The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-26
COURTS.
LarkerqueHas
Charges
READ OUT in FULL.
More Complications For the
Kennedy Fur Co.

After a year of long, tedious litiga-
ton with an Indictment hanging over
his head for obtaining money under
false pretenses in connection with his
famous gas machine which had inter-
ested Worcester people, the case of
Perry Warrington bids fair to disappear
from the public attention.
Yesterday by advice of his counsel,
Thayer & Perry, and Gen. Charles w
Wood, he pleaded nolo contendere, and
the case will be filed, the defendant
paying the government costs in the
case. John W. Knibbs was present in
court with others who had some ex-
perience with the gas machine business.
Thayer & Perry and Gen. Wood ap-
peared for Warrington, who will coz
tinue in his regular business at which
he has been engaged in Maine for some
time.
DR.. Garreppy A. Laroque of Athol the
French physician of that town, who
was indicted for manslaughter in caus-
ing the death of one Mrs Julia A.
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criminal neglect, was called to plea in
the afternoon, and when asked by the
clerk of the courts if he wished to waive
the reading Of the Indictment, he stated
that he wished to hear the full charge
against him, and Major Harlow then
| read the formal indictment which COW
cred seven closely typewriter pages.
Or. Laroque, who was without coun-
sci in court pleaded not guilty. He told
the court that he had made efforts to
secure the services of John r. Thayer
as counsel, and that Mr.. Thayer would
represent him in the case. According to
the terms of the Indictment as told to
the court by District Attorney Herbert
Parker, the charge against the doctor
is for omission rather than commission.
The dead woman was pregnant with
child and suffered from internal hem
orrhages which by the ordinary course
/ OF treatment it is claimed he should
have checked, but it is claimed that by
his neglect Of the patient who placed
herself under his charge and by his
manifest Indifference in the matter, the
| hemorrhages became worse SO that she
died August g. The district attorney
said that he knew of no other indict-
ment like it in the court, although there
/ have been similar Indictments in other
states.
! DR.. Laroque began his care of Mrs.
/ Blanchard June l, and continued to
4 have charge of her as her physician, as
/ is alleged, up to the time Of her death.
! When the officers We're sent for him
yesterday they found him in Orange
his present bail being set for $50OO Dis
| trict Attorney Parker giving orders
that he should not be admitted to bail
until the matter of the acceptance OF
the sureties had been brought before
| him for approval.
The trial of Mary " Ballentine and
Shelby A. Rice, both of Fitchburg, on
the charge of adultery in that city, was
continued, and occupied the morning
session, the jury being out until four
1 o'clock in the afternoon, when Judge
/ Bond called them into the court room
and asked the foreman if there was an
agreement or any possibility of one,
and on the foreman answering in the
] negative, the jury was excused for an
/ hour, that they might have lunch
! A disagreement was recorded in the
case against Shelby A. Rice and against
| Mary A. Ballentine there had been a
! previous Indictment for adultery she
having been allowed to go on proba-
ton. The sentence in the former case
was Tevoked and on the consent of the
/ Fitchburg probation officer she was
I again allowed to go on probation
David l. Walsh appeared for the par
ties to the case, and in his closing ar
gument to the jury paid a warm trib-
ute to District Attorney Parker, in
which he said that he personally had
been greatly helped by Mr.. Parker, and
/ he said further that no class of men
would miss his courtly manner and
attentive ear so much as the younger
members Of the bar, and his retirement
from the Office of district attorney was
| greatly to be regretted by them.
John Wallace and James F. Collins,
on their plea of guilty of receiving
stolen goods were sentenced to the
house of correction for four months each.
Patrick Maroney, on his plea of
guilty of liquor keeping, was fined $50.
Joseph Walsh, of this city, on his plea
of liquor keeping, was fined $50. James
| F. sMcGovern, John f. Jandron for the
| defendant.
Richard Murphy, Of Clinton, who was
indicted for attempt to commit larceny
in trying to pick a pocket at the recent
! Clinton town fair and who was SEN
| fenced to the house of correction in
| the Clinton court for three months
and appealed, was sentenced to the
house of correction fkor one year. Yes
| terdaY he was given a sentence of six
months, but later this was revoked, and
he was accorded a full year for his
crime.
The case of William w. Sanderson,
] pIOPtlGlOI VI ltc w dIQO
House, who was charged with liquor
keeping, was placed on file on motion
/ of counsel, Gen. lockwood Hoar. In the
motion to have the case filed was a let
ter from Col. Drenn2n, stating that he
had carefully investigated the case and
was satisfied that there had been no
intent to violate the law. lockwood
Hoar for the defendant.
In the liquor case of John Kinor of
this city, charged with liquor selling,
the defendant was defaulted.
In the three cases of the common
wealth VS.. Theodore l.. Chase, Zacharias
| A. Hubley and Elijah A. Hubley,
charged with the violation of city or
dinance in conducting a rag business in
a wooden building within the city linn
| its, the cases were all placed on file on
| payment of costs of $40 in each case.
| William j. Taft, Esq, appeared for the
| three defendantS.f
| William Curran was defaulted in the
case against him, in which he was
charged with fraud. e. j. Mcmahon
for the defendant. Another default
was recorded in the case of Patrick
Donoher, charged with drunkenness.
| The first case of alleged evasion of
| car fare on the local electric lines to
| come before the court, on appeal from
Judge Utley, in the central district
court was that of Fred A. Jones. to-
| gether with that of Matthias b. Wall
| Col. William A Gile appeared before
| the court in regard to the case with
Frank H. Dewey, president of the Wor-
cester Consolidated street railway
there being considered the question