Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-14
THE PETERS CASE.
Plea of Guilty of Murder in Second De-
gree to Be Offered.


Plea of Guilty of Murder in Second De-
gree to Be Offered.
After conference between Gilbert Pc
ters and his counsel, Charles F. Baker
and Sidney Smith, who were assigned
by Judge Hopkins to defend him, plea
of guilty of murder in the second de-
gree will be offered at the criminal term
winch opens before Judge Hopkins, next
Monday, with the recommendation of
District Attorney Parker. 1t will be re-
membered that Peters caused the death
OF Bessie Rollins of Royalston. He made
an assault upon the little girl during the
summer months, and from her fright
Commissions resulted and death ensued.
me child was only eight years of age
ana the case created widespread feeling
at the time.
The COURT HOUSE MATTER.
In the probable eventuality of the
county commissioners refusing to reop-
en- the court house competition and of
the dismissal of the petition of EIbridge
Boyden, the architect, the friends of the
latter, as has been announced in the
Spy, will seek favor from the legisla-
ter will be placed in the hands of Sena-
tor Alfred S. Roe; who introduced the
Dill leg1slating the advisory board out of
office. With Senator Roe at the head.
the advocates of the Boyden plan feel
confident of having the entire court
house construction taken out of the
commissioners hands. One who favors
MT. Boyden's schemes said, Thursday,
that as soon as the six monoliths of the
present
removed, Senator Roe will step to the
tore, and the county commissioners will
be without amy jurisdiction in the court
house matter. The general impression
seems to be that the monoliths are to be
removed from the front of the court
house, but according to the adopted de-
signs they will simply be transferred,
with three at each end of the long front
Today the county commissioners, with
Clerk of the Courts Col. T. S. Johnson,
Register of Deeds Harvey B. Wilder,
County Treasurer Edward A. Brown,
Register of Probate George H. Harlow
and Assistant Clerk of the Courts Will
liam 7. Harlow will go to Boston and in
speet there the adopted plans of the new
court house at the office of Andrews,
Jacques & Rantoul. The working plans
are now practically completed, and be-
fore the final touches the architects
wish the county department heads to
express their final ideas and prefer
ences as to their respective departments.
The plans are expected to arrive next
week.
A CONSORTION SUIT.
Edward ]. Melanefy, counsel for
Chas. Gardner, brought suit in the su-
perior court, Thursday, against Joseph
Berthiaume of this city in an action Of
tort with an ad damnum laid in the
sum of $4,000, the writ being returnable
the first Monday in February. The
/ plaintiff sues to recover for loss of SER
vices, and the enjoyment of consortion.
According to the claim of the plaintiff,
he occupied "a tenement owned by the
defendant at 80 Norfolk street, and
that Jan. list a writ of ejectment was
served upon the plaintiff and his wife.
A few days later the defendant an
peared, and ordered out the plaintiff,
telling them that he would put him and
his wife out, bag and baggage, if neces-
sary. Mrs Gardner, who was in a del
icate condition, was frightened; and, as
alleged, went into Mysteries. AS a re
suit, it is claimed she hfd a miscar-
rage, and her child was stillborn. For
the loss of his wifes services during
the sickness that followed, the plaintiff
sues. Mrs. Gardner has previously
brought suit against Berthiaume. in an
actlon OF tort with an ad damnum laid
IN the sum of $4,000, to recover for
her own suffering, and pain.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT. Ut
LEY, J.-THURSDAY. JAN. 10.
Patrick ]. Moynihan, whose place at 20
Berkeley street was raided last Sunday
by squad of Station 1 officers, was
charged with Illegally keeping liquor.
Officers Gould and Legassey testified tn
nndlng five bottles partly filed with
peer, a quart bottle partly filed with
lquor and barrel containing MANY
empty bottles. There We're six men in
the mouse at the time of the raid, and
when the officers were entering five man
were leaving the house. Moynihan dis
claimed any knowledge of the men seen
leaving the house, and for those who
We're present two of them were his rel
atives. The liquors found in the house
We're kept by him as a nourishment. His
Wife testified in a similar tone. Judge
Utley imposed fine of $780, from which
the defendant appealed
John H. Laporte, for vagrancy. was
sentenced to the house of correction
for 40 days.
James Hennessey, drunk, said he
was in the city as a witness in a case
! that is to be tried in the superior court.
His case was continued until today,
with the understanding tn it if the case
In which he is witness should be
called in the meantime, he would be
released.
John Martin was charged with being
drunk and breaking glass in the place
of Edwin j. Quinn. The glass was val
ued at rs cents. He was fined IS for the
drunk, and the other case was placed
on file.
The other DRINKS were: Margaret Bo-
bick and James Butterwortn, continued
until Feb. 21 Theophilus Cyr, SIG; Pat
rick McGarr, IS; George McGeachie,
Massachusetts reformatory, appealed;
Peter Hughes, continued until Satur-
day, and Frederick johnson, house of
correction, four months.
McGeachie was sentenced for being
drunk Aug. IL and appealed. When the
case came up in the superior court he
defaulted. He is barely IS years old and
goes on crutches, as one leg has been
amputated at the knee He has am old
er brother, John, who is now serving
an s years sentence in state prison for
breaking and entering.