The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-02
in AND ABOUT THE COURTS
CRIMINAL TRIALS IN .. s. DISTRICT
hte NHN COURT.

|>tv "A Court.
Bill Case Again Continued-Writ of Man
damus Issued Against Consolidated
Road-City Court Record.
| In the United States district court
yesterday before Judge William K.
Townsend, the grand jury returned
true bills in the cases of Richard w.
Ellis, the Independent" schooner case
of New London, and the New Britain
| counterfeiters.
The bond of $500 was called in the
case of ]. H. Curtiss of Bridgeport,
who was charged with sending a fraud
ulent advertisement through the mails.
Richard w. Ellis, charged with send
| ing an obscene letter to his wire
| through the mails, was adjudged in
| sane, and will be taken to the National
asylum.
| Four sailors of the schooner 1nde-
pendent of New London were sentenced
to two weeks in jail each. They We're
arrested at New London on the COM
| plant of Captain W. S. Case, who tes-
! titled that they refused to obey orders
| on ship. They have been confined In
| the New London jail by the state until
now.
The New Britain counterfeiters.
| Frank Matty and Frederick Kless, will
be tried at the May term in Hartford.
Klees is charged with making and
passing counterfeit money.
! The case of Charles r. Bill, the rail
way postal clerk, charged with embez-
element, was continued until the May
term at Hartford. owing to the illness
of Charles J. Monson, an important
witness of the prosecution.
WRIT OF MANDAMUS.
\ Judge Wheeler of the superior court
has issued an alternative writ of man
| damus, directing the Consolidated road
to either build new bridge over olive
street, this city, or to give reasons why
the order of the court has not been
| complied with. The court ordered the
road to build new iron bridge at this
crossing by July, 1897, but the order
| was not complied with. The road con-
tends that the railroad commissioners
alone can order this bridge built. The
| writ is returnable on March IL.
END IN SIGHT.
The Daisy Wood and Henry White
appeal from probate, which has occu-
pied the attention of Judge G. w.
Wheeler and jury In the superior
court for the past four weeks. is near
inc. a close and will without doubt be
finished this week.
SUIT ON CHATTLE MORTGAGE.
In the common pleas court yesterday
before Judge Hubbard the case of the
Genenrt company Of New York vs.
| Morris was tried. The suit is a fore
closure on chattel mortgage given by
the firm of Morris G. Hugo in 1895 of
| which firm Morris was then member,
to secure six notes given for protog-
raphers supplies furnished them by
the Cement Co. Morris claims by way
of set off damages for failure to deliv-
er the goods on time The arguments
will be heard this morning.
| COMMITTEE OF CREDITORS.
The creditors of Buckingham, Clark
& Jackson, wholesale hardware deal
ers at 262 and 264 state street, have APP
pointed the following committee to take
charge of the oompany's affairs: Lew
is Sargent, f. S. Bradley and G. s.
Landers of New Britain.
The committee will appoint receiv-
err If it Is deemed best This action was
taken by the creditors on account OF
the suit Of the Home Rubber com
pany of New Jersey against the firm
for 5000 Other creditors with claims
aggregating $4,000, do not favor the
: appointment Of receiver.
DAVIES ESTATE INVENTORY.
The inventory on the estate of the
late Mrs. Alice S. Fl. Davies has beer
filed in the probate court by the APP
praisers and they report that Mrs
Davies left in her own name property
worth 1913, 62734. This was divided as
follows Real estate in this city, $685.
600, and personal estate, sS8,627.34
City Court--Criminal Side--Judge BisIiop
!. In the city court before Judge Bishor
Daniel McAllin, a saloonkeeper, was
fined SIS and costs amounting to $16 fol
violation of the Sunday liquor law.
Ellen Blake was fined $40 and costs
amounting to SIS for a violation of the
reputation clause of the liquor law.
Patrick McNulty of 10 Carlisle street
charged with assaulting Mamie Mad
den, was continued until to-day.
SALE OF GoUNoD TICKETS.
The public sale of tickets to the