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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
$500 FOR DOGS Bite.
Alice Prior Sued for That Amount
But NOn-Suit Was Granted.
sctIon Fa led Because II Was Based on
Common Law and Not on Statute.

Judge Rogers in the appellate division
OF the supreme court today heard the
jury trial waived case of Alice Prior
against Dlcardo Romano, TO recover
$500 damages for several bites by a dog
The Prior girl and a number of COM
panions were returning home from
school one day last winter and when
passing the dcfendant's home at the
corner OF Han and Ledger streets, IN
rooleville. sthe plaintim says defend
ants son exclaimed Il Will set the dog
on you he then opened the gate and
The dog ran out ana bit the plaintift IN
the wrist. she had a heavy sack on
al the time and there were several
marks ON the child's arm
Mrs. Prior said her child complained
for a long time or the effects OF the
bites and could not sleep nights. A
number OF the compan ons or Alice
testified 10 the boys threat 60 set the
dog on them, but all stated that While
the boy opened the gate for the dog
he did not at the time say anything
10 the dog. There was testimony that
the dog jumped at a number of people,
but as 10 the animals Yiciousness there
were no very strong statements made
though there was testimony that the
gate of defendants yard was generally
Kept Fastened and the dog Kept De-
hind the gate
At the conclusion OF the testimony
for the plant IT, X. Il. Lyman. attorney
for the defendant. asked Judge Rogers
10 grant a non-suit. making his chief
claim on the ground that il had not
been shown that the dog was "A vicious
one, or that it was the property OF the
defendant
Judge Rogers called the attention OF
counsel to the statute which says 4
simple harboring of a dog Is enough
and 10 the fact that the statute does
not require that the owner shall have
knowledge that the dog Is vicious in
order that party injured may main
tain an action. Mr.. Lyman argued that
in order TO TIE advantage OF the pro-
vision OF the statute the plaintiff must
declare on the statute, whereas the
present action was brought under the
common law and the plaintiff had al
legged that the dog was vicious and
made "a number OF other allegations
that no testimony had been introduced
to prove.
G. NJ. Salisbury. counsel for the
plaintiff argued that ne had the right
In his present alton to take advant-
age of all the benefits the statute gave
him. Judge Rogers held that as Mr..
Salisbury stood on the common law the
motion for a non-suit must be granted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
ALGER AND PINGREE
FORM AN ALLIANCE.
The Governor Backs the Secretary of
War for the u. S. SenatOrship.
The Governors Statement.

Detroit Mich. June 23.--Gov. Pingree
gave out public statement today TO
the effect that he had combined with
Secretary Alger in the Interest OF Al
gers senatorial candidacy. Gen. Alger
win not withdraw under any circum-
stances. nor will he spend any money
in the campaign.
The platform OF their campaign will
include the features or opposition TO
trusts and declaration in IA
vor OF senatorial elections by direct
vote OF the people. The alliance was
senatorial elections. The alliance was
made at conference held last night at
winch several Of the Pingree state
leaders and the secretary and the gov
ernor were present.
said the Governor: II have avoided
committing myself heretofore because
wanted opportunity Co talk with the
general first. but ALI along. Gen. Algcr
has been my personal choice FOR sena-
tor. I wired him az Petoskcy. asking
him N ! could see him in Detroit on his
way back 10 Washington In reply he
arranged go meet me last evening. or
course ] can't speak for my friends but
those I have talked with are Alger men
beyond all question. They cannot sup
port Senator Mcmillan. rhey certainly
are not 20 be cia~seti a. friends Of mine
n they %. They cannot forget eight
years Of political history "a a day. nor
can they live with the representatives
~ unjust combinations ana unequal
larafion and pretend at the same time
10 b. friends ~ equal and just taxa
fion and foes 90 trusts.
"N uiir meeting last night General
Aicer told Us frankly the hletory of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
CONTRACTOR FAHErS SUIT.
Rs Claims Balanos Of Sl576 From Owen KELLEY
for ihs Building of a House.

