The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-10
Court Notes.

Court Notes.
 Arguments in the arson case of Councilman John Morse, which were ed at noon yesterday before Judge Dow | in the city court. P w. Chase MT. | Morse's lawyer, began his answer to
 the states claim. He set forth that the acts which the state had proven | did not even prove the possibility of
 the allegations that Morse kindled the
 fire that burned in his house. The cir | cumstances were not suspicious, he | claimed, and MT Morse did what any innocent man would do under the cir | cumstances. Morse was bound over to the supreme court under s3,000 bonds. Frank Zimmer, the baker of 12 West street, and Frank Lindenmeyer, his | employer, were tried In the city court yesterday morning, charged with breach of the peace against Mrs. Cath crime Zimmer.
 Trimmer is the man who accused his wife of starving him and was after ward arrested for non n-support The charge against him this morning was spreading carbolic acid on a towel so that his wife burned her face. Mrs Zimmer and several occupants of the house testified against him. Trimmer declared his distribution of the acid to t& for the purpose of disinfecting the 1 house and with no intention of burn ing his wife. Judge Cable continued the case until September Is, condition ally.
 Lindenmeyer, mho, it was shown
 had meddled too much in the Zimmer family affairs, and abused Mrs. Zim- mer, was fined $5 and costs.
 BOUND OVER UNDER $500. John M. Batersby of Newhallville, who was arrested by Detective Ser geant Cowles charged with theft of $75 worth of electrical goods from the Den nison Electric company of Orange street was bound over to the superior court yesterday morning in the city court under $500 bonds.
 JUDGE SHUMWAY WILL PRESIDE Judge Shumway will preside at the September term of the superior court, civil side, which opens the third Tues day of the month The judge will be here on the 18th to hear motions and assign cases.
 COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED.
 Judge Torrance held a special term of court yesterday mornlng for the apoInt- ment of commissioners of the superior court. The terms of about one-half of these commissioners will expire on September H. Fifty seven commis- sioners were appointed yesterday morn ing and most of them were lawyers who require the appointment In order to sign writs, There were few laymen, however, who were appointed for the purpose of administering paths, etc. There were five names left off this years list which have been on it in the past. These five have died since the last appointment. They were: Triton E. Doolittle, Gardner Morse, Curtis s. Bushnell, James A. Wood and Rev. E.. | F. Hall. There is about an equal mum | Der of commissioners whose terms do
 not expire until next September ALL FOR STEALING A JACKET. Charlotte Gray, who was caught stealing a five-dollar jacket from
 Mary Nolan, was in court yesterday, | this being her fourth offence within a I year. She was fined $50 and given six
 months in jail.
 IN A SALOON ON SUNDAY.
 Edward Murphy, J, Hurley, Francis
 P Lynch James H. Smith, jr., William
 J. Dewey, Thomas J. Dorsey and John
 H. Gunyan, all paid $9 and $5.20 costs
 each yesterday for being found in a
 saloon on Sunday, August 30, and
 James B. Smith, who keeps the sa-
 loon, paid $50 and $1S.O3 costs.