Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-06
A DOG CASE
And an Interesting Legal Questfon-A
 Dog's Sad Fate While Wegging His

--f~ Tail.
 The case of Dougherty vs Welcb, in which the Supreme court decided in favor of the plaintiff as announced yesterday, is dog case. In this case the point at issue was one of considerable interest. The facts: Mrs. Mary L. Doug herty sued John Weloh, saloon keeper at East and Greene streets, for $7o0 damages resulting from her 14-year old daughter Lizzie being bitten by large dog, alleged to have been owned by the defendant, on the 22d of November, 1884. The plain tiff, it is claimed, suffered great pain, spent $150 in doctors bills, was permanently in iured and disfgured, was kept from attend ing school and from beginning her contem- plated occupation as saleswoman. In this case Judge Studley, in the Common Pleas court, found that the defendant was the keeper of the dog, but did not find that he was the owner of it. The court gave judg ment for $350 and costs. The defendant appealed on the ground that Judge Stud ey permitted the witness to testify in behalf of the plaintiff that the wife of the defendant had requested two men to kill the dog and on their refusing to kill the dog had given him poison herself, and that (witness continued) it was sad sight to see the dog wag his tail after he had taken poison. The point on which the case was taken up was that the judge had admitted evidence which | he afterward ruled out. The Supreme court held that there error. A singular circumstsnce also is that at about the same time, if not the same day that the point was l raised that Judge Studiey had ruled ont evil dence that he had admitted, 8 statute law was passed prohibiting the ruling out of evil lo-, iaI had ol b17& 31ar sumption is that in this case the Supreme court construes it as perfectly proper to rule ont evidence which has been admitted with the understanding that it must be pertinent and relative to subsequent evidence to be ad- duced in the same case. Pigott & Pardee for tbe plaintiff, filling & Webb for the defense.
 Personal.
 Rev. Father Mqlcahy left yesterday for his new field of labor in Waterbury.
 Young Warren Stone of Madison, who at tempted suicide, was improving yesterday.
 Governar Walters ataff association will hold banquet as Me1rill's, Hartford, this evening.
 John P. St. John, the Prohibitionist, will deliver the first of his ten lectures in Con- necticut in New London February 1. Sig. Hirsch, the retiring noble grand of Pequot lodge No. 25, I.O.o OF, New London, is the youngest past grand in the State, w. A. Williams, an old resident of Man chester, died at the hotel where he has board. ed for some time past Monday night of pneu- monia.
 The Rev. Miller arrived in New London from San Francisco Saturday. He is the new rector of St. James, Episcopal church of New London. MT. H. P. Hubbard has received his dis charge as conservator over Mrs. s. W. Dana, an insane person, he having expended all her money for her support.
 Rev. T. K. Fessenden is canvassing Farm ingtop for signatures to petition to the leg isIature asking that Unionville be set of from Pennington as separate town. The fftieth anniversary of Ar. Newton Cases connection with the printing business in Hartford will be celebrated by reception at his residence ep Pennington avenue this evening.
 Rev. s. R. Dennen, D. D., formerly pastes Of the Third church of this city, has just concluded 2 service of nine months as pastor of the Center church of Haverhill, Mass, during the illness of the pastor. pr Dennen preached his farewell sermon last Sunday te crowded house.
 Mason Smith, Eertford's fat man, who weighed over 300 pounds, died on Monday, aged 7s years. He was for years member of the prominent trucking firm of Smith, Blodgett & Co. and an ex-member of the Putnam Phalanx For fifteen years past he had Harmed it" at Blue Hills. He be- longed to St. Johns lodge, F. S A. NJ.
 H. c. Burner, the editor of Puck, will be married et New London to-day to Miss Alice Trumbull Learns3. A breakfast was recent ly given to Mir. Burner at which were pres ent E. L. Burlingame. R. W. Glider, Law renee Hutton, Brander Matthews, Frank Mil let, J. A. Mitchell and E. 0. stedmau. Let ters of regret were received from F. B. AId- rich, Mark Twain, Charles Soribner and J. B. Osgood.