Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-06-06
The Court Record.
surname Court OF Errors,


This court came in yesterday morni ng at
10 o'clock in the Superior court room. There
were present of the justices Chief Justice
Park and Justices Pardee, Loomis Granger.
he court was opened with prayer by Rev.
Dr. Beardsley. There are seven old and
twenty new cases on the docket, but
some of them will be submitted on briefs,
while others will probably go over until the
next term. 1t is certainly one of the largest
dockets that has ever been tried in this city,
and will occupy the attention of the court
the greater part of this week and the week
following.
The first case argued at the opening of the
court yesterday morning was that of Wales,
Terrell & Go. against the Beecher Manufac-
turing company. The plaintiff claimed
1916 O5 for carriage trimmings and the de
fendant replied that the plaintiff was its
debtor in sums of 1868 GLAND $31IS1, for
commission on sales made by defendant for
plaintiff. The first trial was decided in ia
vor of the defendant and the plaintiff ap.
pealed to the Supreme Court of Errors. Bal
lou and Arvine for plaintiffs; o. FL. and ].
P. Platt for defendants.
The next case heard was that of Isaac
Nichols vs. Josiah Cuyler. The plaintiff
claimed from defendant ST. ,6S4.91 for the
erection of house. The defendant claimed
that the defendant owed him 81 81 and
refused to make it good, and that he, the de-
PENDANT, has always been readyto pay $500 in
addition to releasing plaintiff from his debt.
The plaintiff replied that the money claimed
by the defendant was for material which it
was understood was to be paid for at the
time. H. G. Baldwin and Kellogg for plain
tiff, Munson and Cole for defendant.
The third case, that of Edward Chitten-
den vs. Samuel M. Buckingham, went over.
The next case heard was that of Eli Nor
ris VS.. John A. Peckham, both of this city.
It is case in which the plaintiff sold patent
for Iriu TO- he MT nd kha
defendant refused to pay for the same be-
cause as claimed the patent was of no use and
void. In the former trial the case was de
cided in favor of the defendant. W. @. Rob-
inson for plaintiff, Hamilton and Daley for
defendant. The arguments in this case were
not concluded and court adjourned until this
morning at 10 o'clock.
Court OF Common Pleas-JudGe Torrance.
This court came in yesterday morning at
10 o'clock.
The hearing in the case of Dickerman VS..
Lawrence was continued and occupied the at
tention of the court during the day.
foreclosure was granted on Judgment
lien in the case of Edward w. Sage VS.. John
w. Hall. the time to pay the judgment being
extended to thu first Monday in August. The
property is in the town of Meriden.
Court adjourned until this morning at 10
o'clock.
City Court-ClimInaI side-Judge stud
ley.
Rose EARLY, abusing officer, continued to
June 6 Ella s. Blanchard, common prosti-
tute, fifteen days in jail and $7.76 costs
Michael Smith, breach of the peace, $40 fine
and 81. 76 costs; Sarah Patterson, breach of
the peace, continued until July L Thomas
Powers, breach of the peace, continued to
June 10; Joseph Sheehan, breach of peace,
Judgment suspended James Condor, viola
ton of Sunday liquor law, continued to June
u John McGuerty, continued to June 6.
Court Notes.
The decision in the case of Mrs. Sarah
Patterson, the Westville woman who is
charged with shooting her next door neigh
Dor, George Hartery, with a revolver on the
evening of May %, was rendered by Judge
Studley yesterday morning. He found
probable cause and bound the accused over
to the Superior court under $500 bonds.
Bonds were furnished and the accused re-
turned to her home. In the case against
Hartery Judgment was suspended.