The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-31
YESTERDAY IN Tue COURTS
RECEIYERS OF ASSETS or THE SHE.
iPAUG RAILROAD.

Ahe Apphcauoh Tor Ihcr appointment
Granted by Judge Subway Three Di-
yoro0s Granted Yesterday-Tho Hicks Di-
vorce Case Now on-Receiver of Derby
Company Discharged--Othe Notes.
Judge Shumway yesterday in the
short calendar session of the superior
court heard the application of the New
Haven and Derby Railroad company
for the appointment of a receiver over
| the assets of the old voting trust Of the
shepaug railroad, now deposited with
the Mercantile Trust company in New
York There was no opposition, and
the application was granted. The
Trust and Safe Deposit company of
New Haven was appointed 1t assumes
charge over ZIG shares of the Shepaug,
Litchfleld and Northern railroad, which
Is all that remains Of the original 1900
shares held by the voting trust. The
receiver has not yet furnished bonds
THREE DIVORCES GRANTED.
Louisa X. Velter was yesterday sep
arated from Emil H. Velter, to whom
she was married in 1878. The ground
was intemperance, and the plaintiff
was granted the custody Of two minor
children.
Frederick Shenck was divorced from
Martha Shenck on the ground of inf
deity. They were married August q,
1892.
Nellie F. Judd was divorced from Ar
thur Judd on the ground of desertion
and her name was changed to Hobbs
They Were married December 81, 1885.
HICKS DIVORCE CASE.
The divorce case of Isabellt Hicks
of this city against Radcliffe Hicks of
Tolland came up yesterday morning
before Judge Shumway at the short
calendar session of the superior court
upon question of the jurisdiction of
this court
Mr.. Hicks counsel recently filed a
motion, asking the court to dismiss the
application of his wife upon the ground
that this court had no jurisdiction in
the case The claims set up were that
Mr. Hicks had never been served with
the papers in the case; that he was
not a resident of New Haven county,
and that Mrs Hicks had not resided
within the state of Connecticut for
= w years before bringing the appli-
cation.
x-Judge Harrison entered demur-
rer to this motion to dismiss, setting
IN that the motion was in reality plea
in abatement and that the time for
filing such a plea had expired Judge
Harrison and Attorney Stoddard of
Bridgeport argued their respective
claims, and Judge Shumway took the
papers and reserved his decision.
FORECLOSURE JUDGMENT.
At the short calendar session of the
superior court yesterday morning
Judgment of foreclosure was granted in
the oaea a. sarah phinney against Ed
ward C. Lane of Wallingford, The
mortgage is for 81, 800, and on property
in Wallingford.
THE RECEIVER DISCHARGED.
Judge Shumway yesterday passed an
order discharging Enos S. Bristol as re-
ceiver over the Derby Building and
Loan company, and winding - the at
fairs of the company. Ex-Judge Hen
nv Stoddard stated to the court that
a previous report Of the receiver had
contained to or three clerical errors
in regard to dates and amount OF divi-
dend. The dividend actually ordered
amounted to 3o,s13.96, instead OF $50
e1S. The receiver now has on hand
1918. liz. which he wishes to apply on
the dividend All of the. orders We're
passed
ARGUMENTS POSTPONED.
The arguments on the motion for q
writ of peremptory mandarnus TO com
pel the city to proceed at once with the
| work of building the bridge over the
| New York, New Haven and Hartford
tracks on East Chapel street yesterday
were postponed for one week on &C
count of the necessary absence OF cor
| poration Counsel Ely.
APPRAISERS APPOINTED,
Myron r. Durham and Andrew f
wiley were yesterday appointed ap-
praisers on the stock of the Schorei
company on State street, for which
receiver was recently appointed,
/ NAME OF COMPANY CHANGED.
The name of the e. c. Bennett com.
pany was yesterday changed by order
| Of the court to the Veru Bicycle ano
i Rubber company.