Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-28
THE COURT RECORD.
Waterbury Superior Court-Criminal
 Side-Judge Robinson.

Superior Court-Crim1nal
 Side-Judge Robinson.
 In this court yesterday the trial of John Cronin, charged with having opened freight car on the New York and New England road and stealing lot of goods, was completed. The jury found Cronin guilty and he was sentenced to three months in jail.
 Patrick Delane, Thomas Delane and Daniel Cullum pleaded guilty to the charge of breaking into the store of Hannah Cost and stealing a lot of cigars. They were sentenced to one year in state prison.
 The trial of Patrick Lenny, Water bury hackman, charged with assaulting c. o. Adams, resulted in his being found guilty and fined $20 and costs-a total of $72.52. Lenny was tried for the crime in the Waterbury police court and fined $1O and costs. from which he appealed. H. l.. Durant of the Waterbury Republican was one of the witnesses in the case.
 The case of the state vs. Benjamin Sedg- wick of Waterbury for violation of the lottery law was then taken up and is still in progress. There are seventy-fve wit nesses in this case. Sedgwick is one of the leading custom tailors of Waterbury and has been running clothing clubs. He bership of thirty-fv each. The case is brought as a test case in reference to the legality of instituting clubs and is especial ly interesting on that account. Superior Court-CrImina sIde-Judge Fenn.
 The Branford sandbagging case was con- tinued in this court yesterday until later in the term, in consequence of the illness of the victim, James Green, and his inabil- ity to be in court.
 George W.Peck of Cheshire was brought down from jail on bench warrant. He is charged with burglarizing the house of Isaac P. Atwater in Cheshire, June 24, 1891. Peck pleaded not guilty and will be tried this morning.
 The theft case against Frank J. Flynn, charged with stealing watch from ex Policeman Philip Higgins, will be tried to-day.
 l City Court Criminal Side - Judge Pickett.
 l David o'Neill, reform school complaint, con: | Brinkman.. Burton Daniels, Nelson Wells, George
 the building. of Minor e; Storey, diseharg.d; Le l roy Gilson. injury to building of Minor c: Sto; Charles Brinkmsn, trespass on property of Minor c. Storey, B fine, s 10 costs; Henry Moran, vio A. Huntington, ststutory burglary, nolled on payment of S74o costs.
 Probate Court-Judge Robertson. Tho hearing on the application of Mr'. Mary E. .Matthewson for tho removalof Starr H. .Barnun
 as trustee of the Pierrepnnt B. Foster estate was ! resumed in the probate court before Judge Rob ertson yesterday. MT. James A. Church, tht | builder, who is repairing the Fosterihomestead | which was brought by Mr.Anketell of the estate | testified that the cost of the improvements or | the house would be between $4, 900 and g., 900 l Much of this work was necessary to put the l house in good shape. He said that the building
 could be repaired in an ordinary way for $4,5oo
 MT. Barnum was then called to the stand by
 Judge Stoddard.
 He testified that he qualified executor in 1886 ! He had known Mir. Foster for many years ant | about year before Mir. Foster died the latte
 had asked the witness to become the executor o ! his will He examined the property and fxe'
 prices upon it in company with Luzon B. Morris | EbeneZor Gilbert and Robert T. Merwin. He sai l his relations with Mir. Gtlbert were always pleas
 ant He always had high regard for Mrs Mat
 thewson and supposed she had the same fo l sented.
 Explaining his action in selling loam from tn
 Foster street lot which was used for filling in tn l Mechanic street sewer, he said it was done be
 cause the removal of the loam improved the ar ! pearance of the lot He thought the sale whic l he mde to MI. .Anketell was an advantage ous one l The original price set on the property, he said
 vas g., GOO, but he agreed to Mir. Anketen's dc
 sire to take considerable portion of the land o1 | and when it was figured up it was found that tn ! balance of the property was worth $14 700. Nil | Anketell offered $14, 800 and MT. Earnum sold l at that figure.
 Mr. Barnum testified at length. He said tha
 he never fixed price on the land without frs
 consulting excellent authority on the value c ! real estate. He stated that whatever sales
 made were after conference with Mr. Curtis.