The Worcester spy., 1898-10-21
Is Given Two
Years.
BLACKSTONE ROW
md Other Cases Reported
by Grand Jury.

The grand jury for the present year
made its final report before Judge Bond
in the superior criminal court at 10
O'clock yesterday morning. OF the so
cases heard, % indictments were read
yesterday including all except those
in which the defendants are out on
bail. Among these are some of the
most important cases considered the
principal ones being the indictments
against Hattie M. Henderson and Mr..
Parker, of the Richardson Mfg. Co.,
for adultery The parties are Wen
known in Worcester, Mrs. Henderson
being the wife of James H. Henderson,
popular salesman, and Mr. Parker be-
Richardson Manufacturing Company.
On the police court register, when the
parties were first arrested, Mr.. Parker's
name appeared as Charles Getchell." !"
The indictments which We're read are
as follows:
Delaney Sleeves, breaking and enter
ing a house in Leicester and barn in
Rutland. Plea of guilty.
Charles Lawrence, Worcester, break
ing and entering a local store. Plea of
not guilty, and trial Monday.
John Pickett, Mary McGrath and
Isaac Nolan, Worcester, adultery.
Henry Mcdonald, Southbridge, lar
ceny.
Charles Keegan and Thomas McCabe,
Worcester, breaking and entering
White, Pevey & Dexter's, Aug. 16.
Pleas of not guilty and trial Monday.
Thomas -McCabe, breaking and en-
tering. Plea of not guilty.
John w. Houghton, Leicester, and
Mary Reardon, Worcester, adultery.
Plea of guilty.
James F. Collins, Worcester, break
ing and entering a car of the Boston
and Albany and the larceny of five
pairs of shoes. Plea of not guilty and
trial Monday. -
Mary v Valentine, Fitchburg, adult
cry, Plea of not guilty.
John w. Monahan, Worcester, lar
ceny. Pea of not guilty.
George F. Miller, Worcester, adultery
No arraignment.
No bill was found against Michael
o. Mcfarland, and he was discharged
from custody
The sentences upon the pleas then
followed the reading of the indict-
ments!
Delaney Sleeves. for breaking and
entering barn in Rutland, and enter
ing the house Of Albert Warren in Lei
cester, was sent to the house of correc-
tion for six years. Inspector Patrick
O'Day testified as to the defendants S
record
Mary EearGon of this city and John
w Houghton of Leicester, indicted for
adultery Aug. 18th, We're sentenced re-
spectively to the Sherborn prison for
women and the house of correction for
the term Of two years each.
Thomas RoWnan, Worcester, was SEN
fenced to the house of correction for
two months.
Appealed ccses were then taken up,
the fist being that of James E. Sulli-
van. who has been confined in the house
eff correction since August for drunk
enness, and who was sentenced to the
house of correction for six months.
Annie Murphy, Worcester, charged
With drunkenness, was allowed to go
on probation.
In the case of Albert Miller, who has
been in jail for some time for drunken
ness. district Attorney Parker stated to
the court that the defendant was. sick,
and le 100. was allowed to go on pro-
baton.
For drunkenness, the following We're
coTmitted to the house of correction:
Mary Dyer, one year; Mary Dunn, six
months. For the same offense, William
McQGade Nas sent to the state farm
for six months.
Henry Mcdonald of Southbridge, who
pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny
Of $40 from William Comstock, Sept. %,
was sentenced to the house of correc-
ton for two years. The defendant
said in his own behalf that he had been
drinking and did not know of the crime.
Ho i111r1 1ot.ta f1f n.ic n
was that of Constable Dennis +. Cor
coran of Blackstone, who, at the Aug
ust criminal term, was indicted for as
sault with ATTEMPT to kill Matthew
Burns, a saloon keeper of the same
town. When arraigned at the nar the
defendant pleaded guilty by advice OF
his counsel, John r. Thayer, Esq, and
witnesses were then heard.
Matthew Burns, the victim, testified
that the defendant came to his saloon
August 1st, and inquired for the wit
ness's brother John Burns. The wit
ness then told him that his brother
was not there, and the defendant be-
gan to call him vile names, upon which
the witness ordered the defendant into
the street fight. .ensued and the wit
ness fell upon the defendant. They We're
pulled apart, and the witness returned
to the saloon, followed by the defend
ant, who fired two shots.
on cross examination by District At
torney Parker, the witness denied that
he struck the defendant. The testimo
nv was corroborated by Patrick Rey-
nolds, who was in the saloon.
DR. w. Il. Johnson of Uxbridse said
that he had been called to attend the
defendant, and found a long cash in
his head and smaller wounds, the man
being very much excited, and not in
his right mind. Franklin G. Taft of
TJxbridge testified that he saw Burns,
the saloon keeper, strike the defendant
with a stone.
Deputy Sheriff Emory Q. Bacon tes-
titled as to the liquor raids Whlch mad
caused the trouble between Corcoran