Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-01
AMONG THE COURTS.
Superior Civil Session of Superior Court
Opens Next Monday.

the longest of the year. At this session
the new jury law as to the impanel-
ing of juries, will be first applied to a
civil session. The law went into eff
feet Jan. 1st, but as the last sitting be-
gan in December, it was not affected by
the new law, and the first illustration
of its workings was seen at the last
criminal court, where it became opera
tive for the first time in this county. In
stead of their being two fixed juries as
in the past, new jury will be impan-
eled for each case. AT the criminal
term the law worked with coed results,
and the lawyers look to an even more
favorable working in the civil court.
JURY-wAIvED SESSION.
The next jury-waived session of the
superior court will be held the second
Monday in April. Owing. to the fact
that several of the justices are sick and
that jury-waived sessions elsewhere oc-
cupy the attention of others. it has
been found advisable by the chief JUS
tice Of the superior court to postpone
the March session until April, when the
double docket will be called.
SETTLEMENT EFFECTED.
In the case of Thornton IF Providence
VS.. Frank Bryant Of Worcester, settle-
ment has been effected. The case was
originally one to recover rent. An at
tachment was made on furniture and
goods, and the defendant alleged that
the goods in question were the property
Of f. Valderia Bryant and not of
Frank Bryant. The dispositions in the
case were taken by John H. Meagher,
and the settlement ias been effected by
agreement of counsel in the Rhode Is
land courts. Mumford for plaintiff;
Brennan, Holland & Co. for the de-
fendant.
The claim of Michael Conroy VS.. John
Ryan, both of this city, for alleged
breach of contract, has been settled by
agreement of counsel, without resorting
to the courts for remedy, no suit being
filed. James F. McGovern for the plain
tiff; Charles ]. O'Hara for the defend
ant.
WILL SELL GOODS.
Paul Bronner, in behalf Of n G. Bur-
bank & Co, on an execution in their fa-
vor against Charles H. Adams, the ice
cream manufacturer at 81 Summer
street in the sum of $2Sl2 will sell
goods of the defendant to satisfy the
execution today. Since the attachment
of $500 was placed on the property by
Constable Shea, G. E. Brick has been in
charge as keeper, and for some days
the place has been closed.
EX-CAPT. HASSAM'S CASE.
EX-Capt. Charles NJ. Hassam of Chem
ical 2 was summoned into the probate
court Monday before Judge Forbes, to
show cause why he should not be ad-
judged in contempt for failure to obey
the orders of the court. When the pc
tition of Abbie F. Hassam for separate
support and allowance was allowed, in
| March, the respondent was ordered to
pay SIS month for the support of the
petitioner and her child until further or
ders of the court. Lately the petition
er filed a petition asking that the re-
! spondent be adjudged in contempt for
failure to pay the amount, the petition
er stating that for g period partial Peg
ments had been made, and that then
1 they ceased altogether She asked that
/ the respondent pay $780, claiming that
/ since the granting of the petition, the
/ petitioner had taken the child and been
away from the city. so that he could
not see her, and that for this reason,
had not paid. After a hearing, the
J petitioner was ordered to pay S75 to the
1 court and stand committed until such
payment were made. The respondent
/ was in court with an officer, and late
! in the afternoon the sum was secured
and paid to Deputy Sheriff James Ear
/ ly, who made proper returns to Sheehan
& Cutting. Sheehan & Cutting ap-
peared for the petitioner; John II
Meagher for the respondent
| CONTESTED WILL CASE HEARING.
| There was a hearing in a contested
will case in the probate court Monday,
on the allowance of the last testament
of Hannah Wollerschild of Webster.
The testator died Jan. %, 1898, and left
| her property, amounting to $4,000 per-
sonal about equally divided between
her brothers and August Pfuffer To
George Holland, brother, nothing was
| left; to Elizabeth Mason, Charles Hol-
! land and Thomas Holland certain real
estate in Webster: another house and
| lot to August Pfuffer, and the rest and
| residue to said Pfuffer. The relatives,
| Thomas A. Holland of Springfield. Geo.
Holland of Battle Greek, Mich, Charles
| H. Holland Of Worcester and Mrs Eliz-
abeth Mason of Warehouse Point, Conn,
oppose the allowance of the will on the
ground of undue influence by Mr.. Pfuf-
fer, who is named as executor, and that
at the time of the making of the Will
| the testator was not of sound and dis
posing mind. All evidence was present.
ed, and the will has to be allowed al
the formal session of the probate court
today. Frederick H Berger, Haggerty
4 Kane for the petitioners; F. E. Deor
for the respondents.
AN AUDITORS HEARING.
An auditors hearing was held in the
equity room of the stone court house
Monday before John A. Thayer in the
case of Ebenezer w. Stone VS.. Arthur
N. Booth, both of Worcester. The case
is an action for alleged breach of con
tract on the part of the defendant ii
building a house on Hollywood street
the defendant claiming in answer tha
ne took the contract to build the house
and his failure to complete his worl
was the result of an agreement witt
the plaintiff. The evidence was pre-
sented and the final arguments will b,
made at a later date upon agreement o
plaintiff; Arthur Templeton for the de
fendant
REED HEARING POSTPONED.
The hearing in Cambridge upon tn
motion of Col William A. Gile, as coun
sci for John Reed, to exonerate the bal
and secure the same to John Mclean o
New York, has been postponed unit
| Thursday.
ATTACHMENTS.
Alexander Duval VS.. Bolislaw Jejer
ski, Webster, $500; first district court o
southern Worcester; writ served b
Clare
Ella A. Haywood, administrator. VS.
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