The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-01
WITNESS WAS NOT PRESENT
HIS ABSENCE CAUSED ADJO 0RN-
 MENT OF SUPERIOR COURT.

HIS ABSENCE CAUSED ADJO URN-
 MENT OF SUPERIOR COURT. | Progress of the Evers-PTatt Suit-Wttness
 WiIIoughby Sued For Debt-His Sudden
 Departure From the Court Room-United
 States Court Adjourned to March @@.
 In the superior court, civil side, yes
 terday before Judge Wheeler the suit
 of the Evers Costume company of New
 York against Thomas R. Pratt of this city to recover $5, ,O0O alleged to be due for costumes furnished to Pratt's the atrical company was resumed. An un- usual feature of the trial was the suit brought against Dillon C. Willoughby, one of the witnesses for the plaintiff, to recover on a note for $500 held by the defendant. Willoughby was manager for Pratt, who loaned him $500. After the notice of the suit had been served on him Willoughby left the court room and was not again seen during the trial.
 NAbout o'clock yesterday afternoon all the testimony had been introduced for the plaintiff except that of Witness Willoughby. The witness was called by Attorney J. Birney Futile, counsel for the plaintiff, but the witness failed to respond. A search was instituted, but the missing witness could not be found. Attorney Futile thereupon re- quested the court to issue a capias for Willoughby, as he had been regularly subpoenaed.
 Ex-Judge York, counsel for Pratt, asked who had served the subpoena on Willoughby and was told that it had been served by Attorney Wynne as a disinterested person. To this ex-Judge York replied that Wynne was not a dislnterested person, but was on the other hand one of the attorneys for the plaintiff.
 Judge Wheeler held that the point was we'll taken and ordered that an- other subpoena be issued. This was done and the paper given to Frederick R. Bissell to serve. The latter return ed after a short time and announced that he had been unable to find Will loughby, after which the court adjourn ed until Monday morning. It is sup posed that Wiloughby has left the city. UNITED STATES COURT AD-
 JoURNS.
 The United States district court, | which has been in session in this city | since Tuesday, adjourned yesterday un- til March 21 at 10 o'clock. The cases | against the three Bridgeport counter | Henry Oliver, James McGuire | and Frank Brown, alias George Allen, | which had been set down for trial yes | terday, were continued until March 22. | There was nothing for the petit jurors | to attend to this time and they were | dismissed until the Fist.
 City COurt-Criminal Side-Judge Cable.
 Wolf Alderman. Petrio Scitano and Rosario Scitano, violation of junk law, continued until March 1; James DolaE, breach of peace, $1O fine, $11.15 costs; John Roach, breach of peace, nolle; James Brady, breach of peace, $5 fine, SS.52 costs; Joseph Gillon, breach of peace, $5 fine, $S.52 costs; James Calf ney, breach of peace, judgment sus- pended; Martin Mccarthy, breach of peace, nolle; Henry Du Paul, breach of peace, nolle; Joseph Cummings, breach of peace, nolle; Maurice Callahan and Patrick Mcclure, breach of peace, 1olle; Frank Armine, receiving stolen goods. bound over to superior court lnder $500 bonds; Richard II. Williams continued until March 2; Thomas E. Sheridan, non-support, lolle; Judson I. Hayes, non-support, continued until April 1; Thomas Horan, nolle; Alonzo G. Averill, abandoning wife, bound over to su- oerior court under $500 bonds; Martin oonnelly, begging, judgment suspended; Mary Moran, keeping house of i'll fame, Ethel Brown, alias Gordon, and Flor ,nce Clark, residing in house of i'll anne, continued until March 2; Michael ;hanley, violation of liquor law, con- inued until March 5; John Sullivan, eform school complaint, continued Intil April 1; John Moran, reform chool complaint, discharged; Edward ! Quigley, policy playing, continued lntil March 5; Henry Paul, breach of reace, thirty days in jail, $15 fine, . 6.24 costs; Harris Merles, breach of 'eace, continued until March 2; Joseph Thomas, breach of peace, $5 fine, $7SS