The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-02

with having stolen $500 worth of brass
from the Consolidated road, and when
the officers saw he was in the gang
they determined to let John go for the
present and nab George at any cost,
But the zirkels were wide awake. and
when Dunn and Gallagher swooped
down on them George skipped. Ser
geant Dunn started to give chase, and
was tripped by Abraham, When he
recovered from the fall George was out
of sight. Yesterday morning they tes-
tilted that the officers flashed revolvers
at them, and at first were afraid they
had been held up by robbers. Abraham
denied tripping Sergeant Dunn.
CASE CONTINUED.
| The case of James Clancy for VIC
lation of the liquor law was continued
until December 8.
THEY WE'RE ALLOWED TO GO.
Patrick Morris was allowed his lib
erty, his case being nolled. He was
charged with breach of the peace
against his wife.
Walter Dorman, Samuel Baltaxa,
Willie Terpenning, Herman Terpen-
ming and Homer Like We're also allow
ed to go at liberty. They were under
arrest on reform school complaints,
and had been on good behavior proba-
ton. They have behaved we'll and
were allowed to go,
TWO FIGHTS.
| Charles Reuter- and Edmund Wells of
( Fair Haven were fined 81 each for
breach Of the peace Wells had a black
eye as result of the fracas.
! Nicolo MARITIME of Fair street was ar
rested Monday night charged with as
saulting Cogiano Fortunate, 1t is al
legged that Fortunate and his wife
pitched into MARITIME with knives at the
corner of Brewery and Wooster streets.
| No one was cut as far as the police
know. The case will be tried to-day.
| Elijah Valentine, a cook, was before
Judge Dow in the city court yesterday
morning on double charge of burg
larry and theft, 1t is alleged that on
the afternoon of September 26 Valentine
forced open the door leading to the
| apartments of Mrs. Della Bangs, at the
corner of Orchard and Charles streets,
and took gold watch and chain and
sum of money.
He was charged with theft from Will
| liam Effort of orchard street. Mr.. Eff
| fort missed $40 after a visit of Valen-
tine.
| In his own behalf Valentine said he
had been in New Haven four months
before September 26. He had looked all
over for work, but could not find it.
/ Upon receiving word of job in Wor-
cester he decided to return there. He
had no money, and to raise enough for
his fare he took Mrs. Bangs watch
and pawned it. AS for the theft of $40
! from Mr. Effort he knew nothing about
such thing. Mr.. Effort had tried to
| get him work, and Valentine said he
would be the last one to steal from
| him.
SUES JOHN DOOLITTLE.
Yesterday afternoon Deputy Sheriff
H. P. Spiegel served garnishee pro-
cess upon City Clerk Lyon. He gar
nisheed money in the possession offthe
city clerk and Duet John A. Doolittle,
the police commissioner. The plaintiff
in the suit is the Central New England
Brick Exchange This company claims
81, 439 from Doolittle.
| UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
LAW
| Judge Townsend has ordered Max
Heinrich to make his complaint against
the Hartford Times more specific. The
suit is for libel and he claims $4,000
damages Judge Townsend in making
the order said: IT understand that the
rule in the circuit court, in accordance
with the decided preponderance Of au-
thority, requires that, under such an al
legation, the names of the persons,
who, on account of such libel. declined
to employ the plaintiff, should be Civ
en-; otherwise the, plaintiff will be con-
, fined to proof of general damages at
the trial"
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