Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-07-30
Court Notes.

In the civil side of the City court yesterday
the arguments in abatement in the case of
Edgar T. Damon vs.. George w. Denny were
heard. Denny ordered one or two carloads
of potatoes from Damon and did not satisfy
on the bill on the ground that the potatoes
were not up to the standard.
A final disposition was made in the Tobin
case yesterday. Tobin was charged with
theft from Hugh J. Reynolds, of Crown
street. Attorney Cable stated that Mr.. Rey-
nolds wished to have the case dropped. A
fine of 81 with costs was imposed on Tobin.
Mr.. Tobin has refunded 800 to Mr.. Rey-
nolds, which amount he claims is all he had
stolen.
Matthias Weiser was before the court for
non-support of wife. Mrs. Weiser stated
that her husband received So a month pension
and SO week besides his meals for work at
Weibels brewery. Mr.. Weiser agreed to
give 81 week. The judge ordered him to
make it 50 a week and give $3.50 bonds to
support her at that rate for six months or
give bonds of $3.50 for an appeal. He could
give no bonds. But his wife finally took his
bonds and agreed to the 81 week basis.
The Islander suit of Francis J. Lines vs..
Mrs Elizabeth Avery has been withdrawn by
Attorney S. H. Wagner for the plaintiff. In
the replevin suit of the same parties Justice
Pond has rendered decision for the defend
ant
John T. McAvoy, who was married two
weeks ago in Springfield, Mass, and came to
New Haven on his bridal trip, was fined 50
and costs for getting drunk and creating a
disturbance in the Derby House.
A special session of the Superior court was
held yesterday by Judge Sanford, following
the recent decision of the Supreme court in
the matter of the output dividends on the
preferred stock of the New York & New En-
gland road A decree was passed in accord
ance with that decision, which was to the eff
feet that dividends may be declared despite
the statute prohibiting the declaration of divi-
dends by corporators whom capital may have
been impaired. Part of the decree passed yes
terday says: cit is therefore adjudged that it
was at the date of said submission to the Supe-
rior court lawful for the directors of the New
York & New England railroad company to
pay dividend on the preferred stock for
six months, ending March 81, 1886, and
that the right now and henceforth to de-
clare dividends on said preferred stock out
of the net earnings of the company is not
affected by the apparent deficiency in the
balance sheet of said company, which is
therein charged to profit and loss account. "
Nathan P. Merwin, of Woodbridge, came
to town yesterday to pay the claim of 3d.
231. S3 which the Superior court taxed him as
q result of the Page-Merwin SANDER trial.
Judge Deming was endeavoring to find
yesterday if there was any law which could
be applied to the restraint of persons who
shamefully exhibit their nudeness on both
sides of the Quinnipiac river in public view
of ladies and children who pass over the
bridge. 1t was the opinion of Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Daley that the cases
af these persons could not be touched. The
ordinance of the city does not have jurisdio-
ton at this place and there is no statute law
applying to swimmers.
Ex-Judge Joseph Sheldon, counsel for
Russell Wilcox and wife of Wallingford, re-
Gently brought suit against w. II. Glover of
Fairfield county, in the Court of Common
Pleas in this city, for damages caused plain
tiffs by Glover intimating that they set fire
to house in which they were interested.