Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-10-09
Court Notes.


S. E. Merwin Son have attached the property
of Michael Burns of IS Broad street for debt Of
$500. Burns is wholesale provision dealer.
Judge Shipman has filed an opinion in the cir
cult court in Hartford in the case Of the Cellu-
loid Manufacturing company of New York
against s. Fl. Read of New Haven The COM
plainant, alleging unlawful use of trademark was
dismissed.
Samuel B. Disbrow, who is employed at the
court yesterday morning charged with non sup
port of his wife, but City Attorney Daley, when
nee the who
peared for Disbrow says his client will shortly
institute proceedings in the superior court to OBJ
tain a divorce from his wife.
The grand jury was impanelled in the superior
court yesterday and was sent down to the lower
George Brinsmade Of Meriden. The Jury spent
all the morning hearing testimony and at noon
returned mot a true bill"
WILL TRIED FOR MANsLAUGHrER.
Medical Examiner White made his report yes
terday morning as to the cause of the death Of
John G. Kusler. AS result DR.. Domnick J..
Sullivan will probably be held for manslaughter.
| The report says that injuries had been received
around the heart and chest sufficiently for
| what Of a surprise and came as a heavy blow on
his wife, who had been faithfully attending him
| through his illness. From the first Kusler and
| his wife have.both been sanguinary Of his re-
| covery, but the pains in his chest grew worse
| and his hemorrhages moro frequent until the
| end came. Mrs. Kusler lives at 81 Cedar street
| the circumstances attending the loss of her
| husband have secured for her many expressions
of coincidence and offers OF assistance.
| DR.. Sullivan, when apprised by Coroner Mix of
the death of Mr.. Kusler, though perfectly calm,
clearly showed that he appreciated the position
he was in. He reiterates his former statements
saying that when in Theodore Martus' saloon
along with William Morris, jr,- he heard some
one talking loud and remarked ''Take it easy
rav il mild - words to that Sffact The man
proved to be Kuser. Sullivan continuing said
''He stranger to me. AS made the little
the lapel of my coat and shouted, Mind youI III
COMPOUNDED business then took hold of him
and he turned around remarkably easy. 1 Their
laid him down on the floor, but he did not fall
the floor myself and that is probably the reason
they did fh0n ngtsns put Ead On R@
MY aim was to quiet him snd avoid trouble
| am positive that could not have harmed hin
hurt him. certainly did not cause his death
heard, and was only able to be around by tn,
free use of stimulants He showed indications
affair with me, he certainly did not die from any
cause OF mine, as his working would have BEEF
G. Case will probably be my lawyer
The penalty for manslaughter can be no create
| than ten years imprisonment and fine of 81 ,0OC
Coroner Mix is expected to hand his report t.
| Attorney Doolittle this morning, and then step
| Will be taken TO Dr1nS the naUber TO trial.
| The funeral of Mr.. Kusler will be conducted
from his residence at 81 Cedar street at 2:30 thi
| afternoon.
HENRY W. MAGG's CASE.
Henry w. Magg pleaded not guilty in the cit
| court yesterday morning to the charge of man
slaughter. 1t is alleged that Magg was the pr
mary cause Of the death of PeterMcNamara, VIII
| died two weeks ago. 1t was the testimony tina
| the death of Mcnamara would probably not hav
| resulted had not the weather been so hot and tn
| broken limb necessitated McNamara's lying ii
| bed. His advanced age was also sgainst him
| Magg put to plea. DR.. Russell testified tina
the fracture and resultant confinement to his be,
and his old age brought on other Illness iron
which Mcnamara died. 1.-THE fracture of tn
thigh was the primary cause of death. Being o
a feeble constitution his nervous system was no
able to stand the long confement in bed durinj
| the hot weather while the fractured leg was heal
ing The rest of the testimony all to shov
| the way in which the accident occurred judge
Pickett said in summing up the case that it wa
| of Involuntary manslaughter, but it wa
manslaughter in the eyes of the law. Magg wa
fined S25 and sentenced to ten days imprison
| ment He aDpealed.