The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-26
A LIVELY DAY
IN THE SIXTH
DISTRICT COURT

Now. look up here" said Judge Rueck-
ert 10 a little cOal-back negress, gaudily
| dressed She gave the court room spec
tators a parting roll OF her big eyes and
Lstopped chewing gum.
she had admitted being Lillian Marc,
named I'm the warrant the court read for
an assault on George Williams with
razor and was looking over the audience
She admitted the cutting, but 10 make
headway as 10 the particulars she spit out
the gum under advlsement Of Judge
Rueckert
Even then the details seemed to need
further investiga tion and sentence was
continued week, and Lillian ~ under
$500 bonds and wound i6 inches long
on Williams leg Is healing up.
Lillian told a story that made her APP
pear as a peace maker and the question OF
intent will figure I'm the sentence she gets
next week
The trouble occurred In Williams home.
22S Rhodes street. az 9:3O last night.
Emma Ripple. Lillians cousin. Is en-
ployed by Williams as housekeeper.
man named William Jackson was in the
house. and according 10 Lillian, all four
were going 10 n party.
Williams and Jackson got into a row
and went to an attic room 20 fight VI out.
Jackson was on the floor and getting
the worst OF II when lillian carved VIII
Hams leg and stopped the fight.
Jackson fled. Williams made a COM
plant at the Fifth station. a call for the
ambulance was sent In and he was sent
TO the Rhode leland hospital.
Former Executive Secretary Robert
Grieve. left the ranks OF maiden lawyers
by a win over Chief Of Police Matthews,
who conducted the. prosecution In the
trial OF Frederick Weeks. 16 charged
with smashing % cents worth OF win
dow glass In the Johnson Mfg. Co. plant.
| cas- ~ 40
that Of a witness who had a poor mem
ory and Judge Rueckert discharged the
boy on the ground that he was entitled
10 the benefit of the doubt.
Paul II. Jesse was adjuuged insane and
committed TO the state hospital.
James Sullivan was given a year at the
farm on a charge OF vagrancy.
ONLY A PUSH. HIS CLAIM
Joseph Rapozo denied assaulting Mary
Il. Francis on Wickenden street last night
and was held under $500 bonds for trial
Tuesday According 10 Capt. Murray.
Rapozo made an insulting remark 10 the
Francis woman. who was carrying baby
She fled and he gave chase. striking her
in the jaw. He claimed II was only a
push, but Capt. Murray differed
DENIES THE DEED
Henry Palmeciano. 1s was arraigned on
the charge OF breaking and entering I'm
the night time the saloon OF Giuseppe
Ochelle, 6SS Charles street and larceny
OF 50 from the cash register He pleaded
not guilty and was held for trial next
Tuesday under $500 bonds. The saloon
was entered some time Thursday night.
Agent Smith OF the long name society
established an Osler standard for orses in
the Sixth district court this morning
This horse is fully 20 years old and
past his usefulness said the agent. And
the court hadn't a doubt, although he
asked some questions about the acquire
ment OF the horse.
Lawrence Void. an aged hawker, said
he paid a dealer $3.50 for the horse and
that the transaction was I'm the dark.
otherwise he would not have parted with
his money. THE horse was a good feed
er, he said. "as good as a 5000 horse"
Void was fined $40 and costs.
Enr1co ScUrpto, n boy bike thief who
with pal did business with four BICYCLES
In two days. was placed on probation.
Francesca Zella. Is. admitted striking
another boy In the eye with a stick. He
was placed In charge OF Probation officer
Wallace and will be sentenced Saturday
John Downey. 8. was placed on proba-
ton and his parents are TO move Monday.
70 keep John out OF further trouble. which
they claim is hard TO do In their present
nelghborhood because OF the nagging
John gets. He was arraigned for assault
Ing little girl.