Any question of fact arising upon additional allegations may be tried and determined in the manner that the court shall direct.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 592; G.L. 1909, ch. 301, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 351, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 550, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 10-17-20.