Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-18
Court Notes.

The petition by Carrie E. Hart against Ernest Hart for a divorce in the Superior court has been changed to make the cause desertion
 Susan O'Donnell was sent to jail for sixty days yesterday morning. Years ago she lived near Oak street and Congress avenue, and her husband, who died three years ago, was a citizen of some prominence. He was in prosperous liquor business and left quite little sum of money to his wife. She has spent it all and was found Monday night near Miller's garden sleeping in barn. Her ten year old son was asleep at her side He was sent to the County home.
 In the City court yesterday morning John Hayes was fined $5 and costs for biting the thumb of Patrick McNamara while the two were engaged in 8 fight. Judgment was sus- pended in the case of McNamara Two Supreme court decisions were handed down yesterday to Clerk Ingersoll of the Su- perior court.
 In the case of Willard vs. Webster no error in the judgment appealed from. Reasons by Park, c. J.
 N. Willard & Go. brought replevin suit against D. F. Webster, trustee, the facts being in short follows: On the fifth of December, 1884, Charles L. Knapp kept a grocery in Waterbury and ordered of plain tiff a bill of goods. They were shipped to O, and were stored in the Naugatuck railroad freight house, subject to Knapp's order. Knapp made an assignment that very day for the benefit of his creditors, he having by that time found that he was insolvent.
 December 10 Knapp, of his own accord and without any authority from the plain tiffs, receipted for the merchandise to the Naugatuck railroad for the purpose of re- shipping them to plaintiffs in New York. December 10 the Probate court of Water bury ordered the sheriff to take possession of all of the estate of Knapp. The sheriff took the goods in the freight house as they were being removed to send back to New York. He kept them in the freight house to await the appointment of a trustee
 December 15 the court appointed D. F. Webster trustee. He then took possession of the goods, but did not remove them from the freight house.
 In December, 1884, Knapp wrote to plain tiffs that he was insolvent and that the goods in the freight house were subject to their order. About the same time the plaintiffs were informed by the Bridgeport Steamboat company, one of the carriers, of the matter In reply letter was sent to either the Nau- gatuck road or the steamboat company to return the goods, but on the trial of the case there was no evidence that such letter was received. No demand was made on the trus- tee for the return of the goods before suit Ras brought. The Naugatuck railroad was
 
 defendant (Webster) agreed that the goods were in possession of Webster, trustee, and not in possession of the company. So the company was, by order of the court, dropped out of the suit as defendant
 In the Court of Common Pleas Judge Studley gave judgment for Webster, trustee, to retain the goods and costs. The whole amount was about $150, and it will be seen that Judge Studley's decision was correct.
 The other case, that of Richard L. and Elisha c. Bishop, was on trial two and half years. The itigants are brothers, re- siding in Guilford, who went into Pennsyl- vania and dug oil wells and speculated in oil farms, and bought and sold oil as partners. The plaintiff, Richard L. Bishop, claimed in settlement of their &C., counts $10,000. The fees of General w. B. Wooster of Derby, who heard the facts, dragged along and reported from time to time. There was great complication of their affairs with other oil merchants and owners of wells. Abbott & Harley had paid l money to R. L. Bishop, who had not &C., counted for it to his brother, as there was an account growing out of putting oil from one of these tanks into the tank of another par ty, which mixed the accounts between the brothers.
 The Supreme court now say that the Su- perior court is advised that the sum of men- ey paid on the Bronson judgment (obtained olSoWueE0) aHu OH the ADDOGG O J1drloy claim are disallowed. These we re parties who had dealt with the brothers Bishop. Reasons by Park, c. J.
 Justice Mix yesterday morning decided for the defendant in the case of Michael and Eliza DeBow vs. Alex Lockery. The plain tiff sued to recover $12 for rent. The de- fendant claimed a set off of $20 on account of the plaintiff having occupied portion of the leased premises. His Honor allowed $12 of the defendants set off and gave judg- ment for the defendant and for both sides to pay costs between them.
 George Edwards, better known as "Frenchy," and a noted burglar, was before the City court yesterday morning. On Thursday last he finished a three years sen tence at the Wethersield prison for a burg lary committed in Naugatuck, and he told the court yesterday that he spent fifteen years of his life in State prisons. He was found on Webster street Monday about mid night, apparently trying to get into the prem ises at No. 94. He was simply charged with drunkenness, and for this was fined $2O and costs.
 Go to Bicycle Supply Co B Front street.