The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-21
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
THE MORSE ARSON TRIAL IN SU-
 PERIoR COURT YESTERDAY.

PERI0R COURT YESTERDAY. Appraisers Appointed to Assess Benefits and Damages for the Widening of Dix
 we'll Avenue-Cashion Fined $50 by Judge Studley--River Pirates In Court
 Other Court Notes.
 The trial of John Morse for arson was resumed before Judge Thayer in the superior court yesterday. George A. Lewis of 50 Dwight street told how he discovered the fire in the Morse house by the reflection of the flames on the windows of his residence. Fire Marshal Hubbard offered no new evil dence, except that he had examined the range after the fire, and was sure there had been no fire in it.
 Attorney Chase made strenuous ob- | jection to the introduction of paper which Mir Morse signed, assigning cer- | tain insurance money due from the Firemen's Insurance company to number of his creditors. Talcott H. Russell testified that he drew up the paper. The defence tried to prove that MT. Russell was MT. Morses attorney, 1 but the witness did not consider that | he was. The amount collected was Sl,- 523.41, and as this was not sufficient to meet all the claims, an arrangement was made with the creditors whereby MT. Morse was released from his obll- gations on payment of 40 per cent. Ar ter this settlement MT. Russell paid $4S6 to Attorney Wynne for MT. Morse. l Several more exhibits were put in under objection from MT. Chase, They were papers of mortgages, and were in troduced for the sale purpose of show | ing that MT Morse owned the house.
 Miss Minnie Morse, daughter of the prisoner, testified to the breaking UT of the Morse household and to seeing her father on the night of the fire 1 There was nothing new brought out in her testimony Concerning the tele- gram sent to Miss Morse she said that l 1t was sent by her orders and with 1 her knowledge. She did not expect her mamma to come back to New Haven because Mrs. Morse had so informed her
 1 Robert Foote, cashier of the National Tradesmen's bank, testified to the | handwriting of Morse. He was sure | that the Mrs. John Morse" was writ ! ten by Morse. He could not say as to 1 the rest of the note.
 i Christopher Richter, telegraph op- orator in the Western Union company's | @a kl.s Al street New York city, was put on the stand. The witness said that he re- ceived telegram to Mrs. Morse on the date of the one before the jury.
 John M. Kerley, the next witness who lived next door to Morse said that l Morse told Mrs. Kerley that he (Morse) shot the dog. Morse said that he took the dog to West river and there shot him through the head. He did so be cause he could not give the dog to his daughter, Irene, as there were childrer in the house and the dog might bite them
 A. w. Sperry was next put on the stand The state offered a map of the section of the city where the Morse residence was situated. Attorney SidSe OpJeCleu tO tiie map DelIlg OIIeF- ed. The state attorney explained to the court that 1t was offered to make cer- tain evidence that he should offer more clear and as part of that evidence | MT Sperry will complete the map and continue the evidence this morning.
 APPRAISERS APPOINTED.
 Judge Shumway in the superior cour yesterday. on application of the select men of the town of Hamden, appointed Attorney Henry 2. White of New Ha- ven, Walter A, Main of Orange ant Marcus E. Baldwin of Hamden apprais. CTS to assess benefits and damages re- sulting from the widening of Dixwel avenue.
 Court of Common Pleas-Judge Studley
 Jshn Cashion saloon keeper or Putnam street, was yesterday convict ed of violation of the liquor law il the court of common pleas. Attorney T. J. Fox represented him in the tria and filed motions to quash. They were all overruled by Judge Studley. before whom the case was tried. The tria lasted six days. Prosecuting Attorney Gum was assisted in the trial of tho case by Attorney J. D, Dewell ir. Int