The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21
Superior Court-Clvil Side.

.Wallingford from the decision of the county commissioners to refuse to grant him liquor license was heard yester- day by Judge Prentice in the superior court. The license was refused on the ground that the location of the propos- ed saloon was in residential quarter. Attorney J. J. Clerkin represented MT. Saunders and Attorney Charles Kleiner appeared for the remonstrants. Judge
 Prentice sustained the decision of the commissioners.
 N. A. Tanner, the president, and George w. Starr, secretary, of the Yale Gas Stove company on Court street, pc titioned the court for the appointment
 of temporary receiver to wind up the affairs of the company. The capital stock Is $30,O00 in 600 shares of $50 each,
 of which Tanner and Starr own 237 shares, amounting to $11,S5O,, or over
 one-third of the entire amount. The plaintiffs claim the company owes $3,- 600; that the company's business has
 been bad for some time, but the prop erty Is valuable and the company has
 some valuable contracts. At present
 the creditors are liable to attach. Judge
 Prentice has appointed George W. Starr
 as temporary receiver and in February
 motion will be made to make the ap-
 pointment permanent.
 VERDICT OF s45O FOR CHATFIELD.
 In the case of former Constable Chat
 field against G. B. Bunnell and George
 Peterson, treasurer of the Hyperion the-
 ater, the jury at 6:30 last evening rem
 dered a verdict for s450 in favor of the plaintiff and against the joint defend- ants. The case went to the jury at o'clock and about o'clock returned and announced that they could not agree. They were sent back to consult further and at o'clock again came in and reported disagreement. They were sent back a second time and gave the verdict on reporting the third time. It is said that eleven of the jurymen were in favor of awarding the plaintiff much larger damages, but that one jur- or held out for the smaller amount. When the jury was drawn the panel was exhausted and the sheriff went out and picked up talesman, who was ac- cepted. This is said to be the juror who held out for the smaller amount of damages.
 w Counsel for the Waterbury Herald state that a motion will be made for Judge Wheeler to set aside the verdict
 rendered by the jury which heard the trial of the suit of John T. Cox of this city against the paper.
 The jury rendered a verdict for MT. Cox to recover $700 and costs against
 Frederick R. Swift and R. L. Taleure
 of the Waterbury Herald,
 It is the contention of. the counsel of the Herald that jury cannot return a verdict against two persons, as they did in this case,s upon one verdict. CHINAMEN GO FREE. Prosecuting Attorney Gum nolled the cases against twenty-three of the twen- ty-six Chinamen charged with playing fan-tan on December 20. The charge | against Sam Lee, the proprietor was
 pressed He pleaded guilty on the ad-
 vice of his counsel, Attorney Hamilton. and was fined $50 and costs.
 HARRINGTON GOT. SIX MONTHS AND $100.
 1 Tn the court of common pleas, crini- nal side, yesterday afternoon, in the
 case of Frederick A. Harrington, charg- l Cd Wltn the inert or diamond flnS from Mrs. Mary Norton, the jury
 brought in a verdict of guilty. Judge Studley imposed fine of $100 and a 1 jail sentence of six months on Harring- 1 ton.
 I ATTACHED FOR s250 I An attachment for $250 was filed in the office of the Orange town clerk yes- l terday afternoon in favor of the D. T. I Welch company and against the Marine | Engineering company of West Haven. Property of the latter company in West Haven was attached by Deputy Sheriff
 Rooms. The attachment is made to re-
 cover for coal furnished by the plain l tiff.
 l JUDGMENT TO RECOVER WAGES. In the case of S. G. Whitney against
 Mrs. Elizabeth Dunn, wife of James 1 Dunn, proprietor of the Hotel Savoy,
 Judge Bishop yesterday afternoon rem l dered a judgment of se42 in favor of
 the plaintiff The suit was one for | wages and Whitney sued for s60 l POLICY CASES CONTINUED.
 In the city court yesterday morning l the cases of Henry Dolon, John Cronan,
 John Landrigan and F. c. Root, charg-
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