The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-23
AS w Orcester
Resident.
BRASS RING MAN
Faces Stern Justice in the
Webster Court.

Webster, Nov. 22.-Charles johnson
has at last given his residence. 1t is
Worcester Mass, He was brought be-
fore Judge Bartholomew this forenoon
and charged with selling brass rings
illegally. He pleaded not guilty.
Johnson and a couple of friends came
to town a week ago. as agents Of a po-
tato firm. They dished out their meas
ures of potatoes, so the purchasers say,
at rate which would not bear rigid
inspection. This sort of thing was soon
discovered by purchasers. and trade
dropped off CORRESPONDENCE Then it
was that the boys devised a scheme to
get ready money. 1t was to sell brass
rings, and if they could not sell them
they placed them on pawn, as was sta
ted in The Spy this morning,
The game worked all right at first,
but soon the people got their eyes open,
and as the supposed gold rings were
only an imitation, the police were nOti-
fed and the arrest of johnson followed.
His pals escaped
Officers Love and Eugene Osborne
testified that the defendant had at
tempted to make sales and also the
story of his arrest. Samuel Magnant,
a meatman, told a similar story, and
Joseph Robitaille. Henry Duke and
William Rasicot testified that they all
purchased a ring at various prices. The
judge continued the case
James Slattery, Il we'll known figure
in town, was arraigned for breaking his
terms of parole. He had been placed
on probation for drunkenness a short
time ago, but had failed to appear at
the proper time. He was sentenced to
four months in the house of correction,
and Officer E. B. Wakefield took the
prisoner up on the noon train
James Hanley, an old resident. aged
66 years, died this morning at o'clock
The direct cause of death was rheuma-
tism of the heart. Death occurred at
his late home on North Main street.
Deceased was born in Ireland, com
ing to this country many years ago. He
is d charter member of Division IL, A
O. H., and that society, on the day of
the funeral will turn out in a body and
attend the services. The funeral will
occur at the St Louis Church Thurs
day morning, at Q o'clock. and its
pastor, Rev. John T. Madden, will cele-
brate requiem high mass
The water commissioners held a reg
ulaf' session today and drew a labor
order of $S7 That was the only order
that the board drew. However, Chair
man John Flint told The Spy man that
a satisfactory agreement had been ar
rived at between the officials of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad and themselves The drawings
and even blue prints of the bridge that
the water men" are erecting over the
comp9ny's railroad tracks, and a reply
from the authorities place things on an
even basis. No injunction will now be
served by the railroad men.
Thomas F. Hughes, who has been la
menting the loss of his valise and the
atrical outfit, today received the valise
| back. His opinion was that somebody
in the minstrel show, Friday evening.
either by mistake or intent carried off
the valise. His loss has been only part
tally compensated, as half of the con-
tents of the bag is still missing.
Rev. Father John T. Madden pastor
of the St Louis Church, united in mar
riage today at the church Miss Martha
Donnelly and Edward O'TooIe, both of
Dudley. The ceremony was attended bv
a large number.
The date of Pickert's comedians has
been changed to next Friday evening
Rev. Alex Digit Of the Methof1st
IN his course on Christian doctrine -
Sunday next
The Misses Brown of East Douglas
who have been visiting Mrs. D. K. Hill
for couple of weeks, have returned
home.
John S. Fallon returned to Norwich
today after brief visit in town