Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-10-07
City Court Criminal Side Judge
Pickett.
Court Notes.

Court Notes.
In the criminal eide of the court of COM
mon pleas yesterday, Rose Barrister, who
was fined 81 and 10 days in Jail for theft
of pair of sleeve buttons in the city court
last week, pleaded guilty and was fined 81
and costs, the 10 days in Jail being remit
ted. The court then adjourned sine die.
JUSTICE CASE DECIDED.
The suit of John Casey against William
Mcnamara, which was begun Monday be-
fore Justice Gallagher, was concluded yes
terday morning. Justice Gallagher rem
dered a decision for the plaintiff to re-
cover $40 ond costs. Casey sued McNam-
ara for $1OO damages for injuries caused
by an assault by the defendants.
FULL LIST OF JURORS DRAWN.
The following is the complete list of
jurors drawn to serve at the present term
of the superior court, criminal side: Clar-
ence w. Baker and George G. Linsley,
North Branford; Whitney Elliott and
Levi j. Cooper, North Haven; Herbert P.
Wheeler, Francis E. Peck and Edward L.
Clark, jr., Orange; George S. Hubbell,
Oxford; James Howard, William w. DID
Ulo uDu w llllhm H. INlCuOls, ooJ mOuI ,
George D. Fem and William E. Morris,
Prospect; Birdsey Gilbert, Sidney S.
Platt and Charles Hotchkiss, Southbury.
THE POLICY PLAYING CASES.
The policy cases against Charles Viii
helm of $50 State street and Alfred G. Will
liams of SO Gregson alley came up in the
city court yesterday morning and resulted
in Wilhelm being fined 500, from which
an appeal was taken, and the discharge OF
Williams, no case being made out against
him. The entire editorial and reportorial
staff of the Morning News were in court
| but were unable to throw any definite light
upon the subject. Eugene Price, a co1ored
| man who works in Nanton & Nixon's res
| taurant, testified that he had been EN-.
ployed as a reporter by the Morning News
| for the past two weeks. He knew both
Mr.. Wilhelm and Mr.. Williams and had
played policy in their shops. He then de-
scribed infinitely how on the dates of Sep
TENDER % and September 80, he had gone
into their shops and played the policy
game.
On cross-examination Mr.. Goodhart
| asked: care you familiar with the game
of policys"
eyes, sir, very familiar" replied Mr..
Price with warmth.
''Are you employed by the News fo1
anything except to play policys" Question
objected to but admitted.
eyes, sir. I am employed to bring in
| anything that is interesting to the pub
lic."
ga general utility man, chs"
eyes, SIR"
"Have you found anything else to tickle
the palate of the public, beside policy
playings"
The question was ruled out amid
laughter.
The attorney asked him very particu-
larly if he could remember that it was on
these dates named that he played policy
in Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Wilhelm's
shops.
A long wrangle followed between the
attorney and Mr.. Price on the question
and finally Mr.. Price replied that he was
positive that he bought the slips on the
dates he named, but could tell of no par
ticular event by which he fixed the days
Mr.. Price further testified that he
bought his policy slip at 33 Gregson alley
of one Joshua Cowles, and did not SET
Williams in the place that day.