The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-01
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS.


 Franklin in His Suit Against the Tele-
 phone any-Embezzlement of Blcycle-Other Court Notes.
 Judge Robinson filed his decision yes- terday in the case of John Franklin, administrator, against the Southern
 New England Telephone company. He
 awards nominal damages of $15 and
 costs to the plaintiff. The suit was
 brought to recover $5,OOO for the death
 of Peter McKenna, who was killed by falling telephone pole in Nash street
 January 8, 1895.
 SENT UP FOR BREACH OF THE PEACE.
 ! John Reilly was in the city court yes- terday morning charged with breach of
 the peace. He said that his name was
 John Watson. Joseph and Sarah Ad-
 ley, colored, of 72 Court street, were
 also in court on the same charge Reilly claimed that he went to the house of
 the Adleys Sunday night and that $16 was stolen from him and that he was thrown out of the house. The Adleys were arrested on his complaint and l Reilly was also taken in.
 Yesterday morning Mrs. Adley said
 that Reilly came to her house beg ging. She said that when she ordered him away he struck her, and her hus- band came in and he was also batter | ed. Marks which Reilly showed she said were made when his fist struck | her teeth. Reilly's identity would nev- CT have been known if Policeman Me Keon had not recognized him as a
 man he had known in Putnam street
 He said Reilly had a wife and family, which he did not support, and that they were now in Ireland.
 | Judge Bishop sent him to jail and dis
 charged MT, and Mrs. Adley. l CHARGED WITH ENTERTAINMENT. | Ebert H. Beers of Bethel was in the city court yesterday morning on the charge of embezzlement by bailee of a
 bicycle of Henry H. Guernsey, the | Church street dealer Beers hired the wheel May 1, and it is alleged that he disposed of 1t without appraising MT. | Guernsey. The latter learned Beers whereabouts from the fact that he was
 in the Derby city court Friday after | noon on the charge of embedding a bicycle from a dealer in that city. l Beers was represented in court yes- terday morning by Attorney Martin Conlon. The state asked for a con- tinuance until Friday. which was
 granted. Beers was committed in de-
 fault of $150 bail.
 THREE ALLEGED PICKPOCKETS. The cases of the three alleged pick pockets, Gillen, Gardner and Ford, were again continued in the city court yesterday morning City Attorney Matthewman was unable to reply to Attorney Conlon's argument made last week and the cases went over until Thursday.
 BREACH OF PEACE CASES. William T Farris was charged with breach of the peace. While Policemen Benjamin Jackson, John J. Flynn and Patrick Roche were looking for liquor violations in Hamilton street Sunday they were booted and called the vilest
 names by Paris The latter told Judge Pickett that the officers lied, but later abridged the statement. The accused | was fined s5 and costs.
 John s. Noland, aged twenty-six, was charged with breach of the peace against his father, Mitchell F. Noland, of 55 Day street. The latter testified l that his son was constantly coming
 home drunk and threatening him with bodily harm The mother of the ac- cused testified that he called her bad | names on Saturday because she re- fused to give him money. and threaten ed to shoot her Noland was sent to | jail for sixty days.
 CHARGED WITH NON SUPPORT. | The case of Patrick Griffin of Fair | Haven, charged with non-support of wife and three children, was continued | until Thursday at 3 D. m. Griffin was | before the court on May 15 on the same charge, and City Attorney Mat | thewman and ex-Judge Lucius P Dem ing stated that he had not complied
 with Judge Bishops orders, and that
 Mrs Griffin and her children were des- | titute. Attorney Martin Conlon, coun-
 sel for the accused, desired the contin-
 uance to bring in witnesses.
 The case of Harry s. Hayes, charged
 with non support of wife, was nolled | OTHER CASES.
 The case of Pierce J. Dorney charg-
 ed with drunkenness and the theft of
 s4.sO from Patrick Hogan, was contin-
 ued until tomorrow at the states re-
 quest.
 The case of Fred Homan, who was
 arrested for riding his bicycle upon the
 sidewalk in Orange street. where the 1 thnrn1I nh fare ir tnrr I11n mas ranllod