Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-19
City Court Criminal Side Judge
Court Notes.


 The insolvent estate of Albert s. Black man, the druggist at Grand and Franklin streets, inventories S1 ,67O, according to tht returns made to the Probate court on Satur | day.
 In the City court on Saturday Edward F Too,e, who was before the City court fol non-support of his wife, was given until Monday in which to furnish bond of $125 conditional that he will provide for his wife in the future.
 David Beaudet, the alleged assailant of Dr. Zink, the Branford physician, will be tried in the criminal side of the Superior court, commencing tomorrow, on the charge of an assault with intent to kill.
 The case of James McGrath, who is &C., cused of embezzlement while acting as travel ing salesman for George A. Basserman of New Haven, was up again in the City court on Saturday. Judge Blydenburgh, attorney for the accused, put in plea of abatement on the ground that the alleged nisappropria- ton of funds occurred in places outside the jurisdiction of the court and therefore that the present prosecution should be dismissed. Lengthy arguments on this issue were made. Judge Studley sustained the plea of abate- ment and discharged McGrath. MT. Basser- man will try to have the latter prosecuted in the Naugatuck valley.
 A decision was rendered on Saturday in the case of Jacob Moore, the young colored man who shot William Lynn on the evening of Christmas day. Judge Deming, who heard the evidence and arguments Monday, found probable cause to support the charge of assault with intent to kill and bound Moore over to the April term of the Superior court Bonds were fixed at $500. As Moore could not furnish bonds he went to jail
 Catherine Welch acknowledged in the City court on Saturday that she had pawned Il shawl and gold ring belonging to John McGuinness of Hamilton street, but claimed that she did it because McGuinness would not pay her for services as his housekeeper. She said she pawned the shawl for $I with Mrs. Mary Wilson of Grand street, agreeing to give $2 to get it back the next week, and that Mrs. Wilson sold the shawl to Fair Haven woman. Judge Studley continued the case to Monday and directed that in quiry be made to see if Mrs. Wilson had a pawnbrokers license.
 William Camleo, in whose house in Day street the police found keg of butter and pail of lard stolen from s. Byron Hull's store in Congress avenue, was found guilty of theft in the City court Saturday morning. Judge Studley made the sentence fine of $1 and costs and three months in jail. The case of Patrick Early, charged with stealing 8 tub of butter and quarter barrel of corned beef from the same store last Monday night, was continued under bond of $100.
 A demurrer has been entered by the de- fendant's counsel in the islander suit for $5,- GOO damages brought by George Page against Nathan P. Merwin, of Woodbridge. Jennie Downs, an orphan girl IF years old, over whom Merwin. was guardian, gave birth to an ilegitimate child while member of Merwins household. Page was employed at the time as a laborer on the farm and Merwin cireulated reports attributing to him the paternity of the child. Subsequent ly Merwin was arrested charged with the se- duction of his ward and bound over to the Superior court. Page also sued him for islander. O. s. Hamilton, Merwin's counsel, demurs on the ground that the words cribed to Merwin in the complaint arc not slanderous To illustrate his point he said that to say man had murdered another would be slanderous; to say one man had killed another would not be slanderous. Fur ther arguments on the demurrer will be heard later in the term.