The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-14
Grand Jury Brought in a Big
Grist Of Indictments.
No Bills Were Found Against James
Garvsy,for Murder Charge, or Against
ThOs. Hamilton for Alleged Perjury.

The grand Jury for Providence county
came in with their feport in Judge VIII
bur's court this morning. Some 1Os true
bills were returned.
There were two surprises In the report
of the jury these were the failure TO find
true bills against James Garvey. for al
legged murder, and against Thomas j.
Hamilton for alleged perjury. Garvey
was charged with having been the cause
of the death of one Pray In q row at
Chepachet. and Hamilton had his case
referred 10 the attorney general by one
OF the Justices OF the supreme court.
SENTENCES WERE AEL LIGHT.
None OF the sentences imposed by
Judge Wilbur today were long ones. and
some persons were given a good chance
30 reform under the care OF -. Wright
man the probation officer.
Gray haired and with gray mustache
Joseph +. Lee stood before Clerk -Aees-
ter with very confused ideas about
whether the grand jury made a mistake
N indicting him for assault lie was
Eiven IN charge OF the probation officer.
John Walpole. indicted for an assault
with dangerous weapon, pleaded nolo
oontandere and was given in charge of
Probation Officer Wrightman.
George NJ. Fryer indicted for burglary.
had the indictment against him quashed,
and he pleaded guilty TO an indictment
cha erging him with breaking ana entering
in The night time. There were special cir
cumstances about the case. so it was
agreed George should be placed in charge
o. Probation Officer Wightnan.
NNfflfa Wilson. ~
for Indecent exposure pleaded not guilty
and was held I'm g.vt0 bail.
Emil Ouimette, indicted for breaking
and entering a barn. Pleaded not guilty.
Bail $1,000.
SEVEN MONTHS FOR PETER.
Seven months was the sentence i'm
posed on Peter Scunge. who assaulted
Elisha A. Waterman with a dangerous
weapon. He was one OF a gang that be-
lieved Waterman was some one else.
Giovanni Mellarelli. indicted for main
tanning nuisance, was placed in charge
OF the probation officer
John r. Fenton fraudulently obtained
money from the Workingmen's Loan as
sociation the amount being $40. He was
sentenced to II months i'm jail.
Martin +. Foley, indicted for larceny
from the person, was placed in charge
OF the probation officer.
Rudolph G. Mohr, indicted for breaking
and entering shop in day time and lar
ceny, was given Is months in state $
prison He locked the son of the cwner
downstairs and then rined the shop. The
property he secured was small.
George Lasalle, indicted for breaking
and entering with intent to commit lar
ceny, pleaded not guilty. and was held
IN $1,000 bond.
Thomas J. Trasl<er. Jr, indicted for
carnally knowing a girl under 16 years
Of age, pleaded not guilty. and was held
in $500 bond.
James c. Sullivan. indicted for larceny
from the person In this city, pleaded not
guilty, and was ordered to give bond IN
the sum OF $1,000 Later the indctinen,
for larceny from the person was moi
pressed. and Sullivan was allowed to
plead guilty to a charge of larceny liz
was given six months.
Francesca Torrelli, charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon In this city
pleaded not guilty, and was held in si00t
bonds.
Archie Poulin. indicted for obtaining,
I'm Pawtuckct. various goods under false
pretences, pleaded not guilty. lie was
ordered 10 give bail in the sum Of 5000
John Small. indicted for larceny IN this
city. pleaded not guilty and was held In
500 bonds.
ANSWERED TO NINE CHARGES.
Edward McCaughey pleaded not guilty
to nine indictments charging breaking
and entering dwellings in the day time
and larceny in tho city Of paWtucket. and
was held in 800 bonds on each indict-
ment.
Daino Russo. indicted for assault with
a dangerous weapon upon Elisha Water
man In Scituatc, pleaded guilty. tie was
one OF a number Of Italians who assa ult-
ed Mr.. Waterman thinking him 10 be a
man against whom they had srudge
lie was g.ven II months
John Loovers Of East Providence,
charged with larceny. pleaded guilty. He
was given n months BE took $50 from
the woman with whom he boarded.
Charles Richards Indicted for breaking
and entering n dwelling I'm the day time
I'm this city and the larceny Of sl1. plead
ed not guilty and was ordered 20 give
ball I'm the sum Of $1,000.
Charles Bushec and Felix Burton plead
cd guilty and nolO. respectively. to an in-
dictment charging larceny In pawtucket
BuShee was given three months. since II
was stated that he was wanted I'm Massa-
chusetts Burton was given TO the pro-
batton oN1cer The bows took 81 bicycle
Peter Doonau pleaded not guilty to ar
Indictment charging larceny in this city
and was held IN 1900.
David I.awlor. Fred Oumctte and Wal
ter Rogers pleaded not gIHity 10 four In.
dictments two charging breaking and
entering harms ~ the night and larceny
in Cranston. and two charging brcckine
and entering shops IN the night time and
larceny in Johnston and Cranston. end
was held IN 5000 bonds on each indict-
rrens Nelson. = coiored man. pleaded
guilty 10 assault and battery In this city