The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-12
YESTERDAY IN TIE COURTS
DAMAGE SUITS AGAINST 4. r.
PFLEGHAR g SONS RESUMED.

William 1. Healy-WilIam and John
Gay Offer 10 Per Cent. settlement
Other Court Notes.
In the United States court yesterday
afternoon a motion to strike out and
eXpunge in the case of Louis K. Church
Of Everett, Wash, against Edwin
Ayres of Saybrook, this state, was
argued. The question involved is the
materially of the plaintiff being APP
pointed receiver of the Puget Sound
National bank of Everett.
Superior Court-Civil Side-Judge Thayer.
The suits Of Harbona stephens and
Minnie V. Hauser against Frank P.
Pfeghar & Sons, to recover s., 900 each,
for the deaths of young Harbona Ste
phens and Joseph c. Hauser, both of
whom were killed in the English &,
Mersick fire, which resulted from an
explosion of acetyline gas, on the 3lst
of January, 1896, were resumed in the
superior court before Judge Thayer yes
terday.
Mr.. Frank P. Pheghar, ST., was put
on the stand yesterday morning and
described the explosion. He said that
Hauser was employed that morning in
attaching a valve to one of the gas
cylinders, The explosion threw Mr..
Pfleghar from his seat to the floor and
ruptured his left eardrum. He was
badly burned about the face and hands
The valve, he said, was of steel, with
a brass cap, He identified one in evil
dence as of similar pattern
Mr.. MaXimillian Grimm, superintend-
ent of the Acetyline Gas works in New
Jersey from which the two cylinders
of gas We're procured, told how acety-
line gas is manufactured, and its prop
critics. The cylinders of gas which
We're sent here We're filled and sent I'M
der his personal supervision.
Mr.. Grimm has been engaged in the
manufacture of acetyline gas since 1895
and was put on the stand as an ex-
pert.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Grimm's tes-
timony, the dispositions of M. F. Kelly,
Thomas II. Finney and E. E. Dunlap of
McKeesport, Pa. We're read. Mr.. Kelly
is foreman of the National Tube works
in McKeesport, where the tubes which
we're exploded by acetyline gas at the
time of the fire were manufactured
Mr. Kelly in his deposition stated that
the tubes on cylinders were tested to
3,700 pounds pressure to the square inch
and that each tube was stamped after
being tested, Mr.. F'inney is tester at
the works and E. e. Dunlap is shipping
clerk. After the reading of a deposit
ton in answer to cross examining ques-
ton from the same men, the case was
continued until next Tuesday morning
a 1920.
JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF,
In the suit of William j. Healy
against Annie Fallon and Hugh Fallon.
and Frederic, Abraham and Philip
Silverthau, as mortgage holders, Judge
Thayer rendered decision yesterday
in which he gives judgment for the
plaintiff to foreclose the property in
question, which is located on Daggett
street if they do not pay on or before
the last Monday in May the sum of
81 625,98, with interest and costs. The
suit was over a builders contract.
DEMURRERS OvERRULED
In the suit of Harry Richards of
Rotson against Samuel j. Carpenter
and William p Shattuck, both of Min
neapolis, the plaintiffs demurrers to
the answers of the defendants are over
ruled. The complaint alleges that the
defendant agreed to give Richards a
quarter interest in a certain toy If he
would advance money for its manu-
facture. He advanced $500 and then
he alleges, the defendants gave the ex-
elusive right to manufacture the toy to
the Waterbury Button company on a
royalty. He claims an account of all
monies paid on the royalties, which, he
says, have been large. He claims also
judgment for $500 and $40 damages.