The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-23
In AND ABOUT THE COURTS
CLARK FOUND GUILTY or EMBEZ-
ELEMENT GELS THREE YEARS.

back-Trustee Green Makes Further Ac-
counting-City Court Record.
Judge Wheeler charged the jury in
the superior court in the Clark case at
10 o'clock yesterday morning, and the
jury retired, AT 70 o'clock they return
ed with a verdict of guilty. The sem
tence of the court was three years in
state prison.
Harry 7. Clark was arrested in San
Francisco in September, 1885, for en-
bezzlement of $525 from the Peck &
Bishop company, by whom he was en-
ployed as clerk. Prentice w. Chase
appeared for the defence and masked
epilepsy was claimed as the cause of
the defalcation. The jury did not agree
with the line of the defence.
Mrs. Clark accompanied her husband
and Sheriff Spiegel to the jail.
Superior Court-Civl Side--Judge Rora-
back.
AT the short calendar session of the
superior court yesterday morning sew
eral motions were disposed of in short
order. Paul Russo appeared in a suit
of Anna Dalto against Salvador Dalto.
The Daltos were married in 1885, and
when in 1898 the husband left the city
he had $1,000 deposited in the New Ha-
ven Savings bank. The wife received
no support and Russo wrote to Mont
peliar, France, where Dalto had gone,
for information as to his locality. He
had not been there and no tidings hav-
ing been received, Russo brought suit
to obtain an order directing that a GER
tain portion of the deposit be allowed
the wife for support. Judge Roraback
took briefs in the case.
In the case of Hall against the Dor
ough of Wallingford, for injuries to
plaintiffs land by running a sewer
through it, the defendants demurrer
was sustained and the complaint held
insufficient because it did not show
that the defendant had failed in duty
In the case of Aurelia Norton against
Elliott Norton a decree was granted on
the grounds of desertion. Greene Ken
drick was the attorney for the PLAINTIFF
There are no children.
| In the case of O'Connell VS.. O'Connell
| which grew out of foreclosure on Ger.
tain premises in Wallingford, the de.
PENDANT gave the plaintiff a bond for q
| deed, but it is claimed by the defendant
that the plaintiff has not complied with
Athe terms of the agreement. Judgment
is given for the defendant for the sum
OF $4,000, with interest from date, un.
less the plaintiff shall comply with the
terms of the agreement by the fourth
Tuesday of January Otherwise the
| plaintiff shall not have deed.
| James A. Pigott filed a motion fol
| final judgment for costs in the suit OF
James DAILY against the city and towr
of New Haven to recover damages re.
sulting from the death of his daughter
on July IS, 1896, at Quinnipiac draw.
bridge. William Ely for the CITY anc
town demurred on the grounds that the
claim was insufficient and had been sc
| adjudged by the superior court: also
that if costs were allowed the city and
| town were entitled to them. Judge
| Roraback took the papers.
| In the case of Emma Wunsch against
John Wunsch a decree was granted or
the ground Of intolerable cruelty. The
custody of the children was awarded f.
Mrs. Wunsch. The plaintiff resides ii
| Meriden and the whereabouts of the
4 defendant are unknown.
1 In the case of Manville against Man.
vile the wife brings in a claim for alb.
| solute divorce against the husband
The parties were married in Southbury
in 1891. The husband left in 1893. H,
| ill-trated his wife and she has sine,
his desertion been doing homework ii
various places and has made her HON,
with David W. Bradley, policeman il
Danbury. 1t is believed that the hus
band is now in Washington territory
and the papers in the case have bee,
mailed to Bridgeport, Washington ter
ritory.
The divorce cases of Mary j. Smitl
VS.. w. ]. Smith and Of Clara A. Church
ill VS.. Henry A. Churchill were ais,
heard.
GEORGE ZERKLES TRIAL BEGUN
After the Clark embezzlement cas-
had been disposed of yesterday Georg
Zerkle, charged with theft of goods 0
the value of about $2,400, was put o.
trial Zerl1le is alleged to have stole
brass gates and trimmings from tn
private car of President Clark of tn
Consolidated road. The theft occurre
in January, 1896, and young ma
named Gillen was concerned in it. H
turned states evidence and got fret
while Zerkle is being tried. Severe
witnesses for the defence were on tn
stand yesterday afternoon.
Probate Court Judge cleveland.
Further hearing was had yesterda
on the report of Mr.. Green, trustee
| the A. c. Traeger estate. Mr. Gree
submitted an additional itemized repol
of the receipts and expenditures fc
each day that he managed Traeger
cafe.
Lawyer w. A. Wright appeared fc
Trustee Green and stated that the O
fer Of $4,000 for the Traeger place wa
the largest offer Mr.. Green had receiy
ed, and that this offer was far ahea