The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-29
YESTERDAY IN THE COURrS.

The court of common pleas, civil side,
was the only court in the court house
in session yesterday, The superior
court will not be In session until Fri
daily now fixing up the docket for the
January term of the superior court,
criminal side. Judge Studley continued
yesterday morning to hear the contro-
versy between Contractor r. T. Patchen
and the city of Derby. Mr. Patchen's
witness consumed the day, and the de-
Tense will not be put in until to-day.
In the common pleas court Judgment
has been recorded in the case of Isaac
Levy against George S. Davis, by Act
ing Judge Bradstreet The suit, was
brought to recover $3.50 damages on the
claim of loan of $135. Judgment is
rendered for the plaintiff to recover
$500 and costs r.
The town Of Orange has sued the fol-
lowing taxpayers and unless their taxes
are settled their property will be fore
closed: H. L. Taylor, Stephen Brunt.
James Plunkett, Nicholas Finney, E.
w. Russell and William Dixon.
HUBBARD'S CASE CONTINUED.
The case of Arthur L. Hubbard of 555
George street, who is charged with
stealing SIS from the New York and
Eastern News company at the Union
depot, where ne was employed, was con-
tinued in the city court yesterday morn
ing until December 81.
THE MOODY CASE-REQUISITIO
GRANTED.
Governor Cooke has granted the
requisition of Governor Black of New
York and yesterday sent to New Haven
an order directing the sheriff Of New
Haven county to surrender Arthur
Blair Moody to Detective Frank Evan
hoe. The continued case charging
Moody with being fugitive from JUS
tice came up in the city court yester-
day morning and was nolled when the
action Of Governor Cooke was made
known. Moody was surrendered to
Deputy Sheriff Spiegel, who took him
over to the county building to await
the arrival of Detective Evanhoe, who
had telegraphed that he was on the way
here The New York detective arrived
in town at noon, and took Moody back
with him to New York, where he will
be held to answer to the charge of
grand larceny in the first degree, upon
which he has already been indicted by
the grand jury.
THE WILLIAM NJ. FRISBIE CASE.
In the city court before Judge Bishop,
yesterday, Fflliam M. Frtsbie of this
city, one of the Oldest bicycle dealers
30 H.,
state, was tried for the alleged embez-
element of $272.75 from H. NJ. Manwar-
ing, Bridgeport dealer who last year
had branch here in Crown street. The
latter sold Mr.. Frisbie wheels on com
mission the alleged agreement having
been that whenever Mr. Frisbie sold
and received cash for any of these
wheels he should pay Mr.. Manwaring
and retain 10 per cent. Mr.. Frisbie was
defended by Attorney Harry w. Asher.
Mr.. Manwaring testified that he had
been trying since midsummer to collect
the money for eight wheels which Mr..
Frisbie, by his own statement, had sold,
Letters were produced and read. They
told of the writer's financial embarrass-
ment and contained pleadings for time,
Frsbie gave promissory note to Man
waring, but the latter rejected it. Fris-
bic was defended by Attorney Asher,
who said that it looked like an attempt
to collect a debt by prosecuting Frisbie
on a criminal complaint
Judge Bishop took different view of
the case and found Frisbie guilty. He
imposed fine of $50 and sentenced
Frisbie to Jail for three months. An
appeal was taken.