The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-26
JOHN REED
Again Making Business For
Supreme Court.

John Reed continues to smile unseen
and waste his presence on the distant
air, and yesterday, when his case was
again called in court. the memory of
the famous bunco steerer refused to be
downed, and haunted the court officials
with remembrance of the last time
his case was called.
The question before the court was the
forfeiture Of $500 deposited as surety
in the case brought against John Reed
for the assault upon an officer in the
town of Harvard, when the officers
had the hardihood to prevent his escape
and kept him within the beck and call
of the law. Col William A. Gle. as
counsel for John Reed, made motion
for the court to vacate the order made
previously for the forfeiture of the
$500 surety.
The court took the matter under adj
visement, and q decision will be an
nounced later. This was the last case
of interest of the term, and it is ex-
pected that court will adjourn sine
die today, the term possibly being pro-
longed to Friday.
Oleomargarine dealers suffered heavi-
ly in court yesterday. and five were
fined for dealing in the white article.
In the three cases against Sven E.
Trulson, George w. Russell and Will
liam H. v. Barhydt the cases were
placed on file on payment of $50 In the
two cases against e. D. Murphy and
Levi H. Nader, the complaints were
filed on payment of a fine of $40 each
and costs. Thayer & Cobb appeared
for Mr. Murphy and Thayer & Perry
for Mr.. Nader.
Joseph Osborn, charged with cruelty,
entered a plea Of nolo contendere, and
there will be no trial this term. Ban
croft & Buttrick for the defendant.
The liquor case of John d. Sullivan,
against whom there was complaint
for liquor keeping, was placed on file.
John r. Thayer for the defendant.
In the indictments against Ward w.
Smith for adultery, and Frances Tar
box also for adultery, the jury found
both guilty upon the evidence, and
Smith was sent to the house of correc-
ton for one year. The woman will be
sentenced later. H. r. Howe for the
defendants.
John E. Sullivan secured another ac-
quital for his client by his eloquence
before the jury yesterday, the particu
lar case being that of Thomas j. Nee
han, charged with liquor keeping. At
ter being out short time the jury
found the defendant not guilty. Sulli-
van & O'Connell for the defendant
Another important case of the day
was that of Arson c. Magoon of Boyls-
ton. AT a previous term of the court
he was found guilty Of cruelty to a
horse In drawing it in a wagon with
one of its feet protruding, and to the
charge of the Judge exceptions were
taken to the Supreme court, which has
recently overruled them. Magoon was
before the court for sentence, and was
fined $40. Marvin M. Taylor for the de-
PENDANT.
Sherman Doty, charged with liquor
keeping, was fined $50, and sentenced to
the house of correction for one month.
Henry Walker, also charged with liquor
keeping, entered a plea of guilty, and
his case was continued. With the dis
position of two cases for trial and sew
eral sentences, court will adjourn.
Among the minor sentences were
James Freeman, to the house of cor
rection for one year for stealing a horse
from a barn. Charles Hustler for as
sault and battery was sent to the Ly-
man school,