Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-08
Court Notes.

Before Judge Fenn and jury in the civil side of the Superior court yesterday argu- ments were made in the case of Thompson vs. the Beacon Valley Rubber company. The plaintiff sues to recover $5, 900 damages for
 being prosecuted by the company for embez-
 clement The case was given to the jury about half f-past four, and at 5:15 having fail ed to report they were excused until this morning.
 \ His Honor SympathIxes With Him. ! Allen N. Clark, the Grown street builder. \ yesterday made an assignment in the Probate court. He was attached for $1 ,500 Monday. | Mr. Clark has named A. J. Harmount as ! trustee. Judge Robertson will hear the ered- itors on the advisability of appointing the | trustee nominated February IA at am. In the opinion of his honor MT. Clark is the first individual since he was appointed judge of this court who manifested any real sorrow because he had to make assignment. His honor sympathizes with MT. Clark. A $2O,oOO Libel Suit Begun.
 Before Judge Torrance yesterday in the Superior court at Hartford the libel suit of James L. Arnott, of Thompsonville, vs the Bridgeport Standard for $20, 900 was begun. Arnott was appointed postmaster of Thomp- sonville by President Cleveland, but on peti- tion of leading Democrats he withdrew the name from the Senate. It was charged against Arnott that for years previous to 1884, he had taken Republican funds for coming home to vote, though he after ward claimed he had regularly voted the Democratic ticket. The Standard in speak ing of the case said Senator Eaton would not knowingly endorse "jail bird, thief or a sneak like Arnott." The defense claims that 1t intended only to call Arnott a sneak and that was justified. Yesterday the prosecution showed the article and put MT. Arnott on the stand; also the publisher of the Standard, who testified that no copy of his paper is taken nearer Thompsonville than Hartford Subsequently Mir. Waldo, managing editor of the paper, who wrote the article, explained that he had made it up from articles in other papers, some of them Democratic, and ex- plained that he only meant the word sneak to refer to Arnott.
 A Shit Over S7OO Worth of Bricks.
 The case of MT. Stiles, the brick maker of was tried in the civil side of the Court of Common Pleas yesterday. The plaintiff sues to recover $700 for bricks furnished to build house for Mrs. Kane. The defendant claims the bricks were bought by John Kane, who is now bankrupt, and the house belongs to his wife. Judge Studley took the papers and reserved his decision.
 AO 1cCOV0E On A NOtes
 The case of John Nicolai vs. Dwight L. Hotchkiss was also tried before Judge Stud- ley yesterday. It is suit to recover $400 on note. Decision was reserved.
 10 Await she Plaintiff.
 The cases against the two young men, Pat rick Reilly and John H. Reilly, who were ar rested for a brutal assault on their uncle, was continued in the City court yesterday until February Il, as the injured man is unable to appear in court, being confined to his bed. Jimmy MoOney's Oppressor in Court.
 Michael Burns. the Woodbridge farmer who is alleged to have i'll treated his IA year old adopted boy, James Mooney, was brought before Judge Pratt, of Ansonia, yesterday at the instigation of the Humane society The charge brought was an assault, the highest penalty for which is one year in jail and $6O0 fine. Munger appeared for Burns and requested an adjournment to the 20th, which was granted. It is one of the peouliarities of Connecticut law that while there is statute which covers the crime of cruelty to animals, under which there is no necessity of alleging any particular time, there is no law to con vict person of cruelty to children, and in an assault case a specific date must be aI- legged and proved.
 $3OO,OOO Worth of Life Insurance In-
 voIved.
 The trial of the suit of Frederick B. Smith ys. the National Benefit society, in the Su- preme court of Brooklyn, was began Mon day. The suit is to determine whether the insurance companies will have to pay the policies issued to John Tyler, who died at South Norwalk November 12, 1886, under savoring of suicide. Tyler held policies of over $500, ,000.- At the time of his death the case attracted widespread