The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-01
Court Notes.

SOoAt NNosSS'
 The property of D. w. Cooper of this city and of Zenas w. Cooper of Wind- sor has been attached by Constable Shields for $1,OO0 in suit brought by Lyden E. DeForest of this city. The suit is on note made on June f. origin ally for $1,200, by Zenas Cooper and en- dorsed by E. w. Cooper. There is now due on the note $500. The money was used, so it was alleged, for the pur- chase of livery stable in Windsor.
 SUIT AGAINST THE CITY.
 City Clerk Lyon has been served with papers in suit brought against the city by John $. Mead of Bridgeport, Joseph H. and Martin Mead of Brook lyn, N. Y. The suit is an appeal from a layout of the extension of Ellsworth avenue as adopted by the court of com- mon council on August 19, The plain tiffs have filed their appeal papers within the thirty days allowed by law.
 The allegations are that the plain tiffs have fifty acres of land bounded on two sides by Crescent and Goffe streets, that the city has ordered an extension of the street. The city has assessed the benefits and damages equal whereas the plaintiffs claim that they have been damaged to the extent of $3,000. They claim that the board of public works never notified them of any hearing before that body upon the adoption of the layout as the charter requires, and further that that board never gave them any hearing such as they should have been allowed.
 They ask that the pretended layout be vacated because there is no public benefit and also because they have not been compensated, and further that the city be enjoined from working or using the highway and that if this is not done that the plaintiffs be allowed $3,000 damages.
 PUTTING SIGNS ON COLUMBUS.
 D. S. Innirie of Brooklyn was in court yesterday, charged with the theft of signs from G. D. Favorid's drug store, GA Chapel street. The case was con- tinued until tomorrow, bonds being furnished. Imirie was arrested by Off, cer Roach and when caught was at tempting to affix the stolen signs to the Columbus statue on the lower green.
 THEFT ON TWO COUNTS.
 Peter H. Mokowski of Westville, who was arrested Saturday night, charged with theft on two counts, was before Judge Dow yesterday morning. He confessed the theft and said that he intended to return the stolen articles later. Judge Dow fined him S3 and gave him fifteen days in jail for the fiy7cf md cR xxrith jptx 5ou i,, jail for the second count.
 SHERIDAN HELD UNDER BONDS.
 Frank Sheridan, arrested by Detec- tive Sergeant Dennehy last Tuesday, charged with assault with intent to murder Forrest Smith of Bethany, March 2S, was tried in Hamden town hall before Justice George Clark.
 Smith was the first witness He came into court on crutches, which he has used ever since he was assaulted.
 Atorneys Clerkin & McNamara of this city, who represented the accused tried to show that Smith did not have $150 on the night of the assault but Milkman Cook testified that he gave him $45 that evening, and that he pur- chased $3,5O0 worth of milk from him B year.
 Sheridan was held for the superior court under $1,500 bonds.
 BROKE THE SUNDAY LAW.
 James Doyle and Edward Murphy who were caught by the police in Dan- ieI Lawlor's saloon at the corner o1 Monroe and Pine streets Sunday even. ing, paid $3 and S5.42 costs each yester. day morning.
 The cases against Patrick Ward James H. Smith, jr.. William J. Davey Thomas Dorsey John H. Gunyon Francis P. Lynch, and John Hurley who were caught in J. B. Smiths sa loon at 177 Putnam street by Police men Hyde Marlowe, Cooney and Law ton Sunday, were continued until Sep tember g. Smith and Lawlor will b' arrested charged with violation of tht liquor law.