The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-25
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
SHORT C.lLENDIR SESSION or So
PERIOR COURT. SEPT. TERM

Judge Roraback Makes His First Appear-
ance on the Bench-Motions Heard
Trial of Adrian w. Breese Ended-Other
Court News.
Judge A. T. Roraback Of New Canaan
made his first appearance on the bench
of the superior court yesterday morn
ing,
The assignments for trial made for
next week are as follows;
Tuesday-John Harrigan's appeal
from probate; c. Art Ward VS.. Lucien
F, Burpee and others; j. H. D. Fowler
VS.. the Evening Leader Co.
Wednesday-Henry S, Carpenter VS..
Charles Parker, I'd; Charles d. Warner
vs.. Derby Transcript Co.
Thursday-Eugene c, Bristol and
others VS.. Horace c. Bristol and others.
The Connecticut National Bank VS..
Walter Todd and others.
Thirty cases appeared on the short
calendar yesterday.
The court ordered that claims against
the Douglass Lumber Co, should be
presented within two months.
The New Haven Savings bank secur-
ed a foreclosure Of it's mortgage upon
Westville property standing in the
name of William f. Whipple. The
amount of the judgment is for So, 2050,
and the time for redemption was fixed
at December L.
The old case of Buckley vs.. Kelly,
which has been on the docket since 1882
and in which State Attorney Williams
was appointed a committee, was yes
terday stricken from the docket, the
report being accepted and 81 800 award
ed to the plaintiff,
The motion in the case of president
New Britain for foreclosure of defence
or default and motion for judgment of
foreclosure was disallowed,
The suit brought by Judge S, E. Bald
win as stockholder, to have the affairs
of the old Morning News Co., as it ex-
listed before its reorganization, closed
up, was on the short calendar list upon
a motion to have the case referred to
ex-Judge Loomis as a state referee, to
hear and report. The order was passed
The motion for leave to amend the
complaint in the divorce case of Ella
e. Moshier vs. Afford d. Mosher of
Derby was allowed
A judgment of foreclosure was grant
ed against Charles Casper, who was
formerly president of the Meriden Sill
Yer Plate company in Meriden, to Miss
A. H. Dickerman of North Haven. She
held a second mortgage for $1,000. The
time for redemption was fixed for De-
cember 2S
A continuance of a week was granted
in the injunction suit of Frank w. Par
dee against Fishel Beloff.
The case of ]. Fl. d. Fowler VS.. the
Leader Co. is for alleged criminal libel
printed in the paper a year ago-com-
menting on a certain probate court
transaction in Wallingford. Mr.. Fow-
Ter claims $4,000 damages
The motion of j. P. Goodhart for final
judgment in the case of James J. Geary
VS.. Robert r. Baldwin was not allowed,
but time for trial named next Friday.
There was little delay over the five
residents of Lake Place against the M.
an injunction restraining them from
operating steam trip hammers. Messrs.
Ely. Chase and Hoadley for the plain
tiff being ready for trial, but Bristol
Stoddard e. Bristol demurred and it
was finally agreed that If it was put
down for Thursday they could come
to an agreement.
The following cases were continued
for one week: Reynolds VS.. Scholey
motion for special bail; also Reynolds
VS. West; Phillips VS.. Foley, motion for
judgment of foreclosure; Robertson VS.
the Rex Box company, on motion that
the claim of S. w. Champion be allow
ed as preferred one under the statute
SECOND DIVIDEND OF QUIGLEY &
FUTILE ESTATE.
Return was made to Judge Cleave-
land of the probate court by Genera
Merwin, the trustee of the Quigley &
Tuttle estate, of an account paying g
dividend of 81, 100. At the time of the
failure in February, 1895, the New Ha-
ven Savings bank held notes to the
value of $4,96250, which had accumula t.
ed interest. 1t also held collateral fol
| the note Ill the SHAPE Ol Jersey 1llS
! Electric company bonds. On $500 o.
these bonds the Jersey City company
refused to pay coupons, claiming thai
they were obtained fraudulently.
+ Suit was brought and recently it re-
suited in the award of 81, 100 by tht
court. After deducting expenses thi:
will pay six and one-half mills dividend
on the claims of 1921, 299.O4. At the timt
of the failure thirteen mills were pait
creditors.
FAIR HAVEN AND WESTVILLt
| SUED FOR $4,000.
| Gilbert Wilcox of "a Irving stree
brought suit yesterday against the Fai
Haven and Westvile road for $4,000 be
cause of injuries received on April
last. He alleges that between and
o'clock in the evening while trying tt
get off the car at the corner of Nortor
and Irving streets, the conductor pull
ed the bell suddenly and he was thrown
| to the ground.