The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-14
COURT RECORD.
United states oourt-Judge Townsend.

or the schooner Js EtltN ApdItoN anu the tug Mitchell was up for trial before Judge Townsend in the United States court yesterday. The case is a suit in admiralty and owing to some misunder- standing counsel for the defense was not present. Attorney Samuel Park of New York is counsel for the complain ant and Dady X Goodrich are defend- ants counsel. After hearing the testi- mony of one witness the case was ad- journed Attorney Edward Buckland appeared in the interest of defendants counsel and asked for postponemenI, which was granted. The testimony of the witness was taken with the under standing that the defense could cross examine later, if desired.
 A bill of complaint was filed in the United States circuit court for the dis trict of Connecticut in Hartford We'd nesday by the American Pneumatic Tool company of New York against John H. Phillips and Thomas A. Bas- sett of New Haven trading as Thomas P. Phillips & Son. The complaint al leges the infringement of patent on pneumatic drilling tools, the invention of Albert J. Bates. An injunction and an accounting is prayed for.
 AN IMPORTANT SUIT.
 The Thomson-Houston Electric com pany has instituted proceedings against the Kelsey Electric Supply company of this city and the Billings X Spencer company of Hartford, all leging infringement of patents, and be- fore Judge Townsend in the United Sta tes district court in this city next Saturday counsel for the complainant Will move for a temporary injunction. The case is one of much importance, both local and general, and gives prom ise of some warmly contested litiga- ton. The proceedings are based upon the decision recently handed down by Judge Townsend in the case of the Thomson Houston Electric company against the Winchester Avenue Rail- road company, in which the court sus- taned some of the most essential parts of the Van Depoele patents. They are owned by the Thomson-Houston com pany and, of course controlled by the General Electric company. The Thom- Houston company will be represent ed by their counsel, Frederick H. Betts of New York, and the Kelsey company have retained Attorney D. H. Rogers, and it is understood that other counsel will be engaged for the defense. The General Electric company is the real complainant.
 Superior Court--Civll side-Jud.e Shum- Yesterdays session of the superior court was occupied by the continuation of the Armstrong will case. The first witness called was Charles P Armstrong, who had not finished with the cross-examination when court adjourned on Wednesday, On the redi- rect examination the witness read the testimony given by him in the probate court. There were some questions ask ed by MT Stoddard as to the amount of the annual business of the Armstrong company just previous to the death of Lorenzo Armstrong. The witness could not tell, but did not think that it amounted to s2,000,0o0
 Mrs. Charles P. Armstrong testified that she and Mir. Armstrong were mar ried in 1865 and had lived in New Ha ven twenty years, when they moved to Brooklyn. The witness said that while in this city she visited the house of Lo- renzo Armstrong. After her removal to Brooklyn she came here occasionally. During all this time she had never heard Mir Armstrong speak of Lizzie as her mother.
 T saw MT. Armstrong several times during the last part of his life. He was well mentally and physically. His wife was a quiet, unassuming woman. She told me upon one occasion that she knew nothing at all about Mr. Arm strong's business"
 MT. Fessenden subjected the witness to a short cross examination.
 pr. Robert $. Ives of New Haven was next called. He had been the family physician of the Armstrongs for twen- ty-five years.
 He attended Lorenzo Armstrong dur ing his last illness. In the last two weeks he had forbidden any one in the patients room except the attendants. As to the disposition of Mrs Lorenzo Armstrong, the witness said that she was timid and retiring.
 From an acquaintance of twenty-five years he had found MT. Armstrong to be an unassuming, quiet man, with strong force of character, while the wife was timid woman. He did not think that she could exert any influence over her husband.
 
 In the cross-examination by MT. Fes- senden the witness said that his visits were always professional and not so- cial, and at no time had he ever seen the Armstrongs in conversation, more than was incident to the case he had been called to attend.
 Captain Jerard Griffin, who was testi- flying when the court was adjourned, said that he had lived in New Haven forty years He had been associated with Lorenzo Armstrong for twenty years in the shipping business. He was a shipmaster until about seven years ago. He. as well as Mr. Armstrong, was interested in several vessels and one of them he was the master of. He always settled with MT. Armstrong, who paid over to the owners their share of the net proceeds. He had always found Lorenzo Arms trong good, shrewd bus mess man.
 The case was continued until next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
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