The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-26
The JUDGE TALKS.
Gives the Jurymen a
Mild Lecture in the
Superior Court.
FLEMING IS THEN ACQUITTED.
The Ashburnham Case Will
Probably Be Reached
Tuesday.
FLEMING is THEN ACQUITTED,

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centre Of interest. Fleming had de-
tended himself and told the story o.
breaking and entering at Barre in q
manner plausible enough to keep the
jury out 20 hours.
AT the opening of the court, this
morning, II sleepy-eyed jurymen filed
into court for quarter of an hours re
hearsal of their duties by Judge Hop
kins. Judge Hopkins spoke impressive
| ly, almost sternly, laying special stress
| upon the fact that cases before the
criminal court must be settled. He
gave the jurors a severe warning upon
| the proper performance of their duty.
| Just at noon, the jury returned a YER
! dict of not guilty on both indictments
and Fleming smiled. He is a typica
character, identity unknown anC
shrouded his past and origin in mys-
terry.
Katherine Collins, alias Kate Jones,
and Valentine De Ulia, were tried on
an indictment charging them with dis
orderly conduct. 1t took the jury three
minutes to find them both guilty. The
woman was sentenced to one year and
the man to II months at hard labor in
the house Of correction.
James DAWN and Charles Bradley of
Clinton, charged with breaking and en-
tering st. Johns Catholic Church at
Clinton, retracted their former pleas of
not guilty and pleaded guilty. Rev. r.
]. Paterson, pastor of the church, in
terceded in their behalf, and they We're
allowed to go on their own reeogniz-
anees in the sum of $500 each, with O.
B. Bates of Clinton as nominal surety.
Thomas Mitchell, Thomas MeNalIy
nd yO1 Col Ioh -
with the larceny of $12 from the person
by force, were sent to the Massaehu-
sets reformatory. All three are min
ors, and at first pleaded not guilty, but
later retracted their plea and pleaded
guilty.
William Spence and Peter Trainor of
Worcester were tried on a charge of
breaking and entering the dwelling
house Of Francis Pero on the night of
June %, After 20 minutes considera-
ton, the jury returned with a verdict
finding both defendants guilty. Spence
was sentenced to 10 months at hard la
Dor in the house of correction, and
Trainor was given one year in the same
institution.
Fred Bercume and Henry Dennis OF
Spencer pleaded not guilty to an in
dictment charging them with breaking
and entering the saloon of Napoleon
Cavanaugh of Spencer and the larceny
Of a quantity of whisky.
Edward Langton of Southbridge re-
tracted his plea of not guilty to a
charge of committing an unnatural act
and pleaded guilty. He was allowed
to go on his own reeognisanee.
The defendants in the following cases
We're defaulted: Drunks-Thomas
Shannon, John ]. Mahagan, Nicholas
Hayes, John M. Powers. Francis W.
Reilly, Thomas Carroll, Fred A. Hamil-
| ton, James Flynn, Patrick Grealis; liz
uor keeping Perrin, Antoine
ubure; assault and battepy-James
Carney, Patrick O'Malley; larceny
Frederick Casey, Jessie Murphy Frank
2. Rodney; selling oleo-Jeseph n,
Jaques; Vagrancy-John Kelly; dis
turbing a meeting-James II. Murphy.
William A. Hanson pleaded not
guilty to the charge of cheating Capt.
Levi Lincoln of Worcester in a horse
trade to the extent of $3.50. Case con-
tlnped until counsel for defendant
could appear.
William A. England, the Main street
jeweler of Worcester, indicted for re-
eeiving stolen goods, pleaded not gull
w. His counsel, Col. GLE. of Worees-
ter, is now in New Hampshire, and the
case will not be reached before newt
week.
~ .he atternoon, court came in at 2
O'Clock John +. Brown, Southbridge,
lstfactea ms plea of not guilty to a
charge or disturbing the peace and
| pleaded guilty, and was sentenced ~ On
days at hard labor in the house Of cor
rectlon. Brown has already been in fail
since July awaiting trial. C,bsrlas n
Anderson, Fitchburg, was next tried on
the complaint charging him with keen
Ing and exposing liquor for sale on Jnpe
=. Omcers A. M. sanderson and w n
Haekett gave evidence to the WATCHING
OF parties in the woods on that date
ANDERSON being among them, and to
seeing the defendant take something
| from a party, after drawing two glasses
Of beer, and place whatever he took INTO
| his pocket 't'''
The defendant denied having any,
thing to do with the beer, or making a
sale, He contended that he was direcfed
to the place by another party. but did
not have any of the beer until it was
offered to him by one of the officers.
The case was given to the jury at a.45
and they found verdict of guilty, and
Anderson was fined 500 and sentences
to the house of correction for one
month.
Stephen Kilmartin, Fitchburg, re.
| tracted his plea of not guilty to a com
| plant charging him with keeping and
exposing liquor for sale and pleaded
guilty. Sentence was deferred unit
Monday.
| Robert Kavanagh, Worcester, re.
| tracted his plea Of not guilty to com.
| plant charging him with breaking and
entering, and pleaded guilty. Sentence
was deferred.
Louis De Angels, Worcester, was SEN
fenced to one year at hard labor on his
conviction for lewd cohahitation.
James r. Muir, drunk, was defaulted
Leon Berry, Lowell, breaking and en-.
tering at FttchbuFg. was brought in for
sentence. Attorney Hall made a plea
| for the defendant, and contended that
| the man was in liquor when the break
was made, and intimated that he was
not responsible at the time for his ac
TONS and presented letter from a re-
putable party in Lowell, offering a posi-
ton to the defendant. He asked that
the case be placed on file, The district
attorney, however, moved for sentence.
and five months in the house of correc-
ton was given Berry by Judge Hopkins
The jury in the cases of Henry Dennis
and Fred Rereume, Spencer, tried this
morning for breaking and entering,
found both defendants not guilty, and
they were discharged.
Liquor cases In order for trial will he
placed on Mondays list 1t is expected
that the Ashburnham bank burglary
case VIII be reached Tuesday.
COURT MATTERS.
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