The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28

are of prime importance The petition was generally signed.
 MALONEY CASE CONTINUED. Ihe Maloney case, which was to have | peen tried before Judge Futile yester- uay morning, was continued for another week.
 APPEALS TO THE SUPERIOR COURT. EX-Judge Robertson, counsel for the waterbury, Meriden and Cromwell railroad, has taken an appeal from the assessment of the railroad by the board or assessors of Waterbury to the superb or court. The appeal was returned Sat- urday.
 DOUGLASS CASE CONTINUED. The criminal side of the court of com mon pleas convened yesterday, but ad- journed for the March term. The case Of the state vs. Robert Douglass of East Haven, for cruelty to animals, was on the docket, but was continued until next term.
 SUIT FOR $500.
 Suit has been brought by John O'Neil and his wife Mary against William O'Nel to recover $500 The plaintiffs claim that the defendant owes them S150 borrowed money and $150 for board. Property owned by the defendant was attached. Attorney T. J. Fox repre- sents the plaintiffs.
 City Court - Criminal Side - Judge
 Bishop.
 Captain Charles Gordon Lindsley, ar- rested early Sunday morning. was tried before Judge Bishop in the city court yesterday morning on a charge of de- frauding the New Haven house of $1O board money, for which he was sent to jail for thirty days. He was also con- vieted of stealing lady's gold watch. the property of Mrs. John Cannon of 20 Spruce street, for which offense he was ordered sent to jail for sixty days and to pay $25 fine. He was also convict- ed of theft of pair of glasses from Mrs. Margaret Rockwell of 2S1 Grown street, for which fine of S5 was im- posed. A more serious charge will be brought against Lindsey to-day. He will be accused of passing a forged check for s15 upon Mrs. Rockwell of Crown street.
 Rollin Cowes, seventeen years old; William Reed, sixteen; James Austin, Louis J. Scott, fifteen, an John c. Pe- ters, seventeen, were in court, charged with burglary. Cowes was charged with committing burglary by enter ing Joseph B. Chambers store, 2 Shell ton avenue, on February 26. The others were charged with burglarizing Frank J. MaerlSle's store, No. S5 Broadway, on March 23. The cases were continued until next Saturday. They are said to have participated in eight or ten burg laries in different sections of the city during the last month. Reed is out on bonds furnished by James W. Willis of Al Eaton street and Austin on bonds furnished by James Allstons of 133 But ton street. The other boys were com mitted to jail.
 Thomas Robinson, on charge of non- support, was ordered to pay his wife $3 a week or go to jail
 The case against Joseph Leslie of the Hotel Imperial on Court street, charged with violating the liquor law, was nolled upon payment of costs amounting to SPOTS.
 Michael Grilowski and George Grim inowski were each fined S5 and costs of 1922 for causing disturbance oh Myr- tie street.
 John O'Brien was sent to jail for fif- teen days for begging.
 On the charge of taking team Thom" 1 as Healy was fined BIO and sent to jail | for thirty days for drunkenness.
 Mary Ann Briggs was discharged on | a charge of being a street walker.
 John Bamby was fined $1 and costs | for breach of the peace.
 The case against Henry J. Reynolds | was continued until to-day.
 Edward J. Kearns was fined $15 and | costs of $S.71 for breach of the peace and $1 and costs on charge of drunk enness.