The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-21


James Mccarthy was arrested yester-
day morning by Sergeant McGrath for
theft Mccarthy is one of the street.
cleaning gang and last week when he
went for his pay, which amounted to
81, he answered to another mans name
and received an envelope containing
$11. AS soon as City Auditor Brown
found his mistake he called up McCar-
thy and told him to return the extra
$4 which he had received. This Nc
Carthy could not do, as he had already
spent it. The city auditor then swore
out warrant for his arrest. The case
will probably be tried to-day.
BOUND OVER FOR ARSON-WES'r
HAVEN.
George Smith and William Beach
were bound over to the superior court
on a charge of arson in the West Ha-
ven borough court yesterday. Both
men are residents OF West Haven, and
they are accused of setting fire to a
barn on the Hall property last June.
Mrs. Lyman T. Hotchkiss, witness for
the state was taken i'll in court yester-
day morning and was carried home.
Her husband and another witness nam
ed Wohlrobie testified to seeing the
men near the barn on the night of the
fire Attorneys G. S. Hamilton and J.
P. Goodhart appeared for the accused,
but put in no defense. Attorney G. K.
Bush prosecuted.
THIRTY DAYS FOR BREACH OF
THE PEACE.
William J. Mccarthy, charged with
breach of the peace and throwing
stones, was fined yesterday So for the
first and IS for the second offense. The
default of payment Mccarthy was sent
to Jail for thirty days.
SUED FOR WAGES AND A NOTE.
Suit was brought yesterday against
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Booking, owner of
the Boeckling Brothers bakery on the
corner Of Ashmun and Bristol streets.
by David Corn, a baker, through his
counsel, R. Fl. Tyner. Property was
attached which Mrs Blocking recently
transferred to her daughter, Mary Ann
Rocking. The suit is for $500 for ser
vices in the bakery and on note Con-
stable Gilbert, who had a writ against
Mrs. Bookings sons Saturday, had
long chase after two barrels OF flour
which he wanted to attach.
WAREHOUSES; PROPERTY Al
TACHED.
Yesterday afternoon James Lord
brought a suit Of attachment against
Hyman weinhouse, real estate agent,
for $780, The attachment is on prop
erty on Webster and York streets.
The Mt. Carmel Bolt company have
also placed an attachment to the
amount Of $50 on the Webster street
property.
DAVIS CASE CONTINUED.
The case against Peter Davis, charg-
ed with the theft of s17.60 from Peter
Korgon, his roommate, was yesterday
continued until to-day to get wit
nesses.
GRADY'S CASE NOLLED.
Dennis Grady of 48 Haven street was
in the city court yesterday morning
charged with assault upon Patrick
O'Farrell of East street in Patrick
Mortelrs saloon last Saturday night.
O'Farrell was the only witness who
appeared against Grady. After O'Far-
relrs testimony Assistant City Attor-
ney Bristol said that the police had
no right to arrest a man and hold him
Win only one WlLile5S against I'LL dllu
so nolled the case.
ANOTHER CASE NOLLED.
The case against Peter L. Brown,
representing the Hartford Portrait and
Frame company, who was charged
with obtaining money by false pre-
lenses from Mrs. Mary Conway of 799
Grand avenue, was nolled yesterday,
Judge Studley finding that accusation
of false pretenses could not be main
tanned when there was only promise.
False pretenses, he claimed, were
properly chargeable only where there
was an existing thing. The charge,
under the circumstances, should have
been breach Of contract which is ac-
tionable through civil but not GRIM
inal process.
NOTES.
Peter Davis was arrested Sunday for
theft and yesterday morning his case
was continued until the Dist.
William Mccarthy, a youth, was
yesterday fined So for assaulting a
newsboy and SIS for assaulting Kate
Ryan, a little girl living on Factory
street. Both cases were continued I'M
til August 10 for payment of the fines
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