Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-21
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In the Court of Common Pleas on Satur- day Judge Studley rendered decision in the case of Hugh M. Harland vs. the Oneida community, that the pla ntif recover nomi- nal damages of S1 and costs The case was one where the plaintiffs horse which was be- ing pastured on the community's lands, were injured.
 In the Probate court Saturday Judge York reopened the hearing in the case of the as- signed estate of the Mansfield Elastic Frog company and ordered that two weeks from that day be the limit for creditors to present their claims before the commissioners. This step is taken because the creditors have not been properly notified.
 Robert Seeley and Henry A. Morgan, wo of the wire mill strikers who were arrested for the recent disturbance in the Annex, got partially intoxicated after they were released on bail Tuesday and got into n fight. They were before the City court on Saturday on a charge of breach of the peace. Morgan was discharged and Seeley was fined Sl0 and costs for breach of the peace and Il like amount for drunkenness. He appealed.
 Michael Butler, aged fourtsen, was before Judge Deming on Saturday charged with the theft of pocketbook from Mrs. Ella Dowd of Wallace street, in May last. The evidence was not very conclusive, but Judge Deming thought as the boy had no friends to care for him that he had better go to the Reform school and so ordered.
 John H. Smith, ,colored, who lives on Web ster street, was before the City court on Sat urday charged with beating his wife. After hearing the evidence of the wife Judge Dem ing imposed a fine of S5 and costs.
 In the City court on Saturday naorning Giuseppe Fausto, an Italian who was found stealing pears from the premises of Mrs. E. B. Vail on Wooster street early Saturday morning, was fined $5 and costs.
 Catherine Sullivan, who was found on Oak street early Saturday morning in company with two Italians, was, before the City court on Saturday charged with drunkenness and street walking. She given thirty days in jail for drunkenness and she made such exhibition of temper on leaving the court room that Judge Deming gave her thirty days additional for contempt of court.
 Edward Cowles, ST., James. William and Edward, jr., his sons, and Hugh Burns, a friend of the latter, were all arraigned Satur day morning in court. There were fourteen complaints against them. Edward, ST., was charged with urging his two sons, James and William, to attack Thomas McDonough Fri day morning while he was on his way to court to testify against his son Edward, whc had been locked up the previous day a charge of committing an assault upon Mrs. McDonough while the latter getting sup per at her home, r Greenwood street. He was fined $5 and costs. Edward, jr., who was found guilty of assaulting Mrs. McDon- ough, was fined 5 and costs. Hugh Burns, who was accused of committing an assault on George Schmidt while in company with James and William Cowles, was fined 5 and costs for that offense and for resisting the officer who arrested him for assaulting Schmidt was also fined $5. James Cowles, who struck George Schmidt several times while drunk, was fined $$0 for the assault and was given thirty days in jail for being drunk. For resisting fined $10 and for brutally assaulting Thomas McDonough was fined $10 more. William Cowles for helping his brother James to sault Schmidt, was fined $1O and was assessed a like amount for resisting the officers who arrested him. For assaulting Thomas Nc Donough fine of $10 was imposed, and for addressing vile epithets to Mrs. McDonough he was fined S5 additional. For being drunk Friday William went to jail for thirty days.
 The case of Willard D. Warren against William F. Cusick, of Simsbury a suit to recover $35 for clerical services in straight ening out the defendants accounts, was re- turned before Justice Pond Saturday after noon and was continued until September 26th.
 The case against Dr. Frank Gallagher vs. Edward Coe, also brought before Justice Pond on Saturday, was continued to Sep tember 26th at 2 p. m. The case is an action on judgment in which Goes wages due from the city were factorized. The suit was brought to test the validity of the assign ment of Goes wages, which he made over to his son. Judge Pickett appeared for the city and Coe, and John c. Gallagher for the plaintiff