The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-29
SANOALOvITCH WON.
Judge SweetIand Gave Him Judgment
in the Isaac Lewis Case.
Lewis Claimed He Borrowed Only So on
Watches, but Defendant Said II Was $50.

Judge Sweetland had close case to
settle I'm the civil division OF the Sixth
district court this morning. The plain
tin was Isaac Lewis. fish dealer Of
the North End. and the defendant, Nor
ris sandalovitch. The controversy was
concerning the right OF the plaintiff to
recover watches and chains TO the value
of $l75. When the plaintiff got TO set
ting value on the articles in a par
ticular way the highest amount that
could be figured was Sl22, but OF course
that was OF small account
Mr.. Lewis testified that last May he
became afraid that TWO gold watches
and two gold chains ne owned would
be stolen either from his tenement or
his person. so he went TO the pawn
brokers' shop kept by the defendant on
Charles street near Randall square and
asked him To Keep the jewelry for
safety" That the defendant said he
would have To loan something on il
whereupon, the witness borrowed 81.
promising TO pay $3.50 AZ the end of a
month. one of the watches the plain
tim said was worth $50, and there was
a chain with il worth S22 and the other
watch which belonged To the plaintiffs
wife was valued al S26, and had a chain
attached worth SIS.
ON cross s-eXamination Mr.. Lewis said
he did not know anything about the
II. l. Safe Deposit Company and that
neither John Nelson nor Abram Raffa-
loYitch. whom counsel referred 10 as Mr..
Nelson's lieutenant. were interested i'm
the case. He said he bought the watch
he valued at $50 SEVERAL years ago and
did not remember the defendant test
ing the case of II with acid when the
money was advanced on il. He denied
he got $50 instead OF So on the jewelry.
The pawn ticket stated the amount To
he paid before the watch could be re-
deemed as $3.50.
Louis Lewis testified he went with his
father To Sandalovitch's place to de-
posit the jewelry. and his father asked
the pawnbrolor 90 take IL for secure
keeping and the latter refused 10 SO
do. and then SO was loaned on the jew
elry. He afterwards made a demand
for the property. within the month,
rendering $3.50, ana was told 10 go back
and send his father Abram Rafllo-
witch testified he went To SandaloYitch
for the plaintiff and was told he would
have TO pay S3S to get the jewelry back.
He denied saying anything about John
Nelson at this interview.
Mr.. Sandalovitch testified that on
May 10 the plaintiff came into his shop
and said he needed $40 and that he had
some leWelry. lie produced the watches
and chains, and witness OF testing the
watch that was alleged To be worth $50
found il was not gold. Thereupon he
offered to loan $50, the full value Of the
property, 10 the plaintiff. who was not
satisfied and went away Later the
plaintiff came back and said somebody
else had loaned him SO and he would
take the $50 which was paid him. Raf
fiovitch. witness said. visited him and
told him Lewis wanted John Nelson to
buy the pawn ticket.
Louis Sandalovitch testified that he
tended shop and went 10 night school.
besides corroborating his father Both
he and his father denied that the plain
tiff was accompanied by his son when
the loan was made.
Judge Sweetland gave decision for
the defendant. John u. Heagan was
counsel for the defendant.