The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15

THE NELL-CEATFIELD CASE.
 Before Judge Wheeler yesterday morning the following jury was made up to try the case of ex-Deputy Sheriff Ransom Chatfield vs. George B. Bun nell and George c. Peterson: James Longworth, Henry " Church and Albro Scoville of Waterbury; Evelyn M. Up- son of Wolcott; stephen P. Bradley of Woodbridge; Joseph Goebel of New Ha- ven; William D. Galpin, Harrison c. Miles and Frank T. Burr of Ansonia; Emerson E. Barker and William Began of Branford; George filling of New Ha- ven.
 It was brought to light while the jury was being empanneled that some one had been talking with the jurymen about the case. Evidence was heard throughout the afternoon. At 5 o'clock the court adjourned until next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. ARRESTED FOR EMBRACERY. Thomas F. Lee, coachman formerly employed by the late Tredwell Ketch- am, was arrested yesterday afternoon about o'clock by Detective Owen Daly at his home, corner of Elm and Orchard streets on the charge of embracery in | attempting to influence jurors in the case of ex-Deputy Sheriff Ransom s. Chatfield against George B. Bunnell and 1 George Peterson. The Chatfield vs, Bunnell and Peterson case was put on | trial in the superior court before Judge i Wheeler and a jury yesterday morning and it was during the examination of | 4y>o 1yr Q | the members of the panel had been ap- 1 preached.
 1 When court opened the motion of Judge Harrison, counsel for MT. Bun nell, that the jury be examined indlyid- I ually was granted. After the examina- | tion of talesmen had proceeded for some l time Talesman Conrad Hofacker was called and told Judge Harrison that he had been approached by a man named ! Lee. He. was not certain as to what l was Lees first name. Sheriff Sipegel l said that he thought he knew Lee. Ho- i facker said that Lee had tried to talk to him about the Chatfeld-Bunnel case
 after he had been placed on the panel | but that he refused to listen. Judge l Wheeler ordered Lees arrest. l ldiSSlllSit SGpi 6G IL Nloih 1ltAA "Siii l S Rice said that man named Monson 1 had spoken to them about the case
 Clark said that Monson had asked hin l if the Chatfield-B -Bunnell case would
 come up in this term.
 Judge Wheeler at this point said that
 it was apparent to him that the mar
 Monson had been talking for a purpose It is probable that Monson will be ar rested, although he had not yet been ar rested last evening.
 SUITS SETTLED.
 The suit brought by Cable & Tyner
 attorneys for David H. Clark, agains the J l.. Hammett company of Boston Mass, has been withdrawn. The sui
 was for s720 and was returnable before
 the court of common pleas in February
 Money in the hands of the board of edu
 cation was attached This was the frs
 garnishment of the board of education
 under the new charter
 | THE KUSTERER SUIT.
 The case of William H. Kusterer ant
 William H. Kusterer, jr., vs. the Fai
 Haven and Westville railroad for injur les sustained by the younger Kustere by being run down by one of the de fendant's cars on June 26, 1897, has beer settled and the case withdrawn. Ar vine & Beers were the attorneys fo
 the plaintiffs.
 City yCourt-Criminal Side--Jndge Bishop
 In the city court yesterday mornin,
 before Judge Bishop the case of Thoma
 Healey, charged with two breaches< 0 the naace- was continued lntil tn.da,