The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
SPIELBERG WAS RELEASED
ON HABE4S CORPUS PR0OEEDIN NGS
 BY HIS ATTORNEY.

Cook Won His Suit Against the Town of
 Ansonia-smith Brothers Win in Fore
 closure PrOceedings-Jeweler Goodman 1 Assigns-other Court News.
 Adolph Spielberg of New York city, who has been confined in jail for sev- eral days, was yesterday released from custody on a writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge Studley of the com mon pleas court. The application was l made by Attorney McNamara, counsel for Spielberg. The latter was arrested last Saturday on a fraud writ. He is a brother of Nicholas Spielberg, who was arrested for seducing fifteen-year-old Sarah Newman.
 It was claimed that Adolph Speilberg induced Max Rosenthal to give bonds for the release of his brother by fraudu- lently claiming to be the possessor of the necessary amount of property to in- demnify Rosenthal in case the bonds were forfeited. Nicholas forfeited the bonds of $500, and his brother was ar rested on a fraud writ. Habeas corpus proceedings were instituted, and after Judge Studley had heard the case he, late yesterday afternoon ordered Spiel berg's release from custody.
 ANsoNIA CASE.
 In the common pleas court late yes- terday afternoon the jury, which has been hearing the suit of Lewis D. Cook, to recover $1, ,O0O from the town of Anso- mia because of damage to his property by change of grade, Judge Hotchkiss was on the bench, and the jury awarded the plaintiff $2O0 damages. After the verdict had been announced Judge Munger gave notice of an intended ap- peal to the supreme court of errors.
 DERBY CASE.
 In the same court Judge Studley rem dered a decision in the foreclosure suit of Smith Brothers of this city against John M Fitzgerald of Derby. By the decision the plaintiffs are award ed $254.55.
 PROPERTY ATTACHED.
 Property belonging to Frederick T. Scanlon was attached yesterday in a suit brought by the Treat & Shepard company to recover a small debt The suit is returnable to the city court.
 JUDGE WHEELER BETTER.
 It is expected that Judge Ralph Wheeler, who has been sick, will pre- side over the superior court, civil side, to-day, as Clerk Anketell has heard nothing to the contrary. The court will come in with jury.
 LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE CASE ' The remonstrance of the Law and Order league against granting liquor license to T. J. Coffee of View street, which was to have been argued before the county commissioners to-day has been postponed until February 1, at the request of the Law and Order league. In the probate court yesterday Sam uel Goodman. the Chapel street jeweler, filed a voluntary assignment, naming Samuel Kirby as trustee A hearing on | the latter's appointment will be held l next Tuesday. The assets are said to be equal in amount with the liabilities, 4 ranging in the neIghborhood of s20, 900, \ and it is the intention of MT. Goodman I to make a compromise with his credi- | tors, probably at the rate of 75 per cent. Accountants are now at work prepar- ing a statement for the creditors. Thel general stagnation of business is the prime cause for MT. Goodman's condi- | ton, and 1t is most natural that in these | times those in the jewelry trade are the first to suffer.