Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-10
The Court Record.
The Court of Errors.

The case of the State of Connecticut against Edward c. Chapman, of Groton, was argued in the Supreme Court of Errors, Wednesday. The defendant was found gull ty in the lower court of keeping place where Intoxicating liquors were reputed to be kept exposed for sale The case went up on motion In error, upon the ground that the verdict was against the evidence. Simeon Chapman the father, owned the place, and the son had charge of it part of the time. The defendants claim that in or der to be found guilty of keeping the place he must be the proprietor, and that as clerk or agent he was not guilty within the mean ing of the law. The counsel for the State argued that he was keeping the place, either for himself or some one else, and was an swerable for violation of the law. Waller for the State; Lippit for the defense.-Neao London Telegram.
 Court of Common Plens-Judge Harrison. This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
 The case of Peck 6 Bishop vs. De Wolf came up for trial, but there was material defect in the declaration. The plaintiff tried to introduce evidence at variance with it, but could not. The case was settled.
 In the afternoon there were arguments on demurrer in the case of Loyal Mou1throp of North Haven vs. Dennis & Co. of Newing- ton. The parties are brick-makers and the action is on contract. One hundred dollars damages are alleged to be due. No breach was set up and this was the ground for the demurrer. Pease for plaintiff; Wittig for defendant.
 Court adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock.
 City COurt-Criminal lSide-JudgePardes
 John Early, breach of the peace, dis charged; John Higgins, same, discharged ; Walter Berkele, theft, discharged.
 Personal.
 H. B. Cole, of Putnam, has raised the boss radish stalk. It is five feet high.
 George B. Bidwell, an old and most highly respected citizen of South Manchester, died last Monday night from acute inflammation of the kidneys and dropsy, after an illness of about one week.
 A fine picture of Henry Plumb, the fancy goods dealer, is on exhibition in the window at Armstrong's carpet store. It is crayon from the pencil of John Tierney, who has shown remarkable skill in this art
 Henry W. Farnam, of this city, read a pa per on the socialistic laws of Germany at the opening of the session of the Social Science Association at Saratoga yesterday morning Justice Miller, of the United States Supreme Court, presided over the meeting.
 The illness of the Hon. George Dudley, of Winsted, causes universal regret in the viii lage where he has spent so large portion of favorable than heretofore, it is feared that he will hardly be able to survive his present attack.
 The visit of Mr. Fl. F. Bassett to Bruins wick, Me, the home of Mir. R. G. Stanwood, principal of the Waterbury Classical School, did not result in the solving of the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Mir. Stan wood, and hardly any doubt exists but that he was drowned.
 Mir John Finley, formerly well-known citizen of East Glastonbury, died in Hartford Wednesday, aged " years. He was large landholder and prosperous farmer, and a few years ago upon the death of his wife re- moved to Hartford, supposing he had made an advantageous trade for city property. He fell into the hands, however, of sharpers and lost all his property, worth $25, 900 or $30,- 900.
 A. Ryerson, Mrs. Samuel J. Walker, G. M. Walker and L. Spneiance, all aof Chicago i; Harry B. King of Augusta, Ga; George E. Hand of Detroit, A. W. Carter of Boston, Ellis Lea of Philadelphia, B. Spaulding of Boston, M. E. Jennings and ladies of Provi dence, Mrs. s 0. Dortie and family, T. Kingsbury Curtiss and Cyrus Emmons, all of New York, and W. H. Jessup of Montrose, Pa., were among the guests at the New Ha- ven House yesterday.