Contractor Thomas j. Fahey's suit
against owen Kelley to recover 1856
balance due for the building of u three
tenement house on Knight street at the
corner of Tell street. was tried this
afternoon. Mr.. Kelley claims that he is
I'm no way Indebted TO plaintiff, that he
never entered into a contract with
Fahcy Co build house, and that Mrs.
Kate Cahill 1s the party indebted TO
Fahey IL there is any one that owes
him anything for the construction OF
the building.
1t is admitted by the plaintiff that
Mr. Kelley started to build a house
for his sister Mrs. Cahill. but there
was dispute and Mr.. Kelley had the
plans changed so that the house In
process of construction was changed
from one tenement house TO "A three
story house. Mr.. Kelley decided the lot
TO his sister and the old contract which
was TO build a house for $4,000, was
abandoned and the structure changed
without any new agreement as to price
and time. Mrs. Cabin made n note for
$500 which note was endorsed by Ke.l-
ey and paid To- the plaintiff. After this
note was made the land Mr.. Kelley
had conveyed TO Mrs. Cahill. she con-
veyed 90 owen.
Inspector Of Buildings Hopkins test-
fed that first "A permit FOR a one story
building was taken out in Mr. keilcy's
name and the permit for the changes
was taken out I'm Mrs. Cahilrs name
MIR Fahey said that he had nothing
Co do with the taking out OF the second
permit as MIR. Kelley told him the first
permit had been taken out wrong. it
being taken out in arlf keilcys name
instead of Mrs. CafJlrs.
John w Hogan is counsel for tho
plaintiff and. James \. Williams and
l.ycurgus Saylcs counsel FOR defendant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
When He Recovered He Sued Contractor
Canine for $4,000 Damages.
THE CASE HEARD BY JUDGE DOUGLAS.
Defence Claimed That Accident Pesulled From Tho
FOL Of a Fellow Servant, and ihs Kollon
for Men Suit Mas Grahlsd

The suit OF Andrew Kappa TO recov.
er $4,000 from Sewer Contractor Frank
Canine for personal injuries alleged to
be due to the negligence of the latter
was heard by Judge Douglas and %
jury today. Kappa claims he was
working for the defendant at Roger
williams park on August %, 1898, and
was at the bottom of q trench when+it
was his duty to be. The defendant ana
his servants were engaged i'm putting
i'm sheathlng TO keep the sides OF the
trench from caving in and a shoe or
cap that was on the top of piece o.
the sheathing fell OFF and struck him
on the head and rendered him uncon-
scious The reason OF the cap falling
Kappa claims, was that IL was too large
for the width of the piece OF sheathing.
Kappa further asserts that In not FUR
nishlng safe cap Canine was guilty
of negligence on which account he
should recompense him (Rappa) for tn,
injuries received and the loss of time
and opportunities 10 labor az remuner-
ative compensation.
Kappa alleges that his spinal cord
has been permanently injured anu ne
can do no manual labor. ON the Wit
ness stand Kappa said that just after
the accident CamiDo said he knew the
shoe was too large. but he was insured
and the company would have to settle.
For about two months and half Rap
pa was unable 10 do any work and
complained OF having passed many
nights that were full or pain.
One Of the witnesses who swore that
failing t,ff t,ff HE eAee- as-dpe TO thu
plank being shaved Off too thin at the
end was asked by Walter B. Vincent
counsel for defendant. ~ the sharpeI-
ing of the board was done by fellow
servant, and the reply was In the atiir-
NATIVE. Mr.. Vincent dropped the wit
ness but Dennis j. Holland, who was
associated with John +. Fox. as coun-
sci for the plaintiff, very quickly
eueried: when was that piece OF
sneathlng sharpened?' About three
weeks before the accident" was the
reply.
AT the close of the testimony for the
plaintiff Mr.. Vincent moved for non.
snit,-saying the testimony showed that
all such shoes flew or and the negli-
gence If there was any was that OF
fellow servant. Mr. Holland argued
that there was testimony to show that
certain careful co oNractors used n shoe
sheathing and the defendant was
bound TO use such shoes.
Judge Douglas granted the motion.
saying that as the shoe fitted certain
pieces Of sheathing IL was the fault os
a fellow servant in putting the shoe on
10 thin piece that the shoe did not
ft
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
By GEORGE II. BURNHAM,
Equitable Building.

