The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-22
Court Notes.

Charles A. Jackson, colored, was be- fore Judge Dow in the city court yes terday morning charged with crime the penalty for which is from four to seven summers at Wethersfield. The complainant against him was Marcus A. Hanson, good looking Swede, who charges him with assault and highway robbery
 Hanson positively identified Jackson, who was apprehended from the de- scription furnished Jackson pleaded not guilty. and asked for counsel The case was continued until December "A. and the prisoner was held on a bond of $500 The name of Jackson's com panion is unknown, and 1t is thought that he has left the city.
 STOLE A HARNESS.
 Alfred Brown was fined S5 and sen fenced to twenty days in jail by Judge Dow in the city court yesterday morn ing for theft of a harness from Nathan Uplinsky of Oak street. Brown at first pleaded guilty, but changed to not guilty after Attorney Fitzgerald was called into the case The accused explained that he did not intend to steal the harness, but took 1t away for repairs. He owed Uplnsky some money, and thought he could lquidate in that way. He appealed under $150 bonds.
 CHARGED WITH EM LE,NfElNT.
 The case of Harry L. Weiss of 15 Fair street charged with embezzle- ment, was continued until Thursday by request of counsel Weiss was up to the last few years a we'll to-do builder. Last summer he had tae contract for l a building in Howard avenue. He failed and became insolvent. On Aug ust Weiss went to Samuel Dreamer, of Dreamer & Sons who had the contract for painting the building and asked him for a loan of $15. Dreamer said he had nothing about him but a check for $l00, which he had just received | He told Weiss tllat he could go to the bank, get the check cashed, and return the money, and that then he would l lend him the S15
 1 Weiss went to the bank, accompanied 1 by Dre1ners young son. After getting i the $100 at the bank they visited sev- eral saloons at Weiss bidding, Then l Weiss told young Dreamer that the lat l ter was too drunk to see his father, and that he would call around with | the money the next day. Weiss not | only did not call with the money the l next day, but has neglected to do so ! ever since
 FINED AND JAILED FOR THEFT. i John A, Began, who was arrested l Saturday for theft of an overcoat from the room of William Cary at 149 Wal lace street was in the city court yes ! terday Sergeant Dennehy recovered the coat at Jacobsky's pawn shop at | 5S George street and in the city court yesterday morning the proprietor iden- | tified Began as the man he gave $1 for 1t. Began testified that he never saw the coat. Judge Dow fined him S7 and gave him jail sentence of thirty days.
 HEARING POSTPONED.
 The hearing which was to have been | held yesterday upon the application for an examination of the officers, stock l holders and others connected with the Beach Warp company relative to the 1 disposition of some of the property,
 was postponed until next Monday.
 A FRIENDLY DIFFERENCE. l Michael Cavanaugh and John Guth- 1 rie, who were arrested on Grand ave- nue Saturday night charged with as sault upon each other, were fined $9 by
 Judge Dow.
 RESISTED AN OFFICER. Michael Fitzgerald of East Haven tried to help Patrick Ryan on Grand
 avenue car Saturday night just before
 Ryan was arrested for drunkenness by Patrolmen Mack and Wright. Fitzger- aid thought this proceeding too sum- mary and attacked Officer Wright, and | the latter had to use his locust. F'itz- | gerald was fined $3 for resisting an | officer.
 VAGRANCY CHARGES.
 Dennis Mccarthy was sent to jail for
 sixty days for vagrancy. Charles D. Harris escaped on the same charge by promising to leave the city.
 AGENT, DnurUIrD'S wnnL