Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-27
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United States District Court-Judge
 Shipran.

United States District Ceurt-Judge Shipman. The February term of the United States District court opened yesterday morning The following were the grand jurors:
 Haddam, Charles D. Merwin; New London, Peleg Williams; Bridgeport. Charles F; Williams and O. wich, Thqrston B; Lillibridge and Robert Drown; snd gsrsS goIb Charles E. Doty; Hartford, John M New, [. A. 5oS Hs1Fy AP fl Moptaa Han srss4 man; Barkhamsted, Lorin 4. Cooke; Mansfield, aisRe Hebar aaTs ry and ". s. Wells; Brooklyn, Thomas D. Marlor; New Britain, Fred $. Seymour. The Petit Jurors.
 The petit jurors were:
 Bridgeport, Lewis T. BrowneIl; Brookfeld, Frank W. Pickney; Colebrook, Fred Chester; Cheshire, Levi Doolittle; Danbury, George c. Stevens; East ard Marshall; Goshen Renry Norton Monroe 1la Linson Beardsley; Meriden L. O. Brown and Edw H. J, Kittendorf and J. B. Robertson; Newton, Charles Bradley and Harvey g. Loge; North Bran brook: Josssph T; Kellogg; sPly@eut5. Conrad bury, Dwight Allen; Trumbull, Munson Mallett
 Ex-LieutenantG Governor Cooke.
 Lerrin A. Cooke, was appointed foreman of the grand jury. The jury retired to the United States Marsha1's office to hear the cases named in the docket, the hearing of each one being conducted by District Attor- ney Sill.
 Defaulted.
 The case of Chief Jakobson vs. the Schoon- CT Dart was defaulted. The plaintiff is a New York seamen. who sued to recover $40 wages.
 Assigned.
 The case of Henderson vs. the America, was assigned for March T.
 Paid Costs.
 The case of the United States vs. Albert on payment of costs, E. F. Arvine appearing for the defendants.
 Settled Ous of Court. The cases against George R. Case and Asa H. Case were stricken from the docket, hav- ing been settled out of court by the payment of costs. They reside in Granby and were accused of storing liquor in cellar instead of a bonded warehouse
 The Northford Case.
 Deputy Marshal Lovejoy brought Christian Green down from jail to be heard. He is the one who stole s12 worth of stamps from the Milford Card company recently. He acknowl- edged his guilt and pleaded for mercy. He 
 Bad Money.
 The case of the United States vs. Antonio Fasquirillo, for passing fraudulent money, was begun but continued to this morning. Superior Court Civil Side Judge
 Andrews.
 The case that has greatly agitated the col- ored population of the northwestern part of the city is that of the trustees of the First African NJ. E. church vs. Stephen Bates and John Narcom, for s6,oOo.: The case has been standing on the Superior court docket since 1884. The defendants loaned the African Nj. E. Church trustees $1 ,0OO to complete the church building, taking mortgage on the church. The church being unable to meet the loan, the defendants foreclosed and took absolute possession.
 The trustees of the church state that the defendants have conspired to ruin the church and in this way to build up the Haven Me- morial M E. church, as the defendants had been members of the former church but had withdrawn and later joined the Haven Memorial congregation. The latter has now full possession of the new church. The plaintiffs claim that they have always stood ready to pay Bates and Norcom and are ready to say so now. Att torney George D. Watrous of this city and Lawyer Stewart, colored, of New York ap- pear for the plaintiff and Lawyers Ely and Mix for the defendant. The property fore closed is now said to be worth $5, 900. Sev- eral witnesses testified how the church was taken for the First Africa NJ. E. church. Judge Andrews reserved his decision to de- eide who shall have possession of the prop erty.
 Judge Andrews granted divorce to Fam nie B. Campbell of Orange from George M. Campbell on the ground of adultery. The parties were married in 1882. CIsy Court Criminal Side Judge
 Thompson. Breach of peaoe-Henry Thomas against wife, $10 fine, 6.24 costs; James Kerrigsn, continued to March 1; William F. Brown, S7 fine, S6.24 costs; Julian Barker, dis charged. Burglary-Michael Cody from J. W. John- son, bound over to Superior court. Thett-Michael Cody, six months in jail.
 court Notes. Michael Cody, the young man who broke into the shooting gallery under the Grand Opera House, was sent to jail six months for theft and bound over to the Superior court on the charge of burglary.
 ThursdaY! Thursday. Our great bargain day! Remember it2
 MENDEL 6 FREEDNAN.
 Tomorrow Thursday. And every following Thursday, we shall mt on sa1a jnopanse barpains in all denart-