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Superior Court-oivil Side.

The Mead divorce case was continued yesterday before Judge Prentice. The eighteen -year-old wife denied the charges against her involving her un- cle William Allen.
 Judge Prentice handed down a decis- ion in the case of Joel G. Farnham against the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company, awarding the old soldier $50.
 Judge Prentice also handed down a decision in the case of Martin Doyle vs. the Maltby. Curtis & Stevens company of Wallingford. Doyle is a boy who lost his left leg on an elevator while he worked for the company The judge says that the boy lost his leg by his own carelessness and awards him but $25, with costs on the company. The boy may appeal through his counsel, H. G. Newton.
 SUIT ON LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
 The law firm of Martin & Coyle has brought suit against the National Life association of Hartford in favor of Julia o'Connor for s1,5oO damages. It is alleged that Jeremiah O'Connor father of the plaintiff, took out a life in surance policy in the defendant corper- ation and kept up his premiums to the time of his death, on September g. 1896 It Is also alleged that the insurance company, after O'Connor's death, re fused to pay the amount of the policy to the beneficiaries, and hence the suit tosrecover.
 The National Life is the company that Insurance Commissioner Betts investi- gated and published a statement in re gard to it's methods.
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Smith and Thomas Carney were up be-
 fore Judge Bishop for breach of the
 peace. It was charged that they en-
 gagged in a free-for-all fight in John
 Kinney's saloon on Blatchley avenue
 last Saturday James Corners, John
 Meskel, Thomas Brennan, Timothy
 Barry and Michael Smith were dis
 charged, In the case of James Quinn
 and Joseph Sullivan judgment was sus-
 pended, and John McGovern, Thomas
 Carney, Albert Quinn and Thomas Hol-
 leran were fined $3 and costs each.
 Mrs. Catherine Market of Sylvan ave-
 nue was tried for assanlting Mrs. Cath
 crime O'Donnell. The case was contirl-
 ued on promise of good behavior. Joseph c. Martin, aged twenty-two,
 was up for stealing an overcoat from
 James Skinner. His case was contin- ued until to-day.
 On application Judge Bishop appoint ed Dr. w. F. Baldwin to examine James Birmingham, aged sixteen years, as to his sanity. Birmingham is an orphan and it is thought has become insane from smoking cigarettes. He is charg- ed with committing several petty thefts recently.
 Joseph Crowley was fined $10 and costs for drunkenness.
 John Gregory, who was found starv- | ing on East street, was discharged. Henry Bahnsen was fined $5 and costs for drunkenness and interfering with an officer.
 The case of John Kel1eher, charged
 with stealing s11, was continued until I to-day.
 THE CHATFIELD-BUNNELL CASE In the Chatfield-Bunnell case yester- l day George T.. Mills, treasurer of the Bijou theater of Brooklyn, and William Fl. Van Buren, manager of the Fly perion, and Mr. Bunnell, the defendant in the case were the witnesses exam l ined. The arguments were then begun The opening arguments have been made | Id the closing arguments will be due l this morning. The case will probably | go to the jury this noon.
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YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS.
VARIOUS CASES OF NOTE BEFORE
 THE SUPRIME COURT.

Decision In the Grilley- Wincheli Case
 Decision in wailingford Case-A Life
 Insurance suit-Doings in the City
 Court.
 arguments in the appeal of the Consol- idated road in the matter of the appli- cation of the Shelton Street Railroad corhpany to parallel the tracks of the Naugatuck division of the Consolidated road were finished. Judge Wheeler granted permission to the plaintiffs to lay tracks from Shelton to Bridgeport by way of Stratford, and a plea in abatement and demurrer to the plea were, heard.
 At Il o'clock the arguments in the appeal by the plaintiff in the case of Silas A. Vincent against Michael Mo- Namara were begun. The two men are rival feed dealers in Fairfield and each sues for damages resulting from eX- treme rivalry. A plea in abatement
 was entered because in an amendment filed the papers were filed with Clerk ]AhhStCii ol IuC 4NCW bloNCh SouhisJ court instead of with the clerk of the Fairfield county court.
 In the afternoon the arguments in the case of the appeal of the city of New Haven from the decision of the railroad commissioners in the matter of the Hazel and Ivy streets crossings were
 begun. Judge Thayer granted per
 manent injunction restraining the city from opening crossings at the points
 mentioned, holding that the city has no
 right to lay crossings without the con
 sent of the railroad commissioners. This consent was not gained.
 1 DECISION BY JUDGE RORABACK. Judge Roraback yesterday morning handed down written decree in the
 Grilley- -Winchell injunction suit It is l in substance as agreed upon by counsel.
 Messrs. F. B. Winchell, John H. Morse
 and J. O. Shares are permanently re- strained and enjoined under penalty | of $20,000 from using any dies made | from sample hardware obtained from
 the Grilley company by MT. Winchell.
 The costs of the suit are to be as
 sessed against Winchell, Morse and l Shares, but not against William Hyde, | who was employed by Winchell to make dies from samples of hardware | he (WinchelD secretly took from the | Grilley company. They are restrained | from using the dies any more.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

