Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-17

that she was an opium eater was strongly denied. During the examination of Mrs. Benham 1t was brought out that Mrs. Steb. bins had paid her husband $50 for securing her pension for her. In view of the fact that such testimony would tend to crimi- nate the husband in an action against her husband for receiving more for securing @ pension than the law allows 1t was ruled out. The evidence was adduced in an at tempt of Attorney Wood, acting for Mrs. Stebbins, to show that MT. Benham had asked $10O for his services, but that she had declined to pay him more than $50, and that because of this fact the applics- don for the appointment of 6 conseryator was brought. The application was dis missed.
 City Court - Criminal Side Judge
 Pickett.
 William J. Burke, breach of the peace against Charles Vaughan, $1 fine, $542 cost, appealed; John Kelly, same, 20 days In jail; same, begging, 20 days in jail. $7.O6 cost; Samuel Wiseman, embezxle- ment, continued to March IF; James ColWell, breach of the peace, continued to February 21; Joseph Gile, vagrancy, con- tinued to FsbIua.y IS; Samuel Granger; cost; Frank Midley, resisting Officer Doody, $7 fine, $7.42 cost; John Slattsry, burglary, continued to February IS
 Court Notes.
 In the court of common pleas yesterday afternoon the arguments in the cases of Arthur B. Manley vs the borough of An sonia and Chsrles 0. Ford vs. J. E Hubin- ger were finished and will go to the jury this morning.
 UNITED STATES COURT.
 The February term of this court will come in in the United States court room, postefsce building, Tuesday, February 2s, at 10 a. m. Following is the list of civil and criminal cases to be tried. Judge w. K. Townsend will bs on the bench. CRIMINAL CASES. The cases of the United States vs. Thomas H. PIans Pnnaett Edward Edward aorner; Paul Conrad ct d. Deegan, Charles E. Doty. Fred M. Perrin, Thomas A: Beckam, Walter Parker. William Beach, Richard J. Thomson. The cases of the United States vs. Cora Isibell, Christian Oertle, Margaret Roth, James Sullivan, Albert J. Kane, Nelson J. Allender, Charles H. Git and Charlie Wong, Mary Kirton, Frank c. Ambrose.
 Horace Galpin & Go. vs. John Kaiser. Porter 6 Wetmore vs Judson Brothers. First National Bank of Meriden vs D. P. Woodruff.
 Yale National Bank vs Anton Basserman A. M. Miller vs Charles B. Bradley. Hartford and New York Trau sportation Co. vs the G. F. Brown. Frank W. Mix vs. Eagle Lock company. Myers Henderer vs. The America and The Nile.
 In re. the Joshua Bedell
 Petition of owners for limitation of liability tc value of vessel. United States vs. Titus Salt, Bart, Sons & Co etc.
 John P. wierk ct al. vs. the Mary Adelaide Russell.
 United States One Case of Embroideree. Sylvester Greenwood vs. Town of Westport. Ambros Van Etten vs. Same. Hartford and New York Transportation com pany vs. the Cerro Gordo. | United States VI. New Haven Webb company United States vs Patrick H. Whalep. Q. W. Myers, receiver, etc., vs Robert Bowman | Same vs. Mary Morse. United States vs. John J. Hanlon. Nelson W. Tabor ct al. vs. the Cerro Gordo. Warren Low vs Mrs. Mary Augusta. | Spencer Longstreet vs. 765 tons of coal. l George B. Rathburn schooner Jennie. | Nelson Poud vs. the Hattie Thomas, etc. John M. Wynkoop ct al. vs. the Acushnet, etc NEw CASES. William Gokey vs the Acushnet, etc. l Morgan Iron Works vs. same.