Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-10
TEsE COUMr RECORD.
Superior Court Civil Side Jud
 

SupefkOF OOuFS - CIVIL S106 J U0&e
 Andrews.
 The divorce case of Col. Rutherford Trow-
 bridge against his wife, Alice Anderson
 Trowbridge, was again brought before the
 court by continuance yesterday morning. At
 the last hearing Hilton E. Doolittle, attorney
 for the defence, charged in the answer to the
 plaintiffs charges that MT. Trowbridge had
 been intolerably cruel to bis wife. He was
 also charged with incompetence and alleged
 conformation. The hearing yesterday was for
 the plaintiffs counsel, Messrs. Platt and
 Moran, to tell why they objected to certain
 parts of the defendants answer. Prof. Platt,
 in arguing in favor of expunging objections
 ble paragraphs in MT. Doolittle's answer, said
 that they were scandalous and impertinent and unbeeoming the dignity of the court, and read from several authorities on pleadings to sustain his position. Prof. Platt also said if these paragraphs remained 1t would bring sorrow to the hearts of many families, to which MT. Doolittle retorted that Prof. Platt's client had no scruple when he brought the case, for he didn't hesitate to have it pub liahed in all the newspapers, and that he had announced that he would collect 50 much money for his wife's alleged infdelity. MT. Doolittle then quoted from several Missouri decisions to show that his answer was strictly legal and also read from Bishop on Marriage and Divorce" to show that he l has right to allege just what he did in his answer. His honor, however, coincided with | Prof. Platt and ordered large portion of the answer stricken out. He did it himself, those obtaining view of the paper being the | counsel only. None of the objectionable para | graphs were read in court.
 Mr. Doolittle's answer to the plaintiffs | charges will contain the charges of condona- | tion, intolerable cruelty and habitual intem- ! perance against Col. Trowbridge. MT. Doolittle intimated to the court that | he would probably prepare bill of excep- | tions to his honor's rulings relative to the ' portions stricken from the defendants an- ! swer, and that he would appeal to the Su- ! preme court for its opinion on Judge AR | drews' decision. No question arose, as one | of the lawyers in the ease stated, as to the truth of the charges on the part of the plain- | tiff.
 MT. Doolittle moved again that $2, 800 be | allowed his client, as he said the other side had spies in their employ and he wished to | find out how much credepce to put in their l stories. Prof. Platt informed the court that 1 $150 month was being allowed Mrs. Trow- bridge and he regarded that as ample. Mir. Doolittle retorted that that was the only de- | cent thing he had heard of the plaintiff since | the beginning of the suit. Prof. Platt was | about to begin an argument against giving I Mrs. Trowbridge $2,500 when Judge An | drews adjourned the case until Friday. Broschart vs. Futile. The case of Broschsrt vs. Futile was again I resumed before Judge Andrews and a jury. | Many witnesses were put on the stand. Ii | was brought out that MT. Broschart's mare Belle of Putney, was fractious animal, but
 kind and gentle in every way. The case will
 be continued to-day.
 Probate COurt-Jadge Robertson. Before Judge Robertson yesterday there was hearing on the probating of the will of
 the late Mrs. Henry Heppel, the old woman I who was bzrned to death on Grand avenue December 24. Mrs. Heppel left all her es- | tate to Mrs Sarah Jane Weeks of Guilford | and cut of her other relatives without a cent Mrs. Alfred Ford of Waterbury, rep- | resented by Greene Kendrick, appeared in opposition to the will, while Attorney J. P. | Goodhart appeared for the will. It was I charged that Mrs. Heppel was not of sound | mind when she made her will and was un- | duly influenced by Mrs. Weeks.
 | CIsy Court - Criminal Side Judge Pickett.
 Theft-John Egan, $1 fine and $7.44 costs; Nathaniel Turner from Frank Toohey, dis charged.
 Breach of the peace-Robert Shaw against Hannah Shaw, continued to January 10; John Collins against Mary Collins, $3 fine; Joseph Fitzpatrick against William Kelly, | $5 fine, $7.06 costs.
 Violation of liquor law-Michael Keefe, | $16.35 costs; James Kilbride, $16.35 costs;
 James Plunket, $16.35 costs; Andrew J. Cas- sell, $16. 50 costs; Dennis J. Foley, nolled;
 Daniel Tracy, $16.S5 costs; John J. Hogan, $16.3 costs; Henrich Pirfer, $1635 costs; i; John J. Millen, nolled.
 State Reform school complaint-Thonnas
 McCarthY, jr., continued to January 1S.