The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-03
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
Large Docket Of Civil Cases In the
Sixth District Court.
Mrs. Augustus Loses Her Suit Against Life
Insurance Company.

| There was considerable busine 4. con-
sidering II is vacation time disposed OF
| i'm the civil division OF the sixth Dis
| trict court to-day. One OF the cases
tried was that e, Lucy Augustus
! against the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance company 10 recover 500 alleged to
| be due on a policy issued ON the life OF
Thomas J. smith The testimony
showed somewhat mixed former rela-
tions aud that the company had paid
one policy on the life of the deceased.
Mrs. Augustus swore she insured her
| sons life about six months before his
death and that she oG1 not then know
of his having any Illness. ON cross
examination witness said her first nus
bands name was Harris. and her son
was brought up by a Smith family and
he took their name. The son had gone
TO this family when he was six years
old.
The first witness called by the insur-
ance company was john II. smith. VINO
said he took the deceased when he was
two years old, and the reason he took
him was because the mother sad it was
his child Mr.. Smith tCStiied that FOR
three years before N. death the insured
had consumption. That this was evil
denced BY coughing spells and the
splitting OF b)od. This witness was
gray haired and he seemed anxious 10
get back at tne plaintiff for a wrong, Us
he figured out. OF years ago. Mr.. smith
also said his wife ha4 a policy on the
deceased but she got her money.
The wife of the deceased and the wife
OF John II. Smith testified deceased had
bad cough and every symptom of
cCnsumTD Ton for a good while before he
died. The plaintiff had no other testi-
mony than her own.
Dr. Peck testified he had treated the
deceased for a local ailment of an ag-
gravated nature i'm 1896 Or. Matthews
testified he attended the deceased in
his last illness and he died from con-
sumption which might have developed
rapidly. DR.. Dolan examiner for the
company testified the deceased had
made statement TO the effect that he
had not been sick for ten years pre-
vious TO making application for the
policy sued on. Decision was given for
the defendant for costs. A. j. Cushing
was the insurance company's attor-
ney.
Daniel f. Campbell got judgment
against Aldrich a Widdup. who for
nerly were agents, for big piano
here for $5174. Mr.. Camp
-
" the firm at their homes and at the
store. He denied that he ever hired a
liano from ~. defendants but said on
heir solicitation he had taken a piano
o his home that they would have
tored elsewhere. Counsel for the de-
endants had no witnesses his clients
eing detained on other business else
here so the court paid little atten--
on TO the claim OF SIG put forward
gainst Mr. Campbell for rent of the
iano.
Francisco Romano VS.. Enrico Recci-
elli Decision for the plaintiff for
$3.50.
Elizabeth G.. Hicks VS.. Frank l.. Cot
rells Decision for the plainuim 70 rpos-
ession and costs.
Phillips a. Co. VS.. Lyman A. Cooley.
Judgment for the plaintiff for $29.6O and
osts.
Eta NJ. Smith vs. Frank A. Potter.
Emma B. Wolf VS.. Albert Phettle-
lace. Decision for the plaintiff for pos
ess.on and costs.
Alpha II. Chace. executrix. VS.. John
'Connor. Jr. Decision for the plain
m for s43.55 and costs.
Granville w. Angel VS.. Louis A.
uffy. Decision for the defendant FOR |
)sts.
MdtkdN G MdCNlCdr VS.. W1nn1fred /
oakley. Decision for the plaintiff fer |
$3.50.
w and ID. Hennessey VS.. Mary /
aikan. Judgment for the plaintiff |
r S26.S9.
George G. Leonard VS.. Florida v. Da-
III. Decision for the defendant for
SITS.
Noses Rosendale VS.. Beazie A. MUIR
Y. Decision for the plaintiff for $40
d costs.
Sadie Cohn VS.. Town Cadets. Decis-
! for the defendant for costs by SUBJ
ssion of the plaintiff
frank w. Upford VS.. John A. Wilbur.
dgment for the plaintiff for $SS and
SITS.
Axel Nelson VS.. Charles Williams.
,cision Tor the plaintiff for $S.5i
4tIlck Gornly VS.. William Cannon.
'cision for the defendant for costs.