The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-20
city Court-Criminal side-Judge Callahan.
William Kennedy, burglary, contin-
ued to April l; Rebecca Sheehan,
drunkenness, nolle.
THE SEYMOUR SCHOOL CASE.

THE SEYMOUR SCHOOL CASE.
When the superior court adjourned
yesterday afternoon a dense crowd of
Seymour people poured out of the court
building into Church street, surprising
the natives and causing many inquiries
as to the occasion which has brought
so many out of town folks here. Sey-
mour was certainly well represented at
the whipping case, including the fair
sex.
The case is that in which Edgar G..
Stiles of the Seymour high school is
defendant, rs hitherto mentioned. He
is charged with giving one slap on a
boys face, having caused that boy great
and permanent injury The plaintiff Is
Martin A. Holden of Seymour, who was
pupil in room In Mr. Stiles school.
One thousand dollars damages are
claimed for the slap.
The defense began yesterday and the
first witness was Grand Juror Buckley
of Seymour He testified that Martin
A Holden, the boy, came into his store
two days after the slapping took place
swearing as usual" according to the
language of the witness. Mr.. Buckley
being grand juror and wanting to
make a dollar or two whenever he
could legitimately looked at the boys
face to see if he had been badly hurt.
He saw no marks, he said, about the
face or eye. and therefore found no
ground for a prosecution.
Frank H. Cooper, clerk in drug
store in Seymour, testified that he saw
Holden few days after he was punish
ed, and at that time his face was not
swollen or discolored, as the boy claimed
that 1t was
The defendant has a large number of
witnesses who will testify to his good
character and forbearance with unruIy
scholars and also about the Holden
boys condition after he was whipped.
THE WRITTEN CASE.
Attorney Penney of this city, who is
counsel for DIR, Written, said yesterday
morning he had heard nothing yet about
Governor Collins decision. He was of
the opinion that his client would have
to stand trial, and he is busy looking
up evidence for his side of the case at
present.
DR.. Written was in town yesterday
consulting with his counsel
CONTEST OVER A WILL.
The will Of Patrick Tiernan, who died
a few weeks ago at his home, 11S Day
street. Is to be contested by his daugh-
ter, Mary Cleary of 104 Day street The
estate is valued at $4,000 The will be
queathed two-thirds of the property to
Annie, an unmarried daughter, and one
third to two sons.
Mrs. Cleary was disinherited. Attor-
ney Clerkin, her counsel will take the
case to the superior court. He will al
lege that undue influence was used on
the testator.
HIS BONDSMAN SETTLES.
Max Rosenthal who was surety on the
$500 bond which Nicholas S. Spielberg
the Russian law student, forfeited, has
settled with City Attorney Fox, paying
a sufficient amount to cover all the
costs In the proceedings.
William O'Keefe, jr,, was appointed |
trustee on the estate of William a. |
Taylor in the place of Joseph f. Tay-
lor William A. Taylor became insol- |
vent some time ago and Joseph e. Tay-
lor was appointed trustee OF tho estate |
Upon application of the creditors Trus- |
tee Taylor was removed and Mi |
O'Keefe was appointed at tho request |
Of Attorney r. Fl. Tyner counsel for
the creditors.