The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-27

by the plaintiff in his suit for divorce
We're desertion. Attorney Wheeler and
| Wagner appear for Mrs. Feidlander in
| the reopening of the case.
WEST HAVEN BOY THIEF.
William Treat, thirteen-year-old
| boy living on First avenue, West Ha-
| ven, was arraigned before Judge Bry-
| ant in the town court yesterday morn
| ing ON the charge of stealing $l9o pc
| longing to James Ronald, a neighbor.
| The theft was clearly proven and Judge
Bryant found the boy guilty. He Will
probably be sent to the school for boys
| at Meriden
| The money was lost in a pocketbook
| last week and young Treat was arrest
| ed on Monday. 1t appeared that Mr..
| Ronalds six-year-old daughter found
| the pocketbook in the driveway OF her
| fathers home. She told Treat of her
| discovery and he advised her to hide 1T
| under a tree not far from the house.
She followed his advice and Treat took
| the money for his own use.
CITY INTERESTED.
Corporation Counsel Robertson will
probably go to Bridgeport to-day to
argue to the supreme court matter in
opinions recently handed down by the
supreme court in the suit of James S.
Cannon, executor. and the New Haven
Steam Sawmill company against the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company, and the city of New
Haven, the supreme court named the
sum in damages which the city and the
railroad company must pay to the
plaintiffs and recommended that the
superior court enter such order. Bris-
toll, Stoddard e Bristol claimed for the
plaintiffs that this carried with it in
terest from the time the damage was
sustained. George d. Watrous for the
railroad company and Judge Robertson
for the city think otherwise and will
endeavor to get the supreme court to
enter supplementary finding on that
point.
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
George w. Smith, real estate brok-
er. filed petition in bankruptcy in the
office of Referee Newton yesterday. His
liabilities are placed at 3,21S.66, and his
assets 1929. Most of the claims held
against Smith are for merchandise pur-
chased of local dealers. Attorney Will
liam A. Wright is his attorney and the
hearing will be held some time next
week.
FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS
Attorney b. e. Lynch, representing
Mary w. Frink of Mt Vernon, N. Y,
has brought foreclosure proceedings
against Mary A. Bean of Hamden,
and Eliza L. Lezzara of Hartford 1t
is of a mortgage for $3.50 on the Indian
Point House at Stony Creek.
Attorney Lynch has also brought
foreclosure proceedings for the Hart
ford Building and Loan association
against Pasquale Valentine for $4,000
on property in Orchard street The prop
erty is now owned by the Derby Luns-
Der company. The papers were served
by Deputy Sheriff William e. Higgins.
The New Milford Savings bank has
brought suit to foreclose mortgage
from Isaac Brown, Charles E. Thomp-
son and Isadore Opper all of this city,
given June IA, 1897, for $780, affecting
property on Congress avenue. 3Sx106
feet.
Deputy Sheriff Beach has served no.
tice of the foreclosure of a mortgage
on machinery against Frank Elson,
who was formerly proprietor Of the New
Haven Boiler Works. The mortgage Is
for $3.50. The case is returnable in
the civil side of the superior court the
first Monday in November