The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-18
SUIT OVER
DOG and
A GOAT

An interesting case was tried before
Juoge Bliss In the Seventh district court
ia East Providence last evening IN which
MADAME" Carr was the plaintiff.
Jer ME NJ. Carr was tho way her name
appeared on the writ but 10 the residents
OF Providence. who have known her for
many years In her capacity as a dress
maker, the first appellation is n more ia
ni!er one.
IL was the case OF tho goat vs.. the dog.
According 10 -he declaration filed Mrs.
Carr was the owner OF the goat
Mr.. Leveroni called Il a Rocky Noun
tain goat and said he supposed IL had
been imported
Mr. T.everoni also stated il Was one II
the family and according to Mrs. Carr II
had belonged 10 her ever since IT was
small kid
Last month one morning a dog alleged
10 belong 10 Miss Matte Bradley. wan
.'ored into the yard and without any cere-
raoDy grabbed the aforesaid goat by tho
neck and I'm spite of the efforts made by
Mr. Teveroni in administering whskey
20 the animal IL did not survive the shock
and passed away without regaining con-
scioUsness
IL was almost o'clock in tho evening
" en the case or Carr Va Bradley was
called and both sides were equipped for
the struggle.
Attorney Thomas +. Farrell. who con-
Quoted the prosecution called on the first
witness, James Glover of Waterman
b'tnue. East Providence.
AIR Glover stated that he lived next
door TO the plaintifr but that be was not
acquainted with her. He said that on the
II Ortdng OF January y. 1906 he saw
dos biting the goat about the neck in Miss
Cars yard. he also said he rushed out
ana drove the goat away with a clothes
pole
On cross examination he said that al the
time two or three other dogs we're in the
yerd
Nicolas Laveroni was the second wit
ness.
when Mr. Farrell asked him what ne
knew about the case he said. "I was in
ny room putting my coat on, getting
resdy to exercise my dogs. ] happened 10
Il ok out OF the window and saw the dog
on my goat and then went out like
fash, because it's my nature 10 go out
like p flash"
Continuing Mr. Walsh inquired II there
were any other dogs in the yard besides
ste one the witness called Miss Bradley's
Witness said tha-e were fve belonging 10
Kim
Describing what took place after the
dog ran away the witness said: Me and
lhe servant TOOK the goat In the regular
house and tried 10 save the goats life by
giving her whiskey, but she was dead"
:" he next witness called was Grace Hay
wrrd who Is the servant I'm the Carr
Ecnle. She told practically the same
story ne Laveroni
Madame Carr wns zen put on the stand
and her testimony was very brief. She
said she thought a great deal OF the
goat az II was given 10 her when II was a
Kid. II wouldn't have taken SO OF $40
Miss Bradley, the defendant stated that
she had given tire dog ts usual Sunday
bath on the day following, and saw no
signs OF blood. Mrs. Bradley, mother of
the defendant stated that the dog died
Eel r1Iary Is Of Toson.
After the testimony Judge Bliss said
81 think by preponderance OF testimony
IL has been shown that the goat was
killed by Miss Bradley's dog. but there
mas been absolutely no testimony intro
duced 10 show the value OF the goat
the court has known OF goats sold for
N cents. ] give verdict for the plain
tiff cf S."