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...trial of Herbert B. Harris and Arthur K. Reading on the charge of signing a false certificate in connection with the assessment, to become a voter, of W. Townsend '16 commenced yesterday. Former Attorney General Herbert Parker, senior counsel for the defendants, moved to quash the indictment, contending that its allegations were not sufficient to establish a crime. Judge Raymond overruled Mr. Parker's motion, and after counsel had waived the reading of the indictment, Harris pleaded not guilty. No witnesses were called, but the cases were continued until tomorrow morning...
...petition brought some time ago by the President and Fellows of Harvard against the Boston Park Commissioners has been denied by Judge Barker of the Supreme Court. The petition was for a writ of certiorari to quash the proceedings of the Park Board in taking a tract of land belonging to the Bussey Institution farm for a public playground. The case is an interesting one and unusual in several particulars. It was contended by the petitioner that the commissioners had violated the statute authorizing them to take land for such purposes as public playgrounds. The question was whether the statute...
...star-route cases came up in court at Washington yesterday. A motion was made to quash the indictments. The eminent counsel drew a large audience...