The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-14
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
WATERBURY HERALD MEN LOSE IN
 LIBEL SUIT.

Jury Returns Verdict for Cox of $75o
 Against Swift and $50 Against Tayleure
 Trouble Over a Guardianship-othe
 Court Cases.
 At o'clock last evening the Jury in the libel suit of John T. Cox against the Waterbury Herald and R. l.. Tay- leure. g. reporter of that paper, brought in 8 verdict of $750 damages for the plaintiff against the paper and $o0 against Reporter Tayleure. After the verdict had been announced the coun- sel for the defense filed notice of a motion for stay of execution and the motion will be argued this morning.
 In the superior court yesterday before Judge Prentice the case of Lizzie Me Weeney against the Fair Haven and Westville railroad was on trial The suit grows out of injuries received on June. IS, 1897, at Grand avenue and Hamilton street. She was on car and while attempting to alght was thrown to the street by the sudden starting or the car and her arm was broken ana side injured. She sues to recover $5,- 900.
 FRANK II. WALSH FOUND GUILTY
 In the case of Frank H, Walsh, charg- ed with obtaining money under false pretences from Mrs. Matilda Templeton of sos East street, the jury yesterday afternoon returned verdict of guilty. Sentence will be imposed to-day. Walsh came to New Haven from Worcester and boarded with Mrs. Templeton, one of whose daughters he was engaged to marry. In April last he announced that his father had just died in Worcester and left an estate valued at several thousand dollars, and that $6,5Oo in cash and two houses had been left to him. He told Mrs. Templeton certain legal steps were necessary before he could re- ceive the legacy and asked her to loan him the money necessary for expenses. He finally secured in all about Sl,00O from Mrs. Templeton, who finally ascer- tained that his father had not died and that he had not been left a legacy. Walsh was then arrested.
 Pasquale Ambrose and Antonio Mo tore were charged with assault with irl- tent to kill. The former was charged with attempting to kill Angelo Sparen- to and Raphael Perite, while the latter was charged with attempting to kill only Perite. Both pleaded guilty and Judge Roraback sentenced Ambrose to eight years in state prison and Motore l to five years.
 | Court of Common Pleas-Judge Studley. Before Judge studley in the common pleas court yesterday was tried the re- plevin case of Edward G. Frederick vs George c. Reynolds. The property re plevied was ten pigs, the ownership oi | which is in dispute.
 l CONTEST OVER GUARDIAN. There was a hearing yesterday in the probate court over the appointment ol | a guardian for George King, who has been baptized in Trinity Protestant Episcopal church and Sacred Heart Ro man Catholic church.
 l The boy is seven years old and his parents are dead. His mother was tht daughter of Harlan Adams and a Cath olc. She was married, however in tht l Church of the Ascension eight years l ago. Georges mothers sister, Mrs Henry Grace, wants the custody of ths boy and his fathers brothers and sis | ters want the boy also The application for the appointment of a guardian wa 1 brought by MT. and Mrs. Thomas King who are connected with the Sacred Heart parish, through ex-Congressmar J. P. Pigott.
 The application was resisted by ex | Judge A. H. Robertson, who Is actins
 for Mrs. Henry Grace. who is mem Der of the Trinity church parish. Tn arguments will be submitted in writing later.
 | BOX RECEIPTS GARNIsHEED.
 At the Hyperion theater Wednesda,
 night the box receipts of the sparrinl
 exhibition were garnlsheed by W. W
 Hanna of New Britain in suit fo 1 s1o0 against Al H. Wood, manager 0
 the Franklin Athletic club.
 City Court-crsminal side Judge Bishop
 In the city court yesterday mornin
 before Judge Bishop John Dunn of Bos
 ton was sent to jail for three month
 and fined $50 for the theft of valis
 filled with clothing from B. F. Thursto
 at the Adams house on George street
 John J. McAvoy. one of the thre
 nineteen-year-old boys arrested Monda
 for vagrancy, was sent to his home a
 Roxbury, Mass.
 The cases of William Ledwith, Mict
 ael Donahue and Dennis Grady, wh
 were arrested Wednesday night on tn
 charge of stealing keg of beer fror
 James Ryans saloon at 19 Collis stree
 were continued until to-day.
 The case of Charles Carleton of Piel pont street. charged with non-suppol
 of his wife, was continued until to-da.
 Frederick Fox, who was tried Wet
 nesday on the charge of stealing
 watch from John Beckwith, foreman ( the Fremont stables, was discharged.
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