Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-02


]. Fremont Rich. under will of Samuel
Rich, Charlton, for benefit Of Harry T.
Larkum, Worcester, receipts and pay
ments under income $274. IS each.
COURT OF INSOLVENCY. FORBES j.
WORCESTER, TUESDAY, MARCH 1.
Third meeting-Rollins & Frank
Northboro. Claims proved and adjourn
ed to April 5,
Third neutrality-suspicious. w. Fish,
Northbridge. Claims proved, account,
and adjourned to April 5.
Third meeting-John T. Deedy, Wor-
cester Claims proved, accounts allowed,
and adjourned to April s.
Second meeting-Lyman G. Pitts, Hol-
den. Claims proved and debtors oath
taken.
Second meeting-Almar Holmberg
Gardner Claims proved, and debtors
oath taken.
First meeting-Arthur ], Witherell,
Clinton, Claims proved.
First meeting-William r. Harrington,
Fitchburg. Claims proved and Walter P.
Hall elected assignee.
Final Observation-Disclosures q, LORD,
Athol, claims proved and order for final
dividend issued.
Hearing on discharge-Walter E. Ger
aid Discharge granted.
ATTACHMENTS
Charles A. Vaughan vs. Thomas D.
Beaver, Springfield, $1,000, central dis
trict court; writ served by Hunt. Ar
thur M. Taft for plaintiff.
Sara j. Smith VS.. Helen NJ Knight,
Worcester, $1,000, central district court;
writ served by Hunt. Arthur N. Taft
for plaintiff.
Charles F. Allen vs. James H. Wat
son Worcester, $500, central district
court; writ served by Richardson.
Thayer & Cobb for plaintiff.
Joseph L. Cowles VS.. Edwin S. Bea-
man, Hardwick, $500, Green, T. J.; writ
| served by Hillman.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT.-UT-
LEY ]. TUESDAY, MARCH l.
J. Emerson Holbrook was charged
with obtaining property under false pre-
tence. Mrs. Patience o. Scott, who con-
ducts a boarding house at "a Pleasant
street, was the complainant Last De-
cember she placed her property in the
hands of Hubbard L. Hunt broker, with
instructions to sell If possible. Negotia-
! lions We're opened with Mr.. Holbrook Of
| Millbury. He did not intend to pay cash,
but offered two notes, one for $275 and
another for 500. Mrs. Scott was finally
prevailed upon to accept the notes. al
though through the preliminary negoti-
lations, Holbrook refused to tell her
whose notes they were. He assured her,
however, that the notes were perfectly
good and said he would endorse the one
for $100 and give security for the other.
The notes were given by Henry Wal
ker, furniture dealer, to ]. Emerson Hol-
brook, and after the transaction was
finished Mr.. Walker claimed the notes
were worthless, as they had been paid
Mr. Walker produced receips, dated
Oct 2, 1896, to this effect, covering all
the notes with the exception of those
given in the settlement of the H. H
Anles estate.
The defence claimed that the notes
made over to Mrs. Scott by Mr.. Hol-
brook which had been, given originally
by Mr.. Walker to Mr. Holbrook, and
which were dated 1893, were among
those which were excepted in the re-
ceipt given by Mr.. Holbrook to Mr.
Walker in 1896, and were, consequently,
still good. The receipt was drawn UP by
Lawyer Taft, and he was the only wit
ness called by the defence. He stated
that it was his impression that the
notes in question were among those
which were excepted Mr.. Walker said
that the notes were given so long ago
that he could not remember whether
they had anything to do with the Ames
estate or not, but he thought they did
not He considered that they had been
settled.
Hubbard L. Hunt, the broker, claimed
that Mrs. Scott acted on her own judg-
ment in the matter and not on his adj
vice. He knew nothing about the notes.
Holbrook was discharged David Man
ming for the complainant; z. H. Vaughn
for the defendant.
Eugene G. Hall, charged with polyg-
amy, was held in $1,000 bonds for his APP
pearance Friday morning.
John ]. Leonard, IL years old, charged
with being a neglected child, john
Maherll, for drunkenness, Mabel Juliet,
stubborn child, and David, John and
Catherine Betters, neglected children,
were given Into the charge of the state
board OF lunacy and charity.
Timothy Fox, charged with assault
and battery, had his case continued
until Friday, as some of the witnesses
were not present.