City Court-Criminal Side-Judge Bishop.
 In the city court yesterday morning John McGovern, James Corners, John Meskel, Thomas Brennan, Thomas Hol- leran, James M. and Albert Quinn, Jo- seph Sullivan, Timothy Barry, Michael
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DEPARTMENTS SESSION.
Speakers at it in Hartford During the eGA Day.

speakers at It in Hartford During the Day.
 Hartford, Jan. 19.-At the second days session of the Connecticut State Dairymen's association, the attendance is larger than on the opening day.
 Alonzo Bradley of Lee, Mass, dis cussed the diseases of dairy stock. H, E. Cook of Denmark, N. Y,, discussed milk markets, comparing butter, cheese and milk prices. James l. Cowles of Harrington spoke of the agri- cultural parcels post in Germany and Great Britain. N. I. Bowditch of Birmingham, Mass. discussed the pro duction of milk for family trade at the session this afternoon. pr. E. H. Jen- kins of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment station spoke of cleanliness in the dairy.
 The annual banqeut was held at the Allyn house this evening.
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FUNERAL OF MRS. HoNYoUsr.

F'UNERAIl UF MRS. HON YOUST
 The funeral services of Mary E. Ames, wife of William Honyoust of Oneida, N. r., and who died in Nor wich on Monday at the residence of MT. Albert H. Chase, took place yester- day afternoon at the residence of MT. Lorenzo R. Gildersleeve, 1S2 Whalley avenue. There were many sorrowing friends present. Rev. MT. Judd officiat- ed. Lewis & Maycock were the funeral directors
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TO THE GOLD FIELDS.

Party Left Southington Yesterday Af-
 ternoon for Alaska.
 Southington, Jan. 19.-Thomas F Quinlan, Charles Davis and Oscar Alt vein of this place and John 'Condon oi Plainville will leave here this afternoon for the Alaska gold fields.
 The party will go direct to Tacoma where they will obtain their outfit Thence they will go to Area, Alaska, al the mouth of the Copper river.
 Members of this party say that they are told by railroad men that no less than 15,OO0 people will leave Connectir cut this year for the Klondike.
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OBITUARY NOTES.
Death of Joseph Kay.

Joseph Kay, a we'll known carriage painter residing at 4'Bishop street, died at his residence yesterday morning af- ter a few days illness of pneumonia. He was about sixty years old and leaves a widow and several children. He was a war veteran and respected citizen whose death will be lamented by many friends.
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EDWARD R. RIsHop.

Edward R. Bishop, former mariner, who was we'll known throughout the state, died on Tuesday at his residence, 3S Winter street He was seventy-four years old and had been in feeble health for some time. The funeral services will take place this morning at g o'clock from his late residence. The burial will be in Madison. The body will be taken to that place on the Il o'clock train from this city.
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MRS. JULIA T. BALDWIN.

Julia T., wife of Theron Baldwin and daughter of the late Charles Steele Thompson, M. D.. of Fair Haven, died suddenly at her home in New York City Tuesday. The funeral services will be held from the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Forty-sixth street, New York, this afternoon at 1:3O o'clock. The interment is to be at Orange, N. J.
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COMMON PLEAS SUITS.

