The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-09
WILLING FORD Events.


Judge Judd Opens Court-Nugent's Case
Before Him-Beach Property Sold-Two
Funerals Yesterday News
Other Items of Interest.
Judge Judd opened up the borough
court yesterday in a manner that look
ed as if he meant business and intend
ed to make the evil-doers shudder at
the prospect of being brought up before
the court for serious misdemeanors.
Yesterdays was his maiden case, and
the culprit before him was Ned Nugent,
who is an old rounder and has a record
of twenty-four terms in Jail in as many
years, and has several other times been
in court and got off with paying fine
and costs. Yesterday was the nine
tenth time he has been before the bor-
ough court. Nugent was charged with
creating a disturbance at his sisters
house, breaking up the furniture, using
indecent language and being drunk.
The evidence was conclusive and the
session of the court lasted only thirteen
minutes. Judge Judd stated that in
looking over the records Of the court
he found that the prisoners name ap-
peared quite often, and that he seemed
to be an incurable, Nugent was SEN
fenced to thirty days in jail and fined
1882 costs for drunkenness, ninety days
for breach of the peace, ninety days for
destruction of property and ninety days
for using abusive language, making a
total of 100 days In Jail, which, with the
costs and 81 for taking him down to
jail, will keep him employed on Whal-
ley avenue for 1928 days. officer Reilly
took him down at 1:47.
There is a rumor that a wealthy per-
son from New York city contemplates
coming here and building an elegant
mansion on the large tract of land on
South Main street, which was purchas-
ed by Mrs. Linsley of G. w. Crockett.
The lot is situated on the east side of
the street, south of the Thomas Pick
ford property, and is one of the most
slightly places in town.
| There was another important real es-
| tate change here yesterday. John A.
Martin, as agent for r. l.. Spencer and
Lille S. Spencer of Alabama, sold to
William H. Newton the Beach house
property on Main street, with build
ings. The lot is 15Sx250 feet, and is one
! of the most valuable locations in the
| borough.
| A. j. Goodrich of Washington street
is about to start in the concrete walk
business in this town, and will soon be
in condition to begin work. He pro-
poses to lay first-class walk and will
have as an assistant New Haven man
| who has had many years experience in
the business.
c. w. Crockett has sold to Mrs. Noah
Linsley a tract of land, 240X300 feet
| front, on South Main street.
James Cody, who is acknowledged to
be the champion fisherman of the vicin-
ity, was out in boat on the lake yes
terday afternoon and caught fine
string of pickerel, about twenty in
number, some of which would weigh
nearly two pounds apiece.
George Gardner has signed with the
Meriden baseball team and will cover
first base. George is a fine fielder and
one of the best batters in the amateur
ranks.
Yesterdays real estate changes re-
corded are: A. D. Mclean to Frank
Wolshlager, rs acres of land on North
Farms; A. H. Bartholomew to Charles
E. Bartholomew, ten acres of land in
East Wallingford.
President Andrew Andrews of Simp-
SON. Hall, Miller & Co has gone tc
Montreal and Chicago on a business
trip.
Miss M. B. Shorey of Everett, Mass
has been engaged as teacher at tbs
high school in the room taught by Miss
Alice McChristie, who resigned She
will begin her duties on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore La Barnes
have daughter, that arrived yester-
day morning. Captain George La
Barnes is now happy grandpa.
The funeral of Ralph S. Perkins viii
be held this afternoon. Services at the
house at 2 o'clock and Baptist church
at 2:30.
Rev. ]. J. Blair officiated at the flu
neral of Mrs. E. c. Maltby, yesterday
afternoon. The bearers. were: w. S
and Robert Maltby of New York. Sher
man and Henry Pickford of Brooklyn
Noah Linsley and A. L. Judd
Miss Rose Dillon had the end of he
finger cut off under a press at H. L
Judd & Co.'S factory, yesterday.
William Thompson, the bicycle THE
who was arrested here, has been sen
fenced to a year in state prison.
Mrs. c. II. Brown, Miss Inc Brown
Mrs. S. E. Hotchkiss and Mrs. G. A
Hopson will have charge of the cak
sale at the Ladies' Library association
rooms on Saturday.