The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-11
Probate Court-Judge CIeaveIand. REPORT OF COMMISSIONER

REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS.
 Sanford B. Martin and James E. Rowland, commissioners on the insol- vent estate of Hymen Silver, yesterday afternoon reported to Judge Cleaveland in the probate court that the claims against the estate amounted to $666.51.
 The trustee on the insolvent estate of Robert w. Smith, North Haven farmer, has filed his report in the pro- bate court. The estate pays creditors 26 per cent. on s6,23776 in claims.
 An exemplified copy of the will of the late Dr. John P. Atwater of Pough- keepsie, N. Y., was admitted to probate yesterday. Atwater left about $20,00O worth of real estate in New Haven. City Court Criminal Side-Judge Bishop.
 John McGovern of 243 Hamilton street was arrested Thursday night by Detective Dennehy for the theft of some blacksmith tools on September 1. The tools were the property of William Ryan of 91 Hamilton street. The case was continued yesterday until this morning with the prisoner under s100 bonds
 Patrick Monahan who raised a dis turbance after forcibly entering the house of Mrs. Thompson, Y Congress avenue, Thursday, was yesterday fined SIP and costs.
 Robert Smith, colored, and Fran cesco Pizarni, an Italian, who had a fight with stones Thursday in Fair street, were held for further hearing in the city court this morning.
 In the case of Edward Gilchrist, the seventeen-year-o boy who was ar- rested week ago for trespassng in the yard of the Consolidated road, judg ment was suspended Gilchrist said when arrested that he lived and had parents in Providence, and inquiry by City Attorney Brown proved that he told the truth. W. l.. Bradley superin- tendent of the Boys club of Calvary Baptist church, appeared for Gilchrist.
 Court Notes
 Deputy Sheriff Lewis A. Kohn yes terday attached the church belonging to the congregation worshiping at the corner of Factory and George streets. The edifice is not yet completed. The claim is one of John Y. Thompson, the painter and decorator, for labor and material. It amounts to $150
 Under an order from Judge $. E. Baldwin the garnishee process against the city of New Haven and in the in terests of William Fl. Allen, the pile driver, who had claim for S3,500 against James J. Geary, has. been withdrawn and bond for the same amount has been substituted in it's stead. William and James J. Geary gave the bond. The money will be paid over to John Beattie, since he has given the notice to the city that the money shall be paid to him rather than to MT. Geary.
 MONAHAN WAS DISCHARGED.
 The postponed trial of David Mona han, proprietor of the Second Avenue Hotel, West Haven, came up before Judge Samuel J. Bryant of the bor- ough court yesterday morning. Sena- tor Dwight w. Futile of East Haven, prosecuting attorney for the Law and Order league, appeared on behalf of the state, and presented the evidence against MT. Monahan, which included a large quantity of liquor of all kinds seized at the raid on the hotel last Sunday MT. Monahan sprung a sur- prise on the court by pleading that he did not hold the license. His plea that it was made out to Frank Quinn of West Haven was upheld by the court. and MT. Monahan was discharged.
 It was stated yesterday afternoon that a warrant was out for the arrest of MT. Quinn, and that he would be heard to-day.
 AN INTERESTING LEGAL POINT.
 Owing to the absence of Judge Townsend, the test motion of the at torneys for some leading creditors of the Worcester Cycle company, now in the hands of a receiver, which was to have been made in the United States court yesterday, was postponed. The Worcester Cycle company has a large plant in Middletown and another at Worcester, Mass. The receivers are the Central TrxS company of New