Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-25
ooUnr nEcoRD.
superior Court-Orimlnal Side-Judge
Robinson.

uperior Court-Ofimlnal Slde-Judge
Robinson.
At the afternoon session of this court
the trial of James P. Smith,
'harged with highway robbery, was COM
neneed and will be resumed this morning.
smith IL one of the gang who assaulted
Mrs. Efie J. Walker on lot near Liberty
and Putnam street on the night of August
10. 1892, and after knocking her down |
stole her gold watch and pockst-book.
Two of the gang are now serving terms of
imprisonment. Abraham Zirkel lie serving
Q term of year in jail and Stephen Cum
mings fifteen months in state prison.
The evidence for the state ia all in and
the defense has begun. Attorney Clerkin
IL defending Smith. This case will prob
ably be the last tried at the present term
of the court and an adjournment will
probably be taken this afternoon.
AT the morning session of the court
William q. Kelly and Michael Luby were
tried charged with the theft of sixty cents
Onion street lodging house January ID.
Kelly was acquitted and discharged while
the jury found Luby guilty of the crime.
He will be sentenced this morning.
State Attorney Dcolittle yesterday nolled
the cases of John Donovan and Frank
FINLEY, charged with breaking into Patrick
kurray's saloon in Branford.
Superior Court - Civil Side - Judge
Prentice.
In this court yesterday there was hear
ing In damages In the suit brought by
Henry E Dayton against the Winchester
Avenue Railroad company to recover
$40, 900 for the loss of an arm. The de-
PENDANTS forfeited the case, and 1t was
brought yesterday on a hearing in dam
ages. Dayton Is the man who lost an arm
by falling under an electric car at Savin
Rock last summer.
Judge Prentice has appointed W. e.
Mitchell receiver of the Goodrich Cattle
company, which is located at Southbury
and is owned principally by Waterbury
parties.
United States District Court - Judge
Townsend.
Only one case was ready for trial at the
opening of the April term of this court
yesterday. The jury was empanelled and
Immediately dismissed, as there were no
cases ready for jury trial. The case which
was ready for hearing was that of Thomas
J. Kirkpatrick of Ohio against the Pope
Manufacturing company of Hartford, for
failure to pay royalties on style of
seat manufactured by the Pope company
for their bicycles and which was patented
by the plaintiff In the case. Mr.. Kirk
patrick turned over to the Pope company
patents for bicycle seat under an agree
msnt that the Pope company should pay
to him q royalty on each seat sold. For
four years the company kept to their agree
ment and short time ego, being then in
| s., 900, refused to pay further reyalties, on
| the ground that the patents were no long
er in use as they had become restricted, the
| Pope company having made great improve
ments go that they were no longer availa-
BILE for use. The hearing will be .esu med
| this morning.
The jury consisted of the following:
John O'Niel, Aaron W. Wallace, Bridge
port; A. J. Hsrmount, Edward @. Beecher,
Mahon, Norwalk; g. A. Carter, J. N.
Anderson, L. 8. Bsgert, Stamford; J. W.
Bushnell, Essex; Wallace Persons, Win.
chester; Allstine NJ. Birge, Torrington
James q. Doran, Bridgeport; John An.
drews, Charles @. Whitney, Meriden
James 8. Miller, Reading; H. Buckingham,
Roxbury; James Quinlsn, Meriden; Web
ster Hsight, Greenwich; T. w. Benedict
New Canaan; Harry L. Payne, Prospect
and William Welton, Warren.
The cases of Sara T. Kinney, admins
trstrix, against the United States, o.
George G. Sill against the United States
of Lewis E. Stanton against the United
States, sll to recover various amounts Of
money claimed to be due the plaintiffs TO,
services and wrongfully detained were lef
open and will be assigned for hessing a
some future day. The case of George 81
Stshl against A. F. Williams was set dowI
for May 10, the case of New Departure Bel
company against Bevin Brothers Msnufsc
patent, was set down for May II, and tn
case of McEwan Brothers & Co. sgains
Henry L. White ct al. was set down TO
the 14th. The case of Pierpont Manufac
ing company against the Eldridge compan,
| was left open to be assigned in the future
The case of the Houston Electric compsn,
against the Winchester Avenue Railroa,
| company of New haven for using an in
fringement of a patent was placed on tn
calendar and the date for Its hearing vii
be hereafter determined.
City Court-Criminal side-Judg
Cable.
William b. Painter, burglary. continues
until Nay 2; James Matthews, same, same
Isaac Swusky, violation of liquor Law
continued until April %; Harry Hibbell
Christopher Gumbsr, theft, continued m
til May 2; Joseph Otis, breach of peace
So fine, $685. costs; Frank Williams, oh
tanning money under false pretenses, 81
fine, So "a costs, 80 days in Jail; Georg
) Ketchel, theft, continued until May z
} Boyd Mclean, same, continued unit
April rs; Matthew G. Lyons, Wallace E
; Putnam, Thomas Parker, jr., and ALDER
} G. Munson, attending prize fight, bond
} called; John J. Esgsn, breach of peace
50 fine. $4.02 costs; Patrick W. Dwyel
, same, judgment suspended; William Gu
ran, same, IS fine, 81 o. costs; Pstric
, Dunlap. same, same; Patrick Conner, thief
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