Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-20
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United states OIeerfot Court.

United States District Court.
 Before United States Commissioner John son T. Platt yesterday afternoon was begun the trial of General William H. Noble and George Smith of Bridgeport, charged with obtaining money from the government fraud ulently. It is charged that the accused pre- sented claim to the third auditor of the treasury claiming some hundreds of dollars and alleging that this amount had been ex- pended for the care of Ann Smith, mother of George Smith, who was pensioner. Vari- ous bills were put in. The government claimed that the accounts were fraudulent and that the whole matter had been con- eocted for the purpose of defrauding the gov ernment. Detective Scanlon, James Sexton,
 Dr. Charles H. Loveland of Hempsted and Mrs. Caroline Sprague testified about the
 bills. Attorney Morris Seymour represented General Noble and Attorney Chamberlain
 represented Smith.
 Superior Court = Civil Side - Judge Fenn.
 Judge Fenn in the Superior court granted the following three divorces yesterday: Lester Phillips from Minnie c. Phillips, on
 the ground of intemperance. Married June \ IS, 1884.
 James E: Brennan from Elizabeth Bren- nan. on the ground of intemperance. Mar
 ried November 22, 1878.
 Frederick B. Fenton from Elizabeth Fen | ton, on the ground of intemperance. Mar ried October 5, 1861.
 I.Court of Common Pleas-Civil Side Judges StudIeY and Demfng. ! The case of Munger vs. Hall of Madison will be finished this morning after weary trial before Judge Dsming and jury The ! suit is brought because the defendant said that the plaintiff sold diseased meat and the latter claims that his meat business has been
 ruined and so wants damages. The defend- ant says that the meat was rotten. Attorney Arvine gave the arguments for the defendant yesterday and ex-Judge Stoddard will finish the arguments for the plaintiff this morning Judgments Given. In the case of Christian Wirweiss vs. the New Haven and Derby railroad judgment was yesterday rendered by Judge Studley for the plaintiff to recover $10 and costs. He sued for $900, claiming the train ran into his ! team and smashed it. MT. Gager of the firm | of Wooster. Williams & Gager put up con- \ tributory negligence as defense. In the case of Putney vs. Atwood, the Guilford silk milk proprietor, judgment for ' the plaintiff to recover about $40 was ren- dered.
 Before Judge Studley. Judge Studley heard the case of R. Karl \ Wehner vs Edward Mckenzie yesterday. The plaintiff sues to recover $54 for teaching the \ defendants daughter music. The defense said that the professor agreed to wait until the young lady got married for his pay. This the plaintiff claimed was preposterous. Attorney Spier represented the plaintiff and ' Attorney Bush the defendant. City Court Criminal Side - Judge Thompson.
 Breach of the peacs-Edward Donegan, $5
 fine and $7.O6 costs; Michael Heenan, ninety days in jail, $7.06 costs; John Kenney ninety
 days in jail; Katie O'Neil, discharged Pat
 rick Flood, thirty days in jail and SPA
 costs; Richard Burke, $5 fine and $7. SS costs; Ann Lyman, $7 fine and $6.24 costs. Truancy-Adelphus Herr, discharged.
 Violation liquor 1aw-Thomas Morris, con
 tinusd to April 29; Patrick Haley, $25 fine
 and $15.55 costs.
 soiiciting-charlotte Grey, thirty days i-
 jail.