Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-15
WORCESTER DAILY SPY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IS 1895

van, assignees of the Charles d. Morse
Manufacturing Company the suit being
an action to recover for services rem
dered, (All evidence was submitted and
a report will be made later) Henry
w. Aiken appeared for the plaintiff:
Thomas II. Sullivan. Blaekmer e.
Vaughan for the defendants.
AMOUNT OF AWARD PAID.
Henry w. King as counsel for Mrs.
Harriet N. Kent, in the case of Harriet
n. Kent and the Lakeside Manufacture
ing Company vs.. the city of Worcester,
for the assessment of land damages for.
the taking Of the Kettle brook water
supply, and in which the award was
made recently by the board of auditors.
received Monday $12, 2,2O6, the amount in
full due Mrs Kent from the city on the
basis of the published award The set
tlement with the Lakeside Manufactur
ing Company, $50,000 with interest. will
be formally made as soon as the proper
releases are signed and the concluding
arrangements made.
THE REED CASE
Col William A. Gile will appear he
fore the legislative committee ON coun-
ties at hearing to be given this morn
ing at IL o'clock in the state house
upon the petition from two victims Of
John Reed in MiddleseX and Plymouth
counties, concerning the forfeiture to
them of the bail given by John McT,ane
ana other friends Of John Reed. during
MS FAMOUS bailing tour of the common
| wealth.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT. UTLEY
| j., MONDAY, FEB. IA.
John F. Rogers was charged with lar
ceny of platinum vessels, valued at s54
from the Polytechnic Institute, last
week
Frederick L. Dunlap an instructor at
the Tech, said he was passing through
one of the Railways in Salisbury ba1I
last Wednesday afternoon, when he
heard loud talk in one of the rooms. a
moment later two students came from
the room, and said that they had missed
some platinum, and thought Rogers had
taken 1t.
When accused of the theft, Rogers
said he was a friend of Prof. Smith.
and did not want the matter to go fur
ther. He confessed that he had taken
some platinum cups, and turned them
over to Mr. Dunlap.
| Dr Leonard p. Kinnicut testified that
the defendant was brought to his office
by Mr.. Dunlap. He claimed that his
name was Watson Bliss, and that he
was student at the Massachusetts, In
stitute Of Technology.
Almon L. F,ales, a student at the
! academy, said that he noticed the man
Rogers moving about the rooms in the
hall, Wednesday afternoon, examining
the instruments. AS he was a, stranger.
he kept an eye on him
He finally saw him take something
and put it in his pocket. When con-
fronted with the accusation, the defend
ant said that he was a poor student who
was trying to work his way through the
M. 1. T.
e. B. Paine, an instructor at the in
stitute, said that he found the balance
of the platinum, which Rogers had not
given up, hidden beneath file of pa
pers.
DR.. Kimnicut was recalled, and re-
membered the fact that Rogers stood
near the table, where the papers were,
during part of their conversation.
Inspector O'Day testified to the arrest
Dr. T. c. Mendenhall was present at the
time, and said that it had been found
out by telephone that the name given
by the defendant was not correct, as
there was no student at the NJ l. T.
such as the man represented himself to
be, but that they had lost platinum
dishes, valued at from S75 to $100 The
v
that his name was John Rogers.
Inspector O'nay. called on the defend
ant at the jail, and Rogers admitted
that he had been in Providence on Feb
T. When asked what he did with the
stuff taken from Brown University, he
said that 4'the other fellow" took it. He
claimed that his partner was the prime
mover in the matter, and he merely a
tool
He said the other man had haan ar
rested in Providence for drunkenness
| and the larceny Of an overcoat. The
| platinum had been found on him, but
the police did not know what the stuff
was, and allowed him to take 1t away
with him.
Inspector McGarr of Boston has had
a warrant out for the man for a long
time, under the name of Daniel C. Foley.
After the hearing he had a talk with
Rogers.
Rogers was sentenced to the Massa-
chusetts reformatory at Concord, and
appealed. He was held in $500 for his
appearance in the superior court the
first Monday in March. James f. Timon
for the defendant
Casper Strobel was charged with the
larceny of clothes from clotheSline
the property of Henry Albert The
clothes were found at Strobels house.
He was fined $40
The drunks were: John P. Cummings
and Edward Tyler, house of correction,
four months; Dennis Sullivan and Pat
rick McKenna, state farm six months;
James Young, John F. Mccarthy and
Michael Hogan, $40; John Lowendahl,
So; and James Conlin, continued until
the 18th.
TO SUE GORHAM co.