Papers in two suits were returned to the common pleas court yesterday morning. One is the case of Antonio Pope against Annie Goldfield, agent for B. Cohen, to recover on a note for $500 given to secure a loan for that amount
 made year ago. MT. Cohen contract ed the loan upon representation that he desired to build a trunk.
 The other suit is to recover $4OO on rent paid for saloon kept by Isaac
 Brown on Water street Brown leased 1 the place to w. F. Clark, who did not | pay the rent William Spittler paid 1t ! for him and now sues to get back his money.
 1 PATRICK GALLAGHER'S ESTATE. The appraisers in the estate of the late Patrick Gallagher, the carpenter and builder, made return of the ap- | praisal of the property to the probate court yesterday. The estate has been variously estimated Ito be valued at from $2oOOOO to s250,Ooo The return shows it to be valued at s76,570, of which | $40,155 is in real estate and $35,655 in | notes and mortgages.
 McLAY vs. ROBINSON.
 The horse case of James McLay, the wagon maker, vs. Albert Bohenson, the ! butcher, was on trial before Judge Stud ley yesterday, G. J. Futile and c. H. | Fowler representing the carriage mak- CT against Jacob Goodhart representing the butcher McLay says the horse col | lapsed the second day after the trade. The butcher claims he was good horse
 and worth two one hundred dollar wag- ons.
 HILLS SUIT FOR, DAMAGES | A suit has been brought before Jus | tice Chapin by c. H. Hill against John
 Cannon to collect .s20 alleged. to be due
 on account of dainaged furniture, and l Constable McNerney has attached the defendants house at 52 Dewitt street.
 The suit is brought by Attorney War ren H. Bristol.
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JUST RECEIVED

At the Lltchfield Milk and Cream store. No 2 Whitney avenue: Old fashioned Buck. wheat Flour, for sale at 4c per lb; extra fine Print Butter for 25c lb; Native Pota- toes, extra nice: Native Salt Pork; fresh Country Eggs for 35c; extra fine Russet Ap. pies; Pop Corn, etc, etc. For good country products you want tc go to
 E. H. CLARK, No. 2 Whitney Avenue.
 Stamps and Coupons. Telephone 1339-4.
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nEATH oF A cHILD.


 MT and Mrs. Samuel Chase Graves were sadly bereaved yesterday in the death of their infant daughter, very pretty and promising child, who died of inflammation of the bowels after many hours of suffering. MT. Graves is with Sparks & Co. and the little one was the only granddaughter of MT. Charles s. Graves, one of our we'll known townsmen, who was formerly a contractor at the w. x D. T. Fitch manufactory, where he was employed for twenty-four years and who Is now with the Winchester Repeating Arms company. Much store was set on the little one as she was the only grand daughter in the family of brothers and sisters of which MT. Graves is a mem Der.
 The funeral of the little one takes place Friday afternoon at the residence of the parents, POP Munson street. Rev. MT. Hall of Taylor church will probably officiate.
 DEATH OF MRS. JOHN M. BLAIR.
 Many w.b learn with sorrJS of the ;eath of Mrs. Della A. Beach Blair, wife of our esteemed townsman, MT. John M. Blair, of the firm of Lewis & Maycock. She died yesterday after an illness of about two months. The ar engagements for the funeral are not yet completed.
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)ti m e s fn ore, : dangerous, will : calmly go his
 way and make
 no effort at de-
 fence. T h e
 most danger ! ous of all man ! kinds enemies , is isconsutnption. There is but
 one effective
 weapon W 1t h
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SOPHIA LINcnLN

The funeral of Mrs, Sophia Lincoln, wife of Henry A. Lincoln, was held at 2:S0 o'clock yesterday afternoon from her late residence, 51 Lyon street. A large number of relatives and friends in this city were present.
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WINDOW BREAKER SENT TO JAIL.
Magistrate Deuel. Makes . RuiinE which WILL
Save Money to the City.

