Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-15

the insolvent estate of Charles G. Ford.
@. T. Driscoll and Luzon B. Morris were
appointed commissioners of the estate of
Edward F. Strouse, deceased.
superior Court-Criminal Side-Judge
Fenn.
Thomas Mooney Of this city pleaded guilty
to the charge of burglary and was sentenced
to six months in jail. Mooney broke into a
nothing.
Fannie Crowley Of Seymour was sentenced
to seven years in the States prison on the
charge of arson. The crime for which she
was sentenced Is for setting fire to her en-
ployer, W. R. Brixey's house in Seymour,
last January. She had lived in the family
for six years, and not word of complaint
had evsr been made against her. The mo-
tive for The crime has always been a mystery.
Tho woman Is only twenty-five years old.
The penalty Is the lowest allowed by the
law.
Supreme Court-Jud9e Prentice.
The case of William O'Brien vs. the Lowe
Brothers of Fair Haven for damages for in
juries received at the collapse Of building
in Fair Haven last June was taken up. The
day was occupied in examining the witnesses
for the defense.
Cours OF Common Pleas-Clvil Side
Judge Studley.
Mrs. Mary @. Lucas of Burlington, N. j.,
through her attorney, E. @. Dow, yesterday
brought writ of habeas corpus to obtain
possession Of her ten year old child, Eta Z.
Turner, whom she claims Is unlawfully held
by its grandmother, Mrs. Jane Corsier of II
ago the child was placed with its grandmoth-
or by It's father, who has since died. The
mother Of the child married again, becoming
Mrs. Lucas Attorney Ell Mix, on behalf of
Mrs. Cosier, asked for q continuance of the
case for week. but the request was opposed
by Attorney Dow. After lengthy discus
sion Judge Studley decided to grant the con-
tinuance Mrs. Lucas was denied custody Of
the child in the meantime.
CITY Court - Criminal Side - Judge
Pickett.
Frederick Wyman, Reform school com-
plant, continued to Feb. 10; William J. Kir-
win, vagrancy, fifteen days In jail and $5.4
costs; Mary Minzinhsgsn, keeping house of
johnson, breach of peace against Michael
Schmidt, S. and IS 81 costs; John MCGUIRE,
vagrancy, continued to Jan. Is; Katie Will
liams, soliciting, fifteen days in jail and So. "A
coats; George F. Coz, keeping policy shop,
$50 and $6.66 costs; John Dnrkin, assisting
in keeping policy shog discharged Isaac
Goldsborough, Edward Pryor, Jacob Hodge,
Edward Craig, Henry Dolon, Edward Dltti-
mus, Henry Hunter, Thomas Dillon. Joshua
Cowles, Henry A. Morgan, Greene Richard
son, Edward Dslenson, Theodore Carol,
Frank Brown, George Paul, Henry Miller,
Thaddeus Beecher, Frank johnson, Andrew
VTr n
o. Brewster, Charles E. Hawley, James
Lennon, Jacob Oberst, Christopher Schueu,
Edward Bsssler, James Goshsy, playing pol
10y, continued to January 10.
Court Notes.
The twenty oolored men, fourteen white
men and one woman, who were captured
during the policy shop raid appeared in
court yesterday morning. II was the largest
batch of prisoners ever put to plea in the
City court. Ex-Judge Blydenburg defended
George F. Cox, the keeper of the shop. He
LAG Grown street and John Durkin, young
white man, was charged with assisting and
helping Coz in the management Of the place.
John CLANCY, little boy, who lives at Is
George street, Detective Brewer, Henry Mil
Ter and Officer Hyde testi6ed for the prose.
cution. Ex-Judge Blydenburgh made q
short argument in which he claimed that as
no drawing had been shown to have taken
place, there was NO game OF policy. Judge
Pickett, however, thought differently and
Aned Cox $50 and SO SO costs. Cox paid.
John Durkin was discharged. Tho cases of
the other thirty-thrse were continued till
to-day.
For N0n.Y1pport.
When NcDsrmots, An employee at the
Mallery, Wheeler eompanys, was charged
with non-support of his wife and three
minor children. Mrs. McDermott lives on
South Front street. She said that she had
not seen her husband for two menths. Nc
Dermott IL earning SIS or $14 week and
Judge Pickett ordered him to furnish bond
to give his wife IS week for ak month or
60 to Jail for 80 days. The case went
over month on his promise to do this.