The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-20
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
GROVE HUTCHINS cor ONE YEAR
IN PRISON FOE THEFT.

His Pal Sentenced to Nine Months in JAN
Arguments in Cannon Divorce Case
Finished-H. W. Stowe Lumber Co. VIII
Pay Is Per Cent.-Foreclosure Judg-
lnents Granted-Other Court Notes.
Judge Prentice yesterday morning
sentenced Grove Hutchings to one year
in state prison for theft of $50 from a
fellow boarder a short time ago. Jo-
seph Macarthur, his pal, was also found
guilty and sentenced to nine months IN
Jail. Macarthur who is Derby man.
pleaded guilty to the charge and frank
ly admitted that it was he who TOOK
the money and divided it with Hutch
ings. Mr.. Williams yesterday morning
said that the young man belonged TO d
respectable family, with whom he was
acquainted. The young mans action
in frankly admitting the theft, and his
attitude in being anxious to tell all ne
knew regarding it, commended him TO
the mercy and leniency of the court IN
the state attorneys opinion. 1t was in
that Macarthur got off with so light a
sentence.
CANNON DIVORCE CASE.
Arguments in the Cannon divorce
case were begun yesterday afternoon
in the superior court before Judge
Shumway by Attorneys Hamilton for
the plaintiff and Fowler for the defend
ant. The suit is brought by Mrs. Rose
Cannon
Evidence in the case was heard by
Judge Shumway about two weeks ago.
A decision will probably be rendered to-
day.
ANOTHER SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
The divorce suit of Mrs. Eleanor +.
McEnroe, nee Peck, against Eugene F.
McEnroe of New York was on the short
calendar list yesterday. Mr.. McEnroe,
who is represented by Attorneys Stod-
dard, Goodhart and Graves, asked that
non-suit be entered in the case be-
cause his wife, the plaintiff, had failed
to comply with the previous order OF
the court, which was that she should
file a more specific statement of the al
Legations which she made against him.
The time for so doing, as ordered by the
court has passed BY agreement of
counsel, however, the motion was not
until next Friday.
PETRIE MUST PAY HIS WIFE.
BY agreement of counsel Judge Thay-
er passed an order yesterday requiring
William Louis Petrie to pay his wife,
Mrs. Kittie Petrie, 81 week pending
the hearing of her divorce suit, which
has recently been instituted against Mr..
Petrie.
STOLE A SET OF HARNESS.
The trial of the Cunningham and Di-
vine brothers for stealing a set of har-
ness from a barn in West Haven last
fall was resumed in the superior GRIM
inal court before Judge Prentice yestef-
day morning. 1T is claimed that one
Divine and one Cunningham were i'm
picated in the burglary but there was
some uncertainty as to which ones The
two sets of defendants are represented
by Attorneys Martin Conlan and Stod-
dard, Goodhart and Graves.
The STATE concluded it's case yester-
day morning, and the witnesses for the
defence were put on the stand.
The evidence was not all in when
court adjourned yesterday afternoon,
and the case went over until next Tues
day morning
WILL PAY A DIVIDEND.
The receiver of the III. w Stowe
Lumber company, Warren A. Spalding,
received authority yesterday morning
from Judge Thayer to pay a dividend
Attorney c. S. Morehouse, acting for
the receiver, stated that there was
money enough on hand with which to
nav a, dividend of about Is per cent. on
all the claims allowed except one. The
order was passed and the dividend will
he payable on March 1. The exception
was made in the case of Cunningham
Banks & Co. of Boston, who are credit
ors. The court ordered that this claim
about which there is some dispute
should be retained in the CUSTODY OF
the receiver until further orders
DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFFS MO
TION.
In the case of Silverthau, ct al
against M, w. Burwell, Attorney j
Birney futile, counsel for DEFENDANT
YESTERDAY filed demurrer to the plain
tiff's motion that the defendant be re-
ouired to state if he has a defence. and
if so, the nature and substance OF IL
The defendant acquired piece o.
property upon which there was $l,5o'
mortgage held by the plaintiffs, who
are suing for that amount on the nott
alone.
THE APPEAL ARGUED.
Before Judge Thayer yesterday Attor
news Webb and Hayailton argued thu
appeal Of Mrs. Agnes Cochrane from
1 the imposition of costs in her cas-
against Robert E. Merwin, which wa
non-suited last Friday. Decision wa
reserved.
JUDGMENTS OF FORECLOSURE
GRANTED.
In the case of the National Trades
mems bank against William Gay, ex
Judge Harrison, counsel for plaintiff
moved yesterday for judgment of fore
closure Robert A. Brown, treasurer o
the New Haven Savings bank, testified
that the property in question, fou
5 houses in Peck street, Fair Haven, wa
worth $4,000. Judge Thayer grante'
the motion, and said that immediat
Z possession could be taken.
The plaintiffs motion for disclosur
s of defence, and for judgment of pos
{ session of the mortgaged premises, Il
3 the suit for foreclosure Of Duncan
against Gay ct al, in which William
Gay is the chief defendant, was ar