Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-03
COURT RECORD.
Superior Court - Oivil Side = Judg'
 Wheeler.

SuPcIkOT COuft OAVI1 Sl00 - uOso
 Wheeler.
 At the short calendar session of this court yesterday the affairs of the Branford | lock works, were we'll aired in consequence of motions made for the appointment of sco-receiver and an application of the re- ceiver for an order to sell at auction the property and assets of the corporation. An unusually heated hearing was the result, and the entire matter went over for two weeks.
 About year ago the stockholders of the company entered into an agreement with the Yale & Towne company of Stamford, whereby the latter was to manage the af- fairs of the Branford concern and act ss its sole selling agent. In order to consum- mate the deal John J. Kennedy, who was president, resigned. H. R. Towne, presi- dent of the Yale 6 Towns company, suo- ceeded him. The majority of the stock of the company, which is owned by the Ken nedy family, was trusted, and 1t was sup posed that by the arrangement with the Yale & Towne company the stockholders would be benefited.
 AA0 ooASoAuy noWoV0A3 AoA SVAAAA os eAAO sale of $2.000 a month, and upon agree ment H. R. Towne was appointed receiver, but instead of selling the plant he contin- ued to operate 1t. This did not prove benefit and the stockholders asked for CO., receivers. Receiver Towne asked for an order from court to enable him to sell the property, but he received no offer. Several other motions have been pending before the court.
 About 8 week ago Lynde Harrison, ,coun- sel for the stockholders, made an arrange ! ment whereby the P. F. Corbin company | was to buy the plant and advance $70, 900 I to pay the firms indebtedness, This deal | was all but completed when Sargent q Go. |, l who were behind P. F. Corbin & Co.,, in- sisted that John J. Kennedy and the other l stockholders should agree in the con- tract of sale not to engage in the business again, and further that the l firm name of the Branford Lock works should go out of existence. Mir. Kennedy at this proposition came to the conclusion that the firms who were willing to take h i'd of the firm intended | to do so in order to crush out competition | rather than boom the business, and refused to accept the proposition. After this ex, Judge Harrison withdrew from the case and was succeeded bylAttorney Moran. After lively hearing in the court yester. day the case went over for two weeks. The stockholders will object strenuously to ar auction sale of the property, as they claim that the receivers own firm, the Yale 6 Towne company, want to purchase tho plant.
 THE pRIaas DIVORCE CASE.
 The divorce suit of George A. Driggs o
 Waterbury against his wife Annie, on tn, ground of infidelity, and her counter sui
 alleging intolerable cruelty, came up on
 motion made by Attorney Terry, counse
 for Driggs, for an extension of time fo
 filing an answer to the cross bill brough
 by Mrs. Driggs. After lengthy argument
 Judge Wheelerl dntiuued the hearing fc
 two weeks.
 MALTBY vS BENTON.
 This case came up on @ demurrer yester
 day. The suit is brought by George s
 Maltby to recover money paid for stock Ii
 the Lsnox and Stookbridgs Land com
 psny.
 Fred H. Benton and MT. Maltby bot
 bought stock in this enterprise, and MI
 Maltby claims he bought on Mir. Benton
 guarantea that the company was sound.
 In 1871 the enterprise failed and the Ian
 was sold for less than its mortgage of SIT ] l GOO, and the investment was a total lost l MT. Maltby now sues to recover from Mi Benton $3,000 that he paid for stock. D.
 cision was reserved.
 APPLICATION FOR A RECEIVER. ' The application of Edward P. Bement ( I the 6rm of Bement & Grellet, machiniatl at 23 Artisan street, for the appointmer of receiver also came up and is still UT
 finished. Bement wishes to withdraw froI 1 the firm, but the partners cannot sgre upon 8 satisfactory basis. hence the appl cation for receiver. Late yesterday a ternoon Judge Wheeler continued the cai z until Tuesday, when, unless an sgreemer .f NEXT WEEKS CASES. The following cases have been assigne
 for trial next week: Tuesday, March 6-Dambacher vs. Gundel ? Wednesday, March 7-Ford's appeal from pr bate Dowd ys & Bartaoiomew, administrstor; s1I,a I
 roha Resa saIen tSe SeW Hs4ee stre Ss the Horne Cold Distilled Brandy Company
 Common Pleas Court-Civil Sldo , Judge Studley. In this court the following caees he, been assigned for trial next week: Tuesday, March 6-Warner vs. Rowe; Rsyn I | vs. O'Keefe.
 Wednesday, March 7-Martin vs. Riddle. Thursday, March S-Hn White, admin a l trator.
 Friday, March 9-Lamar vs. Frank. a ! City Court-Crim1nal Side-Juds
 Callahan.
 Louis Lehman, Connecticut School for Boy - complaint, discharged; John Mccarthy, sam l same; Patrick Foley, breach of the peace, di : charged; Henry Donovan, same, same; Andre ] Dixon, drunk, 8 fiue, $5 4s costs; John Brow 1 stein, theft, nolle; Joseph Cote, same, sam Charles Rossum, same, nolle; Joseph Larive ] costsi William E: Tomlinson, drunk, thirty da! ! cut School for Boys complaint, continued un, , ! April 2; Raffale Condore, same, same; Charl B | Rossum, same, same; John Brownstein, sam ! same; Joseph Cote, same, same. , Mrs. Mary Lease of Kansas was passel , ger on the fast Consolidated express fc Boston yesterday. She lectured in thi ! city lsst nipht