The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-31

the superior court yesterday by the law
firm of Bristol Stoddard & Bristol in
behalf of the Winchester Arms Co.
against the Consolidated railroad.
Court of Common PIeas-Civil Side.
Hatch g. Norton, the dealers in
builders supplies have brought suit
against the congregation B'nai Israel
for $3S1.56. The plaintiffs allege that
they furnished materials to Harry l..
Weiss, the original contractor, when
the church was built on Rose street.
They have a mechanics lien against the
church for this amount placed August
IL, 1896. Prior to that time the j. Glib
Smith company placed a lien on the
work. In this suit j. Glib Smith Co is
named as a party defendant.
Mrs Eliza Hopcraft OF Day street
has sued Mason Stowell of Putnam
street, a driver for Adams Express, for
nine weeks wages at 81 per week, in
the common pleas court. 1t is alleged
that Mrs Stowell hired Mrs Hopecraft
to keep the house for him at 81 per week
and then refused to pay her. Judgment
was rendered against him In justice
court, and his attorney, Carleton Hoad-
ley, appealed the case to the court of
common pleas. Mrs. Hopcraft is said
to be poor old lady, and she Is repre-
sented by Sanford B. Martin in her
efforts to collect SO wages.
Suits have been brought in the court
of common pleas against William Fl.
Davidson, a farmer of Sharon 1t is al
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the board, nurse and doctor bills con-
tracted during the final illness of his
wife. DR.. w. w. Hawkes. sues him for
5000, Mrs Ellen E. Latham sues him
for $2SS for board and nursing, DR., WAL
ter Judson sues him for $25, and DR..
Charles j. Foote sues him for S16 The
wife died in Grace hospital after long
illness,
The coal firm Of McCusker & Schroed-
er yesterday morning brought suit
against the firm Of Moritz Sper & Co.
of State street for damages, attaching
property to the value of $4,000 to cover
| the claim. 1t is asserted by the Nc
Cusker & Schroeder Co. that right of
way to coal yards on Railroad avenue
belong exclusively to them, and that
| the M. Spier Co. have been using it,
| The defendants claim that they have a
| right to use the passageway.
| D. D. Pike was yesterday arrested by
| Constable McNerney on writ of at
| tachment by w. W. Cameron, proprie-
tor of the Aldrich house 1t Is claimed
that Pike owes $40 board bill. On fail
ure to secure bond he was locked up.
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| City Court-Criminai Side-Judge Dow.
Two thieves were arraigned in the
police court yesterday morning for
stealing clothing from the stands of
second hand dealers. One named VIM.
Fuller of Norwich was fined IS and SEN
| fenced to thirty days for stealing a
| SIS overcoat from a hook in front of
| Max Rosoffs store, 1876 Court street.
The other prisoner, Robert Clinton.
stole an overcoat from the store of
| Nathan Kaufman, 1888 State street. He
! was sent to Jail for thirty days and
| fined $40.
Thomas Il. Meaney, railroad brake
! man, living at $50 Lombard street, was
in the city court yesterday morning as
| the man who opened the fire alarm
box at State and Grace streets Tuesday
morning and sent in false alarm.
Meaney denies that he pulled the box.
His case was continued until to-day for
| trial,
THE MILLS FAILURE.
r. W. Mills, the State street grocer,
filed an assignment in the probate court
Wednesday afternoon, naming George
]. futile as trustee This is Mills sec
ond failure in two years, In the first
case he did not compromise with his
| creditors and he went into business
again under the name of the New Ha-
ven Grocery company. He signed him
self as manager, and his former credit
ors supposed he was only an agent.
| c. c. Andrew & Co. of this city and
Moses Handy of Boston attached Mills
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