Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-21
Court Notes.


 The trial of an interesting civil suit between well known residents of ths city was begun before Jus tice Charles L. Ullman yesterday afternoon and continued until next Tuesday. It is horse case, and the plaintiff is other than Moses H. Houghton ex-pastor of the Church of the Messiah, ex-chaplain of the Second regiment and 8 man who now deals in horsefesh. The defendant is Mrs. R. M Hooker, the proprietress of the riding academy on Martin street The story of the case says that about the first of May Mrs. Hooker agreed to take Mr Houghton's horse upon the representation that it was sound animal and desirable saddle horse. She was to pay him SIPS for the animal. After 6 brief trial however, she found that the horse be- gan show weaknesses and did not at all meet her expectations. Her husband thereupon sought legal advice and then returned the animal to MT. Tough tons barn. MT. Houghton claims that it was a square trade on his part and to recover. Law yer JamesI Hayes appears for MT. Houghton and Lawyers Gallagher and Cleaveland for Mrs Hooker.
 The commissioners have finished their hearing in the case of Thomas Mcclure vs. the Beecher estete in Woodbridge and will make their return to the Probate court of that town soon.
 Thomas Donlan, who comes to this city from Bfr- mingham five six times year, came once too many He was before Judge Pickett yesterday morning for an efense of the kind and was fined S20 and costs.
 In the case of the Franklin Stove company and John Mccarthy, which was tried Tuesday, Justice Kltner yesterday morning decided for the plaintiff to recover $908S the amount of the claim, and costs. The fraud against Mo Carthy in connection with the suit was also tried. Constable Higgins who served the writ, tes tified that when he ordered Mccarthy to exhibit what property he had about him the latter refused so to ao.- The defense offered no testimony. Jus tice Kleiner held that the plaintiffs had failed tc prove fraud and dismissed the defendant. Counsel attempted to appeal both cases and hearing will be had on this matter this morning.
 Some interest is expressed among lawyers as to the outcome of the case of L. M Ullman vs Bolton Neely the dry goods dealers to be tried in the Com mon Pleas court soon. Ullman seeks to secure judgment of S75 damages for trespass. Mrs Harriet McKeon, of Broadway, agent for Ull- man. bought bill of goods at Bolton Nicely and goods in her-possession which Ullman now claims were his.
 Yesterday Judge Fenn of Winchester, Judge Norwich met in this city with Judge York for the purpose of revising the blanks used in Probate court business to conform with the new statutes These gentlemen compose the committee Of Pre- bate court judges to make such changes as are necessary before the new law relating to Probate courts goes into effect, on June l. Those having estates to take out administration papers on, if they proceed at once, before the 1st prox, they will save themselves much trouble and consid erable expense for the new law teens with what is known as fred tape" More notices are required papers rather than on the signpost, and executors must notify all parties concerned before taking out administration. There other features of the Iav enI1aIIv new and OperOus,