The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-07

term, convened yesterday and Peter
Mccarthy pleaded guilty of theft OF a
watch charm bearing the knights or
Pythas emblem He was fined $40 and
sentenced to ten days in jail. He found
the pin and did not advertise 1T. Court
adjourned to later date.
| COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
James j. Geary's suit against the city
of New Haven was on yesterday before
ex- Congressman Lewis Sperry of Hart
ford as a committee of the court. The
plaintiff had several witnesses on the
stand. The Hartford city engineer was
|put on as an expert The case will go
Ion each Monday until completed,
The interpleader suit of the Odd Eel
lows Mutual Benefit association against
Emma r. Simons to determine to whom
the $4,000 insurance in their order stand
ing on the life of A. ID. Simons should
be paid was heard. 1t is made payable
to S. M Si1nons, the mother of the de-
ceased, and it is claimed by the estate
of Mr.. Slmons' widow. The hearing was
held before Judge Zacher as commit
tee of the superior court.
PROBATE COURT MATTERS.
The estate of Andrew Wohlrabe, de-
ceased and reported insolvent by Ad-
ministrator r. C. Wohrabe, came up
for a hearing in the probate court yes
terday morning. Attorney Tyner, APP
pearing for creditors, objected to the adj
illustrators final account. He stated
that the estate was small, some $466,
and of this amount $10S was unrealized
on. The balance, 1868, was reduced by
the charges Of the commissioners $780,
of the administrator, 500, and Of At
torney Deming, for services, $75, to SIPS.
Out of this probate fees, advertising
and other things had to be paid. The
result was nothing for the creditors
I Mr.. Tyner considered the charges eX-
cessive and asked for a more specific
account.
Mr.. Wohlrabe decided to cut down his
fees for services as administrator from
| 500 to $25 and to include 500 received
| from the American Mechanics for the
expenses of his brothers funeral. This
viii permit payment of the preferred
claims in full. Judge Cleaveland al
| lowed the fees of the commissioners.
$50 each and Judge Deming's counsel
fee of $75.
The trustee of the estate of Owen F..
report in the probate court. There are
no funds to pay the general claims.
There was $160 in assets.
The trustee was Minotte e. Osborn
and the hearing upon his account will
be heard next Friday
Walter p. Judson was appointed trus
tee on the insolvent estate of Mary G..
Scroggins formerly boarding house
keeper in York street. The assets Of the
estate amount to $3.50, consisting entirely
of bills against students.
city Court - Criminal Side Judge
Bishop.
Louis Defelcia and his wife, Ange-
lima, were in the city court yesterday
morning charged with breach of the
peace.
Mrs Defelcia was fined $50 and costs
while Judgment against her husband
was suspended.
CORTLAND F. Luce and Colex Camp
bell paid SO and costs, and William M.
McCutehen, James +. Walker, Keyes
Winter and Charles Caper each paid IS
and costs. These are the students ar
rested for breach of the peace and OBJ |
structing the sidewalk at the Grand
Opera house Saturday night.
Frank Newman was fined SIS for being |
drunk and resisting an officer.
The trial of Charles Davis for breach
of the peace was continued until March |
s.
The cases against Alfred Hansen and |
Roy F. Cottrell, charged with theft |
from the New England Awning COM
pany, and with conspiracy in issuing |
worthless promissory notes. were contin- :,
ued unit! Wednesday.
George Garnett made a disturbance at |
SO Eaton street Sunday night and was I
fined SIS and costs.
Frank H. Johnson was fined $40 on the |
charge of injury to property, and one for |
drunkenness was suspended.
Charles Dresden, drunk. paid So and |
costs, escaping the charge of breach of |
the peace on payment of costs.
The case against Albert Brander, |
charged with theft of SIS from Freder-
lex Vettrett, was continued until to-
day.
James C. Mnnix, charged with keep
ing a policy shop at 50 Wallace street,
had his case continued until March II.
The cases against Thomas B. Nesbit
and Charles s, Hosen, for drunkenness
and night walking, We're nolled on pay
ment Of costs
John H. Gnty, who was ordered few
days ago to furnish a bond of 800, con-
that he would pay his wife $3.50
a week for twenty-six weeks, stated
that he was unable to get the bond. He
was given another days grace and in
default to-day will have to go to Jail.
AT WHITNEYVILLE CHURCH.
At the March communion two new