The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-24

pleas in an action of summary process
| The case was tried before an Ansonla
| justice court and the jury returned
verdict for the defendant to retain pos
session of the premises. This did not
suit Kelly, who is owner, and he APP
! pealed.
| Patrick Gaffney and. wife have
brought suit against Walter E. Friend
| in an action for trespass. Damages OF
sos is claimed. The writ states that
Friend has constructed af ence which
encroaches upon Gaffney's land
Judgment was entered by default in
! the foreclosure suit of Thomas H. Low
VS., Henry M. Perry, against all the de-
| PENDANTS except Robert M. Crawford.
The latter had a mechanics lien.
CAPTURED A HORSE THIEF
George Knowles, twenty-five years of
age, who says he is an iron moulder be-
longing in Bridgeport, was brought to
this city from Northford yesterday fore
noon and locked up at the Central sta
ton, charged with horse stealing
Knowles was arrested in Northford
Sunday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Beach of North Haven His arrest was
made in consequence Of information re-
ceived by Captain Brewer from the
Bridgeport police, that a horse and car
riage belonging to George Fl, Nash. a
farmer of Westport, had been stolen.
During the afternoon there came in
formation from Charles Ferguson, the
proprietor of small hotel in North
ford, that a man with a strange horse
and carriage was staying at the house
t1l,t Inn ri
Policeman Watrous were sent to North
ford. When Dunlap and Watrous
reached Northford they found the horse
thief in the custody of Deputy Sheriff
Beach of North Haven.
Yesterday morning the New Haven
policemen went to North Haven, but
the North Haven deputy handed
Knowles over to the Westport deputy.
Knowles, however, was brought here
and a record of His arrest was entered
in the police books. AT 2 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon Knowles was taken to
Westport The property which he is
charged with stealing is valued at $500.
Knowles says that he formerly worked
for the Wheeler & Wilson company and
also for the Malleable Iron Works in
Bridgeport
IMPORTANT PATENT DECISION.
Judge Thomas of the United States
district court for the district of New
York has just handed down a decision
In the suit brought by the National
Folding Box company against Robert
Gair of New York, for a permanent in
junction and for an accounting. The
decision Is a complete victory for the
plaintiffs Robert Gair is manufac-
turer of paper boxes in Brooklyn. He
is the most formidab BILE competitor the
eo-called box trust has to contend with
and it is charged that he has been us
ing the patents Of the National Folding
Box company, as well as those of other
box manufacturing concerns.
The suit in which Judge Thomas has
rendered a decision arose over the use
by the defendant of a patent which
was alleged to be an infringement of
the Wilson patent which is owned by
the National company. The patent
covers method Of locking boxes which
is the most important feature of box
making. 4n
In his decision Judge Thomas finds
that the patent has been infringed and
so entered an order for an accounting,
which will be made within few days
when Robert Gair will be ordered t6
bring his books into court
INSOLVENCY CASE SETTLED.
r. G. Trefry, the druggist, who was
one of the largest creditors Of Drug
gist George A. Whitmore, and who
bought the claim of G. S. Leete e Co.
against the store took formal possess
sion of the Whitmore drug store yes
terday afternoon and the keeper was
Mr.. Trefry since selling
the store a year or two ago to Mr.
has been conducting a drug
store in Bridgeport, and will now con
duct both stores, spending the greater
part of the time with his New Haven
store. His family is residing in Bridge
port. for the present. Mr. Trefry win
continue to reside in that city
DISCHARGE OBJECTED TO.
The bankruptcy petition of John
Coleman, the East Haven truck gar
dener, came up before Referee Newton
yesterday morning on an application
for discharge from all liabilities.
None of the creditors had appeared in
to the petition, and it was
believed that the application for dis
charge would go through without OBJ |
lection. |
Yesterday morning ]. B. Richmond |
Of East Haven appeared and opposed |
the granting of discharge. He holds |
4 note for about 5000 against Coleman,
and says that he would like to have q |
further effort made to find out what |
became of the petitioners assets In |
the schedule filed by Coleman the as |
sets were placed at $349. Seven prefer |
led creditors, including {. number of |
vorkmen, claim the greater part of |
his, leaving but little for the other |
:reditors.
Richards was given ten days by the |
'eferee in which to file more specific |
allegations and the hearing went over |
until November l.
DOC" HULL ASSIGNS
The management and ownership Of |
he Osborn Hall pharmacy has tempo |
'arily changed hands. Talcott B. Hull |
las been manager of the store since |
he death Of Dan Brennan, but owing |
o unforeseen circumstances he has |
,een obliged to discontinue business at
he well known pharmacy.
Mr.. Hull has notified q. w. Lewis, of |
he firm of Lewis & Maycock, who held |
chattel mortgage on the store. and |
lie at once sent word to the various