Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-25
COURT CALENDAR.
January Term of Superior Grim.
inal Court Opens.
New Jury Law Goes into Effect-News
papers Found Guilty of Contempt and
Ordered to Pay Fines.

SSoAI MUSE, tue opening prayer pelns
offered by Rev. George S. Dodge, pas
tor of Emmanuel church. The new jury
law, requiring a special jury to try
each case, went into effect, the following
being called and sworn:
Austin N. Bellows, Spencer; John H
worcester; Frank R. S. Bond Worces
ter; James Brown, Southbridge; Michae
P. Burns, Milford; Fred r. Child, Web.
ster; Frank D. Clark, Hardwick; James
E. Darling, Mendon; Francis A. Fay
Southboro; Thomas ]. Fay. Worcester
n. III. Foster North Brookfield; Charles
Z. Fuller, Worcester; Furlner Fuller
Blackstone; Charles w. Hadley, Wor.
cester; Frank D. Hickey. Worcester
Z. Holden, Barre; Charles A. Howe, Au.
burn; Timothy Heating, Worcester
Charles H. King, Leominster; Martin
w. McCobb, Milford; David D. Merriam
Oxford; John P. Nugent, Clinton; Chas
F. Poland, Upton; Alfred H. Preston
| Uxbridge; Martin Roddy, Fitchburg
4 B. NJ. Scott, Worcester; Wilson d.
Smith, Athol; Ezra j. Stearns, Holden
! George E. Stone, Shrewsbury; Warren
E. Stone, Shrewsbury; Warren r. Up
ham, Brookield; Stephen j. Waite, Wor-
f.
George W. Ward, Worcester; Jason
Waters Sutton.
George w. Ward and Frank D. Hick-
! ey were excused from service by the
court
The following defendants were called
and defaulted: Joseph Bergman, liquor
! keeping; Adelard Thibeault, liquor
keeping; Frank E. Northrop, assault
and battery; Michael j. DAILY, disturb
\ two al y ToV i,1n Il &C.
turbing the peace; Nellie Kenney, vag-
rancy; Henry T. Moriarty, breaking the
| itinerant vendor law; Harry H. Shaw,
/ larceny; Michael Sullivan, larceny from
| person.
John Minor of Fitchburg retracted his
plea of not guilty of adultery with an
unmarried woman, and pleaded guilty.
He was sentenced to the house Of cor
rection for eight months.
Charles Williams of this city. charged
with breaking and entering the barn OF
| Charles S. Allen, on October 9Th, 1897,
was the first to be tried under the new
jury system. He was found guilty, and
was sentenced to the house of correction
for one year.
Joseph Rivard of this city, charged
with breaking into the box Office OF
| Lothrop's opera house and the larceny
of tickets therefrom, on November 10,
1897, retracted his plea of not guilty, and
pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to
the reformatory.
John F. Kelley, charged with break
ing and entering a freight car, January
H. 1898, and the larceny therefrom OF
| 10 pairs of overshoes, and Thomas HoaT
Of this city, charged with receiving the
stolen property, were tried together
Both were found guilty, and Kelley was
given a sentence Of Is months, While
Hoar was sentenced for Il months.
Patrick King and Anthony ODonnell
Of Boston were placed on trial for break
ing and entering the railroad station al
Blackstone and the larceny of 400 tick.
cts. O'DonnelI was found guilty, and
sentenced for two years King was
found not guilty, and was discharged
from custody.
Timothy ]. Hurley and Martin Kelly
both of this city, charged with breaking
and entering the store of Martin Cullen
December Is, 1897, were placed on pro
baton.
James Patterson Of this city, charged
with driving away a team owned b!
| George Barton, was given sentence o.
six months.
William H. Houghton of Leominstel
was given 10 months for adultery witt
Augusta Brooks, December Is, 1897.
John Sullivan of this city was the las
defendant put on trial for the day He
is charged with breaking and entering
freight car. He pleaded not guilty
! and after the jury had been impaneled
and the opening made, court adjourned
until Tuesday morning.
SUPERIOR CIVIL COURT.
At the opening Of the civil session Of
the superior court before Judge Bond
| Monday morning, the jury returned 8
sealed verdict on the case of Mary A
Donnelly VS.. the town of Blackstone, ar
action of tort to recover for persona
! injuries caused by q defective sidewalk
The verdict was for the plaintiff, assess,
ing damages in the sum of SlIoO. Dodge
/ & Taft for the plaintiff; f. y. Thayei
for the defendant.
The cases of Robert " Brooks VS.
| Winona L. Jones, and Eliza M Brooks
VS.. Winona L. Jones, all of Milford, &C.
| tons of tort to recover for personal in
| juries to Mrs. Brooks, caused by tht
defendant placing string across tht
sidewalk in such way that she Eel
over 1t, which was begun Friday after
noon. was completed and given to tht
| jury.
The case of John Cunning vs.. Thoma.
Mclaughlin was then opened, and il
still on trial.
The following cases are in order fol
Tuesday:
| 2545-Gunning VS.. Mclaughlin, OF
| trial S. B. Taft; F. N. Thayer.
26l3-Shumway VS.. Derby, admr
Warfield and Thayer & Rugg; Pierce 8
Stiles.
32O-Powers VS. Mccarthy. Potter
Sullivan & O'Connell.
| 14S0-Howry ct al. VS.. Harris. Harris
and c. M. Thayer; Dodge & Taft.
/ 2026-Lavigne VS.. Faucher. O'Hara
Potter.
2221-McCarty vs. Boyle. Dodge; Sui
Ivan & O,Connell.
22e2-Parker VS. Woodward ct al
Wood & Wood; Taft.
23O0-s tone VS.. Booth. Templeton
Thayer & Cobb and A. NJ. Taft.
2436-Cooney VS.. O'Brien. Hubbard
Sullivan & O'Connell.
I 2491-O'Brien VS.. city Of Worcester
/ Wood G. Wood; Rugg.
! Yates VS.. Banaghan. Wood & Wood
Sullivan & OConnell.
2604-Pratt ct al. exors., VS.. Briefly
Kent & Dewey: Wood & Wood.
Il The cases of George w. McGaffey VS.
Fred A. Newell and George H Mule
VS.. Orrin ]. Powers have been contin
ued to the March term of the court
The case of Harriet E. Gardner VS.
Jonas P. Sawin has been settled out o
court.
FINES OF $500.