Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-04
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court - Civil Side - Judg,


superior court - ClVh sue F.. > uO&e
Fem.
The suit of DR.. o. T. Osborne against
the Union for $4,000 damages for libel
was on all day yesterday. DR.. Edwin G.
NJ. Hall and DR.. Paul Shff, both of this
city, both testified they had been acquaint-
ed with Mrs. Harriet O. Tyler, DR.. o.
borne's mother-in-law, and had never de-
tected any signs of insanity about her.
DR.. B. 81. Cheney said for the defense that
on different occasions he had prescribed
for Mrs. Tyler for slight ailments, and had
never detected signs of insanity. DR.. Hal
1eck, superintendent of Cromwell hall, tes-.
tilted in regard to the nature of the insti-
tuition. He said Mrs. Tyler was taken
there in June, 1888, and discharged on
September "a. Two days after she was
brought back, and discharged again in
March.
Dr.Osborne, the plaintiff, took the stand
to testify in regard to the note of $170
which Mrs. Tyler testified on Tuesday she
issued to her son-in-law and from which
she had received no interest. He said he
had used the loan from Mrs. Tyler for the
purpose of buying horse. He was en-
gagged to her daughter then, who was in
poor health, and he thought it would ben
eft both Mrs. Tyler and her daughter by
giving the latter numerous rides in the
open air. He noticed signs of insanity
about her and she refused to take food I'M
less her daughter gave it to her. He re-
fused to treat the case because he referred
to have other medical attendance. DR..
Thatcher prescribed certain medicines, but
she often refused to take them. Her COM
mitment in Cromwell hall in June was
with tho full consent of his wife. Cross
examined by Attorney Harrison for the
defense, he admitted he had forbidden
his mother-in-law to come to his house.
In the afternoon DR.. n. L. Swain said
he was a friend of DIR. Osbornes, and on
visit to his house in May, 1888, Mrs. Tyler
DR.. Baldwin, now of the Hartford hospi-
tai, said that one time when he called at
DR.. Osborne's home he found Mrs. Tyler
sitting on the floor and making good
deal of noise. She seemed to be afraid
something was going to happen to her
daughter. Mrs. Osborne, the mother of
DR.. Osborne, testified to the peculiar be-
havior of Mrs. Tyler on several occasions.
DR.. Thatcher was put on for the defense
again and testified to treating Mrs. Tyler
before her commitment to Cromwell hall.
He was vigorously cross-examined by At
torney Harrison and admitted that he had
received diploma as physician from
Yale college upon condition that he would
not practice medicine. He was given this
that he might become an instructor in
physiology. Mrs. Forbes of the Cromwell
institution and Mrs. Hendricks, Mrs. Tyler's
sister, were cross-examined by Judge Har
rison. The latter admitted she had not been
upon good terms with Mrs. Osborne since
October, 1889.
Court of Common Pleas-CrimInal
Side-Judge Demtng.
The jury in the case of Fanny Edelstein
VS.. the Hartford Fire Insurance company
for insurance money which she claims due
because of the burning Of barn, retired
at 4:45 yesterday afternoon and returned
shortly after o'clock with verdict of
1888. SO for plaintiff.
City Court - Criminal Side - Judge
Thompson.
julius Deleaso and Orazio Mattio, mutu-
al assault, judgment suspended; Peter
ORourke, non-support of wife, case noll
ed; Charles Wilhelm, keeping policy shop
at 81 Artisan street, 800 fine, case APP
pealed under $500 bonds furnished by 81.
S. Smith; Charles Anderson, writing poll
cy at 81 Astisan street, s75 fine; case APP
pealed under $500 bonds furnished by 81
E. Smith.