Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-24
.C0WELL REFEREE.
Listened to Arguments To-Day in an Old Case.
A CLAIM AND COUNTER CLAIM.

Terry and Bronson on One Side and
 Joseph T. Whittlesey of New Haven
 On the Other-Hot Arguments Made
 By Attorney Bronson and Atteri->
 Pigott of New Haven.
 Attorney Bronson and Former Con- gressman Pigott of New Haven had the whole district court room this morning at short calendar to settle their long contention, which on the docket is known as Terry and Bronson vs Joseph T. Whittlesey of New Ha- ven. This matter came up this morn ing in three forms, first motion for judgment by default for failure to com ply with. order of court, passed Octo- Der p, and second, q hearing on motion for revocation of order granting mo- ton of plaintiffs, passed on October, and that said motion be disallowed; third, hearing on plaintiffs demurrer to the entire situation.
 Judge Cowell was referee and the court room was almost empty, the ma jority of the lawyers having gone to New Haven to see the football game. The matter referred to has been ill court for some time, and at short cal endar ever week MT Bronson has requested of the court to make Mir Pigott put in an appearance and hurry up the case. Terry and Bron- son claim that MT Pigotts client, Mir
 WhittleSey. owes them for services
 rendered and this claim he attempts to offset by counter claim that upon advice given him by MT Bronson he
 indulged ill a losing venture. When
 Mir BrOns on arose this morning before
 Judge Cowell. he said he had only q few words to say.
 On account of al extra word
 in the clerks notification of the
 order of the court said Mir Bronson.
 my learned and very acute friend took advantage of that word and failed
 to comply with the order of the court
 I say he is acute because 1 know it. May it please the court for me 10 state that I have learned the law under my
 learned and distinguished friend. l have learned it with my brother Dag
 gett of New Haven. with my learned friend on the other side. and Judge George w. Wheeler on the bench. If the court is of the opinion I did not learn, the law unC2r these Scircun-. stances. I am sorry he thinks so. This is the third time this matter has come up: it should have been disposed of long ago. I will not argue for con tempt of court on the part of Mir Pig ott. so let him purge himself of that right now. I have had the pleasure l of telepboning him: I say pleasure. your honor because the telephone was | in working order. Now I will not | argue for contempt. but I will respect | fully refer my friend to rule 144 of the | court ruleS.''
 MT Pigott then responded. He also | had only q word to say and that was | to the effect that Mir Bronson had | no right in court whatsoever outside l the general rules. Then he resumed | his seat. Judge Cowell asked both if | they cared to go to New Haven on the | 10:5O train. This closed the battle and | court overruled both motions and de-
 cided to hear the plaintiffs demurrer
 in two weeks. and. regarding the order of the court. passed October P, this 1 was modified by extending the time | to comply with it to next Friday. Both 1 lawyers thereupOn congratulated each | other upon the gallant fight he had | put up. and that he escaped being | jailed for contempt.
 No other business was done. Almost all who are entitled to take | out liquor licenses have been given the i receipt of the county commissioners
 in lieu of the license for the present. | so that they can continue business. l The amount of money taken in by the
 commissioners from this source of in 1 come during the two days they have ! been in session here was S66. 150. | Commissioner Brewer will be in the | commissioners office early next week
 to give out the remainder of the li- | censes.