The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-20
Probate Court Doimgs.


 Probate Court Doimgs.
 The report of the commissioners Sen ator T. J. Fox and Judge Bryant of the involvent estate of James P. Calvin, the shoe dealer, was as follows: Total amount of claims presented amounted to $3, ,7O4,S4. The claims allowed were $2, ,S16.24 while those disalloWed were $S8S.3O. The claim of $5SS.67 of Mrs. Calvin on a note for services render ed in the store, was disallowed because the law states that a note to wife by husband for services in his business could not be allowed against the cred itors' interests.
 Martin & Coyle appeared for the creditors, and David Fitzgerald looked after the interests of Mrs, Calvin. It was filed in the probate court yester- day.
 Donate Vece, insolvent debtor, made application yesterday under the statu- | te, for an allowance of $15 a week for | six months, and the return of $1OO, which had not been returned by him
  Attorney B. D. Lynch and Attorney Pond 2d, appeared for the creditors. l They objected to the allowance, claim | ing that the schedule of Vece's was not honest Another thing brought out was that a man named Gerrarios, a cousin of Vece's, had bought out the sa- | loon formerly run by the latter, and that there might be some connection in a business way between the two. Judge | Cleaveland continued the hearing until ] September g.
 l La Grand Cannon, trustee on the in | solvent estate of Robert Hughes, groc- CT, is not satisfied with the condi- tion of the estates affairs, and has ap- piled for an order allowing him to ex- anime MT. Hughes. The examination will be for the purpose of ascertainine l whether or not any crooked work has been done. The estate shows only $15O l on inventory.
 City Court, Criminal Side, Judge Dow, | George Jett colored, charged with theft from several companions Y two years ago, was fined $34 and sentenced | to four months on three cases by Judge Dow in the city court yesterday l morning.
 | Thomas Canary was fined $20 and costs for assaulting his wife. His wife was also arrested, but she was released
 The cases of George Oates and Louis Gruza, charged with theft of numerous l bicycles, were continued until Wednes- l day.
 David Welsh, a porter in the whole sale store of J. D. Dewell & Co.,, was charged with the theft of canned goods from the store. Walsh was released on bonds and his case was continued until ! August 23.
 The cases against Nellie Yorkstone l aged fourteen, and Charles Cook, ac- cused of lascivious carriage, disposed oi l by Judge Dow in the city court yester- l day morning. The girl wLs sent to the industrial school at Middletown, anC l Cook was sent to jail for six months l and fined $20 and costs. The penalty imposed by Judge Dow will keep the l accused in jail for about two years l Officer Cannon took the girl to Middle l town yesterday afternoon. Edward Oleson, sixteen year old boy, was arraigned in the city court yesterday morning on the charge o1 theft. He was not tried. Upon a state. ment made to Judge Dow by a sister oi the young man that her brother was g victim of the cigarette habit, and thai he was not responsible, and was not oi sound mind the case was continued until to-day and the court ordered thai Olsen be examined by physician.
 The boy is accused by Mary Smith neighbor, of stealing a silver watch valued at $9
 FINED s4oo AND COSTS.
 In the West Haven court yesterday morning Napoleon Bush pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a license There were some mitigating circum stances and Judge Bryant fined hin $40 and costs, the total bill reaching about $1OO. The liquor seized from Busf was ordered returned to him.