Welch v. Gleason

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mr. Justice McIver.

The defendant in this action, as trial justice, upon the affidavit of one Allen Green, issued a warrant against the plaintiff herein, charging him with larceny of three bills, of ten dollars each, one bill of five dollars, and three silver dollars, of the currency and coin of the United States. Welch was arrested under this warrant and carried before trial justice Gleason, when the money sued for in this action was taken from him and retained by said trial justice. Upon a preliminary examination the case was dismissed and the said…