Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-05-22
wRsn COURT RECORD.
gnited States District Court Com
missioner Wright.

ii. Walter Chidsey, who. formerly had charge
the butter counter at Chapel street store, was be
| fore United States Commissioner Wright yesterda
| afternoon charged with selling oleomargarlne TO
| butter. Mr. Chidsey explained how he happene
to sell the oleomargarinea follows " In wrappin
up the samples of 31.cent butter 1 placed on it a
oleomargarine wrapper fact which l notice
after gave it to Mr.. Tatem. asked him to return
it, which he did. and then placed it in an unmark
ed wrapper such as on genuine butter. 1 ais,
gave him sample Of the 2e-cent buffers which
placed in an oleomargarine wrapper. A fter Messr
Tatem and Brakeman left mads examination
of the butter by tasting and discovered that Their
was piece Of oleomargarine which weighed abou
four or five pounds in the tub which thought con
tanned only genuine butter I do not know whert
this oleomargsrine came from, who placed it thers
or how long it was there"
Mr.. Chldsey was bound over to the United State
District court under bonds Of $500, which fur
nlshed by L. @. Bates.
C!ss Cours CrIuzEnai side Judge
Pickett.
Breach Of the peace-John Coffee against Mar
garet Coffee go days in jail; William West agains
against William West S. fine and So 81 costs; vii
liam Montague and John E. McGarry, continued tt
May 22; William Fitzgerald, continued to May "A
Non support of wife-Jacob Swftzsr, continued tc
vagrancy-Leon Juliens, one day in jail.
CAby COuES-O1VAA SIOe-S uOSe E1GRetb
The case of Edward W. Haines of Wess Haver
VS.. Adelaide Pretzel of New Haven came up before
Judge Pickett yesterday. The plaintiff sues to re
cover 800 for rent of summer cottage IN Yves
Haven. The defense claims that the cottage wa.
occupied only part of the summer, and the de
PENDANT thinks that she ought to pay for only tht
time she occupied it, Attorney George A. Tylel
appeared for the plaintiff and Siegwart Spier fo
the defendant. The was continued until Fri
day.
Court Notes.
The United States District court comes in day
at Hartford. and the cases of Charles c. Ford, f
o. Peterson, George c. Powning, F. s. Clinton H
P. Hubbard, A. Fehlberg, John Stokes and George
Smith will come up for trial.
Michael Heenan Released.
Michael Heenan was sentenced to jail in the
City court April 10 for 80 days for drunkenness
and 60 days for breach of the peace He had served
over 80 days when he engaged Attorney ]. P. Good
hart to see about his getting out of Jail, claiming
that he had appealed in the breach OF the
peace case. On habeas corpus proceedings Judge
Dsming of the Court of Common Pleas yesterday
decided that Heenan had appealed Attorney Good
hart then asked for Heenan's discharge on the
r f t 1 as eens9 had appealed TO the Nay
was vacated, which is the law of appeals and Al
try him; hence Heenan was improperly and lille
gally held in prison. Attorney Goodhart was sue
ceSSLul ana deenan was GlScnarReQ.
Contested Claims Against the He. r.
Durant Estate.
hearing was held yesterday afternoon by Com
missioners c. K. Bush and Grove Little on the in
solvent estate of the late Edward F. Durant about
late Mrs. Harriet E. smith of Enfield. Mass Il
was shown that at the time of Durants death he
was $2,50o, for which no note was given, and
which is contested on the ground that it was an
the trustee, NJ spier, Attoraey n l.. Hotchki is
represented the claimants, and Attorney Arvlne
for certain other creditors.
Did NOT Appear.
Walter c. BerkeIe was in the City court
Yesterday charged with insulting young Ia
cTsed By ". II. warner Of 8 Osborn street. mas who
failed to appear at the trial and the noll-
someone else who did the Insulting and the out
come may be suit against Mr. Warner for false
arrest.
To Recover on a Bill.
Judge Studley began trial of the suit of the Ellis
Manufacturing Co. VS.. C. z. whittlesey in the
Court of Common Pleas yesterday. The suit is for
a bill OF S225 for goods sold
Non-SuppOrt OF His Wife.
Jacob Switzer of Milford in the City court
yesterday charged wth n1tonsupporting his wife,
city The case was continued.
United States Court Cases.
Below win be found the cases to come up in the
United States District Court which opens in Hart
Criminal cases-United States vs. Michael Henri
vs. Thomas H Plunkett, United States vs.. John
Barry United States vs.: Edgar B. Bennett, United
States VS.. VIM. Krotch, URited States VS.. Halsey j
Wright. United States VS.. Joseph Keenan,.
New criminal cases.-United States VS.. Charles G.
Ford, same vs.. Fred. L. Clinton, same VS.. John
Stokes, same vs.. c. H Ford, same Fred. W. Pes
tsrsen, same vs. George G. Powning. same vs.. Geo.
Smith ct al same VS.. F. L. Clinton and H. p Hub
bard, same Walter G. Griswold, same VS.. Albert
Fehloerg, same Miles Rockwell.
Civil cases.-Eorace Galpin & &c. VS.. John Kaiser;
Porter & Wetmore VS.. JUdson Brothers. First Ma
tional bank of Meriden VS.. D. P. Woodruff H. K. &
T B. Thurber +. NJ. HotchkisS; Yale National
bank Anton BassermAn; A NJ Miller vs. Charles
d. Bradley; Cornelia A. Mallet vs.. same; Hartford
and New York Transportation company VS.. the G.
y. Brown Frank W. Mix VS.. Eagle Lock company;
Albertson & Douglass Machine company VS.. the
Hiram r. Dixon; Meyers Henderer vs. the Ameri-
can and the Nile; United States vs.. one copper
still. etc; John WinSlow VS.. yacht Norma; c. B.
dell petition of for limitation Of liability;
Charles NJ. Josyn, receiver, Radcliffe Hicks ct