The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-22


and exhaustive consideration of the |
points involved, most of which are Of
a technical nature, practically supports |
the defendants claims as related in the
foregoing, finds that there Is no in
fringement and ordered that a decree |
be entered Diminishing the bill.
Superior Court-Criminal side-Judge
Hall.
Stephen ]. Bradley, jr., of North Gull
ford was sentenced to Jail for one year.
and fined So by Judge F. B. Hall in the
superior court, criminal side, yesterday
morning for seduction. J. P. Goodhart
filed a motion to have the verdict of
guilty set aside as against the evidence.
State Attorney Williams opposed the
motion and asked to have it overruled.
Judge Hall denied the motion.
Mr. Goodhart then asked that Brad
ley be admitted to bail pending an ap-
peal to the supreme court This Judge
Hall refused to entertain until an APP
peal had been formally taken.
MATTEL SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR
John Mattel was put to plead upon
the charge of assault with intent to
kill. He, on March 10, was engaged in
a quarrel with Alphonso MARITIME at an
Italian ball on State street. During
the fight Mattel cut MARITIME on the
head with knife. Mattel, when put to
plead, first pleaded not guilty but later,
on advice of his counsel, Attorney
Goodhart, pleaded guilty. The court
sentenced him to one year in state
prison.
This is the last jail case for DISPOSE
ton this term, with the exception Of
the Murano murder trial.
McINTYRE'S CASE BEGUN.
The case against Jesse G. Mcintyre of
Orange, the contractor who attempted
to move the residence of Christopher,
Annie and Ellen NOLAN on Greenwich
avenue and who is held criminally re-
sponsible for the death of William H.
Thomas, a mason, was begun In the SUI
perior court yesterday morning.
The jury selected to try the case con-
sists of Joseph W. Granniss of East
Haven Herbert Benton, Erwin w.
Rossiter and Henry Griswold of Gull
ford, Herman D. Clark of Hamden, Ell
mer F. Stevens and Joseph S. Scranton
of Madison, Starr B. Hoyt and James
Beers of Middlebury, Samuel A. Net
Teton and Roger S. Baldwin Of Milford,
Frederick J. Treat of Orange. The 9TH
er Jurors were excused until next Tues
day.
Charles H Nichols, civil engineer,
identified a map of the locality in ques-
ton, and Photographer G. E. Rogers
identified four photographs of the
house after the accident.
Godfrey Grenier, the contractor at 249
Hallock avenue, was next called He
testified that Christopher NOLAN had
given him the contract for building an
addition to the house on Greenwich
avenue for the sum of SITS. He sub-let
to Mr.. Mcintyre, the accused, the con-
tract for the mason work, underpin-
ming, putting UP chimney and plaster
ing.
Mr.. Case cross examined Mr.. Grenier
It was shown by his testimony that
Mcintyre was not to have anything to
do with the raising of the building, as
Grenier's foreman was to do this.
Ovilla Warm of 119 Cedar street.
foreman for Mr. Grenier, testified that
on the Wednesday before the Saturday
when the house fell he and other men
raised the house on jacks for eight
inches. The next day, by the same
method, he raised it six inches more,
making 1t fourteen inches in all. At
this time Mrs. Ellen and Mrs. Annie
NOLAN were living in the house. The
building was left supported On seven
blocks of timber, which rested on the
top of the underpinning until Friday.
Warm said that he considered himself
an expert in raising buildings; that he
had always done more or less of this
kind of work, and that the method
which he pursued in raising the NOLAN
house was the correct one.
DR.. M. c. White was then sworn and
testified as to his work as medical ex-
aminer in the case.
The case will be resumed this morn
ing.
NOMINAL DAMAGES AWARDED.
Clerk Anketell of the superior court
received yesterday Judge Shumway's
finding in the suits of John Bergin, ad-
ministrator, against the Meriden cleo
trio railroad and the Southern New
England Telephone company. These
suits were for $4,000 damages for the
death of Timothy Delaney, a telephone
lineman, who was killed August IL, 1896,
at Meriden, by an electric shock While
stringing wires over those of the cleo
trio road.
After DIR. Whites testimony was
finished John Tyler, a brother-in-law
of Mcintyre, was put on the stand for
the defence. Court adjourned while he
was yet on the stand until 10 o'clock
this morning.
Judge Shumway gives his opinion
that the accident resulted from contrib
utory negligence on the part of the
plaintiff, and gives a verdict of $25
nominal damages to the plaintiff.
Ex-Congressman James P. Pigott, the
plaintiffs counsel. gave notice of ap-
peal and asked for a finding. The tel
ephone company was represented by
Attorney James T. Moran, and the cleo
trio company by Attorney Seymour
LoOmis.
Probate Court-Judge CleaveIand.