The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-10
WOMAN WAS NATURALIZED
UNUSUAL PROCEEDING IN THE COM
MON PLEAS COURT.

Mrs. Andrew Morehead Took the Oath of
Allegiance and was Made ii school Voter
win Test the Bounty Law-Town of
New Haven Sned--Other Court News.
An unusual proceeding took place in
the common pleas court yesterday after
noon, when Frederick L. Averill, the
clerk OF the court, administered the
oath of allegiance to a woman, who was
by this act made a citizen of the United
States. The woman was Mrs. Ellen
Morehead wife of Andrew Morehead,
the tea merchant Of State street
The oath of allegiance was taken by
Mrs. Morehead in order to enable her
to become an eleotor at the approaching
school election. Her husband, not be-
ing an elector in this country, Mrs.
Morehead was obliged to become natu-
ralized in order to take the electors
oath. The law is that a woman who is
twenty-one years of age can vote at
school elections. provided she can read
and, If married, that her husband is a
voter
Mr. Morehead, although he has been
a resident of this country for a number
of years, has never yet become voter
as he has conscientious scruples against
forswearing his oath of allegiance to
| Queen Victoria. After Mrs. Morehead
had received her naturalization papers
she took them up to Town Clerk Breth-
auer and Immediately took the electors
oath. 1t is said that Mrs. Morehead is
| the first woman in New Haven and
probably in the state to take out natu-
ralfzation papers.
During the day about twenty-five 9TH
er women were made electors by Town
Clerk Brethauer
TO TEST THE BOUNTY LAW.
Attorneys Deming and futile, in the
| interests of Andrew j. Barnes, of Gosh
en-, formerly of this city, brought suit
against the town of New Haven to re-
cover a bounty of 5000 which. with ac-
crued interest, now amounts to about
81, 200. The case is returnable to the
September term of the superior court.
The suit is a friendly one and is brought
to have the highest courts in the state
decide whether or not the act is con-
stitutional, whether interest shall be
allowed the claimants, and, If so, how
| it is to be computed.
In the probate court yesterday Judge
Cleave1and heard the continued case
against Mary O'Brien for appointment
of a conservation on the ground that she
was dipsomaniac. An application was
made to have Stanley G. Canning an
pointed conservator, but the application
was withdrawn and no conservator was
| appointed.
Before United States Commissioner
Wright yesterday Jacob Herwich was
given a hearing on the charge of open
ing letters sent to Max Rosoff and was
discharged.
City Criminal Side--Judge Gable.
Giovanni Frankie, non-support, guilty,
appealed; James r. Cook, theft, contin-
ued to September 80; same, reform
school complaint, same; James f. Deg
nan, same, same; Joel r. Kilday, same.
same; Simon Phillips, same, same;
Isaac Stetson, Frank B. Steel and Her
4 bert r. Kelt, criminal libel, continued
to September IL; Andrew Houlihan,
breach of the peace nolle; same, drunk,
S. fine $7.06 costs; Lawrence Corcoran,
/ drunk, s7.S8 costs 80 days in Jail: Ida
Taylor, theft, continued to September
II; luigi opposite, theft, Judgment sus-
pended; Arcangelo Volande lottery,
continued to September II; Henry w
Burger, breach of the peace, continued
to September 10; Lees Hague, Richard
Skelly and Michael Sullivan, being
found in saloon on Sunday, continued
to September IL; Dominick De Bossio,
lottery, continued to September ~; Rob
ert w. Disbrow, violation of city ordi-
nance. nolled on payment of 1924 costs;
Theodore Fegmire. trespass on railroad
ears, Judgment suspended; William w.
Dodge, breach of the peace and drunk,
continued to September 10; Henry
Hur1, non-support, continued to Sep
tember u.