The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
but CLERK Howard Would
Not Issue Warrant.

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Greene street came to Clerk Frank
e Howard of the district court this
morning and asked for warrant for
The arrest of Charles Feilter, of $50
8erlin street.
Feilter had stolen some Jelly Jars and
pTysdale said. The time of the al
leged theft antedated the complaint so
long, that Clerk Howard was surprised
why haven't you made this COM
Dlaint before?" he asked.
u wasn't going to make any COM
PAINT" replied Drysdale, until he
Eled me for $1,000 for Islander. Now 1
want him arrested"
Clerk Howard refused the warrant,
advising Drysdale to wait the issue of
Walters suit.
Drysdale had previously sought the
help of Chief Thomas Murphy who re-
tered him to Clerk Howard.
The first news of the suit was print
I'D In the court news in The Spy, in the
form OF arecerd Of attachment, an ac-
ton of tort, filed ins Worcester
The papers were. served by Deputy
Sheriff Charles A. Bartlett. The cir
cpmsfancesa are of especial interest to
the German citizens, among whom
Feiltefl and Drysdale are well known.
Feilter accuses Drysdale of SANDER
Drysdale. said to- the correspondent of
The Spy this morning: Il called him
a little thief, that's ALL
Samuel r. Gather, for some time en-
gagged in business as a shoe merchant,
has assigned to Charles G. Bancroft for
the benefi. of his creditors. Mr.. Cath
Pr has recently moved into a new store
on High street, adjacent to the Oxford
House. The store was handsomely tit
ted The circumstance was supposed
to be indicative of a prosperous busl-
ness. The news was surprise to the
few people who know it.
Mr.. Gather is running the business as
Ihe agent of the assignee.
Wr.s Gather said last night to the cor
reapo ent of The Spy that he was I'M
able | state the exact amount of his
lIabihtles: he did not care to furnish
AM Estimate Of the amount of his as
I'd has been day of storm here. The
fiQliey car lines are moving their cars
with difficulty and have not for some
tn to 10 o'clock tonight. The Leomins-
ter and Clinton has been able to make
somewhat better time than the Wor-
ceSter and Clinton, the route of the lat
ter road being more exposed. The
steam roads are finding it difficult to
get their trains through, and this eve
Ningp the pa ssengefo trains were all
Somewhat behind regular running time.
The snow lies about foot deep on the
level
a. brand new wrinkle was offered for
the Inspection of Judge C. c. Stone, this
morning. William N. Prendergast asked
70 be excused. from punishment for
drunkenness because he was 1.-The only
ever lived" Prendergast said he had
just left the hospital, cured of the
abscess. He asked the court to believe
fnat he was. more crazy than drunk
and that the abscess was more to blame
than the drink. Judge Stone was will
ing to accept Prendergast's view.
Judge Stone said: IF you knew some
thing was the matter with your head
and you drank, you ought to be pun
i4hed. It's a duty l owe to the public
70 punish you. You are fined S..
Prendergast accompanied Officer
James MCGEE to Fitchburg. Thomas
ryan was of the party. He was fined
So for drunkenness Thomas Noonan
raised the v and is free man.
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Relocations of the Central Massachu-
Aetts are as thick as whortleberries in
Neaspn,r The latest published relocation
IS an account of the line that has been
staked out near the line of the former
lancaster and Hudson railroad.
Charles Felte, who votes with the So
cialist- labor party added his mite to
the interviews already printed in The
Spy. today. when he inveighed against
the popular impression that the social
lists will unite, endorse or pool issues
With any other party.
I'VE are obliged, by the rules of our
party to gosjt alone.2 he said, 1t is
doubtful if any candidate of either OF