The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-01
i'm AND ABOUT THE COURTS
RECEFVER ron NEW YORK BUILD
ING and LOAN ASSOCIATION.

sehu yesterday bissel
Fined for AssauIting Thompson-Ad
ministrator FarrcIHs Account Cues
toned,
III the United States court in this
city yesterday morning, counsel for the
National New York Building and Loar
association made application for the
appointment of receivers. An injunc-
ton has been obtained in New York
against the paying out Of any funds
and in every state where the association
has property receivers are to be APP
pointed. The company has borrowed
considerable money in this city and
state. There was no opposition to the
petition and William C. Breed and Cliff
ford w. Hartridge were appointed re-
ceivers.
e. !. Ferry, baker, and #. B. Buck,
printer, both of whom had filed petit
tons in bankruptcy, were discharged.
Attorney George r. Cooley represented
Ferry and ex-Judge Delning was coun-
sci for Buck
OTHER COURT NEWS.
| The first meeting of the creditors of
t. c. Pratt, the tailor in the Exchange
building, was held in the office of Ref
| cree Newton yesterday afternoon. BY
| unanimous agreement of the creditors
Walter Leigh was appointed trustee
and was instructed to take charge Of
| Pratt's affairs and report to the referee
at a later date.
Percy Farrells dispute Of the account
| of his father, Patrolman Michael Far
| rell, administrator on the estate Of his
| wife, Mary F. Farrell caused rather
long hearing in the probate court yes
terday. The son claimed his mother
accounted for.
Ex-Congressman Pigott appeared for
Percy and Representative James F.
Bree for the administrator.
1t seems that Mr.. and Mrs. Farrell
owned Jointly property at State street
and Warren Place, the husband SELL
ing the property to Patrick Sisk and
as counsel for young Farrell then buy
ing it back from Sisk himself After
ward Farrell sold the property to Pat
rick Higgins, who at present holds the
title The sale to Higgins was for 81
500, and as the equity in the property
is $4,000, Mr.. Pigott wanted to know
why the price was so low.
The administrator didn't want to an
swer but the court compelled him to,
and he said he and Higgins had a pri-
vate arrangement In the matter. He
said the property wotld come back to
him at proper time. The private ar
IN, mt r.
dorsed for his son, now dead.
There was dispute about bill The
administrator charged his son for board
after the death of Mrs. Farrell and
there was also a dispute regarding ST.
900 that the elder Farrell gave to a
man named Williams, who went to the
Klondike. Farrell and Williams had
an agreement whereby Farrell was to
pay Williams expenses and the gold
that Williams might get was to be d.
vided between them. So far as known
the only gold that figured in the trans
action came out of Farrells pocket
Attorney Pigott disputed an item of
$50 for legal expenses. Farrell said
some Of the expense was connected with
Attorney Bree's appearance In court
yesterday and Attorney Pigott said
nothing should be allowed by the court
for the defense Of false account.
CITY COURT CASES.
J. c. Stephenson alias Leroy r. Muir
ray, who was arrested on Saturday
night by Detective Daley as bicycle
thief, was arraigned in the city court
yesterday morning on the charge of try
ing to obtain a bicycle under false pre-
lenses. He was held in bail of $500 for
trial on Wednesday. The accused be-
longs in New York and is supposed to
be ]. K. Lambert, Jr, for whom the
police have been looking for some time.
His mother came to New Haven yester-
day to see him.
Edward Taylor, charged with non
support, had his case continued one
month A nolIe was entered in a SINH
lar case against David Peterson alias
Reubensteit.
John and James Farren were dis
charged upon charges of breach of the
peace charged by r. Englehardt. Ed
ward Farren upon the same charge was
fined $25 and costs The trouble oc-
Cured week ago in Fair Haven.
Thomas McShea was fined 81 and |
costs for a breach of the peace which
has been pending.
Judgment was suspended in the case |
of breach of the peace against Edward /
The capias issued for |
John Sullivan in this case was ex-
cused.
James Cairus was fined SIS and costs
Of 1915 for trespass upon O. N. Ruger's |
at "a Canal street.
A nolle was entered in the case
against Thomas Murphy.
Daniel Sullivan was fined $40 and
costs of S6.14 on charge Of breach of
the peace preferred by James Houle-
han.
Judgment was suspended in the case
against Israel Yassee, who was charg-
I'd with beating the Alderman boy, the
court considering there was consider
able provocation.
BISSELL FINED 500 AND COSTS
WEST HAVEN CASE.
In the West Haven court yesterday
morning Borough Policeman Clarence
3issell was fined by Judge Bryant 500
md costs for assault upon Ernest
Thompson. The assault is alleged to
lave occurred at the fire which burned
Hugh Mulvey's saloon. BisselI is cap
ain Of the engine company In West ,