The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-19
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
SEPARATE HE1RING FOR THIRD
COUNTERFEITER YESTERDAY.
Injunction Granted by Judge S>udIey-
Case of Hopkins VS.. Catferty Still Be-
fore the Public Aubrey Unable TO Sc
cure Bonds and GOES 10 Jail.

/ Louis Gerry, the third member of tn
at II Ashmun street two weeks ago
was arraigned in the United State
court room yesterday morning befor'
| Commissioner Wright. Gerry is al
| Italian, and resided at ia Franklin
| street where a bag of counterfeit
| money was recovered by DetectiV,
Donnelly on the day of the raid. Gerry
| was given separate hearing, and was
not arraigned with the others Der
tine and Campner, who We're charged
specifically with manufacturing coun.
terfet money. Gerry was accused Of
having In his possession counterfeit
money. While the offense is not as
severe as that with which the Other
two are charged, the penalty upon con
viction is severe. Gerry was without
counsel. He waived examination and
was bound over to the next term of the
United States district court under ST.
500 bonds He went to jail.
Gerry is forty-five years of age, and
has a wife and three small children,
who were in the court room during the
proceedings yesterday morning.
INJUNCTION GRANTED.
Judge Studley yesterday morning
granted an injunction on the applica-
ton of Attorney Overlander, restrain
ing the execution of a body writ
against Mrs. Mellin, who keeps a
boarding house at No 81 Whiting
street.
According to the allegations of the
applicant Constable Lewis Coleman at
tempted to replevin two trunks in the
possession of Mrs. Melln on August l6.
He did not replevin them, however,
and left no copy of the writ in her
possession. The trunks belonged to
Miss Minnie Gilbert, who owed Mrs,
Mellin $12 for board and room rent.
Mrs. Mellin refused to deliver the
trunks to the expressman who called
for them until the bill was paid Suit
was brought against her by Miss Gil
bert, but no notice being served on Mrs.
Melin she claims she knew nothing
thereof nor could she have attended
the trial, nasmuch as she did not know
the date thereof nor the justice Of the
peace who rendered the judgment
against her which was afterward made
known to her when the writ of execu-
ton was served on her.
Attorney Overlander STAYED off ser
vice on the writ until he could make
application to Judge Studley for an in
junction This he secured yesterday
morning.
HOPKINS VS.. CAFFERTY.
The now famous case Of Hopkins VS..
Cafferty over the office of lamp in
spector, is still kept before the public.
On July 16, at the hearing of the quo
Warranto proceedings, Ju,lge Wheeler
allotted thirty days in which Cafferty
might file an answer; the thirty days
expired Thursday and the answer was
not filed.
Attorney Hamilton, counsel for CAT
ferty, was out of town yesterday af-
ternoon but Judge Blydenburgh who
was called into the case later, said that
the phase of the case is not changed,
and the fact that no answer was filed.
has no bearing, and does not in the
least affect the case.
CITY COURT CASES.
Developments since the arrest of
George Donnelly. alias George Davis,
alias John Gilbert, the youth who was
caught Thursday by Patrolman Curren
trying to dispose of a miscellaneous
lot of jewelry studded with diamonds,
led the police here to believe that the
prisoner stole the articles in Brooklyn
there was no positive proof
against him, Donnelly was arraigned in
the city court yesterday morning
charged with theft, and his case con-
tinued until August % to enable the
police to make a thorough investiga-
ton and notify the police of various
cities Yesterday morning Superin-
tendent Wrinn received dispatch
from Captain Reynolds of Brooklyn,
requesting him to detain the prisoner,
as it was believed that the gems found
n his possession were ones that had
been stolen in that city.
Attorney David E. Fitzgerald APP
Deared for Davis and after court APP
)eared in the detectives room with a
statement from Davis which gave the
ewelry to Fitzgerald The police re-
used to turn it over and Fitzgerald
Keep it until the case was disposed of
md that he wanted it understood that
t belonged to him.
Referee Newton yesterday morning
granted q discharge in bankruptcy to
Joseph Weissman. There was no oppo-
ition on the part of creditors
The first meeting of the creditors of
sadore Direcktor, a bankrupt Of Mer-
len, was to have been held at II
o'clock yesterday morning but as no
me appeared a trustee was not APP
pointed 4
Yesterday afternoon Referee Newton
ranted a hearing on the estate of |
Henry C. Goodwin, who was formerly
PROPRIETOR of a market in the old "City |
Iarket."
It is stated that half the colored pop
lation OF Hudson street will be Wit |
esses in the city court next Tuesday, |
he cause of the trouble is that John |
I. Butts is alleged to have ridden his |
icycle on the sidewalk and when Spe-
ial Officer Samuel r. Rarnold of SO |
cote street put him under arrest |
imon Johnson, Thomas Johnson and |
William Bunch objected. Later they |
ere arrested and charged with resist
nee. |
Judge Dow continued the cases I'M !
/ Tuesday when they came up yes
erday.
WEST HAVEN COURTS.
In the West Haven court yesterday
forming Judge Bryant nolled the case