The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-30
Court Notes,

In the city court yesterday morning Robert Lewis, negro who assaulted Mrs. Annie Burke of PA Hamilton street Saturday afternoon, was charg- ed with breach of the peace and drunk enness. Judge Dow fined him $20 and sentenced him to thirty days in jail for breach of the peace,
 THE CLAIM SETTLED.
 A settlement has been reached in the suit of Court Sir Moses Montefore, Ancient Order of Foresters, No. 49, against David Cohen and Adolph Lev instein of Congress avenue. A claim of $500 for damages was brought by the society several weeks ago, alleging that Cohen had failed to turn over to it about $40 in funds, and duplicating Levinstein in the claim as Cohen's bondsman. Cohen. who left town when the claim was formally brought, has returned and the defendants have settled the claim by the payment of a sum satisfactory to the plaintiffs.
 The court was represented by Law yer Benjamin Slade. The case was re- turnable to the court of common pleas at it's next term.
 FINED FOR BREAKING WINDOWS.
 James Cunningham, James Maloney, Charles Flanagan, William H. Wilson and Willie Fletcher called at Victor Johnson's saloon at 424 Washington street at 10:30 one evening last week Johnson refused to sell them liquor by reason of their youth and they retaliat- ed by breaking a window. Cunning ham, Maloney and Flanagan were fined $3 each and the other two were dis charged
 BURGLARIZED EAST ROCK CAFE.
 Joseph Noble and Daniel O'Neil, each about sixteen years old, who have been stopping at the lodging house 16 Union street, were in the city court yesterday morning, charged with burglary in the restaurant on East Rock park last Wednesday. They are also suspected of several small burglaries in nearby towns. They will be tried July l.
 SUIT FOR DEBT SETTLED.
 The case of Herman Weneck vs. Ben iar1in Brown of Dixwel avenue for an alleged debt of $100, has been amicably settled by satisfactory payment. We neck was represented by Benjamin Slade as counsel.
 CHAhlIED WII D G4tAiIllNb tIL4
 TIERS.
 Hugh Aiken of Stratford, charged with taking letters from the postofficc, appeared before United States Conlmis- answer to the charge preferred against him. He was bound over to the United States district court, August term, waiving examination, and was released under $500 bonds, which were furnish ed by John Morrissey of Stratford.
 A PECULIAR LEGAL QUESTION.
 An interesting question of law was brought up in a suit recently tried be- fore Justice Philip Pond, 2d. The suit involved rent for a building sold while on land belonging to a third person. Charless Hoppman about two years ago purchased some land on DiXWel avenue from a man named Chatheld. On the land William H. Ransom color ed, had building for which he paid rent to Hoppman. Ransom recently sold the building and notified Hopp- man that the purchaser would move tt off on June 1. The purchaser left 1t there until June 17, and Hoppman has sued Ransom for s15 rent for June. There is a difference of opinion among lawyers as to whether or not Ransom is liable for the rent of the land when he had sold the building to another.
 ABUSED THE HORSE.
 In the city court yesterday James l.. Moran, who was held for having oh- tained a horse and carriage from Liv- eryman Nesbit of Westville on false pretenses was discharged, but James F. Robinson. who was also charged with the same offense with him, was fined s7 and costs. A week ago the lads hired the team and instead of driv- ing to Savin Rock they went to Water bury They abandoned the team in Naugatuck on the return, as the horse was so badly used up.