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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-10
on TR0vER CASE
Judge TIIIinghast Hands Down
Courts Decision.

Judge Tillnghast today handed down
the opinion of the appellate division OF
the supreme court i'm the case of
Thomas l.. Marsden VS.. John G. Walsh.
ct al. This is an action of trover brought
to recover the value OF articles of per-
sonal property which. the decla RAT tion al
leges, the defendants converted TO their
own use.
Defendants, i'm addition to the plea OF
the general issue. filed special pleas, which
set MP that the plaintiff ought not 10
have or maintain his action against them.
because the articles enumerated in the
declaration, with the exception OF the
mule mentioned therein. were subject To a
mortgage given by the plaintiff to one.
HALLS n. Smith. AZ collateral security for
the judgment OF certain promissory notes
given by plaintiff 10 Smith, which notes
and mortgage had been duly assigned 10
defendants. which notes were overdue
and unpaid at the time OF the commence
ment OF the action. whereby the condi,
tions OF the mortgage were broken. and
the defendants had taken possession of
said mortgaged property for the purpose
OF foreclosinG the mortgage. Also that
before demand was made plaintiffs In
terest the property was gsrnished I'm the
hards of the defendant on certain writs
issued against the plaintiff
The plaintin. the defendants also claim,
boarded the mule with them and agreed
60 pay for its board Before demand on
defendants the mule was attached In an-
other claim. Defendants further claim
they offered To assign the mortgage on
the payment OF the amount due thereon.
While tho plaintiff admits the taking OF
possession by the defendants OF the prop
erty under the mortgage he denies the
oner 10 assign the mortgage was made I'm
good faith and I'm support Of this AYERS
that the defendants knew of the placing
OF several attachments on the property.
which attachments had been instiga ted by
the defendants. Plaintiff further claims
he had the right To have the mortgaged
property returned from the place defend
ants had taken IL before being compelled
10 pay the amount due on the mortgage.
The plaintiff also replies that the de-
PENDANTS exercised unwsrrantable domin-
Ion over the mule. in that they sold the
animal to John II. Gray To the replica
tion the defendants demurred three
grounds. which are that the replication
shows no valid tender TO the defendants
IL is not alleged that the writs of attach
ment We're not bona ide writs based upon
Just claims against the plaintiff: that the
defendants were served with such writs
before demand was made for the return
of the property.
The court holds that Il was not neces-
Sary To return the property to the place
from which IL had been taken after the
foreclosure as a prerequisite to demand.
To require this would be To put a burden
upon the mortgage, which was evidently
demurrer as 10 the failure 10 state IN the
replication that writs of attachment were
not issued in good faith II held TO dispose
of that portion OF the case
The only question OF fact for a Jury the
court says, Is as To the plaintiffs right
to the mule. Dennis j. Holland Is attor-
ney for defendant.
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tightly over the makeshift connection to
prevent leakage and 10 conceal the tube,
which was of white rubber.
Mr.. Donahoe shut off the gas on the
supply side and removed the rubber con-
nection TO be used as evidence by Captain
Parker.
AS Crandall had a family II was de-
cided not 10 place him under arrest.
Instead he was paroled TO appear at
the city hall at S:l5 this morning.
Capt. Parker left his candle with Gram
dali and that with lamp constituted all
the light there was In the Washington
parNs house for the remainder OF the
night.
Crandall kept his word and showed up
at the city hall on time
He was arraigned before Judge Sweet
land in the Sixth district court at s:l5 on
a warrant which, stripped of Its legal
verbiage. alleged that he had with intent
10 injure and defraud the Providence Gas
company and by the use of an unauthor-
lied connection with the street service
pipe used gas belonging TO that corpora
ton, said gas not having been measured
TO him through meter
Crandall PLEADED not guilty and was
held in $500 for trial a week from tomor-
row.
Crandall is alleged 10 have told Capt.
Parker that he let his house last summer
and when he returned he found that some
body had connected the gas service. He
had. however continued To use the gas.
Who the somebody" is Crandall did not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-10

