Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-24
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Go Sfde-Judge
 Phelps.

Phelps.
 The October term of this court came to close yesterday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock, when the jury in the case of Joseph F. Maloney, who is accused of the theft of copper wire from the Southern New Eng land Telephone company, came into the court room and announced their inability to agree upon verdict. The case was on trial all day. After the jury had an nounced that they could not agree the court was adjourned, and the jury filed into the clerks room where they were paid off and discharged for the term.
 Michael Sull, an Italian, pleaded guilty to entering dwelling house in Fair Haven with intent to commit a criminal assault and was sent to jail for one year. Superior Court -C CIvIl Side Judge
 Thayer.
 Yesterday short calendar day in this court, but the docket contained an unusually large num- Der of cases and the court room was well filled with spectators Judge Thayer was upon the bench
 THE QUO wARRANTo CASE AGAIN.
 Promptly at 10 o'clock, as court was opened, State Attorney Doolittle appeared and asked for an immediate assignment of the quo warranto case of Marvin H. Sanger against State Treasurer E. Stevens Henry. He stated to Judge Thayer that Attorney Charles E. Gross of Hart ford, who represents Mir. Henry in the case, was anxious for speedy trial of the facts in the case. Mir. Gross was not present in court, however and in consequence of the absence of the counsel for one side Judge Thayer refused to make any spe- cial assignment of the case
 THE STEAM SAWMILI. CASE,
 The seemingly interminable case of Isaac An derson ct al vs. the New Haven Steam SawmiIl company for the appointment of another receiv- CT was then taken up. The case was at once stricken from the list. the attorneys in the case appearing in court and stating that the case had been settled outside.
 OTHER CASES.
 The cases of the Derby Printing company vs. Merservy ct al., and Fulton vs. Anthony, execu, tor, a motion for production of books and dis closure of defense, were also stricken from the list.
 Denslow vs. Denslow went over for a week. Three suits of long standing Foster & Co.,, N. M Jack and Montana Lumber 6 Produce com pany, vs. Wallace & King. of Waterbury which came up on an application for non-suit were H. Cramer and wife was not erased from th4 docket proposed but went over for one yeek In A%anda Ghards appeal from probate to be substituted as appellee, and in Amanda Chard's suit against A. L. Leonard, eXecutor, and another, motion to cite in Burton Mans field as defendant was allowed.
 Marcus E. Badwins suit against Josiah Hunt, for foreclosure of a $1, 800 mortgage, was con tinued for one week for additional notice to the defendant.
 H. F. Hall of Wallingford appeared against the borough of Wallingford in remonstrance to the acceptance of committees report fixing an award of $1O0 damages inflicted on his property by the establishment of 9 new building line lengthy arguments the question were heard Decision was reserved
 In the islander suits of Officers Dennehy and Attorney Webb filed a motion for default fol want of answer Judge Thayer gave the de Gregg & Co. vs. o. W. Humiston & Co. was continued for one week.
 GuILFoRD DRAW BRIDGE CASE.
 Two decisions in the Guilford draw bridge case were rendered by Judge 1hayer. In the suit of Orlistus Roberts against the N Y, N. H &, H. R. R., two motions of Attorney Lynde liar rison counsel for the railroad, to erase the case from the docket and also in plea of jurisdiction were argued a week ago Wednesday. Judge Teayer announcd that he had decided to over rule these motions.
 In the mandamus suit against the railroad te which return was made last Wednesday the court decides to allow the issuance of an altera tive writ, the custom in mandamus cases, whereby mandamus. The date for the return of thi writ was fixed at the second Tuesday in Novem ber
 DIVORCE CASES.
 The divorce cases were taken up. Lillie B Dolan petitioned for divorce from her husband John F. Doan but MT. Dolan announced his in tention of contesting the case, and it was accord ingly continued.
 The judge refused to grant divorce to William Lee, who desired to be separated from his wife alleging intolerable cruelty, owing to the fac that Lee had married hera second time although knowing her disposition. It seems that Mir. Le, married his second wife in 1885. Soon after i cropped out that she was married to another man, who had been supposed to be dead. H. bobbed up Enoch Arden like, and MT. Lee as sisted his wife in securing divorce from hus band No. l. Then Mir. Lee remarked her. Abby Spaulding, pretty young woman o1 Meriden, asked for divorce from Charles Spaulding of Burlington, Vt. She said that o1 account of his acts of cruelty at her home in Bur liugton. she was obliged to leave him and wen' to Meriden to earn her own living The court re fused to grant her petition on account of lack o jurisdiction.
 Elsie Rose of this city asked for a divorce from Elliott H. Rose also on the ground of in tolerable cruelty; Mrs. Rose is very lame. TheJ were married in Portchester, N. Y. Soon aftel their marriage MT. Rose began to cruelty Urea her and finally left her in destitution. The de waS in ha