on resolutions, which Will
be reported later.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT, UT
LEY, j., MONDAY, MARCH 81.
George Hapgood of Hudson was
charged with larceny from Lorenzo
Plympton of Shrewsbury Plympton
said that Hapgood came TO his house
about a year ago and applied for ad-
mittance; but, as he had a former ex-
perience with the man, he refused, Hap
good then smashed in a window and
then he thought he would change his
mind. As the door was opened, Hap
good rushed into the house, grappled
with the complainant and beat him Sc
verely afterward taking 70 cents from
his pockets, and pair of boots. In
spector O'Day said he had questioned
the prisoner regarding the matter, and
Hapgood admitted befng at the Plymp-
ton house on the night in question. Hap
good was held in $1,000 for the superior
court.
Prof, Legrande Milton, clairvoyant.
was charged with assault and battery
on Charles w. Wilson. The story of the
assault was published in Sundays spy.
A young woman by the name of Good
now, who figured in the case, has left
town, and without her testimony the
case was mainly test of the veracity
of Milton and Wilson. Wilson told the
story Of taking the young woman to
the rooms of the clairvoyant and after
she entered the parlor, went out on the
street for about ten minutes. When he
returned the proprietor of the house told
him his friend and the professor were
not getting on well together He en-
tered the room and found the woman
in tears . v
Milton insisted that they leave his
rooms, at the same time threatening to
eject them both If they did not go of
their own accord. The woman claimed
to have been insulted; and, when he de-
manded Milton to apologize, he was as
saulted. After the scrimmage, he and
the woman left the apartments.
HI. M. Chalmers, who was in the hall
way when Wilson and his friend came
out, said Milton rushed toward them as
they were leaving the building. and had
to be held back by main torce. Alex
ander McAdam said he went into the
room shortly after the trouble began,
and separated the men, While Wilson
was on the street, Milton came out of
his room, and told him Wilson had
brought woman there, who refused to
comply with the rules of his office, and
refused to leave when requested to do
so. McAdam said Wilson called the
woman Minnie. Milton said ne had been
located in this city about month, and
| told substantially the same story as has
been already published.
Milton was fined $40. Marvin NJ Tay-
lor for the government; Philip J. O'Con-
| nell for the defendant.
| Charles Carlson was arraigned for
manslaughter, and held in $1,000 bonds
| for his appearance in court Wednesday,
March 23
William Gerard, charged with assault
and battery on N. 0. Benoit, was fined
| $40. Philip ]. OConnell for the govern
ment.
Bridget Foley, charged with assault
and battery, had her case placed on
| file, as the complainant acknowledged
| satisfaction.
| Isaac German was charged with as
sault and battery and being drunk. He
was fined $40 on the first charge, and
the second was placed on file.
Mary Sullivan. charged with neglect
ing to support her child, had her case
continued till Tuesday morning. She
claimed she had been sick and unable
| to work.
William Boyle, a neglected child, had
his case continued till Tuesday morn
ing.
The drunks were disposed Of as fol-
lows: William Smith, continued until
tomorrow; Patrick McGovern, continued
until April rs; Daniel Hines, filed; Frank
McDermott, state farm one year; Ber-
nard Mattimore and Timothy Sullivan
state farm six months Marshal Barry
and Harry Anderson, house of correc-
tion. four months