The health department officials are
in receipt daily, of anywhere from TO
10 requests to visit domiciles and exam
inc sick people who are thought to
have smallpox. Most OF the cases prove
TO be simple rash; still rather than take
chances of skipping a genuine attack
of the pest every request is needed
Inssmuch as several cases have been
found among people working at the jew
elry shop OF Flint, Blood & Co, ~ Point
street beginning with those In the Keilty
family. and extending through those of
the Richards and Stade households: DIR.
King is keeping UP systematic inspec-
ton of the employees OF that firm.
Absence from work on the part OF any
OF them is looked upon as suspicious
incident
Yesterday DR.. King visited the shop
and was told that all were well and all
were at work, and the person who made
that report honestly believed II TO be true.
This noon there was evidence that the
report was not correct. for DR. King
was called TO ~ Landor street formerly
Marlboro, running from Lockwood 90
Pearl street.
He found there John p Cooper. 46
years old, having a wife and four chill
dren.
Cooper went home from Flint. Blood e.
CO. Monday, for the reason that he was
sick
Yesterday his wife called in doctor
who found eruptions on Cooper's face.
lie suspected that he had a case OF small
poX to deal with. but waited until this
morning To make sure.
The second call confirmed the suspi-
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RIOTERS.
Brussels Oisturbsrs Charged by
Police and Dispersed.

Brussels. April 1o-Repeated charges Of
police and mounted gendarmes with
drawn sabres. resulted in the dispersion
of the rioting mobs here early this morn
ing.
During the rioting one policeman was
shot through the body and face. His COM
rades having exhausted their ammunition
fed and the wounded man was over
whelmed, kicked and stoned. Another
policeman sought refuge in the attic OF
cafe whereupon the socialists sacked
the establishment. exploded lamp, set
fire 10 the building and completed It's
ruin The flames forced rioters 10 retire.
Another mob proceeded 20 the Northern
railroad station where IL collided with
the police. Revolver shots were ex-
changed ana the rioters seized a police
man. beat him until he WAS unconscious
and left him bleeding on the ground
After many rioters had been wounded
the mobs melted away.
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WILL Be INDICATED

London. April Accommodating on the
evidence presented at the court martial
I'm Manila of Major Litteton w. T. Wal
Ter. of the L. S. Marine Corps. on the
charge OF executing natives of Samsr
without trial. and on the editorial re-
marks OF American papers and of news
papers here, the st. James Gazette, this
afternoon says
"Englishmen know better than TO hold
a high spirited. honorable people respon-
sible for the dishonor OF a single crimi-
nal We have no doubt American honor
will be vindicated I'm the same manner
as the British has recently been by an
award OF swift. uncompromising justice
to the guilty parties
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ACQUITTAL
viii 30 Result Of Trial Of
Iglssias in Porto Rico.

San Juan. p. r.. April 10--The supreme
appeal OF Santiago Inglesias. president of
the Federation Of Workmen of Porto
Rico who was sentenced Dec. Il last TO
three years, four months and eight days
imprisonment on the charge of conspiring
60 raise the price of labor i'm Porto Rico
Decision was reserved until Saturday. He
undoubtedly wifi he acquitted
Counsel for lnglesiss dwelt ON the con-
stitutional rights OF people To assemble
peaceahly.
The public prosecutor. 10 the surprise
OF he thronE I'm the court room. sustained
and strengthened the argument of the de-
fence. tie said the appeal WAS well
taken. put iu no evidence for the prosecu-
tion and practically asked the court TO
dismiss the ease.
Attorucy General Harlan yesterday be-
fore thc trial sent a. long letter Ca the
prosecutor expressing his views lie said:
81 understand the court attached crimi-
ia connection with subsequent acts of vio-
lcuce in q meeting in which nothing was
done further than To- resolve to make "a
demand Tor higher wages The records
onlA show in explanation Of the sentence
Of three Years. four months and eight
days that lnglcsas Is. or that he was, the
founder Of n society adiudged illegal
The judgment of the district court.
Attorney General Harlan also said, has
th,. character. ln It's effective result uf the
abfidgmeri " persuuGl liberty. the right
10 asse mblc pelceablN tu better the So
clnl condition is surely fundamental If
ANY spanish law i'm Porto Rico impsirs
this right ID has become uullitv with
tho change OF sovereignty. IN my iudg-
mont "
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DISCUSSION
OF PEACE
TERMS.
Leading Beers Gather for the
Purpose Of Considering Offer
Made by Great Britain.

