The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
LONG LIST.
The Superior Court
Opened.
MUNICIPAL CASES.
Only One Legal Battle Set
tied Yesterday.

The March term of the superior court
began yesterday morning, with Judge
Hopkins on the bench. 1t will con-
tinue five or six weeks, and an unusu-
ally large number of cases-162-will be
heard. Half are continued from the
December term. A large number of
the cases are against the city and the
commonwealth.
The only case on trial yesterday was
that of Ohaunes Aslanian VS.. Hagop
Dostumian ct al. of Worcester. The
jury awarded damages of $2S4.12 to the
plaintiff Some years ago Dostumian.
who is an Armenian banker, sold a
draft to Aslanian's cousin for 81 Turk
ish pounds, equivalent to over $500 in
American money. On arriving at Har-
poot, Turkey, the bearer presented the
draft to the bank on which 1t was
drawn. and was refused payment on
the ground that Dostumian owed that
institution the equivalent Of $1,000. Suit
was brought in Worcester county to
recover. The sum awarded represents
the original amount of the draft plus
interest.
The morning session was taken up
with the impanellng of a jury and the
Conrad offered prayer. Deputy Sheriff
D. ii. Hayter announced the court, and
Charles Sibley made the proclamation.
The following jurymen were called
and sworn: Lucius e. Ammidown,
Southbridge; Edward d. Ainsworth,
Westboro: William A. Barrows, Wor-
cester; Albert A. Bicknell, Worcester;
Joseph f. Chafiin Fitchburg; Lyman
Cook, Mendon; Dennis Conner, Wor-
cester; Fred NJ Cooper, Webster;
Samuel N. Cutler. Warren; Herbert
Dodge, West Brookfield; George Doyce.
Winchendon; John s. Damn, Gardner;
Lucius II. Eldred Worcester; George
Faatz, Clinton; Howard Frost Wor-
cester: William A. Felton, New Brain
tree; George NJ. Gerrey, AthoI; Leoni-
das d. Hill, Worcester; Albert NJ In
man, Worcester; Urgel Jacques, Wor-
cester; John A. Joslin, Fitchburg;
George w. Lincoln, Dana; Henry H
Lindsay, Petersham; Thomas Manion,
Milford; Thomas Fl. Miller, Hardwiclx:
Charles N. Nichols, Milford: Michael
O'Reilly, Blackstone; George II. RAJ
mer, Spencer; William S. Reed Leom-
mister; Enoch w. Ridley. Northbridge;
stephen Sawyer, Jr., Worcester: James
Shean, North Brookfleld, Sumner
Stockwell. Shrewsbury William NJ.
Warren Paxton; John Weir Worces-
ter, and Charles A. Whitney, Milbury.
Inc lOliOWlIR JuISTnen were excused
from service by the court: Joseph
Chaffin Lucius e. Eldred Howard
Frost Urgel Jacques and Charles N
Nichols
The following cases were continued
generally: Charlotte E. Gould VS.. com
monwealth. Calvin c. Martin VS.. H. p.
| Howe, Anglo-American Land Mortgage
| & Agency Company VS.. Adams Crocker.
These cases upon the docket have
been settled out of court Leopold Cas-
! tigioni VS., Stefno Gardarino Edward
A. Cowee VS. Nettie J. Damon. George
| II. Hill vs. Gilbert M. King, Irving f.
| Bigelow, James i. Carey vs. Standard
Oil Company, Godfrey Fourier VS.. city
of Worcester, John Young VS.. town of
MillburY Cases passed by agreement:
Sylvester b. Newton VS.. city of Wor-
cester; Joseph Fl. Derosier, Timothy J.
Fahey. Felix Nugent and Peter Good
now VS.. commonwealth; Morton Fl. Da-
Wis ct al, Ellen George, William =.
Gillispie ct al, Gilbert Il. Holmes,
Loring A. Holmes ct al, George ]. Ken
worthy ct al, Antoine Lanciault, Aus
tin Lavalley, Priscilla Lavalley and NJ.
NJ. Taylor VS. city of Worcester; George
Thurman. John f. Philbin, Thomas II.
O'Connor, Hannah T.. Cunningham.
Julia Kittrdge ct ali. VS.. metropolitan
water board; Robert Cunningham VS.
commonwealth, Harriet NJ Putnam and
Henry Putnam VS.. city of Worcester,
Charles A. Chase, eXOr., vs.. Charles j..
Robbins. John F. Philbln VS.. common
wealth, Charles f. Choate VS.. common
wealth.