The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-21

Two years ago DR.. Fuller collected
the claims of number of policy hold
ers in the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company and brought suit against the
concern, alleging that it had used i'm
proper methods in applying the re
serve dividend fund" system. The
amount of the policies held by the
plaintiffs was over 100000 The case
was tried before Judge A. S. Wheeler
in the superior court, the contest last
ing many weeks. Judge Wheeler took
several months to compile his decision
and finally announced that the COM
pany had used fraud in it's manipula-
ton of the mooted reserve" methods.
Superior Court-Criminal Side-Judge
Wheeler.
Yesterday was the fourth day of the
trial Of Harry T. Clark, formerly a
clerk in the employ of Peck & Bishop,
charged with embezzlement of $525 on
September 25, 1885, 1t opened before
Judge Wheeler and a jury in the SUI
perior court. A large crowd was pres
ent in the gallery. DIR. William P. Bald
win, expert for defence, took the stand
and the direct examination continued
from Friday.
After few preliminary questions Mr..
Chase, the counsel for the accused pro-
pounded long hypothetical question,
embracing facts in the accuseds life
and circumstances surrounding the al
legged embezzlement from which the de-
fence is trying to show that Mr.. Clark
was suffering at the time of the alleged
embezZlement from masked epilepsy.
On the hypothetical case thus present
ed to him the witness gave the opinion
that at the time of the embezzlement
the accused was suffering from masked
epilepsy.
The expert was then handed over to
Prosecuting Attorney Williams, who
subjected him to a severe cross exam
ination as to his qualification to testi-
fly and the nature of the disease gener-
ally.
ATTACHED IN SUIT FOR $4,000.
Sheriff Spiegel attached property at
Columbus avenue and Redfield street,
owned by the Morris Bremen estate.
for $4,000, in suit brought by w. J.
and Elizabeth r. Clark, to recover
value on note for 100000 The Clarks
claim that on July 3, 1885, they loaned
$4,000 to Bremen at 10 per cent inter-
est, payable in semi annual payments
of per cent. The interest has not
been paid and the suit was instituted.
INSU RANCE COMPANY GARN-
ISHEED.
day morning garnisheed an industrial
policy amounting to $500 given by the
John Hancock Life Insurance company
to Miss Mary Keefe, who died a few
days ago.
The suit was brought by Mrs Charles
r. Just of Huntington, who claims that
she has been paying the premiums on
the policy with the understanding that
she should have it upon the death Of
Miss Keefe
The policy is also claimed by Mrs.
Bessie Taylor, Mrs. Just's sister. The
case will be tried at the next term Of
the superior court.
City Court-Criminal Side-Judge Dow.
In the city court yesterday morning,
before Judge Dow, Henry Strack, the
grocer at 10 Shelton avenue, was ar
raigned on four counts for violating the
imitation butter law. Strack was ar
rested at the instance of District Depu-
ty Dairy Commissionery Robert O..
Eaton The case was continued until
November l.
Joseph Sullivan was fined 81 and costs
and sent to Jail for thirty days for
stealing an overcoat valued at $3.50
from a form in front of John A Nc
KEGS store in Church street, Tuesday
evening.
Edward r. Cummings, who stole a
pair of rubber boots and apron from
Blakeslee's brewery on Wallace street,
was fined S. and costs and sent to jail
for twenty days.
Agostino Sanford was fined 81 and
$20.42 costs for violating the game law
by shooting a robin.
Frank Lynch was fined 81 and costs
for resistance to Policeman John Nc
Avoy, who arrested him for drunken
ness.
Peter Paust, the head brewer at FIRE.
senius' brewery on Congress avenue,
was in the city court on the charge of
non-support of his wife. Paust has
been in court once before on the same
charge and the court ordered him at
that time to pay his wife 50 per week.
This he has been doing until lately and
when he stopped his wife again COM
planned.
Paust was ordered by the court to
give bond to support his wife at the
rate of 81 week or go to Jail for sixty
days. Instead of taking either alter
native Paust appealed the case to the
court of common pleas.
Joseph Bolotin was charged with fail
ing to send his little girl to school. The
girl is under fourteen years of age and
Bolotfn had been warned. The author
tiles say that he has disregarded the
warning. The case was continued and
the wife will probably be arrested also.