Pretoria, April l0.-President Steyn. or
the Orange Free State; secretary OF State
Reitz. OF the Transvaal: Acting President
Schalkburger of the Transvaal and Gen.
Lucas Meyer, commander-in-chief of the
Orange Free State forces passed through
Kroonstad, Orange Free state. Sunday,
April g. on their way to l<lerksdorp,
Southwestern Transvaal where Gen.
Botha, the transvaal commander-in-
chief, arrived Monday. April =
1t was expected that Gen. DeWet and
Delarey would attend the conference TO
take place there.
IL is understood that the Boer leaders
are fully possessed Of the British peace
terms and that tho conference then as
sembling was TO enable the leaders to
thoroughly discuss these terms.
Ii Is expected that the final decision OF
the burghers shortly will be made known.
London. Aprii l0.--The London Times In
it's second edition today publishes n dis
patch from Klerksdorp dated Wednesday.
April g. announcing that Acting President
Schalkburgcr and other members OF the
Boer government arrived there by train
April and that messages were sent out
inviting President Steyn ana Gen. De-
larey to come in and meet them.
While awaiting a reply Gen Schalkbcr-
ger aud his party were occupying "A hotel
which had been reserved for their use,
-----
Lobster Newport and stuffed Celery.
Are very palatable at TillinghasCs. 2,5
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SON ARRESTED.
poIics Suspect WalIingfoTd OF
Causing Death Of His Mother.

Rochester. n. H.. April 10.-Mrs. Mary
Wallingford, 20 years old. was found dead
i'm bed at her home here yesterday under
somewhat suspicious circumstances. and
as, result of investigations the police
have arrested her son William w. wal
lingford and are holding him TO await
the decision OF the coroner as 10 the cause
Of the woman's death.
1t is stated that the body of the dead
woman was badly bruised and that her
face was scratched.
When arrested last night Wallinpford
was under the influence of liquor and
this morning when questioned by the
ploicc he told a story which disagreed
considerably with his statement when ar
rested.
An inquest by the coroner will be held
today.
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He Ran
AGAINST
POST.
Brown Sues City for Damages
and Is Given a Verdict
for $500.

A verdict Of $500 was given against
the city of Providence in a suit brought
by William Brown i'm Judge Wilbur's
court this afternoon. The jury was ont
but short time.
Mr. Brown on the evening of February
2Sd was going along Snow street and
on the sidewalk was post that leaned
toward the sidewalk. and MIR. Brown fell
over IL.
HIS injuries were of a very severe ma
ture, he being struck by tho post I'm the
lower part OF the abdomen. The city
claimed the street was we'll lighted and
the accident could not have happened
had the plaintiff been In the exercise of
due care.
H J. Dubois was plaintiffs attorney.
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cions aroused yesterday and Di King
was communicated with.
DIR. King corrorated the diagnosis
of the attending physician.
Cooper had smallpox and I'm a light form
severe enough however, to warrant his
removal to the pest house. an order which
was carried out this afternoon
Mrs Cooper was vaccinated I'm early
childhood, as had been her husband. He
had declined re-vaccinatfon when his
shopmates submitted TO that slight oper-
alton and he had never had his children
vaccinated.
All The family will now be inoculated
with virus and must remain In the house
until all danger Is passed,
Mrs. Cooper keeps a little grocery store
opposite the Fifth police station on Plain
street. but she has not been In II since
the family doctor first saw her husband
and will remain away from IL for some
time.
DR. King was chasing up and down
Friendship and across Chestnut street
ing for one of Flint Blood 4 Co.'S men.
When he called up that shop on tho
telephone this morning he asked II John
p. Cooper worked there.
Yes" was the reply.
is he there now?'
Yes" .tssrF F
Was he there yesterdays II
Sure OF it?''
The percon at the other end of the line
said that he would go TO the workshop
and inquire When he returned and re-
ported that Cooper hadn't been en- there % for
two days he was very much surprised to
learn that Cooper was even then billeted
for the pest house.
This caused another round of the shop
20 be made and one more empioyc was
found to be absent and IL was that one
whom DIR. King was chasing up so ear
nestly that he might satisfy himself that
the man was not ill., or IL III, that he did
not have smallpox.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-10

