The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-10

signed by himself and Mary Il. Hunt
ington, which latter signature Hunting
ton claimed was his wife's.
Lawyer Isaac Wolfe testified that he
was present when the deed was given,
and heard Huntington say that the sig
nature was that of his Wife.
Huntington then took the stand and
said that the signature was not that
of his wife, but was signed by him
self. In regard to the dispositions he
said that Lawyer #. M, Morrison of
Worcester, who claimed TO represent
him, came to him in Montreal and
threatened him with arrest. Morrison,
he said, compelled him to sign depo-
sition in which he (Morrison) suggest
ed the answers to the questions. Hunt
ington further said that Morrison
frightened him into paying him $3.50
and also got 5000 from Huntington's
daughter, which was in the bank in
the city, claiming that he wanted 1t
to use in defending in a suit for divorce
brought by Huntington. Huntington
has letters which show that all this
time Morrison was representing Mrs.
Huntington in the divorce suit.
Morrison was in court yesterday
morning, taking notes of the trial, but
left afterwards, saying he was going 10
put the case in the hands of the dis
trict attorney.
Judge York has laid the matter be-
fore State Attorney Williams.
Huntington was bound over to the
superior court yesterday morning under
$1,000 bonds.
HURD'S ARSON CASE NNOLLED.
State Attorney Williams yesterday
morning entered nolle In the arson
case against Henry Hurd of Hamden.
Hurd was accused of setting fire to a
| building belonging to Esther F. Law
renee of Hamden for the purpose OF de-
| frauding her The fire; was alleged to
have been set on September 81, 1895.
/ The evidence was not sufficient for con-
viction and the nolle was entered.
| SIXTY DAYS FOR ASSAULT.
| Peter Brady was tried in the city
court yesterday morning for assault on
Rose Brady, his wife. Mrs, Brady
claimed that her husband was always
drinking and had paid nothing into the
| family treasury for the past year.
Brady next took the stand and started
in by saying: "The police court is a
| very -)OUI pldCt " DllllS lelilAiiy
fairs" He acknowledged, however,
that he struck his wife. Sixty days
said the Judge. Sixty days" mourn
fully echoed the prisoner, as he went
back to the pen.
! JOHN SOUTHWORTH GIVEN THIR-
TY DAYS.
| In the city court yesterday morning
| John Southworth pleaded not guilty to
the charge of vagrancy. Officer Coon
1 ey testified that the man had no work
| and had been loafing about Morris
| street for the past two months. South
worth has home in Illinois, and when
, asked where he lived in this city he re-
piled Most anywhere He was CIV
en- thirty days in jail.
/ ROBBINS AI,i VF5D TO GO.
The tramp case against Philip Rob-
bins of Meriden was nolled yesterday.
Mr.. Williams told Robbins, who is a
mere boy, that while nolle was enter
ed on account of his youth he was not
to go to sleep in freight cars again.
i Robbins, with four or five others, was
caught occupying the cars of the rail-
road company recently and all of them
| were arrested and charged with being
tramps.
MORRIS GOT THREE YEARS.
The trial of Charles Morris, a Meri-
den Italian, was also up yesterday. He
was charged with an assault with in
tent to murder. The assault occurred
early last Sunday morning in Meriden
upon Joseph Brigouchi fellow coun-
tryrnan. He used lead pipe to club
Brigouchi with.
Morris was sentenced to three years
in state prison 1t came out at the
trial that he had been in prison for a
similar offense before
ASSAULTED HIS WIFE.
Morris Klegerman was yesterday
tried for assault upon his wife and aft
ter few minutes discussion The case
was continued until to-day
TO RECOVER A BILL.
The Elm City Manufacturing com
pany of State street yesterday brought
suit drought its attorney, Benjamin
Slade, against Samuel lack, the Grand
avenue confectionery and cigar dealer
to recover SITS, the amount of a bill
of goods bought and delivered.