The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-12
YESTERDAY in THE COURTS
YERDICT ron DEFENDdNT IN THE
PIERCE-STAU CASE.


Motion for a New Trial for Ripple to he
Taken to supreme Court-Thomas Dar-
den Sues to Recover $4,000 Lost at Faro
Decision in Patent Case-Other Court
Notes.
verdict was rendered for the de-
PENDANT yesterday morning in the SUI
peIior court in the suit of Ralph Pierce
Of Southbury against eX-Comptroller
Nicholas Staub and John Marsh of
New Milford as executors. The suit
was brought by Pierce to recover on a
note for 1915, which he alleged was
given him in 1891 by his uncle, John
| Peck, who died in New Milford January
| 81, 1894
The first note he said was burned
when his house burned down and then
MI. Peck made another note. That had
been lost A letter written by Mr., Peck
acknowledging the Indebtedness had
also been lost. Then Pierce's brother,
George P. Pierce, did not respond to a
subpoena and sheriff is still looking
for him With a capias.
| The defendants denied that any such
note had been executed and put on
several Of the Southbury selectmen to
| testify that Pierce's reputation for
veracity is not good.
| ANOTHER EFFORT FOR KIPPIE.
j. Birney Tuttle and Richard Tyner,
attorneys for Thomas II. Ripple. have
| decided to take their motion for new
| trial, which was overruled Wednesday
| by Judge Prentice, to the supreme
court The motion asks that the YER
dict of the jury be set aside and new
| trial be granted. The testimony as to
the prisoners sanity, his alleged hered-
| ity taints, and his Indulgence in aloo-
hol were all set forth. In the last par
agraph it was alleged that the jury had
been influenced and prejudiced by the
statements made by State Attorney
Williams in the presence and within
hearing of the jury.
SUIT FOR MONEY LOST AT FARO.
The case Of Thomas Darden Of New
York against Miles H. Farren of Brook
Ign was brought up before Judge Thay-
er yesterday afternoon in the civil side
Of the superior court as adjudged The
sheriff called three times for plaintiff
and he did not appear The cross COM
laint of Farren was then put on. Far
rem testified that he had played faro in
Darden's place in New York and that
Darden told him that his loss was
$1,000. Farren then gave a. check for
the amount and afterwards submitted
a note. He alleged that the claim was
fraudulent, and it was on that claim
that the original suit was brought,
MRS. COCHRAN'S CASE NON SUIT
ED.
The cases brought by Mrs. Agnes
Cochran against several persons were
non, suited In the superior civil court
yesterday The plaintiff failed to put
| in her appearance. Her attorneys were
given until a certain time to produce
| her, but failed, and the cases We're
| thrown out of court
FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT.
Judge w. X Townsend of the United
States court yesterday handed down a
| decision in the case of Max Kaeupfer
against Thomas P. Taylor. The case is
| suit for alleged infringement Of pat
ent, but came up recently on an appeal
| from taxation by the clerk, whose bill
| amounts to $50 The court made some
revisions of the items.
| THE JURY EXCUSED.
| Judge Thayer in the superior court
| yesterday excused the jury until Tues
day and said he would hold a short
calendar session to-day instead OF
Judge Shumway.