Orrin T. Crandall. n commercial trav-
eler. resides at lS5 Vermont avenue. He
has wife and four children.
Crandall moves down the river in the
spring and returns TO his home in oc-
tober.
When he was going away last spring
he caused the gas meter TO be removed.
In the fall the company did not get an
order TO replace the meter and few days
days ago some of its officials were in
formed that Crandall's house was bril-
liantly illuminated every night.
a spotter was sent out who reported
that no such light as he saw could be
given by kerosene lamps.
Captain Parker was notified and watch
ed the house for two nights 10 make sure
the suspicious OF the gas company people
were well founded.
:. IL was too evident that Crandall was
using gas and quite probable that he was
drawing II from a supply pipe OF the Prov
idence Gas company.
Last evening Captain Parker. with
Francis t. Donohaue. one OF the gas COM
pany employees. went to the house.
Crandall responded when the doorbell
was pulled and was told by Captain
Parker who he was.
II have come" said Captain Parker,
ITO inspect your gas meter"
II have no meter" was Crandalrs re-
ply
But your house is pretty well lighted
up by gas now. How and where do you
get your supply?"
"Oh. / have connection that / made
with a rubber pipe"
Captain Parker allowed that he would
visit the cellar and produced candle
brought by him for that purpose.
Crandall led the way and showed Cap
tain Parker where he. Crandall. had fas-
tened a flexible rubber pipe, one-inch in
diameter, TO the company's supply pipe.
the other end being made fast 10 the
house piping and black cloth wound
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AN OUTBREAK
Caused by Reports Of Cruel
Practices by Missionaries.

London. April i0.--A dispatch to q news
agency from Shanghai published here to-
day says that allegations of cruelty
against Catholic missionaries have caused
an anti-foreign outbreak at Ming Po. Ga
city In the province OF che l<iang and
one OF the ports open 60 foreign trade. on
the Ming Po river. whore statement
was circulated that some OF the mission
aries gourgcd out boys eyes.
Two British and two German warships
have been dispatched 60 Nng po.
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HOME AGAIN.
Miss {. N. Stone, the Rescued
Missionary, Arrives al New York

New York. April 1o.-Among the passen-
gers who arrived today per steamer
Deutschland from Hamburg. Southamp-
ton and Cherbourg was Miss Ellen NJ.
Stone, the American missionary who was
a captive of brigands I'm Turkey.
She Is accompanied by II. II. Mcclure
and r. s. Baker. Miss stones name does
not appear on the passenger list. Santos
Dumont. the Brazilian aeronaut was al
so a passenger on the Deutschland.
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TWO SHOCKING CRIMES
COMMIT TED IN De TR0|T.
Young Woman Stabbed and Pounded
to Death Haywood Found Muir
dered Not Far From His Home.

midnight a second brutal murder was
discovered
The body OF George Henry Haywood
was found lying i'm pool OF blood on the
sidewalk on Amherst street a half block
west Of Junction avenue at $3.50 o'clock
this morning with deep cash over the
left eye from which the brains oozed tell
ing the cause of death.
Haywood was head bookkeeper at the
Michigan Malleable Iron works and at
tended dance at Baker hall, Baker and
Seventeenth streets, last night. His wife
had intended 10 accompany him but was
Ill and gave IT up.
IL is not known what time he started
for home but he was found WITHIN 100
yards OF his own home and evidently
had been dead some hours.
FOUND DEAD BY SON.
As her husband did not return during
the night Mrs. Haywood was very much
alarmed and arising early she sent her
oldest boy Earl. aged II out 10 see II he
could find any trace of his father.
The child had gone but a short dis
tance from the house when he discovered
the llfeless remains or the parent. The
police were summoned and the body was
removed To the morgue and placed be-
side the remains OF Miss Jennett who
also had been murdered but few hours
previous.
An examination of Haywood's body
and clothes showed that robbery was
not the motive. There was but one wound
evidently made with heavy blunt in
strument as IL penetrated the skull and
left an ugly cut.
Detectives were Immediately put TO
work on the case and they arrested Will
liam T. Jones roomer in Haywood's $
house.-4he two men -fFe-said TO have
auarreled frequently. About 20 feet from
where the body was found revolver
lay in the alley. The little Haywood boy
identified IL as belonging 90 Jones and said
he had seen IL I'm his room Whether il
could have caused the wound is the ques-
ton which the police viii fathom.
At the station Jones was examined as
to his relations with the Haywood FAM
iy He said his home is i'm Lincoln. Neb..
where he has wife and three children.
He said he first became acquainted with
the Haywoods about five years ago when
he went TO the house one day 10 mend
a gasolene stove for them. He had board
ed there since last February.
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ASKS $4,000.
Agnes Rooney Claims She Was
Injured bySuddsnS!aTling Of Car

Agnes Rooney has sued The Lninu Rail-
road company TO recover 5000 for personal
injuries. on the Fist OF February. 1902,
shi claims she signallcd a car on Broad
street near stewart street, to stop. so
she could board g.
The car stopped. hut started before she
could get on and she was thrown from
the step violently TO the pavements. Her
BODY was badly bruised and she sustained
Injuries which capacitated her from
following hcr usual occupation.
JuHa " lloEan Ia attorney for plain
til.
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TWO men
LOST THEIR
LIVES.
Freight Train Jumped Track and
Ran Into Freight House al
Way|and, Mass.

