The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-25
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
TREAT CASE AGAIN ON IN PROBAiE
COURT.
Small Array of witnesses Testify for
PIaiMfifY-TriaI of Policeman Bisseil
of West Haven Postponed-City Court
Cases and Other News of the Courts.

of West Haven Postponed city Court
Cases and Other News of the Courts.
A small army of witnesses was in the
probate court yesterday morning, hav-
ing been summoned to testify in the
case created by the application OIL
George M. Treat of 500 Howard avenue
to have his estate restored to him ana
taken from the control OF his con-
servator, who is his brother, Frank M
Treat, Of $40 Howard avenue. Frank
the conservator, was present ana was
represented by Attorney Hamilton.
George had as counsel Attorney +. w.
Chase. At the beginning the legal gem
tlemen INDUCED in some parley ABOUT
a stenographer and it was finally de-
cided not to employ one. The first VIII
ness called was DR.. W. t. BALDWIN,
who testified that he had made three
examination of Mr.. Treat and stated
that he believed him capable of manag-
ing his own affairs.
DR.. r. S. Goodwin was next called ana
stated that he had examined Treat ana
lnaL ne DellGVeu lIGdl was Shps'piS ~
managing his own estate.
DIR. Klenke testified that there was
no question about Treat having capael-
ty to conduct his private affairs, ana
DR.. Park said Treat was perfectly ca
pable. Both physicians had examined
the applicant.
Attorney Hamilton in cross eXamina-
ton elected the fact that all the phy-
siclans had examined Treat on the re-
quest of Attorney Chase,
Frank c. Catlin said he had known
Treat from boyhood and had seen him
frequently in the last six months. lie
believed Treat was now as capable of
attending to his own affairs as he was
years ago.
Several other witnesses testlheu, say
ing that they believed Treat was capa-
bel mentally All Of them had seen
him frequently within the last six
months.
The first witness called by Attorney
Hamilton was Thomas Bence, hack
driver of rs Washington avenue, He tes-
titled that about two months ago ne
was driving out Whitney avenue ana
at about 2:30 in the morning saw man
standing in the middle of the road He
recognized the man as Treat. His
clothes were all dirty and his hat was
battered down." said the witness. He
asked me for ride and ! told him TO
get up on the seat with me. He mount
ed the seat and / began to question
him. He told me he had been down to
West Haven with gentleman who got
drunk and then he left him. ! asked
him where he thought he was now ana
be replied that he was on the Ridge
road in Allingtown. You're not on the
Ridge road said I. You are on Whit
ney avenue. Howd'ye get here| He
said he didn't know. l drove him to
his home in Howard avenue and left
him." A good deal Of this testimony
was objected to by Attorney Chase, but
objections in most instances We're over
ruled. At noon recess was taken IN
the bearing.
BISSELL'S TRIAL POSTPONED.
The trial of Policeman Clarence Bis
sell of West Haven, charged with as
saulting Ernest Thompson, clerk in
the Yale National bank, while the lat
ter was a spectator at fire on WOOD
street, Friday morning, was postponed
in the town court of Orange yesterday
morning until Monday next. Attorney
Edwin S. Thomas appeared as counsel
for Bissell, and he requested the con-
tinuance. There was a large crowd on
hand in anticipation of a hearing in the
case.
Bissell has been suspended from 20
nj
for the police commission. He Will
not perform police duty until the case
against him in the town court is dis
posed of, and it is probable that he
will afterward be brought up before
the board upon charges.
OTHER COURT NEWS.
Bennett, Sloan & Co., formerly of this
city, James G. Powers & Co. and John
G. Turnbull & Co, all of New York,
have Joined in a petition to the United
States district court to have John j.
Ryburp of Bridgeport declared bank
rupt The petitioners are creditors of
Ryburn. The hearing on the applica-
ton will come before Judge Townsend
in this city on July 81.
Elizabeth Weller of this city filed N
voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the
district court of the United States on
Saturday Her liabilities are $5,S79.SS
and assets $7,150, including insurance
policies of $4,000.
hearing was given yesterday morn
ing by Attorneys Tyner ana Thompson,
commissioners on the estate of Colonel
A. j. Beers, who filed petition in in
solvency in the probate court last week,
and all the claims with one exception
were allowed The claim presented by
the Smedley company for carting,
amounting to about $500, will be con-
| tested, although it is claimed that the
! company expects to be able to prove
| bv freight bills that the Beers estate
(. owes them all that is demanded. The
P! commissioners will hold another hear
| ing this morning, when the matter will
| be inquired into further. The estate
will pay the creditors a dividend
Appraisers John II, Courtney and
James Kennedy have made return OF
| the inventory of the estate of Michael
F,aean. The report shows that the es-
| tate is valued at $6, S47, divided into rea1
| estate valued at 81, 400, personal prop
elty SLIT, chooses in action S4,277.
| Referee in Bankruptcy Henry q. New
! ton granted hearing yesterday after
noon to Edward S. Ferry, who asks fol
a discharge in bankruptcy. Lawyer )
! G. Morehouse of Alling Webb & More
| house, appeared Tor creditors 10 oppus'
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