The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
DECISIONS BY JUDGE TOWNsEND
 IN UNITED STATES COURT.

J. k, Macauley Loses in His Suit Against s. l.. and N. k. R-Insolvenoy of Frank M. Geiger-Probate News-Robbers of E. E. Nichols Grocery Caught.
 Judge Townsend of the United States court yesterday handed down an opin- ion granting an injunction restraining Faul Schulze-B Berge Victor Koechl and August Mortwus of Brooklyn from making rosaniline dye. The plaintiff is Read Holiday & Sons of New York, An accounting is also granted in the decision.
 AN INJUNCTION ASKED FOR.
 Judge Townsend yesterday heard the case of the New Departure Bell com pany of Bristol against the N. H. Hill company of Easthampton, The plain tiff asks for an injunction to restrain the defendants from making a bicycle bell similar to those formerly made by the plaintiff as clock bells.
 DECISION AGAINST MIR. MACAU- LEY.
 In the United States District court yesterday afternoon Judge William K. | Townsend handed down a decision in the case of J. R. Macauley, formerly president of the Shepaug, Litchfleld & Northern road, against the road. MT. Macauley brought suit against the road for claim of $S,000 a years salary, to which he declares he was entitled by a verbal contract. A jury decision in the circuit court allowed his claim, which was appealed by the road.
 The decision of Judge Townsend yes terday afternoon disallowed the claim. Judge Townsend granted the motion to set aside the jury verdict.
 No opinion was filed. The motion to set aside the verdict was made'by Hen " c. Robinson of Hartford represent ing the road.
 BOMSTEIN'S STORE ATTACHED.
 Samuel Bomstein's store in Congress avenue was attached yesterday by Con 1 stable Siebert in a suit brought by At 1 torney Doroff.
 An hour later the goods in the store were replevined by Bomstein's mother, who claims to be the owner Bom- stein cannot be found, and it is sup | posed that he has left town.
 Application was made to the pro- bate court yesterday by J. D. Dewell. representing J. D. Dewell & Co.,, to have Frank M. Geiger, grocer at l S6 Ashmun street, forced into insolv- ency. But few minutes after the ap- plication was filed, Lawyer H. w. Ash CT, representing Geiger filed Geiger's assignment, made for the benefit of his creditors. In his assignment Geiger names John P. Augur as trustee. The hearing on the involuntary proceedings was set for July }, and for the volun- tary proceedings for July [. Geiger owes $l,700 and has assets of $1000. A STATEMENT FILED BY J. c.
 COLIN.
 Joseph c. Cohn, the insolvent cigar dealer on Grand avenue, yesterday fil- ed a schedule of his assets and liabili- ties. The assets, including book ac- counts, are estimated at $650 and liabil- ities $2, ,O0O
 COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED. Dwight ". Futile and A, Maxey Hill- CT have been appointed commissioners on the insolvent estate of Newell F. Burritt, insolvent builder in Edwards street.
 ALLOWED s100 OF HIS ESTATE.
 Isaac W. Lounsbury, insolvent stove dealer and plumber in Chapel street, was yesterday allowed $l00 out of his estate by Judge Cleveland.
 DIR. ELIJAH BONDS CASES.
 The cases against Dr. !-lIiah A. Bond of 337 Orange street, charged with crim- inal malpractice in two cases in which Miss Mamie Brennan or Whiitngfortl and Josephine L. Thompson of Con- gross avenue are the complainants,a and against Robert Dunlap of 35 Davenport avenue, also accused by Miss Brennan. were set down for trial in the city court yesterday. but J, F. Goodhart, counsel for the accused, appeare5 and as'7el for a continuance until July s, as he was unable to attend to the case yester- day Assistant City Attorney Bristol objected strenuously to the continu- ance, but it was granted
 PROBABLY ROBBED MIR. NICHOLS. William Cannon of 996 Grand avenue, and John Gaffney of 151 Wallace street, who were caught Monday night try to dispose of $4 worth of postage stamps in Ryan Bros. saloon at the | lS, are held until to-day under $500 bonds. The dectective who made the arrest, suspected the men of being implicated in the Montowese postofIice robbery
 It was found however, that suspicion more directly points to them as having committed the sneak theft in Elmer E. Nichols grocery sore at 37S State street 1 Monday afternoon. An envelope and a small rubber eraser found on the pris- oners were identified by MT. Nichols CLAIMS AGAINST CUNNINGHAM M
 ESTATE.
 An additional hearing took place be- fore Commissioners Henry c. O'Sulli- van and w H. Ely yesterday morning l to dispose of the claims against the estate of Edward Cunningham, jr., who recently became insolvent. Statements were presented by Edward Pnvhan the Congress avenue feed dealer, and by the firm of Smedley Brothers & Co. alleging claims of respectively $173 and S15S against the estate. The claim of MT. Boyhan was allowed by the trus- tee, Matthew A. Reynolds, and a hear ing on that of the Smedley Brothers & Co was postponed till tomorrow morn ing. It was stated yesterday that this would be contested.
 ITALIANS CARELESS SHOOTING.
 Giovanni Moro was in the city court yesterday morning charged with dis charging a revolver several times Mon-