The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-28
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
ANNUAL ROUSECLEANTNG DAY IN
 SUPERIOR COURT.

One Hundred und Eighty Cases of Long Standing Stricken From the Docket Several Receivers in Court-Probate Matters.
 At the short calendar session of the superior court yesterday morning, held by Judge Elmer, 1S0 cases were stricken | from the docket.
 The suits of Carleton D. Hoadley, | George B. Hurd, Harriet L. Mcintosh, Arthur Marvin and Roger M. sherman against the M. Seward & Son company are assigned for trial next week and will occupy the entire week. The suit is an injunction brought to restrain the defendants from using a trip hammer 1 on Bristol street.
 The report of the receiver of the Newport News and Mississippi Valley company was made. The report stated the liabilities of the company as $S5,- 800, of which $54,60O had been allowed, while $40,000 was still in litigation. The available assets were $84,37S The re- port was accepted.
 1 Robert J. Gardner, trustee of the Bir- mingham Wire Nail company, reported that he had paid 50 per cent. on claims of $2,93720 The company went into the hands of a receiver August 9. ] An order was issued in the case of l Edwin F. Mersick against the New Ha- ven Chair company, giving Isaac N. l Damn, receiver, power to sell all the property of the company at public auc- tion. Edward c. Beecher Is named a committee to dispose of the property at auction on June 15 at S2 Audubon l street, The estate consists of a four story brick building, with two-story l addition 40 feet, on Orange street and 52 feet on Audubon street. The build- ing contains machinery and bicycles, and is subject to a mortgage held by MT. Damn for $45, 900.
 Probate Court Judge CleaveIamd. In the probate court yesterday in the case of the Lum Roofing company H H. Guernsey was appointed trustee and James R. Lyon and J. J. Bassett ap- praisers.
 James P. Gallivan was allowed $l0C out of his insolvent estate.
 The court allowed the New Haver Trust company $94 40 for its services IT closing up the affairs of the Shepaue Stock Trust last week, when the value of 116 shares of the Shepaug road was distributed.
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 In the city court yesterday morning before Judge Bishop, Nelson A. Corby was fined $T and $948 costs for thief of about ten dollars in cash and goods from saulpaugh's saloon in Fair Ha. | ven.
 The case of Richard Thompson charged with vagrancy, was continued until to-day.
 Herman Leipschats, aged thirteen ! was sent to the reform school for thef on two counts He stole bag of to. bacco from Edward L. Jones' ciga, store and forty cents from Max Gro. witch, newsboy.
 Jacob J. Martin and Nellie O'Brier were each fined ST and costs and sem to jail for thirty days for breach of the I peace.
 The $75 bonds of Joseph Buono, Petel Terona, Louis Berboni and Silvino Vas l tola were called because of their fail ure to appear in court. They were fined $7 and costs each Thursday fol gambling and they were given until { o'clock yesterday morning to pay thei fines.
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 In the city court, civil side, yesterda. morning judgment was rendered in tn, suit of Paul Russo against F. r. Kel