The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-09


Stringer Bellman found it necessary
to use his club and a physicon took
nine stitches in the wounds on Stria-
gers head.
Another charge was brought against
Stringer of being a common drunkard.
He was sent to Jail.
LIQUOR CASE CONTINUED.
The case of Mrs. Catherine Reynolds,
arrested for violating the liquor law at
her place, As Broad street, Sunday
night was up in court yesterday morn
ing, but it was continued until Satur-
day,
FOR ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD.
The case of Hans Harbonson of View
street, arrested Sunday evening for al
legged conspiracy to defraud his aunt,
Mrs, Hanson, came up in the city court
yesterday. A continuance was taken
until Friday. Mrs. Hanson claims that
she got along we'll enough until her
nephew began to plot to have her hus-
band out her from her house. Hanson
finally yielded and she claims her hus-
band ordered her from the house.
DISHES WERE THE WEAPONS.
Lizzie O'Neil testified against her
husband, Eugene O'Neil, in the city
court yesterday morning, charging him
with assaulting her Sunday at their
home in the rear of 81 Washington
street. She stated that since she had
him arrested for non-support last Win
ter her husband had been drinking and
becoming very abusive Yesterday
when he came in to dinner he had been
drinking, and instead of sitting down
to eat he threw nearly all the plates
from the table, launching two of the
dishes at her. Mrs. O'Neil stated that
she was severely injured in the back
where she was struck by heavy
plate.
O'Neil admitted having thrown two
plates at his wife. He was sentenced to
ten days In jail and fined $40.
THEY STOLE RIDES.
Thirteen men and boys were in court
yesterday, charged with trespass on the
railroad cars, Five of them were cap
tured early Sunday morning on trains
coming from Bridgeport to this city
which stopped at the Howard avenue
bridge. Five others were found sleep
ing in box cars in the railroad yard and
three were captured on trains Sunday
| night.
OF the ten captured Saturday night
| William H. Kelly, who has record in
court here, was fined SO; Daniel Mag
ner, Thomas Farrell, Alexander Hamil-
| ton, Thomas Kenney, Andrew Costello
and John c. Miller We're fined 81 each,
| and the cases of Eugene McKenna, Mi
chael Hoolihan and Benjamin Willis
| were continued until to-day and they
were warned to leave town.
| The cases of Philip Connolly and Leon
| c. Carter who We're arrested Sunday
night, were also continued with the
same warning. Walter w, Bowman
| claimed to be the son of railroad en-
| gineer who lives on Carlisle street and
| said he had been to see the circus in
| Bridgeport His case was continued on
| his good behavior
BOYS UP FOR FRAUD.
| Charles Prison and Arthur Atkins
were in court yesterday morning, the
| former charged with fraud and the lat
| ter with completely in it, Patrick Nor
| tell made the complaint against young
| Prison. He claims that Prison worked
| for him and after being discharged pro-
| cured dollars worth of meat and gro
| ceries at store in the annex, using his
| credit. Afterward he went to work for
| Fred Forbes of Morris Cove and the
latter claims that he stole s45 from him
and s21 from Mrs. Heck, a servant at
| the house. Pitson then ran away to
his former home in New Britain. In
| that town he fell in with Arthur Atkins
and they went to New York together,
where they spent much of the cash,
| When arrested at Belle dock at two
| o'clock yesterday morning Pitson
| claimed that his pocket has been pick
| ed of the remainder of his money.
| Officer Higgins found Prison and At
| kins under pile of lumber and arrest
| ed them The case came up in the city
| court Yesterday morning and was con-
| tinued.
| THE HANSEN CASE AGAIN.
| City Attorney Matthewman yesterday
| morning notified Amelia Mortensen,
wife of Hans Mortensen of No. 81 View
| street. that he had a warrant for her
arrest and ordered her to appear in
court Thursday with a bondsman to
answer to the charge of an attempt to
| inpoverish and to reduce to want and
| begeary her aunt, Mrs. Peter Hansen;
| also to answer to a charge of conspir-
| acv to wrest from Mrs. Hansen her
property at 80 View street, valued al
| $3,100.
| The woman's husband, Hans, was ar
rested Sunday night on the same charge
| and the case was continued until next
Thursday under $500 bonds. A warrant
| is out for Peter Hansen, charged with
conspiracy and support, but he has
skinned town and cannot be found.
FOR VIOLATING THE SUNDAY
| LAW
Thomas E. Twitchell, Louis A. Moeg-
| ling and Herman Speh were before
Judge Bryant in West Haven yesterday
morning for violating the Sunday liquor
! law. Their cases were continued until
! Thursday. Attorney j. P. Goodhart
appeared for Twitchell and Edwin S.
| Thomas for Speh.
Warrants were yesterday served on
| Proprietor John Cox of the Surf house
and Proprietor Burke of the Waverly
charging chem with violating the law
Sunday
1t is believed that other arrests will
| follow and there is something of pan
ic among the West Haven hotel keep
ers and keepers of restaurants. The
| cases were worked up by representa-
| tiyes of the Law and Order league.