The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-30
Lyman to be Tried To-day.
MACDONALD OWNS ALI.

Joseph H, Mcdonald assumed yesterday, on order of Judge Elmer of the superior court, entire personal control of the McDon- aid X Ransom company. which since 1892 has conducted the livery and stable business on Court street. Mir. McDonad upon the death of Mir. Ransom, had the company or ganzed, with q capital stock of S3O,000 of which he took 1 195 shares, Augustus H. Kimberly four and Grace 0. Holbrook one. These five shares of Mir. Kimberly and Miss Holbrook have been purchased by Mr. Me Donald, and the business ceases to be run as q joint stock company. The petition for the change shows the company is free from debt.
 John Clark Whltefeld, upon application made by his lawyer A. T. Bierken, had his name changed by Judge Elmer yesterday to John Lee Clark. the name borne by his ma ternal grandfa ther.
 claim of Captain Thomas K. Dunn, as committee of the superior court to sell prop erty of Arthur, Thomas and Margaret Me, Guinness on EdgeWood avenue, was opposed by counsel in the superior court yesterday morning The property was sod for about $6000, but all the money that could be paid into court was $1,00O07. Captain Dunn's bill was for $197.75. or ? per cent. on the sale price, while Lawyer Hoadley claimed he should get only per cent. on the money he actually handled. The case was continued week because of the absence of Lawyers Reynolds and Donovan, counsel in the case.
 Arguments on several motions were to have been held in tn ease of r. Hall White
 
 company, ct al. in the superior court yes terday morning.
 Judge Elmer yesterday morning heard the demurrer of the Winchester Repeating Arms company in the suit brought against the company in the suit brought by Miss Lillian c. Morris for S5, 900 damages. The demurrer Is to the effect that the complaint is too gen eral and does not set forth wherein the neg ligence on the company's part consisted, nor does 1t show in what respect the ma chine was deeective
 Tho of Ion, Tp aIynt+ against the Fair Haven and Westville Rail road company and the Manufacturers rail road was heard by Judge Elmer in short alc- endar yesterday morning. The railroad company filed motion that the plaintiffs be required to elect between the causes of ac- tion along which to proceed. The Fair Ha- ven and Westville company also entered denial of any negligence on its part or by it's employees. TWELVE DIVORCE PETITIONS. |
 Twelve petitions for divorce were listed for hearing by Judge Elmer in the superior court in yesterdays short cal endar list In seven of the cases wives were petitioners. In the first case Charles Beolet, an employe of the Web company in Hamden, asked for a de- cree against his wife Emelne Beolet on the ground of infidelity. Mrs Beo- let year ago eloped with Francois
  let and fellow countryman. and before | he could get in pursuit the erring wife and her paramour had sailed for Paris. | Beoet had letters from her, confessing her wrong doing and asking for for | giveness.
 Theresa Newman, of this city, | brought suit against Charles R. New | man, alleging infidelity. The other | cases heard this afternoon were: Ella | May Guthie vs. Harry Y. Guthie, de- sertion; Bettie Gilmore Goode vs. Ar mistead Goode desertion and infideli- ty; Abraham H. Meyer vs Annie Mey- CT, desertion; Frank E. Ward ve. Hen rietta Ward, habitual intemperance; Ida May Holmes vs. James F. Holmes, desertion; Mary Gray vs. George Gray, desertion; l.. Mcdonald vs. Maud Me- Donald, assertion; Lafayette Alena Kendrick vs. Charles G. Kendrick, de- sertion; Harry Allen vs. Lena Allen desertion; Lena Bella Meeker vs. Geo. w. Meeker, desertion.
 In the superior court yesterday af- ternoon the following divorces were granted. Charles Beolet was divorced from Emelie Beolet, married in 1892, grounds statutory; Ella May Guthrie from Harry Y. Guthrie, married Feb. 13, 1887, grounds statutory, custody of two minor children given to the moth- CT; Ida May Havens from Joseph F Hayens married Jan. 12, 1895, grounds statutory plaintiffs name changed to Ida May Shailor; Annie l.. McDanald from Mark McDonald, married March 16 1896, grounds assertion, plaintiffs name changed to Annie L. Jones and custody of & minor child given to her; Henry D. Allen from Lena Allen, mar ried Dec. 25, 1882 grounds statutory, custody of minor child given to the mother.