Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-10
Court Notes.

SELLING BEER AT TURN HALL.
 Horace Goldstone, of 832 Grand avenue, pleaded guilty Saturday to violation of the liquor law, and was fined $5 and SIS. 70 costs. He sold beer at masquerade ball in Turn hall. There was row in which three young men were severely bruised. These witnesses with black eyes and scratched faces were in court.
 ELLEN EAaAN, THE vAGRANT.
 Ellen Eagan was given sixty days in jail and fined $5.42 costs for her vagrancy in sleeping in Chapel street ,'outhouse. She is sixty years old and is an old offender.
 o'BRIEN's CASE CONTINUED.
 The case of Timothy O'Brien, who assault- ed James Flynn at his home 94 Putnam street where he died few weeks later was again continued in the city court Saturday. Judge Pickett imposed fine of $1O. He eaid the costs would be heavy. O'Brien was not ready to pay, and the judge continued the case until Monday to allow a settlement, the were.examined and 1t was not thought by the judge that Flynn died of the injuries inflicted by O'Brien.
 BEFORE THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER
 John J. O'Brien. the letter carrier who Is
  was brought before the United States Com- missioner Saturday afternoon. The case was continued until next Saturday at 9 p. m., on account of Attorney Sill's inability to pros. eoute, owing to the trial of Valera.
 HAYDEN CASE.
 In October, 1887, Mrs. Mary Fiaherty bought of Willis Potter of Hamden, two bay horses, two double harnesses, and brick wagon. With this outfit she set her hus- band up in the carting business, with the understanding thut he should pay his own and Flaherty sold the harnesses and wagon to Mary Shanley of Hamden, and the other horse to Sattig & Gardner, grocers on State staeet. Mrs. Flaherty now sues Mary Shan. ley to recover about $200 on the outfit. The suit will come up on March 15 before Justice Andrew J. Doolittle of Hamdsn. Another suit of trover will also be begun against Sat- tfg & Gardner.
 TRIAL OF VALERA.
 Jose de Valera, late manager of F. Fuentes cigar store on Chapel street. was before United States Commissioner Wright Satur- day afternoon. He was charged with receiv- ing cigars in unstsmpted boxes, contrary to law. He was defended by Attorney Webb. GaHey were the first witnesses, and then Charles Parmelse, the keeper who had charge of the store after its seizure by the government, testified that Frank Whipple, who had sometimes tended store for Valera, had told him that he (Whippls) had often seen cigars arrive from the factory at New. ark, N. J., in unstamped boxes. This Whip stand.
 For the defense F. 0. Boyd, ,late of Bradley & Lee, merely testified to having visited Fuente's store and saw some unstamped boxes in the windows to prop up other boxes. William 0. Pennington of Newark, N. J., . professional sssorter of cigars andwho packs them in the boxes, explained how 30 many unstamped boxes, which had the marks of having contained cigars, came to be in Fuente's place. Sometimes the same grade went under four different names, sometimes under twenty or thirty. At the factories they are put up in unstamped boxes, and when sold the required stamps are put on. Thus in . few minutes dozen boxes of Henry Clays are turned into a like number of Reina Victoria, or, in fact, ,any other brand of the same grade.
 H. o. Hillers, an employe of Fuente in Newark, testified that no cigars had ever times the emptied unstamped boxes as de- scribed by Nr. Pennington, were put in to fill up the boxes in which the cigars were shipped to keep the full and stamped boxes in place. ..
 It was agreed to continue the trial until next Friday afternoon ct two o'clock. The defense will introduce expert witnesses to prove that the statements made by MT. Fusnte are in line with the customary prac- tice of cigar makers.
 SUING A NUNpKRTAKER.
 Suit has been brought against T. H. Lin- nahan, the Grand avenue undertaken of New Haven, by the widow of William J. Leaven- worth of Wallingford. Leavenworth had his life insured for $500 and Linnahan paid the premium for the one year which Leaven- worth lived after his life was insured. Lin nahan collected the entire $500 because of @ $100 debt due to him from Leavenworth.
 COMMON PLEAS COURT. ..
 The court of common pleas, criminal side, will open tomorrow morning with jury. Of the twenty-eight cases assigned for trial, the defendants in fourteen have notified Prosecutor Gum that they would settle out. IL ~A