The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-02
COURT ADJOURNS.
The Superior Crimi-
nal Session Ended
Yesterday.
LIQUOR CASES DISPOSED or.
W. A. England Enters Upon
His Sentence of One
Month.
LIQUOR CASES DISPOSED or.

The superior criminal court adjourned
yesterday morning at 1890 o'clock
The jury, which had been out several
hours the pervious day on the case of
Milo Stone Of Westminster. charged
with Illegal liquor keeping, brought in
verdict of not guilty
In the case of Edward Welsh, charged
with illegal Liquor keeping, which went
to the supreme court, the sentence of
the lower court, to pay fine Of $50,
was affirmed.
The cases of Catharine Ahearn and
Nellie NJ. Cannon, charged with Illegal
liquor keeping, were put on file. Sulli-
van & O'Connell appeared for both de-
PENDANTS.
The case of ]. B. Gaffney and II. A.
Hanson, charged with cheating, will be
heard at the January term.
ENGLAND GOES TO JAIL.
W. A. England, who was found guilty
Tuesday of receiving stolen goods, has
been taken to the Summer-street jail
to serve months Imprisonment. There
is another charge against him, which
will be heard in the central district
legged assault upon Mrs. Nettie C. Ellis
a few weeks ago Mr.. England at
tempted to have the woman arrested on
charge of blackmail, but the police
department refused to issue the war
rant.
INQUEST REPORT FILED.
Trial Justice Albert w. Curtis of
| Spencer has filed a report in the super
ip1, = no Ga1 ha
death af Fred O. Lyford, who was
killed at Spencer. Oct. 20. The findings
are that the man met his death while
| intoxicated, by being struck by an en-
| CINE or cars, while on or near the tracks
| Of the Boston and Albany. The rail-
road and its employees are exonerated
| from any negligence on their part.
WANTS SEPARATE SUPPORT.
/ Winnie R. Whipple of Webster has
| filed a petition in the probate court for
| separate support from her husband, f.
| w. Whipple.
In the registry of probate yesterday
letter was issued in the matter of
the will of Dolly G. Thayer of Worces-
ter. The appeal taken in April, 1898, was
waived.
COST OF MEETING OUT JUSTICE.
The books of County Treasurer E. A.
Brown show the following disburse-
ments for the term of the superior
criminal court, just closed: Grand
! jury, $2S4.32; traverse jury, S633,64; con-
stables. $3.50; witnesses, $926.55; sher-
ifs .$492.06, making a total of $2360.S7
There was received in fines for this
same term $1242 Then considering the
salaries paid to the district attorney 8
| office and the various court house Of
I ficials that are busy during cdiminal
sessions, it is easy to see that crimi-
nal acts on the part of a certain por-
| ton of the population of the county,
means large expense. to the county
to provide for trial and punishment.
PRAISE FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The district attorneys office deserves
much credit for the expeditions way in
which cases were disposed of. Thorough
preparation before coming into court
and good hard work all through the
session made the term several days
shorter than it otherwise might have
been. There was a large number of con-
| victions, and the term was noted in
that there were three murder cases to
be arraigned. One of them was tried
and the other two will go over to o.
special session.
MINISTER. WANTS DIVORCE.
Rev. William F. Rowley Of North
Grafton will apply for a divorce from
his wife, Marion j. Rowley, on theI
ground of desertion B. w. Potter isl
counsel for Rev. Mr.. Rowley.
ATTACHMENTS.
Attachments recorded yesterday in
the registry of deeds:
E. Warren Hayden of Worcester VS.
American Investment Co. and Provi
dent Friend association of New Jersey
and John C. Gilbert, e. H. Trowbridge
and Mrs. N. B. Gates (trustees) OIL
Worcester, in an action of contract with
ad damnum $780, Writ returnable inl
the central district court, Nov. 49, and
served by Constable A. F. Richardson.
George C. Willard, Jr., of BTillbury VS..
American Investment and Providentl
Friend association of New Jersey and
Hiram Taylor, S. Oatley, Jr., w. J.
Kelley and Walter E. Bigelow (trus-
tees), in an action of contract, ad dam
mum $500. Writ returnable in central
district court, Nov. %, and served byl
Constable A. F. Richardson.
RULES FOR BANKRUPTCY MAT
TIERS.
For the benefit of the Worcester coun-
ty members of the bar, the new rules
in bankruptcy matters, now in effect,
are printed in full
Petitions and schedules shall conform in
size and arrangement to the blanks now
in use in this district. and other papers
filed shall conform to such blanks as
nearly as may be. All papers shall be
written lesibly or printed.
Amendments to the schedules shall pc
filed in triplicate with the clerk or with
the referee.
Every sheet of the schedules not other
wise filed out shall have plainly written
across it Nothing" Every item not
covered by the last provision and not
otherwise filled out shall be carried out
by the entry Nothing
The address of creditors residing in
cities and large towns shall be given by |
street and number. If either street or
number is unknown, it shall be so stated
in the schedule.
A petition for adjudication filed by an
insolvent shall contain the names and
residences of all members of the firm. !
The schedules of said petition shall show
the different classes of debts.
Tho petition of a corporation shall be |
signed by its treasurer, cashier or chief
ing corporation shall be signed by its
president. cashier or treasurer.
bankrupt intending to offer terms of
composition to mis- creditors may notify |
the referee of his intention to do so be- |
fore the order for the first meeting is |
include in the notice of the first meet |
ing a statement of the terms OF compost |
ton to be proposed.
In case of composition the deposit shall |
be sufficient to pay the proposed percent |
age upon all unsecured debts scheduled
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