The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
AWFUL TEMPTATION.
Mrs. HeaIy, a Victim of the Bargain Coun
ter, Has Her Case Continued.


A case of what is regarded as kepto-
mania came up for the consideration Of
Judge Utley in the central district
court yesterday morning. The defend
ant in the case is Mrs. Catherine Healy.
80 years of age and the mother of a
family. She also owns property in South
| Worcester.
Friday afternoon Capt Matthews
was asked to send an officer to the Bos-
ton store, as there was a matter that
seemed to warrant investigation. Officer
Fyrberg was sent out and accompanied
| by R. j. Mckay Of the Denholm, Nc
Kay Company, and a clerk in the store,
| visited the residence OF Mrs. HeaIy,
where quantity OF goods, valued at
about 5000, were seized and taken to the
Waldo street station house.
! Some of the articles were identified
by representatives of the Barnard,
Sumner & Putnam Company, and still
| others as coming from the Boston store
Mrs, Healy admitted that she was a
| freeuenter of bargain sales, but said
most of the articles were bought and
| paid for in regular form. She admitted
that she had little use for many of the
! articles taken, but was unable to resist
the temptations of d marked down sale
| Mrs. Healy was arrested yesterday
morning by officer Fyrberg and ar
ratgned in court, on the charge of lar
| ceny Of ribbons and other articles from
the Boston store. The case was con-
| tinued until next Tuesday.
Adam Smith, a Polander, was charged
with threatening. The complainant in
| the case is Louisa Morris, or Matule-
vic, daughter Of Albian Matulevio, the
Polander who was found in a dying
condition outside a house on Mil1bury
| street some time ago.
| The girl claims that Smith is a friend
Of Peter Kavasnoriskey, the man who
| Is serving q sentence in Jail for being
| concerned in her fathers death She
says Smith has threatened her life on
| several occasions, saying he would cut
| her throat or shoot her. The case was
continued until Monday.
The drunk cases We're disposed of as
| follows; Margaret Shea, house of cor
| rection six months; Nathan r. Hull,
| Bernard insolvency and Arthur M
| Casey house Of correction, four months
| each; Patrick Kelley, fined $40; Law
| renee Barrett, fined 50.
At the civil session, Lawyer J. B.
| Ratigan brought suit against Judge
| Edwin G. Bates of the district court
at Westboro. The suit grew out OF the
| insolvency proceedings in the case of j.
Frank Quinn. At the time, Judge Bates
acted as assignee, and sold a stock of
goods that formed part of the estate
I Of the insolvent debtor to the wife of
the debtor.
At the time Of this sale, Lawyer Rat
! igan held mortgage on the stock.
| which was taken to secure him for
legal services rendered. The stock was
| disposed Of without this mortgage be-
| ing settled, and suit brought against
Judge Bates to secure payment,
| The defendant claims that he is en-
| titled to sell the property under the
| statutes, subject to any encumbrance.
and the party who purchased the stock
! is the one to look to for what is due
on the mortgage. Rice, King & Rice
for the plaintiff; Charles M. Thayer
| for the defendant.
The case Of Charles Dunphe VS.. the
American Car Sprinkler Company. was
tried before Judge Woodward. The
plaintiff claims that while driving on
! Southbridge street May Is, he was
| struck by sprinkler car owned by
! the defendant company.
Ills horse received injuries from
! which it died, he was injured and the
wagon badly smashed The plaintiff
| Ni%eAlAl9 IllC cLCGlQGIlJ WAS que TO ne&Il-
gence on the part of the defendants
employees.
The defense was a general denial
Frank M. MORRISON and Thayer &
Cobb for the plaintiff; Blackmer &
vaughan for the defendant
The case of Louis Hazard VS.. Levi
Lincoln was heard before Judge JTtlev
The plaintiff was employed at one
time in the defendants stable. and
claims there is a balance due him for
services. Sullivan & O'ConnelI Tor the
plaintiff; Hopkins, Smith & Hopkins
| for the defendant
Another case tried before Judge 1T
ley was that of Sarah Aug of Woon-
| socket vs.. Jacob Rosenthal. The plain
tiff brings suit to recover $24 alleged
to be due for board, B. w. Potter for
the plaintiff; Wood & Wood for the
defendant.
INTO MOROCCO" WITH HOLMES.
The second in the series of lectures TO
be given by Burton Holmes in this city
will be given at Association Hall on
Friday evening next Those who have
attended his lectures in this or other
cities know the fascination with which
This talented