The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-23
IN THE COURTS YESTERDAY
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY HEARD
IN THE noADLEY FILE CASE.

james Dunn of Franklin Street Commit
ted TO Insane Asyium-Cases of Kitty
Reilly's Girls Continued-Sold Beer in
the Bathrooms-Mrs. Mallory Again
Wants Divorce.
In the Hoadley will case yesterday
morning paper written by the late DR..
Hoadley on THE Yellow Fever Epi-
denic in New Haven in 1894" was read
by Hon. Samuel Fessenden, counsel for
the defence. The paper was read by
DR.. Hoadley before the Historical soci-
ETY. In 1894.
In the afternoon Judge Baldwin was
on the stand explaining his connection
with DR.. Hoadley as counsel, as agent
and as trustee. He testified that Dr.
Hoadley first sought his advice after
Mrs. Hoadley's death, when he wanted
a lawyers assistance in securing the
settlement of the estate. He told of the
distribution of the estate, of the private
auction at which George Edward Hoad-
ley secured the Hoadley building by
bidding a bonus above the upset price
at which the building was listed among
the assets, of DR., Fred's putting his
property into trust under which Judge
Baldwin handled it for him, of Mrs.
Kimberlys claim of S166.66 against the
doctor that led to the so-called IRON
clad release by which Mr.. and Mrs.
Kimberly surrendered every conceiva-
BILE kind of claim that they had now
or ever had, from the beginning of the
world to the present day." and of two
wills made by DR.. Hoadley, one of
which is the last he dreW-the one
that was probated and is now in con-
test
Both these wills We're written by DIR.
Hoadley and were submitted to Judge
Baldwin to see that they were in reg
ular form. They differed only in de-
tails. DR.. Hoadley knew just what he
wanted and sought advice only on the
technical points.
DR.. Frank Hartley, a physician at
Roosevelt hospital, New York, testified
yesterday that he knew DR.. Hoadley
from October, 1886, to late in 1887, while
the latter was on the hospital staff DR..
Hoadley had charge OF between thirty
and forty patients and the character Of
HIS sWOIh ISQullSo oeCodS AiespAsSi ~
steady hand and clear BRAIN.
Among the other witnesses were Mrs.
g. Hart Merriam, Clinton S. Merriam,
and Hell Hoadley, an uncle of Dr.Hoad-
ley
DR.. George Monroe, a phsician Of New
York city, was also called to the stand.
DIR. Monroe graduated at the Sheffield
Scientific school, Yale university, in 1874
and at the College of Physicians and
Surgeons New York, in 1877
In 1879 he was stationed at the Wo-
mans hospital of New York city. 1t
was at this time that he was associated
with the testator, who was also sta
toned at the hospital.
\ The witness considered DR.. Hoadley
a man of superior medical talent, He
q had been very closely associated with
him. occupying at one time the same
4 room.
4 DR.. HoadIey went to Europe in 1879
n Witness saw him after his return He
h saw no change in him. Dr. Hoadley
i went on the Greeley expedition in 1882.
d Witness saw him and did not see any
reason to change his opinion of the
q testator.
The witness saw DIR. Hoadley in 1894
Il and found him the same as he had dur
ing all the years Of their acquaint-
II ance.
The witness had always considered
D the testator a man Of more than ordi-
4 nary ability and never saw any signs
q of mental incapacity.
q The remainder of the afternoon was
d occupied with reading letters written
8 by DR.. Hoadley to different persons Of
"a his acquaintance.
II Superior Court--Civil Side-Judge Prem
"A tice.
d The docket in the superior court, civil
side, will be called next Friday morn
II ing under direction of Judge Prentice
81 and all those cases which are not
ii claimed and which have been return
h able to the court for more than a year
n will be erased from the docket. This
II clears the docket of a large number of
q old cases which will never furnish
/ business.
Court of Common Pleas-Civil side-Judge
Studley.
n Foreclosure proceedings were taken in
| the common pleas court yesterday af-
ternoon against property in West Brook
| in favor of Willis Tucker, administra-
tor, vs. Dr. Burton Doane, ct ux. The
amount of judgment, $54740, is return
able the first Monday in June.
w. J. Atwater VS.. Maria Dickerman
property on Dixwell avenue, amount
S174.74, returnable fourth Monday in
June.
Henry Gattel VS., Samuel Goodman
Judgment $3.50.
The suit of Peter Doherty VS.. the
town of Guilford for $1,000 damages re-
sulting from defective highway.
Probate Court-Judge cleveland.
In the probate court yesterday James
Dunn of Franklin street was committed
to the insane asylum at Middletown
Dunn has been at the almshouse. He
is a religious maniac. At first his folks
objected to his commitment, but in
court withdrew the objection. Martin
Conlan appeared as their counsel. His
line of inquiry was to show that Dunn
had been treated unfairly at Spring
side Mr. Conlan said that Dunn had
been punished instead of treated for his
aff1ietion by the almshouse authorities