The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-11
Superior oourt-olvil sldo-Judge Elmer

Judge Elmer of the superior court
yesterday accepted a report of the COM
mittee on claims of the insolvent New
port News and Mississippi Valley COM
pany. Twelve hundred claims We're
filed up to May "a, amounting to $685.
900. OF these claims $4,000 worth were
rejected and the remainder allowed. An
expert accountant was ordered paid
$4,000 compensation for services rem
dered since September, 1894, Receiver
zaoher will notify the creditors whose
claims have been rejected.
The following divorces were granted
by Judge Elmer yesterday: Fannie
| Newman from Charles Newman, scrip
tural ground; Lena Resgowsky from
| Frank Resgowsky, interperance; Mary
c. Opensizer from Louis Opensizer,
cruelty; Mellersa Cottrell from Zephe-
niah Cottrell, cruelty; John Brown
from Mary Brown.
| Receiver Charles S. Mersick was au-
! thorized to sell the remaining assets of
the Henry Kellam company, which
have been in his hands since 1898, to
John Murphy, for enough to pay the
| general creditors rs per cent,
| The claims against the company was
$103, 09S, but the preferred claims We're
settled and left but s4S,000 in general
| n inns Mn VIC pffar thaSa
creditors % per cent.
| The report of General n. S. Greeley,
receiver of the e. S, Greeley Co.. was
accepted. General Greeley testified
that he had disposed of all the remain
| ing assets and provided for the pay
ment of dividend of rs per cent. Cen
eral Greeley was directed to pay div
| idend on / per cent, to creditors whose
| claims amount to more than $780,
Nearly 600 creditors have claims of
very small value.
At the short calendar session Judge
Elmer granted Frederick Strong an ex-
| tension of time in which to file his re-
port as receiver for the insolvent New
Haven Heating and Plumbing COM
pany.
1 "a IlullOll NdS pdSSeu allowing lHt
distribution of several small claims
now held by Receiver Joseph Porter Of
the Peck Bros. Co. to the recognizing
| firm.
Probate Court Judge cleveland.
Constable Patrick Bree was yester-
day appointed conservator of Ellen b.
han, an incapable person.
In the probate court yesterday Col
Il. f. Callahan was appointed trustee
on the insolvent estate of f. f. Nable,
saloonkeeper. Dennis Keane and Mil
ton We'll were appointed appraisers.
City Court, Criminal Side, Judge Dow.
Judge Dow in the city court yester-
day allowed continuance until Mon
day In the case of Robert Labovitch,
charged with theft.
Frank Crapp, Frank Sweeting,
Charles Wallace and William Waszatt
were sent to jail for trespassing on
railroad property. TO serve thirty, ten,
five and five days, respectively.
Charles Best was fined s10.42 for fast
bicycle riding. Henry Kelly pleaded
guilty to the same offence, and was
fined $942.
Fred Smith and Edward Crowley,
boys arrested for stealing oranges
were sent to jain for sixty days for
vagrancy.
Robert Callahan was sent to jail for
ten days for breach Of the peace.
REPLEVINED THE HORSE.
Constable Frederick Siebert yester-
day afternoon replevined horse. the
property of John McQulggan, of Isaac
Hershman, who claims that he pur-
chased the animal of a colored man
for $50. McQuiggan claims the horse
was stolen by the colored man. Much
sympathy was expressed for Hersh-
man, who is out $780, but no opposition
was madei Ex-C Constable Monterrey
assisted Constable Siebert and drove
| the horse away.
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