The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-15
cHARGED WITH AssAUI,T,

city court yesterday morning dSdlnsL Joseph W. Cragg, the bartender in the | saloon of MT. Hill, on the corner of Whiting and Commerce streets, who was charged with assaultng him. Smith said that he went into the sa- | loon last Thursday and a man named | Frank Morgan was trying to show him how to change whiskey into water when he was suddenly seized, knocked down and kicked and thrown out the door into the street. He said he lost | $15 in the saloon. Judge Dow said he | could not convict Cragg on the evl- dence before him and he discharged him,
 A SCRAPPY PAIR IN COURT, | Owen McShane and William Monta- que were charged with breach Of the peace. Policemen Henry J, Hoffman and John H. Coonan arrested them while fighting at the corner of Chapel and State streets Saturday night. Me Shane was fined $3 and costs for breach of the peace, and $1 for drunkenness. Montague was fined $1 and costs.
 STEWARD LINES CASE CONTIN-
 LIED. '
 Steward Lines, who was arrested Sat I corner of Church and George streets, charged with the theft of bottle Of whiskey from the wagon of William J. Sheehan, was in the city court yester- day morning, and his case was contin- ued until to-day in order that he might. be charged with the third offence of theft. Lines pleaded guilty to the last charge.
 BOYS STOLE A SAILBOAT.
 James McCarty and Harry G. Merri- man, sixteen-year- boys,were charg- ed with the theft of a sailboat owned by Charles B. Bromley and George Harmott, Westville boys. Policeman William H. Whilldey found the boat in Wintergreen lake, and the accused ad- mitted that they had taken it there from the Main river where they claim ed they found it adrift. They were fined $5 and costs each.
 FINE AND JAIL FOR STEALING.
 Patrick Lue, aged seventeen, who was sent to jail for fifteen days Sat urday on the charge of vagrancy, was charged with theft yesterday. Police man James A. Caulfield, who arrested Lue. testified that he had found the owner of the new shoes which Lue had, and which he said were given him In New London The owner was Joseph Vetell an Oak street shoemaker. Lue was fined s7 and costs and sent to jail for thirty days
 ANOTHER PAIR OF PUGILISTS.
 George Hawkins and William Carroll, both colored, who were arrested by Po- liceman Philip T. Smith while clasped in each others embrace at the corner of Fair and Union street Saturday night, were charged with breach of the peace It was proved that Hawkins was the aggressor and he was fined $3 and costs, Judgment was suspended in the case of Carroll.
 FINED FOR TRESPASS.
 John J. Coffey and Peter Horan were charged with trespass in the lumber yard of Howard r. Russell at the cor ner of Columbus avenue and Water street. They were found there Sunday night by Policeman Louis D. Bixby. They were fined 8 and costs each yes terday.
 OTHER COURT NOTES
 Sheriff T. s. Brown of Middletown on Saturday placed two more attach : ments on the Worcester Cycle compa- ny for goods and materials furnished. One was for $500 in a suit brought by , the Jewell Betting company of Hart ford, and the other was for $2 900 in a suit brought by James w. Towne of New York city. Deputy Sheriff D. Newland Davis also served an attach ment in favor of N F. Shepard & Co., of New Haven. All papers are return able the first Tuesday in September The company when it paid off Satur. day night announced general reduc. tion in wages beginning yesterday SUED BY A. c. TRAEGER ! Augustus C. Traeger, the we'll known hotel keeper of this city, has entered suit against the Northwestern Masonic Aid association of Chicago Complaint has been filed with Frederick A. Betts insurance commissioner and the case is returnable the second Monday o1 I September in the superior court in this : city.
 , The circumstances of the suit, as set } forth in the complaint, are as follows 5 MT. Traeger was insured in the associa tion for $500. The plan of paymen on policies Is by assessment, notices o1 r which are sent to members. On failure
 to attend to first notice members re : ceive a second which, if not attended to in a certain length of time, causes ) | the member to lapse.
 | MT. Traeger says that he received nc
 notice for April, 1896, and claims tha none was sent him. May 20, 1896, h.
 drew a check for $38. 29 for his April as e sessment and presented il to George E f Frisbie. collector for the association
 The check was accepted by Mir Fris U bic, and was received by the associa I tion at it's office in Chicago about Ma, Il 26, 1896.
 y June l. 1896, the association laspet l. MT. Traeger from membership. Il h February, 1897, he applied for reinstate $ ment, but was rejected. The plaintiff U claims a decree setting aside the actiol " of the company in lapsing the polio. = a decree that the company be requir u ed to restore him to all his rights ant 5 privileges as a member of the associa :. tion.
 RECEIVERSHIP TERMINATED.
 In New York city Saturday the re
 ceivership over Peck Bros. & Co.,, so ia
 as they related to the affairs in tha state was terminated By an order o