Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-01
AMONG THE COURTS.
SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT,

nal court, Monday morning, Frank
Judkins and Emma S. Archibald of
Athol, who were tried Friday after
noon for adultery, retracted their plea
Of not guilty, and pleaded guilty. Later
in the day JudlSins was ordered to pay
a fine of S75, and the woman
was ordered to pay fine Of $50.
Albert B. Fillmore of Leominster was
] put on trial, charged with illegally
transporting liquor and crlelty to ami
mails The jury returned a verdict of
not guilty on the charge of cruelty and
guilty on the charge of Illegally trans
porting liquor into the town of Leom-
inster
Angel Leger of Fitchburg was put on
trial on a charge Of abandoning a child
under two years old, November 81, 1897.
c. e. Tupper, counsel for the defend
ant, made a motion to quash the COM
plant on the ground that 1t did not all
lege that the defendant was the parent
of the child Judge Hopkins allowed
the motion and the defendant was dis
charged.
Frank E. starrett Of Athol was put
on trial. charged with being common
druhkard. Two of the witnesses for the
government had offered their testimony,
when court adjourned until Tuesday
morning.
The following defendants were de-
faulted: Ralph Hammond, assault and
battery; John T. Campbell, liquor keep
ing; Joseph P. Gallagher, libel.
| This. following cases are in order for
| today:
aal Samuel Rosenthal itinerant
vendor
Ss4-James Welcn. adultery.
S7O-Michael Sullivan, larceny from
! person
102-Joseph A. Bacon, rape.
SSo-Henry T. Moriarty, itinerant
! vendor
39S-William Broderick, health law.
| 3S6-Charles McDevitt, adultery
SS7-Spencer PieTson and Hannah S.
| Nickless adultery.
SUPERIOR CIVIL COURT.
In the superior civil court before
Judge Bond, Monday, the jury in the
case Of Warren LIE Goyt VS.. Asa God
dard, returned a verdict for the plain
tiff, assessing damages in the sum of
$5SS.72. During the afternoon the jury
asked for instructions as to the date
from which they should compute the in
terest in the case; and after Judge
Bond made q few brief remarks in re-
view of the case, they were again shut
in, and reached an agreement in few
moments. The case was an action OF
contract to recover for services rem
dered the defendant by the plaintiff H.
ii. Robinson appeared for the plaintiff;
Dodge & Taft for the defendant.
The next case to occupy the court
was that of William j. Johnson VS.. the
city of Worcester, being an action of
tort to recover for the loss of services
of his wife who was thrown from her
carriage, Oct. 14th, 1895, by reason Of an
alleged defective condition of Main
street near Winchester avenue, and re-
ceived severe injuries so that the plain
tiff was deprived of her comfort, COM
panionship and assistance. At the ad-
journment of court at 445 O'Clock, the
plaintiff had presented its case. Frank
P. Goulding, Charles r. Johnson, Will
liam c. Mellish for the plaintiff; Arthur
P. Rugg for the city.
The trial list remains unchanged.
The following cases have been contin-
ued to March:
2551-Quimby VS.. Banaghan.
2670-City Of Worcester VS.. town Of
Acton.
2513-Sanders VS.. Robbins
2437-Cowee VS. Damon.
The case of Edward Hanscom VS.
William H. Sawyer in which the jury
found for the plaintiff, and in which a
new trial was moved, was submitted to
the court without argument W. A. Gile;
Blackner & Vaughan, Frank p Could
ing.
PROBATE COURT.
In the probate court, Monday Julia
A. Fuller of this city filed a petition for
separate maintenance from Francis H
Fuller of Sutton, on the ground of de-
sertion, cruel, wanton and abusive
treatment and neglect to provide proper
support The writ is returnable the
first day of March.
A hearing was held in the probate
court, Monday, upon the allowance Of
the will of the late Andrew Bravo of
Spencer. The principal beneficiary un-
der the will is Guilliaume Bedard of
Providence, and the leading contestants
are nieces and nephews of Andrew
Bravo, among them being Jean Baptiste
Bedard, Oliver Bedard, Louis Bedard,
Henri Bedard Treble Bedard, Emil Be
dard and Eliza Bedardl The claim OF
the contestants was that the testator,
at the time of his death, was of I'M
sound mind, and that undue influence
was employed. By the terms of the
will, after the payment of minor be-
quests, the property is left to Guillaume
Bedard of Providence. George A.
Craig of Spencer is executor. Judge
| Forbes reserved his decision until to-
day, when the will is to be allowed at
| the regular session Of the probate court.
ATTACHMENTS
| T. Plummer Adams VS.. Sanford L.
Bachelor, Grafton, $1,000 Second dis
trict court Of southern Worcester Writ
served by Boyd. Dodge & Taft for plain
tiff.
Chicopee Falls Savings Bank VS.. P.
| N. LeClair ct al, Southboro, $1,000 Su-
perior court Of Hampden county. Writ
served by Early. j. L. Loonlis for plain
tiff
Chicopee Falls Savings Bank VS.. j.
M. Olney, Southboro, $1,000. Superior
court of Hampden county. Writ served
by Early. j. L. Loomis for plaintiff
| Arthur c. Perry, executor under will
of Nathaniel F. Perry, VS.. George Park,
/ Worcester, $500. Central district court.
Writ served by Richardson.
INSOLVENCY DOCKET.
The docket in the court of insolvency
for today is as follows:
| 170T-George H. Mann. Second meet
ing
171O--Coleman ]. Kane. Second meet
| ing.
meeting and composition hearing.
| tion hearing.
l72O-George A. Davis. Composition
hearing.
1715-George A. Macker & Co. Ad-
! journed composition.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT. Ut
LEY. J., MONDAY, JAN 81