The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07
TESTIMONY
IS CONFLICTING
Case Over Hiring Of a Horse
Before Judge SWeetland.
DEMUS AS AGENT FOR HIS WIFE.
Says That HsaIy Agreed 10 Pay Six Dollars
Week for Use Of the Animal.
HEALY TELLS A Different STORY.
SaJs He Agreed 10 Pay ST DAY for The Horse
When He Used il ju1gs Will Hear
0Iher Witnesses
Says That HsaIy Agreed TO Pay Six Dollars
Week for Use Of the Animal.
HEALY TELLS A Different STORY.

Judge Sweetland in the civil division
of the Sixth district court had rather
a knotty case to pass upon this morn
ing. In fact so conflicting was the tes-
timony OF the principals that his honor
let the case go over TO Thursday pend
ing more testimony, though the intro
ductfon OF more testimony according 10
the stories Of counsel Will only make
the decision the more difficult. Annie
Demus, whose husband Fred Demus
acts as her agent. keeps a livery and
boarding stable at the North End and
she sued James j. Healy. a mason, TO
recover $42 alleged 10 be due for the
hire of horse. Mr.. Healy claimed all
he owed was 81, which sum he had
previous to the trial rendered Mrs. De-
mus. Mr. Demus and Healy made the
bargain about horse hire.
According TO Mr.. Demus. Mr.. Healy
went TO see him one day and asked If
a horse could be hired and what the
price would be as he had paid 81 for
the hire of a horse one day TO stable
keeper on Broad street. MfE.Demus
says he told Healy the price would be
s6 a week. Healy said he had a wagon
and harness he would store In the
barn. The hiring began in April and al
ter it had gone on for while Healy
got behind in his paymen,l and said he
had 5000 due him in Newport ana tnat
he would get this sum in a day or Cwo
as a lawyer had the matter in hand.
Mr.. Demus said a little later Healy
told him, TO sell the wagon and not 10
take less than $50 for IL. Just as De-
ha all
wagon he says Healy came and offered
him 81 saying an opportunity TO sell
the wagon had been discovered by
third party. Demus would not give up
the wagon so Heas left with threats
of lawyer. Then Demus got scared
and went and saw Attorney George i.
Brown and Healy saw Attorney John
Il. Beagan. Writs of attachment and
replevin crossed each other but SOME
how Demus' writ was served nrst.
Mrs. Demus keeps the books of the
business and she testified Healy owed
her s42. She was sharply crossed ex-
amneid by Mr.. Beagan in regard 10 en-
tries in her books.
Mr.. Healy testified that he hired the
horse on the understanding he was TO
pay 81 every time he used Il, not as
Mr.. Dennis claimed. Sc a week. The ar
rangement was made by friend or MS.
a Mr. Lovely. an witness said ne mao
paid at one time 60 TOT the Hllt VI thS
horse and at another time 50. During
the time he was charged for the hire OF
the horse his wagon was In the paint
shop week and when he offered Den
mis- the 81 owing for horse hire that
gentleman said there was SO for stor-
age. Witness went into the office and
saw a charge on Mr.. Dennis day book
of $e for horse hire This charge, II was
claimed was seen by a Mr.. Brady. The
latter Individual Healy said was
away from his place of business on
Broad street this morning So he could
not be found by the officer. Mr.. Love-
ly's whereabouts are unknown. Wit
ness said he agreed finally TO pay stor-
age.
Mr.. Dennis denied that Healy made
payments OF S. and SO or that there
was sHy controversy about storage and
the trial was postponed so Mr. Brady's
testimony and the testimony of other
witnesses couiI be obtained.
Phoebe Whitaker VS.. Charles Ho-
bart Decision for the plaintiff for Sc
and costs
Ellen NJ. Gallagher VS.. Mrs. William
Carey
George w. Browne VS.. John Bennett.
Discontinued by the plaintiff.
Charles Brothers VS.. Margaret Byron.
trustee Settled