Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-13

January 13; Michael A. Smith, resisting officer discharged; Joseph Smith, resisting officer, $50 fine and 60 days in jail; w. A Phillips, Louis Doble, Frederick Unmask, Robert Dunlap, violation of the hack ordi- nance, continued to January 13; John Null len, breach of the peace, 60 days in jail, ap- pealed; same, carrying concealed weapons discharged; Thomas Redmond, taking horse without permission, nolled; N. c. Welton, selling diseased beef, to Jan. IS; David S. CTS, violation of the Sunday liquor law, $50 and costs, appealed; Patrick Mccarthy, theft, 15 days in jail George Horton, neg lect to support wife, February 24: John Brown, lascivious carriage, continued to Jan IA; Bridget McKeon, breach of the peace, continued to Feb. 24; William Fogarty, breach of the peace, $1 and costs; Joseph c. Maynard, breach of the peace, $1 and costs
 Court Notes.
 Thirty-one cases were disposed of in the City court yesterday morning. It was one of the largest dockets for many months.
 The hearing on the Jackson street bridge matter was resumed yesterday before ex- Judge Luzon B. Morris Vice President Reed, o. NJ. Shepard, and Superintendent Waterbury of the Consolidated road testified as to the value of the land which the city proposes to take for the bridge.
 State Attorney Doolittle nolled these cases yesterday: John w. Dickson of Waterbury, theft of ten quarts of huckleberries; Frank Mccormack, resistance to police and breach of the peace; Stephen Faughan and Richard Schappa, violation of the liquor law; John Gilligan, theft, two cases; Charles Lesley, theft; Mrs Thomas Smith, Guilford, viola ton of liquor law, on payment of $20.
 The Superior court, criminal side, will re- sume this morning at 10 o'clock.
 Patrick Mccarthy, charged in the City court with the theft of lap robe from Leon- ard Bostwick, was sent to jail for fifteen days.
 Joseph Meyers, who keeps saloon on Eaton street, was fined $50 by Judge Pickett yes terday for violation of the Sunday liquor law.
 Nelson C. welton of Bethany, who is charged with being implicated in the diseased COW dicker with Sherman Guernsey, will be tried next Monday.
 John Mullen, who assaulted his wife on Friday night was before the City court again yesterday morning. The little girl Ellen Worth, who was present at the time of the assault, told her story and Judge Pickett then sentenced Mullen to 60 days in jail. He appealed.
 The cases of John Hickey, John Ward, Frank Ward, Richard Nugent, John O'Brien, Michael A. Smith and Joseph Smith, accused of assaulting posse of police officers on the evening of January 3, were tried yesterday morning. His honor in summing up the case said that he had no doub. that the boys knew that the men were officers, and as Joseph was identified as being present, he said that he should be obliged to find him guilty. Joseph was sentenced to pay $50 fine and serve sixty days in iail. Michael was dis charged as he was unidentified. An appeal was taken in Joseph's case under $500 bonds.
 Officer McGrath could not swear that he saw John and Frank Ward on the night of the fracas, nor any other of the accused save John Hickey.
 Officer McGann could not identify any of the accused. The cases of O'Brien, Hickey, the Wards and Nugent were continued until -dau