Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-11
Superior Court-orImInaI side-chie

Superior Court-CrIminaI Sfde-Chief
 Justice Park.
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
 These cases were nolled: James Wrinn, breach of the peace, at request of Chief of Police Luke Martin of Birmingham; Michael Griffin, stealing 45 cents worth of peanuts, On payment of $1o.
 All dey was spent in trying the cases O. Charles B. Allen and John T. Terrel, the former niddle-Rged man, and the latter comparatively boy, for the theft of several bags of raw sugar from s. M. Munson, the pie baker. The public are familiar with the details. Both pleaded not guilty, but made no attempt to account for having the sugar in hand. except to say that it was landed by some person, whom they did not name, at the lighthouse for them. The jury were out five minutes with the case and returned verdict of guilty. Counsel for defense asked for 8 suspension of sentence, and the cases went over to Tuesday. An appeal may be taken. Both men went back to jail in default of bail
 John Mesny, of Meriden, for violating the Sunday law, was fined $75 and costs. The court adjourned until Tuesday next, and will no doubt complete it's work for the term next week
 Oourt of Com mon Pieas-Jodge Torrance. This court came in yesterday morning at | 10 o'clock.
 The case of David R. Benton vs, Henry M. Gorham was on trial. It is au action of re- pleyin to recover piaEo attached by Cor ham in a suit brought against Thomas R. Ackrill for house rent. Ackriil, who was | formerly manager of the skating rink, nys- teriously disappeared few months ago,
 taking with him, as is alleged, several hun-
 dred dollars belonging to ". W. Bigelov, the proprietor of the Dwight street rink. AckrilI lived on the second floor of Gorham's l house on Dow street, and when he disappear ed his wife and child returned to the home l of her father, David R. Benton, portion of tho rent remaining unpaid. Gorham at- tached the piano. which was repleVinei by Benton. The defense is that the piano bs- longsd to Mrs Ackrill, being gift from her parents, and consequently could not be held l for Ackrill's debts.
 Arguments on a motion to set aside the verdict in the case of Eaton vs Culver, and grant new trial, were made before Judge Torrance yesterday afternoon. The jury re- gently brought in verdict for the plaintiff l to recover $45.77. Now 1t is asked to set ] this aside on the ground that the jury ob l tained the figures by chance, each juryman, it being alleged, marking on piece of pa per the amount he considered the plaintiff entitled to. The total sum was added to gether and divided by twelve, giving the re- l suit announced in the verdict. At the bar meeting in the afternoon assign | msnts were made as follows: Tuesday, April 15-Pond vs. Hazelton, | Futile v5. Armstead. Hine vs. Stackpole, Loper vs Swain, Earl & Go. Wednesday, April 16-Marshall vs Vetter,
 Barnes vs. How'd, Neal vs. Page, McIntosh vs Hine.
 Thursday, April 17-Terry vs. Futile, New York and Rossdale Cement company vs Waterbury Construction company, Hazlett vs Ives, Butler vs Palmer.
 Friday, April 18-The Newhall Carriage
 company vs. Johnson, Brown vs. Thorman,
 Munson vs. Peck, Dougherty vs. Barker. | Tuesday. April 22-Seanless Rubber com pgny Sammops, special l 2gFriday, April 25-Fay vs Culver, special l Court adjourned until next Tuesday morn 1 ing at 10 o'clock.