The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-02
YESTERDAY IN TIE COURTS
SUPREME COURT MEETS AND HEARS SHELTON STREET RAILWAY CASE.

Judge Townsend Hears Several Motions In United States Court-Patent Case of
 SchoIIhorn Company to be Tried To-day
 Stay in the Injunction Proceedings
 Against M. Seward & Son-other Notes.
 The supreme court of errors met for the June term In this city yesterday There are fifteen New Haven county cases on the docket, ten old and five new. The Fairfield county cases num- Der five, three of which are new.
 Judge Frederick B. Hall of the supe- rior court sat in place of Judge Fenn, who is indisposed at his home in Win sted.
 The first case was the shelton Street Railway company's appeal from the de cision of the superior court in refusing to pass upon the question of the public necessity and convenience of an electric road from Shelton to Stratford.
 The Shelton road, after being granted charter by the general assembly few months ago, petitioned the superior court to pass upon the question of pub lie necessity and convenience. Judge George w. Wheeler heard the case and many witnesses from Shelton, Hunt ington and Stratford testified that the road would be a great convenience and benefit. The Consolidated road oppos- ed the application.
 Judge Wheeler in his decision found that the company had not proven that inl Nv oh tp h1It1 road, the estimated cost of which was $170,000, and on this ground refused the application, but stated that the com pany could come before the court with out prejudice and produce evidence on this matter.
 Stoddard & Bishop, and Attorney J. F. Torrance of Derby, counsel for the | Consolidated road filed a motion to have the application of the street rail | way company erased from the docket. After Attorney Stoddard's motion had been stated, the judges held consulta- | ton. Chief Justice Andrews then an- | nounced that the court did not deem it wise to pass upon the case until it had | been heard in full, and that then every l thing would be cited at once. The l hearing was then begun. Judge Carroll of Paige & Carroll, ap- peared in the interests of the Shelton company.
 1 United States Circuit Court-Judge Town 1 send.
 The case of the Electric Car company of America against the Hartford and l West Hartford Street Railway com | pany came up before Judge Townsend in the circuit court, yesterday morning, on motion of the defence, asking for a continuance until July 1, In order that additional testimony may be taken, which was granted.
 | On motion. of Attorney Frederick S. Eberle of Hartford the bond in the case | of Ignacy Madura, charged with pass ing counterfeit coin, was reduced from | $500 to $500. Medura was treasurer ot I the Polish ball held recently. There Q number of counterfeit coins were pass ed and it was through him that evi- l dence was obtained which led to the arrest and conviction of the New Brit ain gang.
 The appeal in the case of George A kenna against George 4. Shepard was perfected yesterday, and bond of $2,- 900 was agreed upon.
 The suit of William Schollhorn & Go | of this city against the Bridgeport | Manufacturing company will be tried to-day before Judge Townsend.
 The complainant alleges an infringe ment of patent, claiming that the de fendant is making and selling patent pliers, the patent of which is owned by
 complainant.