The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-14

discount, and no lower. The deIenu- ant leased machines invented by Will liam B. Curtiss, as did the others. It. was claimed that defendant violated the agreement and that the lease ot the machines was revoked. The de- fence set up that they had a perpetual lease.
 The court after carefully reviewing the case yesterday ordered that de- cree be entered in favor of the com plainant.
 Superior Court-Criminal Side--Judge
 Baldwin.
 Judge Simeon F. Baldwin of the su- preme court occupied the bench in the superior court, criminal side, yesterday morning, when the second week of the April term opened Before the jury panel was drawn the witnesses in the case against John Mattel, assault with intent to kill, at Vinegar hall, last month, were excused until next Tues day by State Attorney Williams.
 DE BOWES GETS 150 DAYS.
 A new information was filed yester- day morning by the state attorney in the vagrancy case of Thomas De Bowes. Last week Attorney Fitzgerald filed a demurrer to the charge against De Bowes, which was the third offence of vagrancy. His ground was that one of the alleged offences of vagrancy was committed in 1892, year before the statute providing a penalty for the third offence of vagrancy was enacted, he claimed, therefore, that De Bowes could not be tried on that charge. fudge Hall took the matter under con- sideration, As he was not presiding over the court yesterday morning the state attorney charged De Bowes with the second offence of vagrancy, both of fences having been committed since 1893. The former charge had been noll- ed
 Attorney Fitzgerald then moved that the new complaint be dismissed, but Judge Baldwin overruled his motion.
 De Bowes then pleaded guilty and the maximum penalty, 150 days in jail was imposed.
 MOTIONS OFFERED IN MORANO'S
 CASE.
 Motions praying for a postponement of the case of Morano the murderer until the July term, were read in the superior court, yesterday morning, by Paul Russo, counsel for the defence There had not been time in which to prepare the defence, the motion read. The principal and important witnesses were locked up and could not be seen The woman, Ornicona Beneditti, was i'll end not able to appear in court, and that there had not been time to secure ;eto rf ri T1a yyitnpcGpc were illegally confined in prison. the motion read, and the case would be placed before the, Italian consul at New York, and the city court officials repri manded. The accused had made an Ilaffidavit stating that he had no friends here, but had in Italy, and it took time to communicate with them. They would furnish funds, he said, for his defence
 | Lawyer Isaac Wolfe was sent for to be assigned to conduct the defence. Judge Baldwin said that the case had not | been set down for trial. and instructed MT. Russo to read his motion when Judge Hall was on the bench. 1 Charles H. Fowler was appointed yes | terday afternoon to assist in the de- l fence of Morano.
 M'INTYRE'S CASE NEXT WEDNES- DAY.
 1 Attorney William c. Case, of Case, l Ely & Case has been engaged by the defence in the case against Jesse c. l Mcintyre, who is charged with man. slaughter. Mcintyre was the sub-con- 1 tractor, who had charge of the house l in Greenwich avenue, owned by Chris topher Mohan, which fell last February, causing the death of three persons. The case will come up for trial In the su- perior court next Wednesday, KALLAHER'S BOND REDUCED.
 The bond in the case of J. Thomas l Kallaher, who is charged with stealing $1 ,000 from George O. Munson and wife l of North Haven, was reduced from $3, 900 to $1, ,000. The state has s6SS of the l total amount in its possession now. | The case cannot be tried at this term of l the court owing to the inability of one of the states witnesses to be present l MILLER AND TOOLEY FORFEIT BONDS,
 1 Zeal Miller and William Tooley for 1 feited their bonds of $150 each furnished by Charles A. Fowler. They were 1 charged with theft.
 A YEAR AND A HALF FOR THEFT. I In the superior court yesterday af- 1 ternoon Carlyle was found guilty and sentenced to one year and six months l in the state prison. He was charged with theft of $25 from the person
 Superior Court-CiviI side-Judge Robin
 Judge Robinson, of the civil side of | the superior court, yesterday overruled the plaintiffs demurrer in the suit of Mary Kane against the city of An