Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-27
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Wednesday Morning, April g. 1881.
Local News.
For other Local News see Second Page.1
The Court Record.

United States Circuit Court - Jadge
 shipman.
 The April term of this court came in yeg- terday morning at Il o'clock in the United States Court room. Postoffce building. The trial calendar was called and number of cases were set down for trial Several suits, in which Frederick A. Bragg ct al. figured as plaintiffs, were assigned for the week com mencing June 20th. Among other assign ments were: Atwater Manufacturing com pany vs Beecher Manufacturing company of Meriden to May 27th; Morse Arms Manutac- turing company vs. Winchester Repeating Arms company, June sth; Meriden Britan- mia company vs. Simpson, Hall. Miller & Co. (two cases), June 8th Hiram Tucker vs. Sargent Co.,, June 18th; W. < E. T. Fitch vs. A. N. Bragg & Co.,, June 18th.
 Among the continued cases were: New Brunswick and Canada R. R. company vs. E. S. Wheeler & Co.,, and the New Haven Steam Sawmill company vs. Security 1nsur- ance company.
 In the case of the Electric Railroad Signal company of New York vs the Hall Railroad Signal company of Meriden, decree was ordered that the complainants' bill of com plaint be dismissed and costs taxed to the de fendant. In the case of the Dover Stamping company vs the Turner & Seymour Manu- featuring company, decree was rendered
  profits made by the defendants by the in fringement of a patent, and the costs of the court.
 There being no cases for the jury they were excused for the term. -,
 Court adjourned until next Saturday morn ing at 10 o'clock, when the case of Atwater Manufacturing company vs. Beecher Manu- featuring company will be tried. s4s Superior COurt-Civil sIde-Judge Hovey. This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock and was adjourned until to-mor- row afternoon, when another adjournment will take place for two weeks, as Judge Hovey will take the place of Chief Justice Park and try the remaining cases on the criminal docket.
 Superior COurt-Crfmfnal S1de-Chief
 Justice Park. '-
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, when the arguments were com menced in the rape case of Frederick Neuner 18th, 1880. -t-". 5@ The opening address to the jury was made by George A. Fay, Esq, of Meriden, for the  Esq, of Meriden, for the defense, and in the afternoon Col. Dexter R. Wright made the closing plea on the same side. He in turn was followed by Hon. Tilton E. Doolittle in the closing argument for the State. Mr. Doolittle argued the case until 5:10 D. m, when, on an expression from His Honor that he desired an adjournment, MT. Doolittle de- ferred the completion of his argument until this morning, when he will conclude and the case will be given to the jury.
 The motion in the ''Chip" Smith murder case for a new trial was made in the after noon.
 Court was adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock. Court of Common Pleas-JudGe Harrison,
 In this court yesterday the jury in the case of Brown vs. Municipal Manufacturing com. pany rendered verdict for the plaintiff tc recover $37 and costs.
 At bar meeting the following assignments were made:
 Wednesday. April 27-Heavy vs Early Cowles < Co., vs. Thorpe.
 Thursday, April 2S-Sanford vs. Treat Strong vs. Pardee, Tyrrell vs. Stone. Friday, April 29-Lee & Hoyt vs Kenyon, Bailey vs. Patterson.
 Judge Sheldon will render his decision or Saturday in the case of Wright vs. Bradley
 Court adjourned until this morning at 1t o'clock