The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-24

COURT RECORD.

COURT RECORD.
 Superior court-civii side-Judge Wheeler
 The first short calendar session of
 the fall and winter term of this court
 was held Saturday. with Judge Wheeler
 Of Bridgeport on the bench and eon-
 siderable business Of importance was
 transacted. Hereafter short calendar
 days will be Friday. but last week 1t
 was held on Saturday. owing to the
 fact that Judge Wheeler was holdtpg
 a criminal court in New London 'bn
 Friday.
 An allowance of s30 was granted
 Mrs. Annie Clark of Meriden to defend
 herself against the divorce suit brought
 by her husband. L. F. Clark. A motion to have the divorce suit of
 Bernlce Smith against Jeremiah Smith
 referred to n state referee was denied
 and the case will be heard in open
 court The allegation contained in the
 complaint is intolerable cruelty. Permission was granted to the Ameri-
 can Needle X Fish Hook Co. of Ar
 tizan street to change It's name to the
 American Fish Hook company. as the | concern has stopped the manufacture | of needles.
 Receiver Charles s. Mersick of the | defunct Ansonia Electric company was
 authorized to compromise a claim of $S,000 held by the Elmira Illuminating | company against the Ansonia concern | for 5000.
 The two libel suits recently brought by Blanche Bidwell Lincoln of this city against her father-in-law, Will
 liam H. Lincoln, and her sister-in-law,
 Mrs. Grace Haines, wife of George Haines. bookkeeper at F. M. Browns,
 came before the court on a motion on the part of the plaintiff for special
 bail. Judge Wheeler after hearing both sides ordered bail to the amount of 5000 furnished in each case within two weeks.
 These cases were assigned for trial: Wednesday, Ansonia vs. Cooper; and Hollister, trustee, vs. White, guardian, ct al. After these assignments had been made the court adjourned until | tomorrow morning, when another ad- journment will be immediately taken to Wednesday.
 At the annual bar meeting of the New Haven county bar, which pre-
 ceded the session of the court, Attor- | ney John W. filling presided. The fol- lowing officers were reelected for the
 ensuing year on motion of Attorney T. H. Russell: President, John w.
 Alling;; vice president, Henry Stod- dard. After Oliver P. Merritt of Dan bury had, on motion of James T. Moran, been admitted to the bar, Clerk Anketell administering the oath,
 the session adjourned.
 City Court-CrininalS Side-Judge Callahan. Comfort S. Farren, breach of the peace, continued until September 26; William Hurd, arson, continued until September 27; Charles W. Van Lue, James F. Van Lue theft, thirty days in jail and costs; Frank Burke, drunk, thirty days in jail, $7.sS costs; begging
 thirty days in jail; Clifton Van Lue, reform school complaint, continued un- til October 29; Frank Williams, drunk, thirty days in jail, $7.sS costs; breach of the peace, four months In jail beg ging, nolle; James Carney, drunk, s5
 fine, $5.42 costs; vagrancy, $5 fine; Hein
 Morris, breach of the peace, continued
 until September 29: Joseph Boenig,
 breach of the peace, continued until September 27; Frank J. Miller and Samuel Howard, begging, thirty days in jail s5.42 costs; William Muldoon, non-support, bond of $15O ordered to secure payment of s3 a week; George
 Crockett, breach of the peace, $5 fine, $542 costs; Edward Hackett, re- form school complaint, continued until October r; John McKeon, reform school complaint, continued until September 24 John Manning, reform school con- plaint, continued until October 20; James Rabanus, county home com plaint,, committed; Michael Cummings, breach, of the peace. judgment sus- pended. -.