Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-05
COURT CALENDAR.
Verdict Ordered for Defendant in
Mum VS.. Johnson.
The Defendant in the Chinese Law Suit
Also Wins-New Gases Entered
With Clerk Of Courts.

! In the superior civil court, before
Judge Bond, Tuesday, the case of Geo.
E. Mum VS. Mary E. Johnson, execu-
trix of the will of liver Johnson of Fitch
burg, was resumed, and at the close of
the evidence it was taken from the
jury and a verdict returned for the de-
PENDANT by order of the court. The
plaintiff is a mechanical expert of 40
years experience, and claimed that he
entered into an agreement to give his
time and mechanical inventions to the
benefit of the Iver johnson Company
for the term of two years at a salary of
$4,000 per year. Before the time elapsed
he was discharged, and he sued to re-
cover. Herbert Parker for the plaintiff.
Samuel L. Graves, w. S. B. Hopkins for
the defendant
The next case of the day was that be-
tween two Celestials Moy Dow suing
Coon Wah Ark. The plaintiff claimed
that he had loaned $45 to Ark, but the
latter had never thought of repaying
the money. The jury found for the de-
PENDANT Wood & Wood Tor the plain
tiff; lockwood Hoar for the defendant
The last case of the day was that Of
Maurice P. Glare, administrator of the
estate OF William Morrissey of Webster,
IN an action Of tort against the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company, to recover for the death
OF Morrissey, it being claimed that
while employed on a handcar Of the de-
PENDANT company at Webster, in July,
1881, the mechanism of the car was de-
fective, and Morrissey was caught and
thrown, receiving such injuries that he
died about "a hours after the time of the
accident. The plaintiffs testimony will
be continued this morning at $50
o'clock, to which time court was adj
Journed at 4.40 o'clock. William A. Gile
Tor the plaintiff; Frank p. Goulding,
William G. Mellish for the defendant
PROBATE COURT, FORBES j. WoR-
CESTER, TUESDAY, JAN. 4.
Wills allowed-Carollne ]. GauIer,
Worcester, Caroline A. Chapman. ex-
ecutrlx, valuation of estate 5000 per-
sonal; Lucy Legge, Upton, George S.
Ball, executor valuation of estate s2700
real, $4,000 personal; Patrick Brady,
worcester, Thomas f. Brady, executor,
valuation of estate $4,000 real. $4,000 per-
sonal; Bailey w. Eames, Providence, r,
l., Catherine NJ. Evans and Fred B..
Evans, executors; Caleb Seagraye.
Providence, Alfred Hyde, winchendon,
MARY b. Hyde, D. Barton Hyde and AL
yah A. Hyde, executors; Franklin A.
Clark, Winchester, Conn. Wilbur G.
Manchester, administrator. valuation Of
estate $1,000 real; Susan F. Neff, nee
Susan f. Dodd, Worcester, Rollin G.
I White, executor, valuation of estate
$4,000 personal; Nancy R. Newton, Wor-
cester Sarah J. NJ Newton, executrix.
valuation of estate $4,000 personal: Will
| liam A. Nash, JEANETTE e. Nash, Will
liam N. Nash and Charles S. Nash ex-
ecutors.
Administrators appointed-Charles H.
Bliss. on estate of Henry H. Bliss, Ber-
lin, valuation of estate $1,000 real; B..
Mason Lamb, on estate of Charles H.
/ Potter, f1tchburg, valuation of estate,
! $4,000 real, $1,000 personal; John c. Wood
bury, on estate of Moses d. Woodbury.,
Charlton, valuation Of estate $1,000 real,
! $1,000 personal; Henry B. Newton, on es-
tate of Rebecca B. Newton, Bolton val
uation of estate $4,000 real, $1,000 per-
sonal; Lewis Hayden, on estate of Thos.
4 Quirk, Milford, valuation of estate
$4,000 real, $4,000 personal; Cornelius H.
Hill, on estate of Elizabeth Thompson,
4 Worcester, valuation of estate $4,000 real
$1,000 personal; Mary Mcfarland on es-
tate of Michael Partland Worcester,
valuation of estate, $500 personal; Henry
A. Makepeace, on estate of Mary A.
Makepeace Hardwick, valuation of es-
tate $175 personal; Cecil C. Whitney, on
estate Of Eldora ]. Whitney, Fitchburg,
valuation of estate $1,000 personal; Rob-
ert Wharton, on estate of Isabella C.
Neale, Worcester.
| Guardians ppointed-Mary E. Quirk,
Of Joseph S. Quirk, Milford, minor;
Leila B. Battersby of Ruth B. Batters-
| by, Robert H. Battersby and Ralph r.
Battersby, Atlnol, minors. valuation of
estate $1,000 personal; Flora NJ. Blair, Of
Charles A. Smith, insane, Spencer;
Elmer E. Childs, of William H. Childs,
| insane Westboro, valuation of estate,
$4,000 real.
| Executors accounts allowed-Second
and final of Edwin l.. Marshall, under
Will of Isaac B. Barnes, Westboro, re-
ceipts and payments each SIP. Al; first
and final of Ethan A. Currier, under
will of Royal P. Spencer, Clinton, re-
ceipts $1205 so, payments $1100.
| Administrators accounts allowed
First and final Of William T. Lee, with
will annexed, on estate of James j. Lee,
Worcester, payments $40; first and final
of Charles B. F'rodigh, on estate of
Clara K. Franklin, Worcester receipts
and payments each $152. Is; second and
final of s. w. Trowbridge, on estate of
John Adams, Rutland, receipts and pay
ments each $5146.7 70; fifth of Charles A.
Smith, on estate of James D. Worcester,
ments 1851. 26; first and final of Jerome
Smith, on estate of Mary Smith, Charl-
ton, receipts and payments each
$2344 %.
! Guardians accounts allowed--Final of
Henry S. Stoekwell, guardian of Alfred
| o. Johnson. Sutton, receipts $246, pay
ments $51 70; second and final of e. F.
Daniels, guardian of Thomas w. APP
pleby, oxford, receipts S23S4. IS, pay
ments $671 80.
| Guardians account filed-Ninth OF
Lucy S. Hurlbert, grandson Of Cora A.
Jacobs, Bolton, receipts S4SSl.0S pay
ments S3S2.29
Trustees account allowed--First of
Charles E. Thwing, under will of Mary
E. Whittemore, Grafton, Cor benefit OF
Mary G. Ide, formerly Bates, receipts
income, s619.96; payments 500
Trustees account filed-F'irst Of Chas
E. Parker, under will of Elizabeth
Fletcher, Holden, for benefit of Arethu-
sa j. Browneli, payments on principal
1921 payments s4695, receipts on in
come 1878.
COURT OF INSOLVENCY, FORBES
i J.-WORCFSTER, TUESDAY, JAN. 4
Adjourned third meeting, L. F. La.
I Pointe & Co, Fitchburg, discharge re.
/ fused.
| Adjourned third meeting, George f
Fales, Milford, claims proved, discharge
( refused account allowed and dividend
declared, to be held a few days fol
claims to be adjusted
Adjourned first meeting, Adjustable
Saw-table Company, Fitchburg, claims
proved and adjourned to Jan. II.
First meeting, John t, Fair, Leomin
ster, claims proved. and Clark A. Batch
elder Fftchburg, elected assignee.
Adjourned composition, Frank L
Wiswall, Leominster, claims proved and