Magistrate Deuel. Makes q RulinE which Will
Save Money to the City.
Magistrate Deuel. in Centre Street Court yes
terday committed a woman to the penitentiary
for two months on Q charge of malicious mis-
chief.
The prisoner was Maggie Harrison of a. West
street. She had gone. in an intoxicated oondi-
ton, to the saloon Of Benjamin Coughlan at "a
Fulton street, and on o drink being refused her
she smashed the plate-glass window of the sa-
loon. She was arrested by Policeman Tilnlan of
tho Old slip station and was taken to court for
Arrangement.
has. generally been held for trial in either Gen.
eral or Special Sessions. A clerk filled out the
usual co m tim n. blank MS II s yssteffd day u and AND was
said l1 Mesis sTss,9i deuel. tsiS. 4 find that hat an fn old CO.
been interpoiated. This section declares that
any person who shalfwilfully break the glass In
a lamp post or break or deface a window, porch
$25 by any City Magistrate. and, in default of
payment. may be committed to the penitentiary
period than two months. This woman having
been proved guilty OF such On offence, l fine her
peniten mt sy' for ri a period Res' not longer tn than N two
In the way now in USE" said Magistrate
before a Grand jury. In the case of an indict-
ment being found. 1t would come to trial before a
petit jury. This would mean days and days In
the Tombs for the prisoner. unless she could
furnish bail. But, greatest Of all. will be the
Immense savinE to !, the cit city ,, Not only vii 1d
vantage will DO gained by the non-olutter up of
the courts. Why, each case Of this description
now takes hundreds of hours of the time of po-
mep, and Judges"
The section in the new charter referred to by
Magistrate Deuel. was taken from the Consoli,
dalton Act and has been in force since the early
part of the century.
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WINSLOW,S RESCUE All SEA.
NUD sOoW OhsTARzYs SAFE ON
LAND AT IETEs, DEL.
Experience or the pren who were East or
SANDY r1ook on Sunday Last By the tug
vyaIlnoe-Passed scornfeily by q Steamer
The VVtnn1ovw n 9prpnnt0 Rpn Boat.

Experience or the rren Who were Lest or
sandy 1look en- Sunday Last BY the tug
vy~aiiaos-Passed scornfeily by q Steamer
The wipslow . spicnuia Sea Boat.
LEwEs, Del, Jan. 2s.-M. A. Madison and X.
Hendrickson. tho two Norwegian seamen who
were picked up on Tuesday night last about III.
ty miles OF Sandy Hook by tho United States
torpedo boat winslow, wero landed Mt Lewes
this evening. The mon were employed on mud
scows Nos. IL and IL Of the E. II. Fonnon Dredg-
ing Company's feet. On Sunday they were
lowed down to Sandy Hook by tho tug Wallace.
Before the loads could be dumped q northeast
gallo caught the scows and drove them out to
tho open SEQ. Tho tug was compelled to cut
loose from the soows at z p. NJ. on Sunday.
About noon on Monday tho scows came together
in collision and Hendrickson, who was on board
scow No. IL. made q leap az the vessel struck.
He landed without injury on board No. IL. No.
II was smashed, and as 1T was 9 bad tow for the
gether they awaited their fate. every minute
Just 2, dark closed in on Monday night an
New York passed close under the stern Of the
scow, but refused to stop for the signals and
man on tho bridge merely waving his hand.
The gale absted somowhat during the night
f TSo ens ne1 dag gay pa sse mS Sow W 3 m %ish oUPO any
vessels passing In signal or hailing distance,
and they were beginning to lose hope again,
whom, just ut nightfall, smoke was sighted and
the torpedo boat Winsiow appeared. The men
Immediately made all possible show Of distress
signals, including lights and one old blanket,
which they waved with frantic efforts to at
tract attention. They were successful and the
Winslow steamed near them and took them of.
They were brought to the Breakwaterl last night.
Lieut.. J. b. Fernando, commander of the
Winslow, in an Interview. had this to say re-
After leaving tho. scow we encountered q
violent northwest gale. which we were com.
PEELED to ride out for fifteen hours with the aid
comparatively new and untried and there was
some apprehension as to her seaworthiness and
to be an excellent sea boat. thoroughly sound in
every respect in hull and engines. The crew
suffered much from tho exposure and great vi
bration of tho ship, but on arrival ut the Break
water they were refreshed by a nights sleep and
all are WELL"
The Winslow ran short of'coal and took on q
supply here. She Is bound to Key West to join
the North Atlantic Squadron.
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WnAse11Na OYER zHE P1UMA.
Rrooklyn Democratic Spelling Tor Q Tight
Knives Out fer HlF. Torks