Wayland, Mass, April 10-An eastern
bound freight train jumped the track
here early today and ran into the freight
house. The engineer and train hand
were killed.
The killed were Engineer Fred Judkins
OF somerville. Brakeman VIM. souther-
land. Somerville. Fireman Charles Nc
Near OF Boston was badly injured. lie
was taken TO a Boston hospital.
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CRUISING IN BuzzaRD'S BAY

Edgartown. Mass. April io.-The com
nittce OF fisheries OF the state legislature
boarded the state steamer Lexington at
New Bedford early today for n cruise In
the waters Of Buzzards bay where they
arc 10 make survey
After their cruise Is completed here.
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"HOlDlNG HIS OWN"

Washington. April l0.-It was announc-
cd this morning that Rev. T. Dewitt Tai
mage. who Is lying critically ul at his
homo hero. had held his own during
tho night There will bo consultation oC
phy ysiciahs this afternoon.
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BROKEN OFF.
Diplomatic Relations Between
Switzerland and Italy RupluTs1

Eerue. switzerland, April TO- Dlnlo-
matte relations between switzerland and
Italy have been ruptured This action
arises from the refusal of switzerland To
give satisfaction regarding an article pub
lished In Geneva, insulting the memory OF
the murdered King Humbert
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New York. April 10 Among the passen-
gers who arrived today per steamer Ad-
vance from Colon was Hon. &. ". Hart.
q :. minister 10 Colombia. who is going
home on leave cf absence Tor six weeks.
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Consultation and examination bv Tho
physicians Of the RHODE
ISLAND COLLEGE or OSTEOpATHN.
Free. Call between and y. Room
A, first floor. The Conrad Bldg.. $50
Westminster Street. Providence, X. /.
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'lssIls mIa &C 'iInIy lIsqoH Jspio pooS
VI lssIls puomuoTa CSC 10 Ipsi w smooI
aAII :LNaWaNIL aNO-LHI OIL
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FOR RENT-IMMEDIATE POSSES
sion: fve-room cottage: use of piano; TO
family without children; at Washington
Park. one minutes walk from street car:
$50 per month Reference required. Ad-
dress T. 6, News Office.
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SHOCKING DEED.
Mrs. Bucsy Kills Husband, Son
and Herself.

Everett Wash. April io-A shockins
tragedy occurred here lust night when
Mrs. Shepard u. Bucey. wife of the assist
ant cashier OF the American National
bank killed her husband. their four-yenr-
old-son and herself. She was insane.
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WANTED - CANvAssER FOR BAK-
ing Powder by n. Y. concern In Proy-
idence and vicinity. Address so. Provi-
dence News.
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BEST ELouN oREAnRn, nrrrrn

30c 10. None better at any price Mills
Tea & Butter Co. opposite Gladding's.
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JOHN WHITEHEAD DEAD

Vienna. April i0--John Whitehead, head
~ the Whitehead torpedo factory -
Fiume, Hungary, IL dead
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Detroit, Mich. April Io.--Just before
midnight the most brutal murder OF re-
cent years In this city was committed on
18th street, between Antoinette and Nc
Graw streets. A young girl was stabbed
and pounded to death. Her throat was
cut, knife was thrust into her brain be-
hind the ear, and dent In her forehead
showed that she had been dubbed
A resident OF the neighborhood, Harr
Jewell. notified the police. He says a
moan first attracted his attention TO the
crime, as he walked along McGraw ave-
nue.. He heard low groan and looking
across the lots, saw a man striking at
something on the sidewalk.
JEWELS foot steps on the board walk
alarmed the murderer who ran away
Jewell hid behind a house and the MUIR
derer returned To complete his bloody
work From his place OF concealment
Jewell could hear the thud as the muir
derer's weapon fell on the girls body.
When the deadly work was completed
and while the unknown murderer was
running away, Jewell hastened for as
sistance.
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WANTED - POSITION AS HOUSE
keeper or assistant. References. Address
L Z, News Office.