The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-13
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
SETERAL DIVORCES GRANTED IN
SUPERIOR COURT.

Foreclosure Judgment Granted-Mrs'
Shuster's Case Continued-O Other Court
Notes-An Interesting Railroad Stock
Case.
Judge Thayer held a short calendar
session in the civil side of the superior
court yesterday.
In the suit of Eliza against Henry e.
Osborn the defendants motions for
more specific bill of particulars, and for
extension of time in which to file an
swers, were granted. The plaintiff OBJ
tanned a divorce from the defendant in
1889 and the custody of her three daugh-
tiers. The latter have been supported
and reared to maturity by their moth
er. They have attended normal and
stenographic schools, and two OF them
are now self-supporting. The mother
asks for $4,000 to recompense her for her
expenditures.
Attorney Plat represents the plain
tiff and Attorney Meriman the defend
ant.
DIVORCES GRANTED.
Oliver A. Beckwith of Canton was d1-
vorced from Mary f. BeckWith OF New
Haven on the ground of desertion. They
We're married July q, 1892, and she left
him on April &c, 1898.
Abbie B. Keeney, assistant matron at
the Wallingford house, was divorced
from Henry B. Keeney of Waterbury
on the ground of desertion
Horace H. Gage, whose wife, Jessie,
left him in October, 1893, obtained dt-
vorce.
The suit for divorce of Mrs. Ella E.
Merchant against Dwight e. Merchant
was begun before Judge Thayer yester-
day. Last summer Mr.. Merchant, after
three months residence in North DalIo-
ia, there obtained a divorce from his
wife.
Mrs. Merchant, fearing that this d.
vorce will not hold good, has brought
application for a divorce in the Con-
necticut superior court on the ground
of desertion.
In the suit for divorce of George w.
Barrows against Daisy BarroWs the
motion of Attorney Chaplin, counsel for
plaintiff, that the case be placed on the
short calendar list as an ex-parte one,
no answer having been filed, was grant
ed
AN AGREEMENT REACHED.
In the suit of L. Candee & Co. against
Francis E. Fitch and others motion
of defendant that the plaintiff be or
dered to pay into court $3.50 of the fund
in controversy and the balance of the
fund to Fitch, and the PLAINTIFFS mo-
ton for order Of interpleader, were to
have been pleaded yesterday, but coun-
sci announced that an agreement had
been reached upon the sum to be paid,
which is 1,703
FORECLOSURE JUDGMENT.
In the suit of Julius Meffert against
Gottlob Kaeppel, both Of Meriden, the
plaintiffs motion for judgment of fore
closure was yesterday granted. The
value of the property is $500, and the
interest and taxes have not been paid
for some time.
MOTIONS GRANTED.
In the case of Patrick Mcnamara
against Charles Sirringhaus and wife
the motion of Attorney Hamilton, the
, counsel for the plaintiff, for leave to
amend the complaint, was granted yes
terday.
In the suit of Frederick Young
against Thomas A. Ewell the motion
of Attorney Green, counsel for the de-
PENDANT, for bond to prosecute, was
granted yesterday, and the plaintiff
was ordered to file $100 bond within a
week.
In the case of Stone against Kennedy
the motion of Attorney c. A. Harrison,
counsel for the plaintiff, for disclosure
of defense, was granted yesterday.
A RAILROAD STOCK CASE.
The New Haven and Derby Railroad
company claims possession of 116 shares
of the stock Of the Shepaug railroad,
and brought suit in October to gain
possession The company secured the
appointment of the New Haven Trust
Deposit company as trustee and after
some time this receiver was authorized
to sell the stock, which is now in the
hands of the Mercantile Trust COM
pany of New York. The trustee sold
it to the highest bidder, which was
William e. Barnett, President c, P.
Clark's secretary The 116 shares are
estimated to be worth about $4,000 The
receiver gave the purchaser, which is
really the Consolidated road, bill of
sale. but the Mercantile Trust company
evidently QO6S not llllclIu " lOuOI Tic
proceedings in any way in this state,
and refuses to turn over the certificate
of stock which the receiver has sold by
order of the court to Mr.. Barnett.
Attorneys for the trustee and the
Derby road yesterday morning asked
Judge Thayer to declare null and void
the certificate of stock held by the Mer-
camille company and to order the issu-
ance of a new certificate of stock for
116 shares.
Judge Thayer took the papers and
reserved his decision. The Mercantile
Trust company did not put in an ap-
pearance at the hearing, and it is un-
derstood it claims that Connecticut
courts have nothing to do in the case.
The disposition of this case involves
the closing out of the last of the stock
of the Shepaug road to the CONSOLIDATE
ed
Probate Court-JudGe Cleaveland.
Willis E. Miller made application to
+bo ,,robo+a court Yesterday lnOrDir Or