Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-12
THE COURT RECORD.
superior Court .. civil side - Jaag
 Hall.

THE COURT RECORD. superior Court - civil side = JaAgs
 Hall.
 The proceedings in the Ruickoldt divorce case came up before Judge Hall yesterday. Attorney Arvine and ex-Judge Blydenburgh appeared for Dr. Frederick A. Ruickoldt and Attorssys Case and Asher for the defendant, Mfs. Lima Ruickoldt and the correspondent, Dr. William Sullivan. The report of John W. Alling, the referee. to whom the court had refsrrsi the case to hear the evidencs, had submitted his report in which he said he had como to the conclusion that Mrs. Ruickoldt was guilty of adultery with pr. Sullivan. Attorney Arvine read the report, end it took up m hour and half. The att torneys for the defense remonstratsd against the report becalse that the admission of Mrs. Ruickoldt of her guilt was made under co- Sullivan's alibi. They say that F. J. Car roll, Charlss Bishop and Edward Huntley saw pr. Sullivan In New York on Dec. 26- % inclusive, the time that 1t ts claimed ne vas intimate with Mrs. Ruickoldt. Judge Hall rsmandsd the new evidence to the com mittse and asked for . complimentary report.
 Divorce Granted.
 Judge Hall. yesterday granted an absolute divorce to Elsie E. Hull of Wallingford from John 8. Hull of Roxbury, on the ground of hsbitual intsmperancs and intolerable cru- elty. The custody of 6 four. year old son was awarded to the plaintiff.
 Court of Common Pleas-Civil SAde-
 Judge studley.
 Judge Studley of the Court of Common Pleas yesterday morning decided the replsvin suit of Bently vs. Ellis, of Ansonia, in favor of the plaintiff, to retain possession of horse, carrisge and harness now in his pos session.
 Cisy court - Criminal Side = Judge
 Breach of psaos-Frank H. Cools, s fine. 46 04 costs; Thomas Lynch, discharged; Dennis Howard, $7 fine, $6.24 costs; John Timlin, discharged; James Cowles. dis charged; James O. Young, January 5; Sa- brina Quinn, $8 fine, $7.SS costs, 10 days in
 Biesmy-Willism E. Barton, December IA.
 vserancy-John Malloy, discharged.
 Reform school complaint-Norah Quinn, December IA.
 Court Notes.
 Mrs. Salvine Quinn, wife of Michael Quinn, hard drinking man, was in court yesterday charged with breach of the peace against her 1l-year old daughter Maggie. The moth- CT got on spree Tuesday night, and when she came home wanted Maggie to go after Q pitcher of beer. The daughter did so five times, and each time the 11-year old Maggie would drink glass. When the mother Or- dered Maggie to go the sixth time she was not in the best of condition and could not 20. Mrs. Quinn became infuriated, but Maggie was ready to fight, aud she resisted punishment. Finally Maggie succumbed and had to run about the room to escape her mothsr's blows. At last, covered with blood, she jumped from the window about twenty feet to the ground. She got up and run into H. Schwagerman's store 239 Frank lin street, but little the worse for her jump. Mrs. Quinn was tried before Judge Pickett in thsCity court yesterday morning and fined $3 and $7.24 costs, and sentenced to fifteen days in jail. After hearing the testimony, his Honor decided to place little Maggie un- der arrest, and charge her under an Indus trial school complaint, in other words for drunkenness. She will be tried on Satur- day, by which time it is hoped that she will have sufficiently recovered from her bruises to be presentable in court.
 supreme Court Decisions. A decision has been handed down from the Supreme court in the case of the Ladies' Seamen's Friend society of this city against Andrew 0. Halstead ct al. The court finds error in the judgment and orders new trial. The suit is about the boundary lines of @ piece of property adjs,ent to the Seamen's Bethel on East Water street.
 The Court of Errors has also decided that there Is an error in the decision in tho case of Platt & Thompson against J. 0. Hubin- ger. This suit was tried in the Court of Common Pleas, and was for the payment of bill ot soods purchased of Platt & Thomp- son. Chief Justice Andrews will prepare tho opinion in the latter case and Judge Carpen- ter in the former.
 Barson,s Case Continued.
 The case against William E. Barton, who is charged with bigamy, was assigned for trial until Saturday morning by Judge Pick ett in the City court yesterday morning.
 For e3O.OOO.
 The Burt suit against the Continental Con- struction company of Hartford has been set tied for $30,000.
 United states Axainss John Dube.
 Judge Shipman has given his opinion in the case of the United States against John Dube of Waterbury, who was charged with carrying on she business of a retail dealer in oleomarRarino in that city without having hrst paid the special tax therefor as required by the statute. It appeared from the pro- csedings and the admissions in the case that the defendant had license to carry on the business as mentioned above, and that said license did not specify tho street or number whore the business was to be carried on. The judge ruled that these being the facts in the ease, the defendant did not carry on the business of . retail oleomargsrins dealer without having paid the special tax, ,and also ruled that the facts arc insufficient to consti- tute the offense charged.