prooklyn Democrats spelling TOR . night
Knives Out fer Mr. Torks
Caucuses were held in many of tho Demo-
cratic Election district associations in Brooklyn
last night to arrange the tickets for tho
primaries which como OF on Tuesday night.
There were Indications that the predictions Of
general harmony along the line which have
been INDUCED In arc not going to DO realized.
and that there will DO hot contests In some I'M
expected quarters. It was announced last
night that there would DO o bitter fight for the
control of the Eleventh Assembly district. Tho
district is rich in Democratic statesmen.
among them being Police Commissioner
Bernard J. York. Deputy Highway Conn
missioner Farrell. ox-Assemblyman Byrne, e1-
Senator McCarty. Justice Courtney. and
Commissioners of Jurors Turey. sinoe the death
Of Daniel o'Gonnsll q fey : years r. af s. gsr1 &c has eSs
district, but. he will have to hustle on Tuesday
wight to be %f bns be. his o sop5lSm allied. f Sas %s %,sa q
have the Sssfins Of the WifIcaeSby street
York Is associated with Byrne in the f~actional
strife 10 regarded as highly important ~ the
p pSptuTs ma. snf j. ,n i%psssin Il & Sst sHS1sSMf H.. s9 Torf {
and the close lieutenants OF Mr.. Mclaughlin.
There are hints that Mr.. York has not given
Negotiations with tho Tammany Hall magnates.
Ind that there IL Q dcsiRn to clip his wings IN his
s %sils Sf he Sad ere Mr re speos for salq M "a. M eis1S hin,
piums had been distributed. and that he and his
primaries. he said that there would be 2 con.
test in each of tho twenty:stx associetions In the
i G,sstTiSs; e sps . fsiSl' IN wi We've sS % of NJ. Y Sa 7 m sup.
posed confidential relations with Mr.. Croker
and the growing goodness between him and
LAuRhlin.
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FOUND DEAD IN A BURNED BARN.
Guide MILLER Had Threatened to Seek Death by
Fire and Pistol.

Fire and Pistol.
HEMPsTEAp. N. Y, Jan. 2s.-A large barn on
the farm of Supervisor Augustus Denton at
Garden City Park was discovered to be on fire
last night. and in half an hour 1t was destroyed.
When the ruins were examined the body Of q
man, burned beyond any possibility of identif-
cation, was found among the remnants of some
farming implements. 1t was ct first supposed
that the body might be that Of a tramp who had
taken refuge there for the night, but later in
formation was received which makes 1t seem
probable that the dead man was Guide Miller
of Ronkonkoma. Long Island, and that he had
fired the barn TO make sure OF death and then
shot himself. This information came from the
acting Captain of Police at Jamaica. who sent q
message to =. J. Miller Of New Hyde Park saying
that he had received q letter from a Mrs. Miller
of Ronkonkoma, asking for information about
her 2l-year. old son. who had been Respondent
for some days and had disappeared from home.
She said her son had sent her IA letter yester-
day from Mineola. in which he said no was tired
of life and was going to shoot himself. He said
he was going to go to some barn to kill him
self, and that previous to shooting himself he
would set fire to the barn to make sure OF
death. Coroner. X; d.. skinner Of Mineola took
charge. of tho body and sent it to an under
takers at Roslyn. An inquest will be held to.
morrow.
The farm where the barn was burned was
leased by Charles Hoffman. Mr.. Hoffman lost
six horses. a cow. and Il lot OF farming imple-
mHnts and hay and grain. His loss amounted 10
uhpnt 90 400
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AN DRILL.
Tho Spectacular Greeting or Troy knights
Templnrs 10 York Commander.

Tho spectacular Greeting or Troy knights
Templnrs 10 York Commander.
The knights Templars Of Troy who belong to
the Apollo Commandery and who came to town
on Tuesday night to help the Gotham Knights
celebrate the quarter centennial of tho popular
York Commandery treated the throng of New
Workers. who filed the Madison Square Garden
TO a spectacular novelty in Masonic drill tactics.
This WAS an alphabetical drill" q series of
beautiful and finished evolutions In the exc.
cution of which the member of tho commandery
formed their ranks In the shape Of various
letters as they marched. The changes of letters
were made at word of command. so that the on
lockers were able to read as the drill proceeded
the greeting In living lettering; "Apollo-New
York-Good Will" This peculiar method OF
drill has won for the Trojan Knights the cham;
pionship at marching tactics, and It 10 admitted
that they have not their equal in the country ct
liant drill on Tuesday, night by eminent Sir
James II. Lloyd. their drillmaster. and marched
to the music Of their own band gorgeously uni
formed. There we're sixty OF the Trojan
enet later that made evident how heartily the
ess in drill and sword manual.