Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-18
COURT RECORD.

Mary A. futile of East Haven was settled. The
case has been in court sincs November, 1891.
She left property worth IS, 800 to her brothers
John and James Tuttle. claim for $500 for
taking care of Miss Tuttle for twenty years was
put in against the estate by Mrs. Caroline Brad
ley. That claim was settled for 81, 300.
Yesterday the teststors came into court and
could not agree on anything until Judge Robert
son told them to retire to the vault and talk the
matter over.
They finally agreed that Mrs. Bradley should
receive 81 800 for her services. OF this sum the
state is to pay 5000 and James Tutt1e will pay the
other 500.
This is the estate where witnesses came into
the probate court and testified that Mr. Hulls,
who was named as executor, was dead. Charles
Hemingway was appointed administrator, and a
little later Mr.. Hulls appeared on tbs scene. Mr.
Hemingway was allowed to continue to act and
has settled up the estate.
City Court - Criminal Side - Judge
Cable.
John F: Dryer, breach of peace against Daniel
O'Connell, bond called; stephen Merritt, beg
frauding boarding house keeper, continued to
April 20; Mary p. hcLeon, night walking, IS
Of psacs against Eugene Gentle, ST fne, S. Il
Frank Alphonso 81 fine, s5.1s Costs Charles
derson judgment p suspendsd; Mary viii Williams,
breach !, Of peace against Ruth Waterford, So
sns oos assn John Ms Nilsson ana MICH
5esa ss:s $40 ~. SiS
Esposito. s. fine, s4:os cos.s; Frank opposite,
$4os costs; Robert L. Weeks. theft from Catha-
Tlne Mer 80 days in jail g. 1e $7o6 costs;
fine: drunkenness al
William Moran, breach Of peace, Sc fac, $40. Is
costs; john Dowd, idle person, continued to April
Michael McKenna, begging, 80 days In Jail 1924
costs; John Onopera breach OF peace, 81 fine,
$4t8 COSTS
Court Notes.
Titon E. Doolittle Robert T. Merwin and The
| ron A. Todd, q committee of the superior court
| appointed to fix the value of piecs Of land be-
| longing to F. 8. Andrew, situated at Long wharf,
and condemned for railro.d purposes, gave q
| hearing to the parties interested yesterday. No
/ decision was reached in the matter.
Judge Wheeler of the superior court has de-
MED the motion of aintif in the suit Of Charle
| L. Harrison, ct al, executors, against George L.
Deforest, OF. al, for Judgment Ia the suit Of Ma
| company, defendants motion That Charles Bee
man OF New York be made party plaintiff was
| denied.
The criminal side of the court of common pleas
came in yoster day morning with Judge Hotch
IL,
| sine die.
| ATTORNEY NILES RE-APPoINTED.
| Prosecuting Agent W. F. Niles has been reap
| pointed and has received the unanimous vote Of
the county commissioners for that office. Tn,
board Of commissioners is composed Of two re
publicans and ono democrat. Mr.. Niles nomina
ton has been confirmed by Judge Wheeler O.
/ the superior court Mr.. Niles has proved him
self faithful and efficient officer and his reap
pointment will give general satisfaction.
/ TEMPERANCE AWAKENING.
The Wonderful Work Which Ha,
Been Begun in Portland by Tenn
Perance Orator william HI. Spear
Formerly Of This City.
i PORTLAND, April 17.-Never in its his
tory has this staid old town been SO com
plstely shaken by the temperance move
ment az 1t is at the present time. Evan
gelist W. 81. Spear opened q weeks series
of gospel temperance meetings here las
Thursday night, coming here from Crom
| well, whore his success had been marvel
lous. Even the temperance people though
little could be done here in the way o.
awakening the town from it's apathy, anc
they openly stated that possibly one hun
dred women and children might be induced
to sign, but that nothing could stir thu
business men of the town, and it was al
most hopeless task. A citizens commit
tee hired Wsverly hall for week and in
/ vited Mr.. Spear to conduct his meeting
From the very first night the meetings
have been q success. Mr.. Spear has abused
no one, but has packed the hearts of thu
people by kindness and marvellous per
suasive power that has gone right home te
the hearts of his audience. At the meet
ing Sunday afternoon the hall was crowded
to overlooking. The platform was packed
with workers. Extra seats were brought
in, but even then the crowd in rows oil
four deep lined the back of the hall and OK.
tended down the stairway to the street doc,
and scores could not step foot inside
the building The old war horses Of
temperance opened their eyes with amszs
ment to see how easily seemingly, 6
stranger with such, to them, unusual
methods of work could SO awaken the
people that even the staid and aristoeratic
Epircopal church came forward and en-
dorsed the movement both by the presence
of its rector, who made the opening
prayer and by the attendance of 80 many
| of its member.
dlesex County Record made ringing sd
dress and short speeches were made by
representatives of the various temper
anee societies, then Mr.. Spear began his
address.
He spoke for half an hour pieturira
graphically the phases of drunkenness and
contrasting it with sobriety. He made an
earnest appeal to the hearts of the people,
and when he called for pledge signers the
audience arese as body and every aisle
was blocked with those anxious to sign
the pledge. Six pledge tables and twelve
young women and young men were kept
busy receiving names and tieipg on blue
ribbons. So far 456 have signed the
pledge, and there ia every prospect of the
number reaching 500 before the meetings
close Wednesday night.
Sunday night the Episcopal church was
thrown open and all the temperance so
cieties marched in body to attend the
service. Rector Raftery delivering rous-
ing address. Mr.. Spear was present but
gave the whole time for the evening over
to Rector Raftery, who nobly improved it.
The town is shaken to its very center,
and from now on there isn't q hail OF
church that can hold the crowds that are
anxious to attend the Spear meetings.
FIRST OF THE SEASON.
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