The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-15
COURr RECOKn.
Superior Court-CIyil side-Judge shum.

from his wife, Annie Finch, yesterday, on the ground of adultery. They were married in August 12, 1891. The defend ant was convicted in January, 1895, in the superior court of adultery.
 The second case was that of Frances F. B. Battin asking for divorce from her husband, Henry T. Battin, on the same ground as the preceding case.
 The divorce was granted and the cus- tody of three minor children was grant ed the petitioner. The Battins were married September, 1883.
 Ida c. Ross of Meriden was granted a divorce from Edward J. Ross on the ground of desertion., The marriage took place on April 2S, 1892, The divorce was granted and the petitioners name was changed to Ida c. Dunlap.
 Isabelle R. Rockwell of Meriden ap- peared before the court, asking for divorce from Austin L. Rockwell on the ground of desertion. The petition was granted. The parties were married Jan uary "A, 1883. The evidence showed that Rockwell has not contribute to the sup port of his wife for six years.
 Lucille Madison was divorced from William r. Madison and her name was changed to Lucille Walker. The parties were married August 12, 1888.
 James s. Taylor was granted a di- vorce from Clara Taylor on the ground of assertion. They were married April 12, 1888.
 CHANGED HIS NAME.
 Bernard Kanevsly, the clothing dealer at 134 Court street appeared before the ] court and asked that his name be changed to Bernard Kane The petition was granted Attorney Lynch of Lynch &: Doroff appeared for the petitioner.
 The suit of Marx Tabor of Titusville, Pa, against A. F. Woods Sons, drug gists of this city, for $10,00o damages on the ground that his brother was killed by being given aconite at that firms drug store, instead of cholera mixture, came up in the superior court yesterday on a motion for default in failure to file answer to the complaint. Judge ShumWay passed an order that an answer should be filed within a weeks time or the case defaulted to the plaintiff. Judge Blydenburgh is counsel for the defense.
 TO RECOVER THE NOTES.
 In the superior court yesterday Judge Shumway passed an order granting judgment for the plaintiff to recover two notes of $1,000 an $1,570 in the suit of John W. Bristol of this city against John Murdoch of Hard Times, Tensas Parish, La. The notes were originally given by the defendant to Dora L. Murdoch in 1891 and MT. Bris- tol came into the possession of them several months ago.
 DEPENDANT SUSTAINED.
 Judge Townsend yesterday handed down a decision for the defendant in the suit for infringement of patent brought by Orson s. Platt of New York against the Bryant Electric company of Bridgeport The decision dismissed the bill for infringement The criminal term of the United States court, which will open in this city February %, will proba ply immediately adjourn, there be- ing no important eases ready for trial.
 AGAINST THE SCHOOL VISITOR.
 Quo warranto proceedings were brought in the superior court yesterday against pr. Walter Zink of Branford to compel him to show by what author ity he is acting as school visitor of the town. The suit is the result of a lively school row in Branford
 JUDGMENT GRANTED. 1 A Judgment of foreclosure was grant, ed yesterday in the superior court to Goodwin & Son of Waterbury against James Yates of Watertown. The fore closed property is in Watertown and the mortgage is for $1,0O0.
 MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL
 The motion for new trial for yer dict against evidence filed by George B. Bunnell and George C. Peterson in ex-Deputy Sheriff Ransom Chatfields suit was continued until next Friday by Judge Shumway yesterday morning. Sheriff Chatfield was awarded S700 dam ages against the defendants and ex- Judge Harrison, their counsel, at once gave notice that he should ask for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence.
 THE MOTION GRANTED.
 The motion filed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
 
 plaint stricken out in the suit brought against them by Henry Bristol was granted yesterday morning by Judge 1 Shumway The clause in question is one in which it was alleged that the railroad company were common carri- CTS of passengers and freight. Suit was brought by Henry Bristol of Wal lingford for $6,000 damages because of the fact that he was injured by being run over by train. Srhe railroad com pany contends that it makes no differ ence in the case in question whether they were common carriers or not. Bris- tol was unloading coal when he was run over and was not a passenger.
 A MOTION FOR CORRECTION. 1 A motion was made before Judge Shumway in the superior court yester- day afternoon for an order to correct the stenographer's notice in the case of c. T. Huntington against s. A. York. An exception, given in a low tone, had been noted by the stenographer, which counsel on the other side did not hear, and they want it stricken off.
 ARGUMENT ON A DEMURRER.
 Argument on a demurrer to the an- swer of defendant in the case of the Yale Gas Stove company against John T. Foley occupied the short calendar session of the superior court almost the entire forenoon yesterday. Attorneys