Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-10
Superior Court - Civil Side Judge
 Thayer.

The short calendar session of this court yesters day was an extremely lengthy one, it being 4 o'clock before the protracted session was brought to a close. A large volume of business was transacted and the court room crowded with attorneys interested in the various cases.
 Leonard J. Sanford ct al. vs. the New Haven Electric company, for the appointment of com mittee, went off the docket, as settlement is probable.
 The suit of Mrs. Sarah M. Camp of Waterbury against Mrs Laura E, Pearsall, for damages for alienation of her husbands affections came up on motion by Attorney O'Neil, counsel for the plaintiff to have the case stricken from the jury docket.
 wanted the case put over to the July term of the court for the purpose of delay merely: Mrs. Camp had already obtained a divorce and nearly $8,0O0 alimony fron her husband. In the suit for divorce Mrs. Pearsall was named as co-respOn- dent and to her MT. Camp had transferred all his property, amounting to $50,0O0.
 claimed that Mrs Pearsaii had a right to be tried by jury. Decision was reserved
 Later Attorney o,Hell announced that the ali ali
 been paid yet and asked the defendant to show
 cause why he had not: Judge Thayer ordered
 him to appear in court next week and show cause
 The case of Orlistus Roberts of Guilford vs.the Consolidated road (the Guilford bridge case) plea to the jurisdiction, also to erase the case from the docket. Attorney Watrous appeared the defendant corporation, was in Hartford to- day and could not take care of the case. Attor- ney Bennett, counsel for the plaintiff, strenuous ly objected but there was no help for it and the case went over until Wednesday at o'clock. Mir. Bennett then stated that in the mandamus case which had been brought against the railroad company no return had been made as ordered by the court, but instead Judge Harrison had filed had not been served on them the 9th, as ordered, but on the 7th of September. Mir. Bennett de-
 Glared positively that it was served on the eth Isaac Anderson vs., the New Haven Saw Mill
 company went oyer for a week. Collins ys Fla Lee vs. Hannah Jane Lee the defendant was or dered to make an answer in week Dr. Paul Skiff vs. Trustee Stoddard went over for a week. Jennie O'Neill vs. Jeremiah Dunn went off the docket for few weeks.
 tbs a cy che asns RadWe % be nan W@s dered to make more particular statement. Cruelty is alleged and Professor Baldwin, coun-
 sel for the defendant, wanted the particular acts of cruelty set forth.
 Then the suit of W. J. Atwater against the
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 portion of the defendant's answer to the com
 plainant be stricken out. The portion referred | Savings bank against MT. Atwater some ten years 1 ago, which appeared in the answer. Attorney
 and had nothing to do with the case in question ] Decision was reserved.
 The following cases were assigned for trial: | hosAECs | tion vs Johnson Masonic Mutual Benefit aSsocia l tion same, Shelton Hadlock Wednesday,
 Roberts vs; N. Y, N. H. & H. R. R., Mulligan ys | day, State rel Morris vs Bulkeley. l It was not until the afternoon session of the court that the divorces were rendered John H.
 Williams of this city asked for 2 divorce from his second wife, Catherine E. Williams, on the grounds of habitual intemperance and cruelty 1 The divorce was granted
 | Jerusha F. Sheldon of Meriden asked for g l divorce from Herbert Sheldon on the ground ot ! desertion. He deserted her in Troy, N. Y.
 three years ago. She has not heard from hin since. The divorce was granted and the custody | of one child given to the plaintiff. Margaret Levin of Bridgeport wanted a divorce | from Charles Levin on the ground of adultery
 He left her in New York and has since been liv | ing in Ansonia. The case was continued ont
 week in order to give the plaintiff m opportunity | to bring witnesses to prove that the alleged of l fence was committed in this state so as to bring | it within the jurisdiction of the court. ! Emma Colyer granted a divorce iron l Thomas B. Colyer on the ground of adultery ane 1 the plaintiffs name changed to Emma Thomp ! son.
 Decision was reserved in the cases of Alice L ! Swift, who wants divorce from her husband ! George P. Swift, and in the case of Theodore F | Warr, who desires divorce from his wife, Susal
 C., the allegation being intolerable cruelty.