Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
COURT CALENDAR.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT. Ut
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Andrew ]. Brown was charged with
assaulting Mrs. Annie Smith, the al
legged assault taking place last Monday.
Mrs. Smith said that in company with
her husband and little daughter she was
returning from the Union station, and
when in front of the Forest House,
Brown accosted her husband and asked
him to take drink. She demonstrated
and Brown struck her and knocked her
hat Off
Brown said he was Lotel keeper and
belonged in New Hampshire. He had
been to the station to see a friend off.
He knew the Smiths, and saw them in
the station, but did not speak to them.
He was about rod behind them in
crossing the street from the station.
Smith fell back to let some people pass,
and, seeing the defendant, aecosted him
and asked him to set up the drinks.
Mrs Smith then turned and insulted him.
When he tried to get away, she followed
him and created a disturbance. He was
discharged.
Henry. e. Billings, a member of the
force engaged in distributing circulars
for the Modern Merchandise Company,
was charged with the larceny of 81 from
Annie NJ Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence tes-
titled that she had lost a gold ring, to-
gether with the sum of money, from
drawer in her room. She had seen the
defendant in the hallway the day that
her money disappeared. officer Sullivan
said that Billings was one of the party
of six taken to the station some days
ago. but nothing was found in his pos
session when searched. He was dis
charged.
Charles H. Brown, vagrant, was sent
ECU CfzF
The drunks were: John McGrath and
Henry Hurley, house of correction, four
months; Adolph Lussier, $15, and Laugh
lin A. McInnes, state farm, six months.
He appealed.
THE CIVIL SESSION.
In civil session the, case of Pharoah
VS.. Harrison was tried. i, The plaintiff
sues to recover for services rendered the
defendant for six weeks work in the
spring of 1897 The plaintiff alleges
that the defendant came to him, and
said that he wished to purchase suit
able site for a block on Pleasant street.
He wished Pharaoh to look up the mat
ter, which the latter agreed to do, and
within a short time he found place
near the Stearns bakery, which proved
satisfactory to the defendant.
There was a clause in the agreement,
which read that the Plaintiff would Sc
cure a contract to build a block, and
for building it would take az part pay
ment a lot valued at $13SU0. This was
done plaintiff claims. and the building
was to cost $37, 0O0 Everything had been
arranged and matters were about to
come to a climax, when the defendant
called at his office and said he would
quit the deal and offered Pharoah $25
for his services.
Since then the plaintiff has tried
several times to get what he claims is
due him, but has failed.
The defendant makes a general de-
NAL.
Emma ]. Goodnow brought suit
against Frank ]. King, proprietor of the
Lake View House, on an ejectment
process. The plaintiff. VINO owns the
hotel, claims that the defendant has not
kept his agreement pertaining to pay
ing the rent, the amount agreed upon
for rent being $500 year.
It is alleged that in the middle of May
last, the plaintiffs husband Dor
rowed 800 of the defendant which was
to be considered as advance rent money.
King claims that he has paid all but
800 of the years rent and still has four
months in which to pay thst.
Judge Utley has handed down the
following decisions in cases recently
heard at the central district court:
Smith & Green Company VS.. Cader
Bros, judgment for plaintiff for $685. "a;
Merritt VS.. Baker, judgment for res
pondent.
MORE REED PETITIONS.
Col William A. Gile, counsel for John
Reed, the alleged bunco man, has pre-
pared petitions asking the court to re-
move the default and exonerate the de-
PENDANTS bail in Lowell, Gardner,
Brockton and birmingham.