The Newtown bee., 1891-05-29
GREENFIELD HILL.

Simon c. Bradley has sold a LaVrck setter dog to Nat Bishop of Bridgeport.
 NJ. J. Gull has sold the cart advertised in the BEE to E. B. Banks.
 Miss Agnes Murray has been seriously sick with lung trouble.
 Special meeting of the Tuesday even ing club, next Tuesday, June ,. The fu- ture of the club will be considered.
 Miss Elizabeth k. Halsey, niece of E. H. Nichols, will wed F. NJ. Patton of New | ork, next Tuesday.
 By judgment obtained in the court of common pleas, last week, against Miss Agnes Murray, the famous suit brought against her by Constable Charles E.. Stagg of StratfOrd, to secure payment of a bill for her brothers board at the Strat- ford boarding house of Samuel W. Ben ,jamin, has practically finished it's career. The bill, with interest, amounted to $5l and this she is to pay, with costs amount ing to as much more. Miss Murray, who is few years younger than her brother, John B. Murray, opposed his marriage, several years ago and succeeded in con- veyng him from his New York home to Stratford, to keep him from his young wife and family. On the 27th of May, 1888, she telegraphed to MT Benjamin that she must have a room on the ground floor, with fire, for her brother and nurse and another for herself and friend, Mrs Stevens of New York. 'tMeet me at the 10 p m train," she said As MT Mur- ray had for years been regular Summer boarder at MT Benjamin's, the rooms were prepared. Nothing had been said about carriage or the necessity for one and MT Benjamin was greatly surprised to find MT Murray a helpless cripple :; to11 ;aoo of taI md Ia to walk. While the rest of the party walked the short distance to MT Benja- min's house. it was necessary to put MT Murray on the baggage truck used at the baggage department and wheel him to the house in that manner. Here he re- mained two weeks and two days, attend ed by his nurse, pretty young profes- sional not then out of her teens. And, by the way, her bill of $20 week for services is yet unpaid. Miss Murray re- mained but a few days and constantly oscillated between New York and Strat- ford with occasional pauses at Greenfield Hill. When her brother was taken away from Stratford, Miss Murray fatly re- fused to pay any bills; not MT Benja- minis only, but those for laundrying and other work. Neither would she pay for the clothing she bought of Arnold, Con- stable & Go, New York, when she took her brother away from his home, clad only in his night clo6hing. Suit was brought on only MT Benjamin's bill and that was placed in the hands of Consta- ble Stagg. The case was first brought before Justice Stiles Judson,Jr, at Strat- ford, Justice 0. H. Peck acting as counsel for Constable Stagg. while Stod- dard, Bishop & Shelton, Miss Murray's customary lawyers, defended her, though she often appears in person at the justice court before which she is frequently brought. Judgment for the bill and costs was rendered by Justice Judson in November and the case appeal ed to the court of common pleas, where this decision has just been reaff1rmed, with added costs. Miss Murray had week from the date of the de cision Fin which to pay the Judg- ment. If she fails in this, Lawyer Peck declared that an execution would forth with be obtained and satisfaction com- pelled Miss Murray's serious illness, however, may cause postponement. The grounds on which Miss Murray disputed ayment of the bills of MT Benjamin and