Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-21
gsH COURT RECORD.
Superior Court Civil Side - Judge
 Andrews.

Superior Court Civil Side - Judge Andrews. Judge Andrews yesterday overruled the motion of Jacob Brochart to recover three times the amount of damages awarded him ! by the Superior court from Squire Henry Futile of Hamden for the loss of the mare Belle of Putney. The jury awarded the plaintiff $7OO. The plaintiff will probably go to the Supreme court on the ruling. The GuiIford Case. Judge Andrews yesterday heard the case of Henry Elliott of Guilford vs. Charles L. Benton, a townsman of his, to recover $2, 900 on note with interest. Attorneys Arvine and Tyler appeared for the plaintiff and Att torney Zacher for the defendant. A Madison Cranberry Case.
 The suit of Dennis Futile, of 300 Elm street, vs. the Consolidated road, was also heard. MT. Futile owns a cranberry field in Madison, and he claims that spark from a
 Shore Line engine set fire to and destroyed the crop, and asks for $5,000. Doolittle & Bennett appeared for the plaintiff and Cor poration Counsel Townsend for the railroad company.
 Wallingford Case Settled. The case of Edward I. Cook vs. William
 Looby, both of wallingford. was settled yes- terday. The defendant took piece of prop erty adjoining his own, taking possession on a sort of squatters title. The Ia nd belonged to New York parties. As the taxes were not
 paid by the real owners the property was refused to vacate. Looby said that, having occupied the land for fifteen years he could hold it according to law. Then Mir. Cook saw that he must settle, and he did so. The property is now worth $1 200. Cisy Court Criminal Side Judge Pickett. Abusing an oficer-John McGivney, $6 fine, $6A costs.
 Breach of the peace-Raphael Amato against Eugenia Poganna, $10 fine $9.06 costs; Sylvester Perrele against his wife, Violation of liquor law-Richard Ward, $5 fine, SC 30 costs; Daniel J. McNamara, $20 fine, $187 70 costs.
 Indecent exposure-Charles Hefsl, g fine, $5. 42 costs.
 Reform school Christopher Conway, nolled on payment of costs: Theft-Mai Zuke, continued to February 21.
 Cours Notes. The suit of Dr. N. 4. Cremin against As sessor Thomas K. Dunn for $2, 900, because of language used by the latter when the former visited the assessors' office Dec. ?, 1885, to
 inquire about his taxes, was formally settled
 yesterday. There was a settlement outside of court.
 Undertaksra, Bills. Attorney Edmund Zacher and Calvin M. Leete of Guilford, commissioners on the estate of the late Rev. Father Dolan of Guil- ford, held meeting yesterday to consider claims against the estate. Two New Haven undertakers, Frank Keenan and T. Fl. Lina- han, put in bills. Keenan's bill is $723 and
 Linahan's is $500. It appeared that Linahan furnished a casket and number of candles
 Keenan furnished nine hacks and when it
 came to the question of the hearse both of
 the undertakers Tipped up dime to see who
 should have that part of the job. Keenan won.
 An Inquiry.
 Tothe Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Can you inform your readers what reason
 the "board of education" as board has to
 do with signing applications for licenses for
 saloons, ,or as board to take a hand in consol-
 idation of town and city. The writer is in-
 formed that the county commissioners would
 not have granted the license had not the
 board of education as body recommended
 the applicant, his saloon being within 75
 feet of the school houee. All honor te
 Mayor Strong who had the moral courage to
 withdraw his signature when he learned the
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