Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-13
Tuesday, March I3, Isss.
THE COURT RECORD.
City Court - Criminal Side Jua~
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THE COURT RECORD.
 Oity Court = Criminal Side = Judge
 Pickett.
 Non-support of wife-Morris Alderman, nolle.
 Carrying concealed weapons-Hartwell P.
 Dunckler, 50 fine and $5.42 costs.
 Resisting ofhcer-Benjamin Fearman, $15 and costs.
 Fast driving-Walter E. Hatfield, nolle on payment of $7.06 costs.
 Breach of the peace-John Lahey, $1 fine, S3.7 costs; John Kenny, $1 fine and $3. 78 costs; Rose Gehripg, discharged; Elizabeth Royhan, discharged Catherine Mcdonald, discharged; John Welch, s fine. Theft-Fred Allen, continued to March IA; Raphael Byington, continued to March 14. Drunkenness-Hartwell P. Dunekler, ,judg- ment suspended; Mary Ann Fox, $7 fine and I $5. 42 costs; Benjamin Fearman, $1 fine; Gill bert Kelly, $1 fine and $624 costs; Rose Gsh- ring, discharged; Elizabeth Boyhan, $1 fine and $6 24 costs; Catherine Mcdonald 30 days in jail; Thomas Richardson, $10 fine and $4.35 costs; Michael Donahue, $15 fine and $5.42 costs; Patrick Marlley, $3 fine and $5.42 costs; John Kelleher, $l fine and $5 42 costs; James Donnelly, $10 fine and $542 costs John Welch, $1 fine and $5.42 costs; Lsmuel F. Conger, $1 fine and $435 costs William Andrews, $15 fine and SC 42 costs Edward Clark, $10 fine and $5 costs. Court Notes. A conclusion has been reached in the
 Smithr Gompff libel case at Windsor. The prosecution was represented by the Hon. George G. Sill, while Messrs. T. E. Steele and John A. Stoughton appeared for the de- fense. The defense presented no witnesses.
 Justice Hough briefly reviewed the evidence
 and stated that he found probable cause and would hold Smith for the Superior court in
 $200 bonds, which were furnished bv Strong
 H. Barber. A brief hearing followed on the charge against W. c. Gompff The justice found no cause, and discharged the defend- ant
 He Paid Up.
 Benj Fearman was in the City court yesterday morning charged with drunken ness and resisting Officer Jackson, who ar rested him. Judge Pickett felt himself war ranted in inficting penalty of $10 for re- sisting the officer and S1 costs for intoxiea- tion. He paid up.
 Fined For Carrying Revolver. Hartwell P. P.Dunckler was arrested Sunday night for drunkenness and carrying revolv- CT. Judge Pickett fined him sj and costs ' for his ofense.
 He will Be Guest of Sheriff Gates. Gilbert Kelly, an Oak street resident, wae \ fined $s and costs in the City court yesterday \ morning for drunkenness and abusing his \ wife. Gilbert did not have the ready mon. ey and he went to jail.
 Serious OGenso. Mrs. Catharine, the woman who deserted | her babe on Friday night, was before the City court yesterday morning, but her case was \ not heard The offense is very serious one V and may be punished by term in State \ prison. |. For Fast Driving. \ Walter E. Hatfield was before the City \ court yesterday morning charged with fast \ driving. William H. Brown was at the court \ to befriend the accused, who is employed by ! Mir. Brown. Officer Sullivan, who made the I arrest, testified that Hatfield was driving on Meadow street faster than is allowed by law. Junge Pickett nolled tho case on payment of $7.66, which was paid by Mir. Brown. They Created a Disturbance. John Lahey and John Kenny were accused in the City coart yesterday morning of ere Saturday evening. Judge Pickett fined each of the accused $l and $3.7S costs. A Valuable OPInien. In the case Of Richard Woods & Go. vs.
 the Wiley Construction company of Hartford in which $200, GOO of contracts are involved, Judge Pardee of the Supreme court has just filed his opinion in favor of the plaintiff,
 holding that the corporation had an existence sufficient to be bound by it's contract and that
 the stockholders agree that Wiley exercised
 whatever power existed. The important part of the opinion is this: ''Iu the
 case of joint stock corporation organized
 under the laws of this State, whenever and
 wherever all of it's stockholders are assembled and in fact engaged, in considering and de- termining what the corporation shall do and
 by whom it shall act there is the corpora tion; what they do it does; the appointment of an agent to speak or act for it or represent it in any one matter or in all matters with
 unlimited authority, is au appointment by it, and it is bound by his action. It is not nec-
 essary to this result that there should have
 been any previous notice of such meeting, nor that there should be any written resolution,
 nor that there should be any record of what
 WAS done; their consenting speech and act is lepallv nnniYalant to all these D