The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-14
CONTROVERSY
over PAuPER.
Novel Legal Fight by TIVE Of
thg Towns In South County
CRAN0All As 4 FOOTBALL.
Poor and Aged Man Has Been Hustled
From Town 10 Town Supreme Court
10 Settle tho Case
CRANOAlL AS 4 FOOTBALL.

The towns OF Charlestown and South
merry legal fight over the care OF John
l.. c, crandall an alleged pauper.
According to the stories OF the differ
ent members of the town councils in
those places Crandall has been pushed
over the border OF each town a considera-
that he would not be returned, but he has
always come back
Now the case is to be fought out In the
highest courts of the state before Chief
Justice Stiness and Associates Tillinghast
and Douglas.
Overseer OF the poor OF the town OF
Chariestown, Joseph G. Church, has
started the battle I'm due form and he
saws the town OF South Kingstowp must
sake care OF Its poor and not push men
and women over the town line whenever
they get old and I'm the way.
The two towns have tried TO settle the
uiniculty out OF court but they could not.
owing to what the people say Is the
stubbornness OF 9me OF the town coun-
Z Acimen over In South I<ingstown.
HAVE ENOUGH PArPERs.
The people of Charlestown say they
have enough paupers now without adopt
1ng any outsiders, and that hercafte
shotguns and other things as terrible will
be used to get rid OF people who haven't
dollar and who cannot work.
That Is the war will be carried 20 that
extent If the court does not grant the
town relief and rrpke South kingstown
feed. clothe and lodge Crandar
IL appears that the fight had been GO
Ing on for quite a while before Il reached
the courts, and that there was a commits
Bioner appointed 10 hear the testimony In
the controversy. This resulted In Gran
dali being declared paupcr. and also I'm
decision that South Kirgstown was
properly chargeable with his care and
maintenance.
But the town does not intend to take
Crandall over their side OF the line until
the case is heard by jury In the court
OF common pleas.
Attorney Olney h the solicitor for the
town council OF South kingstown and he
says that the court must grant a trial by
jury In the controversy.
He says the statutes under which the
proceedings I'm the case were begun by
the town of Charlestow1 are unconstitu-
tional. and that the case must be started
all over afresh
Attorney Olney also contends that the
statute under which the town solicitor of
NitilNSt'Nn was dCulS Is imperative
because ~ is unconditional and does not
give the town a right of tria! by Jury.
though II provides for a commission for
the hearing OF such disputed pauper
leases
MAY NEVER BE SETTLED.
II is also claimed by the South Kings
|town solicitor that these commissions arc
|Given excessive power. and that they are
therefore conferred with powers that de-
i rive the courts OF their authority 10
properly determine case. such as the
|prascnt one
II the town or South Kingstown wins
|the point In contention and gets jury
|tlidl, then II is conceded that the case
|will never be settled. for Il IL the ex-
pressed belief OF all the Interested parties
|that no jury In the confines Of the state
|wll ever be able 70 decide 20 whom
|Crandall really belongs. for he spent
|sorae of his days tn one town and some
hn another
Tho documents IN the controversy were
Ificd I'm the supreme court i'm southern
IRhodc Island yesterday. and the feeling
b intense over the matter.
1t the town Of Charlestown does not
|get a decision In "A short time, IL IL re-
ported that Crandal will be smuggled
|ovcr the town boundary line once more
|hnd forciDle efforts be made 10 keep him
|thcre
| Crandal is n harmless man and too old
10 get along by himself He is OF the
opinion that he will get home some
fwhere before long. and az present he is
fndch interested I'm the furry over his
fegal residence
he says lac himself could not settle the
point II he should try his mightiest.