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


Court Notes.
| The cases of John p. Cosgrove, aged
thirty, and John Sweeney, aged twen-
| ty-flve, both of Philadelphia, who We're
arrested by Detective Poronto at the
depot Sunday on suspicion, were con-
| tinued for a week in the city court
yesterday under 5000 bonds EACH The
police believe they know something
about the thefts at Yale Field on May
Is, when several watches We're taken
from the pockets of persons attending
the games there. The police will in
vestigate their cases.
FINED FOR ASSAULT.
| In the city court yesterday morning
| Mary Lord, or Sassl, charged with
| keeping disorderly house and assault
| ing Margaret Noble, was fined $40 for
the latter offence, the other charge be-
ing suspended for lack of evidence
| Margaret Noble and Mary Madden
were each fined $40 for assaulting Mary
Lord.
ONLY ONE VIOLATION.
| Policemen Lindsey and Ward found
an italian at 422 East street Sunday
carrying basket filled with bottles of
beer from his saloon to his living
apartments. Several men were found
in hts rooms. Complaint was made to
| Prosecuting Agent Dewell yesterday
and he will be arrested, charged with
violation of the liquor law. This was
the only violation reported to the
prosecuting agent yesterday
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
| The cases of George Smith and Will
liam Beach of West Haven, charged
with setting fire to the Bradley barn
at Savin Rock, came up in the town
court of Orange yesterday morning.
Smith was represented by Charles S.
Hamilton and Beach by Jacob P. Good
hart Of this city. Both the state and
Mr.. Goodhart were willing to defer
Beachs trial till Friday and it was set
down for that date Mr. Hamilton was
eager to have Smiths case begun at
once, but G. K. Bush, who represented
| the state, was unwilling to have trial
for few days. Smiths case was de-
ferred till July 20.
| The formal charge of arson has been
brought against the prisoners and both
have enetered the plea of not guilty
| LIGHTED A BONFIRE.
John ]. Grady was fined S. yesterday
morning for llindling bonfire on the
street. Grady protested, claiming that
he was only trying to keep the fire
from burning the trees, but as the of
ficer who made the arrest saw him
i put two barrels upon the burning pile,
the excuse was not sufficient.
BILLIARD CUES AS WEAPONS.
Frank Rulchkrusky and his friend
Albert Coalnisky were in Orlensky' s
saloon on Oak street Saturday night
both drunk and bent on making mis-
chief. They were pounding each other
with billiard cues. The cues were
taken away from them and they then
resorted to beer glasses for weapons
The heads Of both were gashed. Po-
liceman Dunlap arrested both, and
Judge Studley fined each 81 and costs
yesterday.
A DRUNKEN TRIO IN LIMBO.
Three young men, Joseph Normandy
William Balse and William Began
were up in court yesterday, each hav-
ing two charges against him, one OF
being drunk, the other of taking a
horse without leave. William O'Brier
was the owner of the horse and as his
son, who had leave to take the horse
was with the crowd, the prisoners were
discharged on that case and judgment
suspended for the drunk.
William Balse was fined SIS on a sepa,
rate charge of drunkenness. Balse was
arrested Friday and in a scuflle which
the officer had with another prisoner hi
escaped.