The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-10
NEW MORNING JOURNAL
COURT RECORD.


 COURT RECORD.
 supetior rCuurt-Criminai side-Judge Eob- inson.
 In this court yesterday the trial or th- two traln wreekers, Oscar Dempson and Henry O'Domell, charged with placing obStructions OH the consoli- dated railroad tracks at North Haven with intent 10 wreck train occupied the entire days session of the court. Late yesterday afternoon the jury found both guilty on one count, the prisoners were tried on three counts, and both were sentenced to spend slS years each In Inc stnte prison nt Wethcrsileld. Thc grand jury will come in to-day when the evidence in the case Of Emil Iiurghardt of Enst Haven, charged with bcstlalty, will be submitted.
 The trial of, Allen Russell and stephen Gillis charged with perjury In the case against the Derby seleclinrn brought by John Harley torecovcr sl5, 900 damages for the denth of his son, tried In the common pleas court, civil side, several months since and resulting in favor of the defendants, will be commenced. Super for C0urt-CivIl slde--Juige Prom
 tice.
 In this court yesterday the famous Pratt divorce suit came to an end, Judge Prentice accepting the report of Hon. Dwight Loomis, the committee who heard the testimony. The report is to the effect that the marriage between NJ. Gertrude Hall md Charles R. Pratt k null and void innsmuch ns neither of the parties to tho contract were in n condition when it was made, to make q legal and binding contract. On June "'th the attorneys for Charles R. Pratt in his suit for divorce against Gertrude Hall Pratt, after part of the evidence for thc defence had been heard, with against Gertrude Hall Pratt and against her attorney who Ind been naIned ns correspondent, and filed q new com plnint aSkin" for an annulment of the marriage -n the ground that plaintiff at time of unrrlagc was not in q coiid- iion [" legally contract n marriage. To this complaint and the evidence offered ihrrennder. defendant made no opposi- ton, and the court adjudgcd that the marriage was null and void
 There was no report filed in the inm0us DriggS divorce case owing to the illness of the referee, eX-Judge Cnrpen- ter.
 SUPREME COURT OF ERRORS.
 General decisions of more than ordi- nary interest and importance were handed down by the judges of this court ill this city yesterday. They are a; follows:
 In tue eases of tie counties of New Haven and Fairfield against the towns of Milford and StratfOrd, which was carried to the supreme court to settle q dispute as to whether the counties or the towns should pay for the appronches to the new Washington bridge over the llousntOniC river at Stratford. The The supreme court sustains the claims of the counties and the towns will have to pay for the approaches about S1O,- GOO. Reasons by Chief Justice Andrews.
 In the case of Henry S. GullIver of Mass, against Julia M. Fowler of this city, no error is found. Reasons by Judge s. p. Baldwin, The case was one where Gulliver rented the house at 92 Lake Place to the defendant on August 30, 1893. The defendant claim ed that the house was not heated ac- cordlng to contract, and refused to pay two months rent. When the case was tried in the common pleas court the jury rendered 8 verdict for the plaln- tiff to recover S12297.
 In the case of Miles and Jane F. Ball against the American oyster company a dispute as to the boundary lines of oyster grounds in the harbor; no error is found, and the decision of the court Is confirmed. The de- cision of the lower court was in favor of the plaintiffs.
 In the case of Maria w.. Pinney of | Derby against Emily Jones of Ansonia, suit to recover &, 500 on a note, no error Is found in the decision of Elisha Car penter, state referee, who decided in favor of the plaintiff. Reasons by Judge Torrance.
 In the case of the Meriden Savings bank againrt Henry B. Wellington, a suit brought to test the ownership of 4133 deposited in the savings bank ind claimed by Harriet B. Wolcott and Yelling, ,on, no error was found, and he Judgment of the lower court lwa:dng the money to Mrs. Wolcott is confirmed, in reasons by Judge s. E. Baldwin.
 An important decision was rendered n the case oc the appeal of 1tev. c. H. Seard from the decision of the colnty of Fairfield county, who granted liquor license to McNamara Bros. of South Norwaik. 1n the su- 'erior court Judge Thayer. decided against Beard. An appeal was taken to he supreme court. There the claim was made by the defendant that there could be no appeal to the supreme 'ourt on the ground that the board if county commissioners was hot a judicial body and that the superior ,ourt in taking up cases appealed from he commissioners do not act in a ju- iicial capacity, and that therefore here can be no appeal from the Jleci-