The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-22

lne central NeW EnElanu bIlCh Go. has brought suit for the foreclos- ure of a mechanics lien against the several owners of the brick block con- structed by J. J. Sullivan on Elm street near Garden, several months ago. The lien is for $17,OOO and the incumbrances on the property amount to $12,000 more.
 A suit brought by Edmund Zernitz a jeweler at 9l6 State street, against At torney Martin Conlon to recover $40 for jewelry, is on trial in the civil side of the common pleas court.
 Rood and Woodbury of Springfield have attached the property of George k. Hodgdon of this city in a suit for $17929, claimed to be due them. The suit is returnable to the city court. City Court Criminal Side-Judge Dow.
 In the city court yesterday morning before Judge Dow the case of Francis McKiernan, charged with allowing a horse to run loose in the street, was continued until to-day.
 Thomas Fitzgerald, charged with vio- lation of the Sunday liquor law, was discharged.
 The case of Salvador Gemino, Pauline Gemino and Jaine Arnone, charged with conspiracy, was continued until October 28.
 Adolph Herr paid $50 and costs of $10.9S for assaulting his wife.
 Catherine Norton was sentenced to thirty days in jail and ordered to pay the costs of $6.S0.
 The case of William Foster, charged the theft of a horse and carriage, was continued until October 25.
 William Higgins, charged with breach of the peace and vagrancy, on the former count he was sentenced to ten days in jail and on the latter dis charged.
 The case of Frank McGovern, a boy charged with the theft of a box of grapes, was continued until to-day. The case of Henry Buchter, charged with keeping a gambling house, was continued until October 31.
 S5, 900 DAMAGES FROM RAILROAD.
 In Bridgeport Judge George w. Wheeler of the superior court yester- day morning handed down decision awarding John H. Ockershausen and wife $5,000 damages against the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road company. The plaintiffs are the owners of property at Riverside, in the town of Greenwich, and claimed that it was damaged by changes of grade consequent upon railroad improve ments there. A highway was carried over the railroad, and the Ockershaus- ems claimed that it ruined their place, which had been up to that time adapt ed for fine summer residence. Hartford, Oct 21.-On motion of At torney Lewis Sperry, Judge Prentice in the superior court here today, passed an order authorizing Receiver Irving | w. Ravens of the Central New Eng land Brick Exchange company, to pay | the following undisputed claims: Felix | Chillingworth of New Haven, $1,119.S4; l Samuel H. Wilson of Hartford, $225.47; | Hartford Brick Co.,, $45e.9S; Capital Brick company, $1,20S.83; Michael Kane | of Hartford, $676.91: D. J. Curtis & Son of Hartford S1,201.55; Frank A. Ward 1 of Hartford, Lucius F. Robinson, at torney, $35. Total, s4,9S7,5S. After the payment of the foregoing sums there | will remain in the hands of the receiv- CT, the sum of $1,095.oS which in the | judgment of the receiver will be suffi- cient for expense of liquidation and at | torney's fees. The receiver was also | authorized to sell the office furniture | and fixtures at $50 or $40,