viii be sold by Public Auction. saturday
July rs, iSgn al ~ o'clock. NJ. ON the premises,
hy Viiue OF the power of sale contained IN
That decd OF mortgage made aud executed hy
IIugh Unintil. dated March 3d. lSss, md re.
corded in book number "a. page ajj of the re.
cords OF mortgages ot real estate in Provi.
dcncc, n. T.. the conditions of the said deed
of mort gage having been broken Allthat lot
of land with oil The buildings and improve
mcnts thereon situate on the east side OF
West River street IN said Providence and
houudcd westerly on snid West Rivcr street
furiN-rigm feet. noithcriy ON land now or
formerly cf Avery P"ttt~. ninety.cight feet
southerlN patty on land now or formerly
uf William n. Manchester nincty-cight fcct
and castcrly partly on land now or formerly
~ EoN "a n. Jones and partly on innd of or
formerly of said Pctiis forty eight feet. CON.
prsing the whole OF lot number fouE aad
twclve iCet in width on the north side ~ lot
numbtr three s. un the ppp called ibe
West River Plat bv ~. D. Waliinx. istc."
which SAID plat " recorded Ga the office ut
TIE Recorder of Deeds. ia said Providence
in PLAT huOh nuuihsr t together with aii the
iuufig gancut'~ rights iu aini to the Well sisnd-
inu 0u the south huuudnr, line between the
abuV, described ipi aud ssid Manchester
iunu. being tho same premises Described IN
-Rii dcra ~ muftuags. W ofd,r of The
M0r-agoe ioyidvncc. Juae p. isgo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
WILL GO TO NEWPORT.
Nh. IseIin Says Columbia Will Be
Towed by 81. MichaeIs.
Crew Waiting TodaI for the Paint on the
Steel Boom 10 Harden

The crew of the Columbia are waiting
today for the paint to dry on the steel
boom. which was hung yesterday at
Bristol and the condition of which pre-
vents the men from bending the sails.
This makes il sure that the yacht VIII
not be ready TO so out before tomorrow.
Captain Charlie Barr said today that
he should get her out tomorrow IL IL
is possible To do so though he tnought
Ii would be afternoon before he could
get her ready.
IL was expected today that the paint
on the boom would be hard by tomor-
row merning and that the sails would
then be bent as quickly as possible.
Workmen were still busy about the
yacht today. Some were giving finish
ing touches to the deck Others were
Strengthening up the rigging a bit and
the painters were at work below
Mr. Iselin was at Bristol today and
states that in all probability the Col
umbia would leave tomorrow at /
o'clock and be towed to Newport by the
St M.chaels.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
VERDICT FOR $3.50.
Angel Awarded Thai Sum ln Ms Action Agin
Iaremlah e. FouFnIsr.

A jury in Judge Tillinghast's court to-
day gave the plaintiff / nthe case of
oliver r. Angel against jeremiah 81.
Fournier. averdict for $3.50 The plain
TIT sued to recover Tor wages as cook.
bartender and general utility man at
Mr. Fournier's hotel at Pleasant Bluff.
The labor was performed between April
10. 1896. anu Nov. s6. 1898. ana Mr. An-
Eell thought he Was entitled 70 81 "a
week. lie admitted $3.50 had been paid
him and claimed balance due OF S5Ss.
Mr. Fsurnier claimed he had fully
recompensed the plaiatin for any work
done
McGuinness a. Doran were attorneys
FOR the riaintiff. ard Joseph Oshcid. Jr..
for the defendant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
ROUGHS ATTACK JAPANESE.
wouniOa FIVE On fsialy, and Then t'capsd 10
he Nils.

~. Paul. June IA Malta, Mont.
special says: on the night OF June A..
"A gang of roushs attacked a camp OF
Jarauese lahor,rs az Exeter. Mont With
fire arms. Vuunting i've. one fatally
Destroying thcir property and damaNinG
tine Great Northern m lwoy section
iouse. The PARTIES escaped 90 The hills
aud un 10 the present .iinc only two
a. thom have been found \ reward of
sIola a. offered for tho arrest aud con-
vlCtiou of the gang.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
Wall Street Notes.

New York clearing house statement
for today: Exchange $l75.099.9S bal
ancos $10,393. i69. The sub-treasury had
debit balance OF SS5S,31S.
Heldlebach, Heickleheimer and CO.
will ship si.ooo,rOo in gold tomorrow,
This makes the total for Saturday so
far announced $1,000, 900.
Kuhn. Loebe and company will ship
Sl.o00.O0 I'm gold ON tomorrow's steam
or. Total for Saturday $4,000. 600.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
EIks EnioNInq Themselves.

