The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-16
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
| FRANK SMITH HELD TO ANSWER | BEFORE SUPERIOR COURT.

Bishop-settlement of Gay Brother's Estate-other Court Matters.
 In the probate court yesterday Judge Cleaveland appointed John Norcom conservator over James Thompson, col ored, whose wife died recently leaving $2, 800 worth of property at Narragan- sett Pier. ...-.---. ..-. William A. Wright and F. Philip Farnsworth were appointed commits sioners on the estate of Milo B. Futile | Michael Harrington has decided not to contest his aunts (Ellen Mooney's) will, She left considerable property to his brother, but he does not think 1t worth while to continue the contest, John A. Matthewman and James D. Dewell, ir., were appointed commission CTS on the estate of Wolcott S. Hunt ington, the assigning paint dealer Of York and Elm streets. M. Huntington has offered creditors a settlement on a fifteen-cent basis. His liabilities are $S000.
 GAY ESTATES SETTLED. The estates of William and John Gay were settled and the final report of Trustee James H. Macdonald was filed in the probate court. The estates thus are taken out of court
 Charles Gay has bought all the claims and paid the court expenses The cred- itors have agreed upon settlement on | e;, ' ta1 that William Gay would go into the amusement business and had opened negotiations for the purchase of Housa- tonic park in Derby. This is denied in Derby, but MT. Gay has been there for the past three days and was there when the sheriff's deputies were looking for him to serve attachments.
 ASK FOR A DISCLOSURE. | Testimony was taken yesterday in | the case of the creditors of the Elm City company against Theodore A. Tut tie, trustee. The creditors asked for a disclosure by the trustee of the affairs of the company and forty questions were asked. The questions were an swered by Judge York and William J. Mills, counsel for Futile, but the an- swers did not satisfy John K. Beach, counsel for the creditors
 ' In the disclosure it is stated that Tut 1 .ie, as trustee, claims a portion of a judgment of $4o,o00 obtained against the H, B. Claflin company of New York on a patent suit The patent was owned by the Elm City company, but the suit was prosecuted by George H. Wooster of New York, with whom Futile entered into a contract, part of which was that any money obtained in the suit should be divided
 City Court-- Criminal Side-Judge Bishop.
 Tn the city court yesterday Judge Bishop overruled ex-Judge Blyden- burgh's demurrers to the three com plaints against Rosino Cioff of the theft of laces, sweaters, etc, in the shop lifting case, and fined her s7 and costs | in each count The value of the goods Rosie" was charged with taking was over $50.
 Patrick Doherty was fined s1o and costs for resistance to Policeman James Lonergan, who arrested him for drunk enness.
 Policeman John H. Doran on wednes- day night caught Alfonso Zezzerino, liiC IieiH lIO tut oOifl lSpiIpdidA uCdO open in their fight Tuesday night, Zez- zerino was fined sl0 and costs, and Lombardi $3 and costs,
 The cases of Charles F. Potts and Charles F. Potts, jr., charged respec- lively with keeping and assisting in running a policy shop at 535 State street, were continued until July r.
 The cases of Alpheus W. Snow, Mi Tal~ charged with violation of the Sunday liquor law at Morris Cove, on July 4 were continued until July 23. James P Kelly's case was continued until July 23.
 The case of James Whitford of Is Salem street, who drove over Schencl on Congress avenue, Wednesday eve ming, slightly bruising him, and who 1. charged with reckless driving, was con tinued until July 16.
 SMITH BOUND OVER TO sUPE
 RIOR COURT.
 Frank Smyth, the Russian Pole, wh, accidentally shot and killed Mrs. Mar. Tansey on the night of the fourth in stant, was arraigned i'll the city cour yesterday moring, on a charge of man slaughter He was held for the supe rior court under bond of s1,50o. H has not been able to secure a bond yet but every effort will be made by hi attorneys, Messrs Clerkin and Kleinei to secure his release. He cannot b tried until October, when the superio court meets.
 INJUNCTION OBTAINED.
 Patrolnaan John Eagan, through At
 torney A. B. Matthewman, Yesterda
 obtained an injunction from Judg . Bishop of the city court restrainin
 Mrs. Catherine Moran or her attorney
 John J. Clerkin, from bringing furthe
 suits to compel Eagan to support hi
 wife, who for many months has live
 with her mother, the said Catherin
 Moran.
 SUIT FOR AN ACCOUNTING.
 Lawyer Grove J Futile issued paper to be served on Rosanna Kiernar , widow of John Kiernan, Wednesday, account for a. life insurance of $2,0C l and for the sale of about $1 900 wort , of carriages horses and such articles Kiernan died last September and tn : widow took the property. Debs hay accumulated, but while Mrs. Kierna sold the articles she does not state } whom she sold them nor what she ha done with the money. MT. Futile say she has paid no debts. Kiernan was ; business partner with c. G. Ross, tn |