Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-01
CitY Court = Cr1m1naI
 Pickett.
Court Notes.

The famous horse case of Russell Cruttenden will come up before Judge Pickett in the bar library room this morning at 10 o'clock.
 Justice John O. Gallagher, after carefully weigh ing the evidence in the suit of Mrs. Harriet O. Rus sell vs Edgar D. Page has rendered judgment for the plaintiff to recover $50 and costs. The suit was an action for trespass. The parties live in Fair Haven. Page rents 0 house to Mrs. Russell He broke into it one time to show friend through Mrs. Russell was away. An appeal has been taken to the Court of Common Pleas.
 Justice Mix yesterday afternoon heard about a dozen witnesses in the case of Johnson against Sarsfield The facts in the lease appear to be as follows: Some time ago William E. Johnson leased the premises situated on the corner of Ferry and Meadow streets in Fair Haven to Michael J. Sars- field Johnson has now brought summary pro cess suit and claims that Sarsfied has misused the property thereby violating of the conditions of the lease. Johnson claims that Sars6eld has been in the habit of keeping hundred more chickens in the cellar, from which the house has become infested with lice.
 w P Niles and George R. Cooley were yesterday appointed commissioners on the insovent estate of the Elm City Carriage company.
 Joseph Eisele, charged with an assault upon his wife on Greene street Monday evening, was fined ten dollars and costs in the City court yesterday
 Judgment was suspended yesterday morning by Judge Derning in the of Michael O'Connell the Jackson street saloon keeper who knocked Mi chael Montague senseess on Sunday by striking
 Judge Pickett yesterday morning rendered de- cison in the City cout that is of much importance to the German 3ocieties throughout the city. The case. of Louis Horn, who arrested a week ago Sunday complaint for selling liquor in the leu tonia hall in the rear of Germania Hall, came up for decision. The defense clearly proved on the day of the trial that the beer was only drank in the hall that night by members of the Tentouia society and that there was sell ing even to them. The beer had been previously bought While the spirit of the law has been un- loubtedy violated in this cas-" " said his honor in giving his decision the letter has not been In the Sunday liquor law nothing is said about the eX- change of Intoxicating liquors as there is in the Ii cense law. shall have to discharge the accused "
 James Kelly, who keeps saloon on the upper
 fined $50 and costs for violating the Sunday liquor law Alderman Robert Hollinger, who was tried for similar offenSe was discharged.
 The trial of Ellen F. Selleck. charged with the crime of arson, commenced before Judge Pickett in the City court yesterday morning. Lawyer Will lett appeared for the accused and Assistant City Attorney Daley occupied the prosecutors chair: A map of the premises prepared at the expense oI the State, lay the reporters table and showed the residence of Mrs. Margaret Pickett on the cor ner of Admiral and AShmun streets. which was set afire The principal witness Mrs Virginia Brown who testified that she the accused go into the Pickett garden about Il o'clock last Thurs day night and start the fire. At o'clock the was adjourned until Friday at 2. The bond was lowered from $500 to $30e but has not yet been fur nshed.
 William H, Walby found himself prisoner be fore Judge Deming in the City court yesterday morning, charged with failure to support his wife and child. After hearing the evidence Judge Daming told Walby he must take care of his wife and child and give bond of $50. The court con dignant and said he would go to jail before he would give the bond went,