St. Louis, Mo-. June 2s--The Grand
Lodge OF Blks having elected officers
ann transacted other business that
came before IL. the members ana other
visiting Elks have nothing to do dur
ing the remainder or their stay here
but enjoy themselves. This they are
doing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
Rr. rocIeI Goes 10 Nav Yurk.

Mr.. DOoley asked Miss Hicks to leave
the note and letter with him and To
come back at some future time. Mr..
Dooley showed the note To Mr.. Perry
who pronounced the signatures to be
forgerles. AZ his request Mr.. Dooley
went TO New York and submitted the
note and the letter to one of the mem;
bers of the Gould family. Instantly
forgery was declared. To make assur.
ance doubly sure Miss Gould was called
up by telephone. She said that she new.
er heard OF eithsr Miss Hicks or tho
note before.
Mr. Dooley returned 60 Providence
and the arrest followed.
The letter which Miss Hicks show
"a purported To- have ben written 10
her by Miss Gould. bore. a Boston dlic
aud the contention 90 the trust COM
pany oiscials H. that Miss Hicks went
To Boston and there wrote and mailed
the letter 10 her Providence address
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~ TrIT rnONIDENCE DAILY NEWS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
CUT HUSBANDS THROAT.

NeW York June 23.--Grace Ramsey.
q years ~ age. ciit the throat OF her
husband. Harvey J. Ramsey. 20 years
of age. while tn man was asleep in
bsd in their apartments at the Garden
Hotel today The woman was arrested.
Ramsey vas removed % Bellevue Hos
nitai. lie " a tlckcl seller al MADISON
Square Garden.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
Her Mother and Sister Both SuCcamnad TO
Alcoholism, II Is Said.
WANTED NO DOCTOR CALLED TO HER.
Threw kway The Medicine He Prescribed and lp-
peasd 10 % vsu nappI When ToIu Thai
Dssh Vas approaching.

New York. June 23.--Detective are
Investigating the death OF Mrs. Clara
r. Hewitt. @ wealthy widow. who re-
sided at No. 2s6 West Forty fifth street.
which she owned. with a servant, Mrs.
Josephine Swensen, and ). ii. Underhill,
picture dealer. OF Newport. r. L.. who
rented room on the top floor from her.
According TO the statement OF DIR.
Thomas NJ Acken, of No. 267 West
Forty-fifth street, who was with the
woman when she died. she deliberately
ended her life by overindulgence In
liquor. DR. Acken Is very positive in
his statements. and says that just be-
fore the woman died she told him that
her sister had died while uHdeg the In
fiuence OF liquor. and that she inteuded
to die In the same way. The death cer-
tincate gave alcoholism >nd heart fall
ure" as the cause of death.
Mrs. Hewitt was an English woman,
and until two years ago lived in Lon
don. Then by invitation OF her sis
ter. Aggle DE Forest. she came 60 this
country and took up her residence In
the Forty-fifth street house. Miss De
Forest owned that property. together
with other valuable real estate. She
told her sister that she proposed tosen-
1oy her wealth while IL lasted. She
drank heavily. and finally succumbed
To an overinduigence in strong drink,
dying more than a year ago.
Cultivated TASTE for Whistler
Mrs. Hewitt explained TO DIR. Acken
Yesterday just before her death that
she had determined TO die as her sister
had. and that she deliberately cultivat-
ed a taste for strong drink. She said
that she did not have a relative in the
world and would welcome death. DR..
Acken said that he was called in first
on wednesday morning by Mrs. SVEN
sen. the servant. and that Ne was
scolded by her mistress for sending fof
a physician. Mrs. Hewitt told him that
she wanted 10 die as quickly as posi-
BILE. DIR. Acken said that he found her
condition serious. but Mrs. Hewitt
would only take his medicine when he
stood ofer her. and as soon as his back
WAS turned she threw IL away.
II visited the house five times os,
Wednesday and was pre- Unit yesterday
when she died. he said. "She appear
ed to be glad when told her that deatv
was approaching. / made her last mo-
ments as comfortable as possible. but
her happiness at her approaching end
was evident"
Moihef Was Iniempefale.
Mrs. Swensen. Policeman Regsn OF
West Forty-seventh street station. and
a tall. slim man, who said he was
Alexander 1sler. and that he was "A
painter employed by Mrs. Hewitt. were
in the house when n reporter called
there Mrs Swensen said that Mrs.
Hewitt's mother and her sister had
drank themselves TO death. and IL was
l,af ell chntaiH A n 80
She spoke OF DR. Moore. who had
known Mrs. Hewitt for years. but said
he had married baroness and had
gone away She said that Mrs Hewitt
had no relatives.
Isier apparently knew absolutely
nothing about Mrs. Hewitt and beyond
saying that 'she had died as she had
lived. a drunkard." refused TO give any
information.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
HELEN GOULD.
MI. psrry's Story.

