Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
AMONG THE COURTS.
SUPERIOR CIVIL COURT.

! completed, and the jury found for the
plaintiff in the sum of $2250. The case
was an action of tort with an ad dam
mum of $4,000, to recover for injuries
/ received by the defendant while cross
( ing the tracks of the road at grade near
I Franklin, Feb. 2, 1897, the plaintiff al
leging that when he was driving across
in his sleigh he was hit by train which
| had failed to give a proper signal or
warning. and was hit in the leg and
4 crippled. Herbert Parker, Charles G.
1 Milton for the plaintiff; William c. Mel
| fish, Frank P. Goulding for the defend
ant
The next case was that of B. F. Loft
strom of this city VS.. the Coates Clipper
Manufacturing Company, in an action
Of tort, in which the plaintiff, as admin
istrator, sues to recover for injuries re-
ceived by his father through the alleged
negligence Of the defendant the ad
damnum being set at $4,000. Eric w.
Lofstrom was employed by the defend
ant at a drop forge, and the son, who is
the administrator of his fathers estate,
claims that the device for holding the
hammer or drop in place was defective,
in consequence of which, on March %,
1891 the drop fell, striking Eric Lof-
strom on the head. He died four days
later. After the evidence was submitted
motion that the case be taken from the
jury was argued on the ground that the
plaintiff had offered no evidence, and
the result will be made known to the
jury at the reopening of court at $50
o'clock this morning. Sheehan & Cut
ting for the plaintiff G. G. Mellen of
Boston for the defendant.
The trial list remains unchanged.
DECISIONS HANDED DOWN.
Judge John Hopkins handed down two
decisions Thursday in cases heard at the
February jury-waived session of the
superior court. In the case of the Graf
ton National Bank VS.. Oliver M. Wing,
administrator of the estate of the late
| Henry f. Wing, the finding is for the
plaintiff, damages being assessed in the
sum of $46S790. The case had to do with
promissory note of the Wheeler cotton
mills, for $4,000, bearing the indorse-
ment of Henry F. Wing as treasurer,
and action was brought to recover the
amount alleged to be due upon the same.
Frank p Goulding appeared for the
plaintiff and Hopkins, Smith & Hopkins
for the defendant.
In the second case of the Grafton Saw
ings Bank VS.. Oliver M. Wing, admins
traitor, Judge Hopkins also finds for the
plaintiff, assessing damages in the sum
of $l190, this being another case in
which action was brought to recover up
on promissory note of the Wheeler cot
ton mills for $4,000, Endorsed by Henry
F. Wing as treasurer. John B. Scott
appeared for the plaintiff and Hopkins
Smith e Hopkins for the defendant.
LAW LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
The Worcester County Law Library
Association meets this morning at 10
o'clock in the library room, and among
the more important matters to come up
is the election of a successor to the late
Judge Thomas L. Nelson on the board
( of directors. Among the names suggest
! ed are those of Judge Francis A. Cas-
kill and Henry L. Parker.
VISITED TRUANT SCHOOL.
County Commissioners Cook, Stone and
Taft visited the truant school at Oak
dale Thursday, and were cordially re-
ceived by Superintendent Johnson. A
careful inspection was made and after
| lunch the commissioners returned to
| Worcester
WILCOX ESTATE PETITION.
In the petition Of Charles S. Forbes
ct al. for the removal of Franklin P.
Douglas from his position as admins
traitor of the estate of Albert 1. Wilcox,
late of this city, further conference
was held between the parties at the
probate court Thursday, and Mr. Doug
| las, with his counsel Eben f. Thompson,
submitted to the petitioners the vouch-
ers and certificates of the accounts dur
| ing his Enthusiastically. After an eX-
| animation the petitioners expressed
| themselves as satisfied with the return
made, and there will be no further pro-
ceedings in the petition for removal.
Charles S. Forbes appeared for the petit
| TONERS; Eben F. Thompson for the re-
spondent.
BROWN JURORS EXCUSED.
Lewis J. Pentecost and Albert L. Be-
mis- of Worcester, who were drawn as
jurors for the Bran trial in Boston,
have been excused from service; the for
mer for the reason that his wife is i'll,
and the latter for the reason that he had
formed an opinion on the merits of the
case.
INSOLVENCY DOCKET.
The docket in the insolvency court
for today is as follows:
1729-H. Maitland Holmes, Lancaster,
/ first meeting.
1731-Cyrus D. Davis. Athol, first
meeting.
! 1728-Henry H. Fairbanks, Worcester,
/ LIST meeting, adjourned.
16S9-Lincoln Holland, Worcester, final
| composition.
1752-William H. Nugent, Clinton.
| hearing.
ATTACHMENTS
BAIL S. Roy VS.. John Witty, Auburn,
$1,000, central district court; writ served
by Ear,y. Thayer & Cobb for the
plaintiff
Lewis S. Anthony vs. Albert L. Ma
son, Milford, $500, third district court of
southern Worcester; writ served by
/ Jenkins. T. P. Connolly for the plant
! iff.
Edwin Eldred ct al. VS.. Calvin C.
Foster, especially in name of Sarah c.
Foster, Worcester, $500, central district
| court; writ served by Hunt John B.
Scott for plaintiff,
Charles S. Forbes VS.. John G. Dimick,
especially in name of John G. Dimick,
Hiram A. Jones' Worcester, 5000, CEN
| trail district court; writ served by Hunt.
Charles S. Forbes for plaintiff.
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT, UTLEY
j., THURSDAY, MARCH II.
John Abrahamson was charged with
violating the pool room law by allowing
minors to play pool on his tables, with
out a written permit from their parents
The complaints charged him with allow
i ing Harry McCluckie and John Mayo
in his place, and the other naming Johr
4 P. Fisher. Abrahamson was fined $40 OF
each complaint.
John Conlin, charged with the larceny