Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-01
THE COURT RECORD.
Supreme Court of Errors.

Supreme Court of Errors.
In New Haven county cases the follow
ing decisions were handed down in this
court yesterday:
In the criminal case of granddaughter
against Patrick J. Maher of Hartford for
causing an accident on the New York and
New England road Judge Robinson of
the superior court sustained plea to the
jurisdiction of the court and discharged
him. This decision Is sustained by the
supreme court. Reasons by Carpenter.
In Charles M. Shelton VS.. Levi Hadlock,
no error; reasons by Chief Justice An
drews.
In Samuel A. Mills, trustee, vs.. Charles
K. Strong and others, concerning the con-
struction of a will, error and judgment re-
versed; reasons by Torrance.
Judge John NJ. Hall decided yesterday
in Mrs. Jane E. PIatt's suit against the
town of Orange and William T. Andrews
for So, 900 damages caused by a runaway
accident to sustain the demurrer fled by
Andrews.
In Julia E. Ives appeal from commits
sioners demurrer and overruled and motion
to expunge denied.
City Court - Criminal Side - Judge
Pickett.
Philip D. Staynor. embezzlement, con-
tinued to July 4; Thomas Lily, non-sup-
port of family, continued to July 8; James
Lynch, violation of liquor law, continued
to July 8; John F. Post, same, continued
to July 80; Meyer Brennan, dealing without
license, bond called; George Schleicher, vi
olation of liquor law, $50 fine, $25. 80 costs,
IeI To, M Oh Nd oai1
boat, nolled on payment of So OF costs; Duo
| Speyer, violation of liquor law, continued
to July 1; Simon Fritz, theft, continued tc
July Is; Charles Barrett, breach of the
peace against Edward Bristol, nolled OIL
| payment of $6.42 costs; Sarah Comford
Drunkenness, thirty days in jail, IS AZ
| costs; John TRANCE, breach of the peace
continued to July 2; Tony Souzi, same
| continued to July 2; Charles Fowler, same
| against Lettie Fowler, 81 fine, $7.06 costs
Mary Ames, drunkness, continued to July
2; Bernard Stroby, continued to July 2.
Court Notes.
The case against Philip Staynor, charged
with embezzlement from W. J. Atwater 8
Co., was continued in the city court yes
terday to next Monday.
The injunction suit of Thomas P. Small
man to restrain Albert W. johnson ant
Miss Sibil Bessler from playing the piano
much to his annoyance, has been amicabl.
settled and the case withdrawn from tn
common pleas court.
The suit brought by the Metropolita,
Insurance company of New York agains
Edwin Wines of this city to recover
bond of SIS was argued yesterday befor
Justice Callahan in the bar library. Al
torney Kleiner appeared for the defendan
and W. L. Green for the plaintiff.
The property of E. A. Prince on Howar
avenue has been attached in a suit for $50
brought by George w. Bsnts in behalf c
his ten year-old son. Last Sunday Nj
Prince drove over young Banta's bicycle
completely destroying 1t. It is sllege
that the boy had narrow escape from 81
rious injury.
Yesterday Judge J. M. Hall announce
his decision overriding the defendants d,
r murrer in the case of Phineas Platt VI
' William Andrews. A motion to expune
and correct was overruled.
WANT THE CLAIMS REcoNs1DERED.
The New York and New England Raj
road company has issued motion for
: writ of msndamus to compel the Asylu
t street bridge commission of Hartford
4 reconsider the claims for damages di
allowed by their recent decision. I'll
/ | writ is returnable in the superior court
+ this city the first Tuesday in October.
. asks the court to issue a writ compellin
the commission "to inquire into the meri
r | of each and every of said claims disallowe
by them, except claim A of item Is
claim for $50, 900 for loss of repair shol
7 roundhouse, etc., north of Church street
and to order such just damages to be a
, | lowed to the New York and New Englar
Railroad company, if such damages be q
tablished by proof as a part of the expen
A of said improvement or otherwise, to
. paid or apportioned agreeably to said a
] of April 4, 1884"
: The motion is signed by Tilton E. Do
l little, state attorney for NewHaven count
and David S. Plume, Waterbury stocI
4 holder of the road.