Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-04
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior rCOurt-Crfminal Sfde-Judge Fenn.

Superior orCourt-Criminals side-Judge
 Fenn.
 The November term of the Waterbury superior court convened in that city at 10 o'clock yester- day and almost immediately adjourned until 9 o'clock in the afternoon, when the court again opened in this city, Judge Fenn being upon the bench and Assistant State Attorney Ferry prose- cutting.
 The following prisoners were put to plea:
 Nathan Chatfield, Southbury, adultery; not
 Mildred sandford, southbury, adultery; not guilty.
 Same, assault with intent to kill; not guilty.
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 Edward Burke, Waterbury, assault; not guilty.
 George Gordon, Southbury, felonious assault;
 Same, assault; guilty. Thirty days in jail.
 A. D. Potter, Waterbury, false pretences; not guilty.
 After the prisoners were put to plea the jury was called in the case of Nathaniel Chatfield and the trial proceeded with.
 Superior Court Civil Side Judge
 Thayer.
 The suit of W. T. Bartlett, treasurer of New Haven county, and Walter Quintard, treasurer of Fairfield county, against John Stow of OK lOru was Ou IFldl III lulS COuFU yoSCcIudy duu after all the testimony in the case was in, court adjourned until this morning. Attorneys Doolittle and Bennett appeared for the plain. tiffs and Attorney DeForest for the defendant The suit is brought by the county treasurers for the possession of house near the last abut- ment of Zoar bridge over the Housatonic river from Oxford to Monroe. Since 1907 when the charter for the erection of a toll bridge was granted the bridge had passed through many vicissitudes being washed away and rebuilt several times. In 1889 the legislature passed an act transferring the bridge to the counties of New Haven and Fairfield. For many years at the east abutment there has stood house which has been used as general store and toll house. John Stow claims that he owns it The county treasurers also claim ownership and hence the suit The witnesses for the plaintiffs were five old residents of Oxford. and Monroe and two photographs of the bridge. Although the snit is brought in the name of the county treasurers the county commissioners are the ones most interested in the suit. In difference to the wishes of Simeon E. Bald yesterday, and in consequence unable to be ir court, the libel suit of w. J. Atwater against the Morning News went over until Friday for re-as signment.
 Judge Thayer then announced that he had de cided to grant divorce to Nellie Beardsley iron her husband, Eckford L. Beardsley, both of Mer iden, and also consented to the appointment o Attorney Arvine as committee to hear the evi dence in the divorce suit of Mary A. Denslow vs LeGrand N. Denslow.
 The following decisions were handed down: II the case of the Supreme lodge Order of New England vs James Johnson of New Haven anC Rosa Bartlett of Springfield, t: e court gave verdicr for Johnson to recover GOO. Johnson was also given a verdict of $2O00 in the cas, brought by the Massachusetts Mutual Benefit as sociation brought against him by Rosa Bartlett Court of Common Pleas CrImfn ma Side Judge Demfng. In this court yesterday the bond of $50 of De lia Brown, charged with keeping house of il fame in Milford, was called and declared for feited.
 The case against Michael McNamara, who wa l accused of stealing ring last September wa nolled.
 D. A. Conklin of Ansonia settled the case o l breach of peace against him by paying $24. The trial of Owen Early of West Haven, wh | is charged with violating the Sunday liquor law was taken up. Late in the afternoon the jury re ported that they had disagreed and finished.