Mr.. Marsden j. Perry. one of the
ce-presidents Of the Unon Trust COM
pany, gives a very interesting account
OF Miss Hicks brief career as finan-
cier.
Miss Hicks entered the Union Trust
Co.'S. banking apartments. last Satur-
day and asked to see Mr.. Dooley, the
secretary.
she was accompanied by Mrs. Orpen,
with whom~she said she was boarding.
she was Escorted into MIR. Dooley' S
Office and when she had been seated
said that she was "a collector for the
Women's college of Denver
She alleged that she had called on
Miss Gould. and had laid before her
the cause of that college.
Miss Gould after listening to her
story. gave \rr the $4,000 note which
her brother. Edward. there and then
endorsed.
Miss Hicks wanted Mr.. Dooley TO dis
count the note hut he was too busy
that day To talk TO her.
She was requested to call again and
last Monday she came To the bank.
bringing the note I'm question and a
letter which she said Helen Gould had
sent to her. She knew Miss Gould per-
sonally. so she asserted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
TRIED TO CASH A $4,000 NOTE

Continued from Pege One.)
nothing additional to say, but adj
hered to her original story told to the
bank officials. The note presented, and
which is now in the possession of De-
tective Parker, is as follows:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23

New York, -. Y. March %, 1899.
Ten months after date, / promise TO
pay to the order OF Rachel Hicks, ,Twen-
ty thousand Cs20.o00) dollars, at New
York, n. Y. Value received with cur
rent rate OF exchange.
(Signed) HELEN GOULD.
The signature IS written in rather
delicate, feminine hand, while the en-
dorsement appears to be in male
hand. Whether the signatures were
written so by mistake through ignor-
ance OF the real names or with a pur-
pose. the fact remains that the name
signed IL Helen Gould, and not Helen
NJ. Gould and the endorsement is Ed
ward Gould" and not Edwin Could y
Miss Hicks dequested Detective Par
ker TO send for an acquaintance in this
city. but did not appear to be laboring
under undue excitement. Whether she
will be arraigned this afternoon or not
IL nor vet decided upon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23

x Ex-dividend.
. New stock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-12
Work ON the Dain Plant.
= A. 80 JNz.1,.

The cupola and part of the machin-
cry for the Dain plant, now building on
the south side of the river, have arrived
and the former will be placed in posi-
ton as soon as the building intended
for its reception is completed. The
walls for all the buildings are in posi-
ton and have all been rooted with the
and cupola building. Mr.. Mitchell, the
supervising architect, expected to have
the work of roofing the buildings com
pleted in few days, but should the
weather continues as il has today ii
will delay the work. The whole work
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-12
To the scl,oo, Teachers.

AS it nears the holidays you no
doubt wish to make your scholars.s some
present, and what is more suitable and
Inexpensive than neat package OF
candy and nuts? Last year l had the
pleasure of furnishing Is per cent OF
the teachers of Wapello and surround
ing counties with their Christmas. can.
dies. Those who so kindly purchased
from me know whether they were
treated well and got the worth of their
money. This year | am carrying .
largerand more varied assortment tnan
ever, and prices to suit all buyers. We
make all our own goods and can save
you the middleman's profit. Cali and
get my prices before buying.
Pixley, the Confectioner,
los North Court street.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-12
Rallroad n en,s rIeetln..

The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton at Galesburg, Ill.,, is making ar
engagements for big railroad mems
meeting to be held in that city next
Sunday. It will be under the auspices
of the Y. NJ. c. A. but will be held at
the First Baptist church, and a number
of the railroad men outside of the AS
ISOLATION are assisting in completing
the arrangements for what they pro-
pose to make the largest meeting OF
the kind ever held on the Burlington
system. There will be a number in
attendance from this city. w. A. Ma
gee, of Des Moines, state secretary OF
the Y. NJ. c. A.. will be there, and
Charlton, Creston, Burlington and
many of the Iowa towns will be well
Represented.