The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-15
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
WALTON FOUND GUILTR ON ONE
 COUNT ONLY.

COCNf ONLH.
 Other City Court Cases-Mooney Will
 Offered for Probate-sues the Railroad
 for Danages--A Boy Policy Seller.
 The trial of John A. Walton occupied nearly two hours in the city court yes- terday morning. Walton claims to run an employment office at 14S Orange street. He was arrested Monday night by Detectives McGrath and Daley on three charges. One was that of the theft of silver watch and chain worth $7 from Mrs. Belle Crowell of 61 Win throp avenue. Another was that of de- frauding Mrs. Nellie N. Taft of lS1 Meadow street out of six weeks board and the third was that of defraudlng Mrs. Anna McDermott, of two weeks meals.
 Attorney Fowler defended Walton, and succeeded in getting his client dis charged except In the McDermott case In this a penalty of only $5 and costs was imposed, but it was enough to send Walton back to the prisoners dock, af- ter he had gyrated about the court room and addressed Judge Bishop, Assistant City Attorney Webb and several ac- | qualntances in an effort to clear him. self. Judge Bishop said that the testi- mony bearing upon the alleged theft was not sufficient for probable cause to be found, as Walton stoutly denied hav- ing ever seen the watch and Mrs. Crow ell's word that he stole it while she was in his office last Friday night be- ing unsupported. Walton tried to ar que his own case instead of his attor- hey several times, and Judge Bishop had to call him to order. When arrest ed Walton had a roll of imitation money with him.
 John A. Corcoran was fined $S and costs for breach of the peace, and $3 and costs for drunkenness. The costs were S1059
 The case of John Lombardi charged With breach of the peace, was continued until to-day. The man with whom he fought in Oak street has not yet been l arrested. Lombardi got far the worst l of the encounter, bad cut on the head being one of the injuries.
 SUES THE RAILROAD. l Samuel Heiber, prominent and wealthy citizen of Larchmont, has sued the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad for S2,O00 damages for be- ing roughly elected from a train and ] thrown down an embankment. I Heiber alleges that Saturday, while a passenger in train from Larchmont to Mount Vernon the conductor, who had taken his ticket some time before, demanded another ticket or the amount of his fare. When Heiber refused to pay again the train was stopped and he was put off.
 He says that he was so hurried off that he missed his footing and fell down the embankment, badly injuring himself
 WILL CONTEST THE WILL.
 When the will of Ellen Mooney of AS Daggett street, who died July 1, was of- fered for probate by Attorney David D. 1 Fitzgerald, executor, before Judge Cleaveland, yesterday morning, Michael Harrington, brother of an heir, and a nephew gave notice of a protest, and a hearing was set for next Tuesday.
 Miss Mooney left a. piece of property on Daggett street, valued at S5000, and a deposit in a bank of $2.000 Bridget Joyce, a niece, Is one beneficiary for $200, while $200 is set aside for burial expenses and $20 to Rev. Father Me- Keon of Sacred Heart church, for pray CTS. The rest of the property is left to Patrick Harrington and his three sons He Is also a nephew, and lives on Dag gett street. The contestant is a nephew and d brother of Patrick. The continu- ance is for the purpose of allowing him to retain counsel.
 ARRESTED FOR POLICY SELLING
 Charles l.. Potts, jr., seven year old boy was arrested yesterday morning on complaint of the law and order league. The boy has been disposing of policy slips on the street for some time After he was arrested the boy claimed that his father had made him pedGle the slips. Potts, ST, was arrested late this afternoon and'was released on $200 bonds. The boys bond was $50, which was also furnished.
 Potts runs cigar store at 535 State street.
 Assistant City Attorney Webb said that Potts would be charged with con- ducting a policy shop at his cigar store. Webb said he had all the necessary evil dence to convict Potts, including con- fession made by the latter
 ELM CITY COMPANIES AFFAIRS.
 In the probate court yesterday after noon testimony was taken in the case of creditors of the Elm City company against Theodore A. Futile, trustee oi the company. Some time ago the cred itors asked that MT. Futile be directed to disclose fully the affairs of the com. pany, and after the trustee had done SC | the applicants desired to offer testi mony to show that complete disclosure had not been made. Judge Cleavelanc decided that the testimony was admis- sable and Henry l.. Hotchkiss, presi. dent of the Union Trust Co., ant Charles H. Trowbridge testified in the case yesterday. The hearing was con. tinued until 10 o'clock this morning when other testimony will be produced Attorneys Louis H. Bristol and John K Beach represent the applicants and ex- Judge Samuel A. York and William Mills the respondent
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