The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-12
SUPREME JUDICIAL
High Tribunal Opens
April Session at
Court House.
THE THAYER CASE.
Legal Struggle Will Con-
tinue Through This
Morning at Least.
THE THAYER CASE.

The April term of the supreme judi
cial court with juries opened at 10
o'clock yesterday morning before Jus
ice Knowlton. There was a large at
tendance of members of the bar and
interested spectators. DR.. Willard Scott
of Piedmont church offered the open
ing prayer, and the docket was called
by Col. Theodore S. Johnson, clerk of
the courts. Many of the cases listed will
be taken to the full bench which sits
here in October. The following cases are
in order for trial at the present sitting:
Park Overall Co., petitioners for dis
solution.
Peter Doherty exor. VS.. Owen ].
Doherty ct ais.
Charles S. Thayer exor. VS.. Henry w.
Thayer ct ais.
John ]. Sullivan exor. VS.. Bridget
Dunn ct al.
Bay State worsted Co., petition for
dissolution.
Bridget Cahill exor. VS.. Bridget Nc
Lean.
Charles F. Forbes ct al. VS.. Clara c.
Wilcox
Rosetta E. Damon ct al VS.. Almond
A. Evans, admir-, ct al.
The case of Charles S. Thayer, eXecu-
tor of the will of Dolly G.. Thayer, VS..
Henry w. Thayer ct al, appellants,
occupied the attention of the court
throughout the entire day and will con-
tinue to be on trial this morning be-
fn &c a nn1lNy
G. Thayer died leaving all her property
to her youngest son, Charles S. Thayer,
and the other sons who received So
each are contrasting the will on the
grounds of undue influence and feeble
mindedness of the testatriX. There were
in the family originally two daughters
besides the sons, but they died prior
to the decease of the mother.
The valuation of the estate is between
$4,000 and $4,000, the real property
being situated at North Worcester. The
lawyers interested in the case are Con-
gresham John r. Thayer. Charles r,
Johnson for the will; Col. W. S. B. Hop
kins and willis E. Sibley for the appel
lants.
The Grafton Ice Co., which was or
ganized in. the late eighties, and which
did a prosperous ice business, is now no
more Yesterday upon petition of the
corporation, it was dissolved by Judge
Knowlton. The company ceased to dc
active business in 1895. Frederic IT. Rus
sell, treasurer of the company, was
present in court with his counsel, John
B. Scott, who appeared for the petit
TONERS.
At the close of the Thayer will case
today the suit of John j. Sullivan, eX-
ecutor, VS.. Bridget Dunn ct al. will be
in order for trial.
After lengthy proceedings in the
courts. the will case of Emily H. c.
Rowe has been settled out of court Sc
that there will be no trial of the case
at the present session of the supreme
judicial court. The will was contested
by nieces and nephews of the deceased
who express themselves as highly sat
isfied with the agreement reached. The
case was bitterly contested in the pro-
bate court. where the will was allowed
practically the entire estate of $4,000
being left to Bates college. The presi-
dent of this well-known educational in
stitution was present at the hearing,
and through the instructions of the
board of trustees, he has finally ac-
cepted the compromise with the heirs.
The estate is situated in Westboro.
Wood & Wood appeared for the con-
testants of the will; George e. Smith,
Charles c. Smith for the will.
The Jurors who will serve during the
present sitting of the supreme court,
who were sworn yesterday, are as fol-
lows:
William A. Aldrich, Blackstone; John
w. Alexander. Upton; William L. Ban
croft, Clinton; James H. Burns, Mil
ford: Elmer D. Chamberlain, South
bridge; Charles B. Cleveland, Tx
bridge Thaddeus Cummings, Fitch
burg; James r. Dean Millbury; Rob
ert W. Donnelly, Blackstone; George
A. Dunn, Spencer; Edward Earl,
Leominster; Joseph Eaton, West
Brookfield; George W. Flagg, WOrces-
Gus L. Hervey Auburn; William Hill,
Holden: Charles F. Ide, Webster; Will
liam A. King, Worcester; John w.
Lawrence, Warren; Edward d. Leon
ard Sutton; Levi Lovely, Worcester;
Bartholomew McSheehy, Northbridge;
John Mountain. Worcester: Ernest G.
Naramore, Fitchburg; Thomas G.
Orndorff Worcester; Alexander Pecot,
North Brookfield Albert L. PeltOn,
Southbridge; Arthur P. Plimpton,
Sturbridge; Horace w. Putnam, WOr-
cester: William L. Kicker, Worcester;
Bradford ]. Sargent, Worcester; Linus
Sibley. Worcester; Parkman H.
Stearns. Worcester; Charles F. Will
kinson. Milford; Oscar w. Wilson,
Spencer; John c. Woodcock, Leicester;
Rufus s. Woodward, Worcester. Ju-
rymen Cleveland, Dean and Orndorff
were excused by the court from ser
vice.
IMMENSE GROWTH.