The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-06

AS predicted in The News the recent
unpleasantness between families on VAL
ley street has eliminated in legal pro-
ceedings Mrs. Catherine Harrall who
was captured Sunday morning by Ofrcer
Taggart after making thrilling leap from
a second story window and a three e-mile
run into Providence TO avoid arrest, had a
! trial yesterday afternoon in the Seventh
district court before Judge George n.
Bliss.
Ii was about as spicy trial as usually
comes up in this court and its progress
was followed with interest by the crowd
of spectators with which the court room
was filed. There were many women in
the crowd.
Mrs. Harrall was brought In from the
county jail and arraigned on a charge OF
assaulting Mrs. Catherine Benedict on
Valley street on May 81 She still per-
sisted in her plea of not guilty and the
| trial proceeded.
Mrs. Catherine Benedict was called as
the first witness. She testified that she
lived on Valley street and that on the day
in question she was standing with her
husband In the door way OF her resi-
dence when the defendant. who was
standing in her own doorway, picked up
a piece OF a jug and threw IL at her.
striking her in the arm and inflicting an
ugly wound which required four stitches
TO close. She testified further that the
wound had been cared for by DR.. Allison
and that Mrs. Hunt, a neighbor. who lived
in the rear OF her tenement. was a wit
ness OF the affair. Also that Mrs. Harrail
had threatened TO get square because she
had sworn against Mrs. Harralrs hus-
band In arevelling case some time before.
In the cross examination Mrs. Benedict
swore she had neither called the defend
ant vile names nor threw a jug at her
She also denied throwing tin can at
the defendant with aim sufficiently accu-
rate to cut her face and blacken her eye
When Lawyer McCaffrey asked II she
saw the condition OF Mrs. HarralIs face
she replied she did not, because she was
not looking that way and refused to look
at the woman until she was directed to
do so by the court. She said she did not
see Harry Horton or Mrs. Harralrs little
girl present. She said she owned three
dogs, neither OF which she had set on the
defendant.
Frank Benedict was next called and 1t
was found necessary to employ an inter-
prefer to take his testimony He created
considerable laughter by replying that
he did not know whether or not, he was
tive that she was his wife, no wasshhm
tive that she was his wife. however He
said he saw his wife throw nothing at
Mrs. Harrall. but that he had seen the
latter throw the piece of jug at Mrs. Ben
edict. He said that Mrs. Ellen Hunt was
in window of his tenement in the rear,
but that no other witnesses were present.
His testimony was In corroboration OF
that offered by his wife. but he claimed
tha, fooiln q, 1T tA,t
neither he nor his wife was under the in
fuence of liquor at the time.
Mrs. Ellen Hunt said she had seen the
piece Of jug thrown and had heard Mrs. !
Benedict exclaim! ''Oh my arm that
she had later accompanied her to the of I
flee of DIR. Allison where the cut was
sewed up. On the way back she said Mr. |
Harrall had held her up and threatened !
her with physical violence.
DIR. Allison testified TO sewing up a
wound on Mrs Horrall's arm on the day I
In question, and told the nature Of the /
cut. He though IT might have been
caused by the piece OF jug. which was ex-
hibited In court.
The prosecution rested here and the de- |
fense was called. The defendant was the !
first witness and she told OF the AFFAIR 1
from her standpoint stating that Mr.. |
Benedict had used vile language and that |
she had been Knocked down and bruised !
by n missile from the Benedict direction.
Also that Mr.. Benedict Ind indecently /
exposed his person to her. She acknowl-
edged throwing the piece OF jug. claiming
the jug had first been thrown at her.
She alleged that Mr. Benedict assaulted
her. pulling her hair. throwing her down
and beating her She said she was called
vile names three times and accused or !
having improper relations with men. She
slso acknowledged her intention to hit
Mrs Benedict when she threw the frae-
ment OF the fug
Several other witnesses were called.
whose testimony was in support OF that
already offered by the defense. Mrs. Har-
rail- was finally adjudged guilty and SEN
fenced to pay n fne OF 81 and costs. She
appealed and gave bail for 800 for her ap-
pearance in the upper court
ROBBERS CAUGHT
Yesterday two men were found sleeping
out by the Taunton police and were taken
into crrtody Considerable property OF
n suspicious nature was found upon them
and In view OF the fact that two breaks
had been made In this town the night be
fore Il was thought that these men
miGht be conncated with the AFFAIR.
The local police were notified and Ser
geant Adams. accompanied by Mr.. Bars
tow. went 90 Taunton 20 see " nv any
means the property could be identified as
that stolen I'm this town on tho night OF
June T. A part of the property found
In possession OF the men ut the time OF
their arrest was Identified by Mr.. Bar
stow as some Of the property which was
missing from his establishment on the
Ten Mile river.
The men were held. one on n charge
OF vagrancy and tho other for drunken
nese and will he brought before the dis
trich court IN Taunton. Monday morning
The second break was az the Broadway
school house. whore dozen lead pen
els were taken and sorne of the windows
broken.