The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-13
JURY SESSION.


JURY SESSION.
The first case tried by jury was that
of Karl Pensel VS.. Charles Briiold of
Fitchburg an action of tort brought
by the plaintiff to recover $4,000 for the
injury and death OF Flora Pensel, his
child, about eight years Old The plain
tiff's allegation was that during a fire
in the store occupied by the defendant
on Paramount street in Fitchburg,
lighted lamp was thrown into the
street by the defendant, where it burst,
setting fire to the clothing of the child
and causing such burns that she died
in a few hours.
Quite a number of witnesses We're
called, who testified as to seeing the
lamp thrown and that it set fire to the
clothing of the child. The testimony
was all taken yesterday and the plead
ing will begin this morning.
c. H. Gentsch appeared Cor the plain
tiff and j. Fl. Mcmahon for the defen-
dant.
The following jurymen were c,lled
and sworn: Joseph Adams, Grafton;
Amos G. Allen, Auburn; James 3. Bel
lows. Spencer; George f. Barney,
Southbridge c. NJ. BullRrd Athol; c.
A Chamberlain, WestbOro; Edgar p.
Cloves, Harvard; Owen Dignon, Wor-
cester; James Darlington, Blackstone;
Samuel J. Draper, Douglas; W. S. Dut-
ton, Brookfield; c. II. Edwards, Leon
mister; Charles H. E,vers, Worcester;
Antoine Farland, Southbridge; James
e. Fitzsimmons, Milford; +. D. Gar
field. Fitchburg; Albert A. Graves,
Leicester; Peter ]. Hogan, Worcester;
George e. Howe, Worcester; Frank A
Kelley, Worcester; Henry G. Kendall,
Worcester; Charles P. Livsey, Mill
bury: James Martin, Worcester;
George F. Morse, Lancaster; William
Neville Worcester: George Nichols,
Hubbardston; Dwight f. Orcutt, War
rem L. f. Rondeau, Worcester, S. W.
Russell, Webster; David Smith, North
bridge Samuel f. Smith, Barre; Wal
ter Valentine, Northboro: Albert E.
Walcott Clinton; Martin White, Wor-
cester; Orange Whitney. Winchendon;
Henry A. Winn, Worcester.
The following jurymen were excused:
Samuel j. Draper, George e. Howe,
Henry G. Kendall, Frank A. Kelley
and Henry A. Winn.
Todays docket has on it the follow
ing cases:
2o18-Willard F. Pond VS., John Eric
6. Rundstrom Hopkins, Smith e Hop
kins; Potter & Aiken.
2976-Samuel L. Holt ct al. VS.. e. F.
Allen. Thomas J. Emery, J. e. Bee
man. Dodge & Taft A. NJ Taft
24S7-Edward A. Cowee VS.. Nettie ].
Damon. J. B. Ratigan. Thayer &
Cobb; Sullivan & O'COnnell.
-24S4-George E. Fitch VS. Robert Nc
Murty j. E. Beeman; D. D. Corocoran,
J. 3. Ratigan
267S-Andrew J. Hall VS.. James p. ],
CahilI, J. B. Scott; B. w Potter.
2194-Houghton & Buxton Mfg. Co. VS..
Edwin S. Hunt II. f. Harris; Benz.
Phillips.
2760-Helma c. Swenson vs.. Charles
20. Sundstrom. c. r. johnson; James
f. Ifmon; Sheehan & Cutting.
2909-Leonard Harrington VS.. Lucie
a. Rawson. c. r, Johnson; w. A
Gile.
Clara NJ. Sault VS.. Worcester Consol-
dated Street Railway Company. w. J.
Merrlman, c. A. Merrill; Herbert
Parker, c. C. Milton.
Continued cases are:
Albert Curtis ct al. VS.. GAINESVILLE
Mfg. Co. II. l.. Parker; Rice, King &
Rice.
William Walker ct al. VS.. James NJ
brennan. Fl. L. Parker; Thayer &
Rugg.
Louis T. Kitchener VS.. Chester T. Lin
ley. Rice, King 81 Rice; defendant
prose, Haggerty & Kane.
Walker, Stetson, Sawyer Co. VS.. ia
cob J. Damn; Rice, King & Rice; c. A.
Merrill