Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-02-24
THE OoURT RECORD.
Superior Court Civil Side - Jud
FeRD.

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superior Court civil Side - Judge
Fenn.
| The arguments in the famous Sleeman case
| were made yesterday and Judge Fem charg-
| ed the jury, which remained out until 5p. IN.
| without arriving at a verdict, and they were
then excused until 10 o'clock this morning.
The court room was crowded with attor-
| neys and citizens yesterday morning during
| the making of the arguments. Attorney
| William G. Case made the concluding argu-
ment for the defense. Mr.. Case read letters
1 of Sleeman a month after the time he swore
he had paid Nh. Hotchkiss all the notes,
promising soon to pay more of the notes. Mr..
| Case also referred to the evidence of Colonel
w. B. Wooster as directly contradieting SIee-
man, and said to the jury: If Mr.. Hotchkiss
was alive this case would be dead. While he
lived suits were brought and dropped. Let
4 them train their guns on his counsel, Colonel
| Wooster, the only living witness of the trans
actions of the deceased, bursting your mud
batteries on Colonel Wooster, but for Gods
| sake do not invade the graveyard. Let the
dead rest in the tomb.
| Attorney Hamilton, for the plaintiff, oon-
| cluded the arguments. He said the point
| was whether Lewis Hotehkiss had or had net
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had been affected.
Habsas Corpus Hearing.
| Ex-Judge Blydenburgh, counsel for War
| rem Barney, yesterday afternoon got out
| habeas corpus proceedings to prevent Deputy
Sheriff William J. Hallock of Westchester
| county from taking the prisoner away on a
| charge of burglary. The hearing came up
before Judge Fem yesterday afternoon at
/ 1885, C. K. Bush appearing for the New York
/ interests. Judge Fem held that the States
/ attorney ought to be present, bat as he is
| now south and his assistant in Waterbury,
his honor decided to have the hearing Satur-
day at 10 a. m.
| City Court Criminal Side Judge
Pickett.
| Breach of the peace-John Wentworth, 80
days in Jail; George R. Doherty, continued
| to February "a; James Gahan, continued to
| February "a.
| Violating city ordinance-Lewis Lyons, 81
| fine and 81 95 costs.
Forgery-James Kilbride, nolled.
UGtering forged checks-James Kilbride,
bound over to the April term of the Superior
court.
Theft-George A. Brill, 81 fine and $7.o6
costs; James Dunn, continued to Febru-
airy "a.
Resisting oAicer-John Wentworth, 81 costs
| and So. 70 fine.
vagrancy-Charles Kelley, continued to
February "a; Patrick Crowby, continued to
February "a.
Reform school eomplains-Willie and
George Kelley, continued to February a.
| Dunkenness-George Kelly, continued to
to February "A; James Gahan, continued to
February "a; John Wentworth, judgment
suspended.
The suit for $1,000 brought by Richard
1 Dno &c or
celia Kelly of Compton street has been
withdrawn from the Court of Common Pleas.
The cause of action was based on the myste-
rious death of horse belonging to the plain
tiff. It was found that the animal had been
poisoned by arsenic.
Representative Shepard Gets a Verdict.
| Representative Nelson Shepard, of Port
land, sued the Middletown Penny Press for
criminal libel, claiming $1,000 damages.
After two weeks trial Judgment for $500
was rendered yesterday morning.
L For Passing a Forged Cheek.
James Kilbride, who was recently arrested
for trying to pass q forged check on Norris
T. Lynch, was tried before Judge Pickett in
| the City court yesterday morning. The court
| bound the accused over to the April term of
, the Superior court under bond of $500.
FINED 1OF S6e411n$ q CLOAK
George q. Brill was charged in the City
| court yesterday morning with stealing plush
sacque from Jennie Somers at the City
Guards ball. He was found guilty and fined
: 81 and $7.06 costs, which he paid
Were They COntraband Goodsq
In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday
|, morning was begun the suit of Frederick D.
Grave, manufacturer of Judges Cave
| cigars, against George B. Allen, who recent
ly kept a saloon ON Chapel street. Mr..
Graves sues on $50 bill of cigars. The de-
| fence is that one of the boxes of cigars had
no stamp upon it.; hence the goods were con-
traband and could not be recovered for.
To Recover 1000 and Costs.
Judge Phelps, sitting in the civil side of
the Superior court at MiddletOwn, has given
decision for the plaintiff in the case Of
Leonard Bailey vs.. the Connecticut Valley
| railroad company. Bailey's horse took fright
| at the sound of the whistle on one of the
company's locomotives and ran away. The
court gave the plaintiff judgment to recov-
er 81, 600 and costs.
United States Attorney StantOn's Res.
1gnatlOn.
Lewis E. Stanton of Hartford, United
States attorney for the district of Conneeti-
cut, says regarding his resignation: "My
present action has no political Significance
| whatever. No resignation of the Office has
been forwarded and none has been asked.
Ny purpose to withdraw has been wholly
J voluntary, and do it merely to enable me to
attend to nay private business. My term of
Office does not expire until December 49,,
1888. ANNOUNCED my intention of resigning
the Office in the spring to Judge shipman
early in January" Mr.. Stanton's proposed
resignation will give rise to considerable
speculation as to his probable successor.
Messrs George G.. Sill of Hartford, Washing
ton r. Wilcox of Deep River and Morris w.
Seymour of Bridgeport are understood to be
| prominent candidates.