The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-04-11

ed not guilty to charges of assault and robbery of Patrick Ennis, of Walling- ford.
 Charles Smith of Meriden, a tramp, pleaded not guilty to the charges or burglary preferred and having no coun-
 sel, the court appointed James J. Bu-
 chanan to defend him.
 John F. Sullivan of this city was sen- fenced to one and one-half years for stealing an overcoat and other clothes from Charles Ramsdell of this city. The
 theft was committed March 21. J. J. Howard of Meriden pleaded gull ty of begging on January P and "A and
 was sent to state prison for three
 months.
 Allen H. Swan was arrested for the theft of $2OO and two watches valued at $25 apiece from Henry A. Lincoln and pleaded not guilty of the charges. The thefts occurred on January Il.
 Albert Ten Eyck and Ella Wormsley of Wallingford, both colored, pleaded not guilty to the charges of adultery. Attorney Walter S. Miller was appoint ed counsel for the pair.
 The sentence of Joseph Douglass was deferred. He is charged with indecent assault. This is his second offense.
 Henry A, Thayer of Seymour stole $110 from his mother on February and pleaded guilty yesterday Late in February he stole another sum and was sentenced yesterday to serve term of one year in jail for each count.
 William Valentine of Meriden had three charges Of theft against his name and as this was his second offense he was given the limit, three years in state prison.
 Charles Seaman of Branford was ar- rested on March for burglarizing the home of William Spittler of Branford and pleaded not guilty yesterday. At torney A. Maxcy Hitler was appointed as his counsel
 Thomas Mackey and James Grady of North Haven, both colored, pleaded guilty to the charges of burglary and wer sentenced to one year in the county jail.
 Martin w. Lynch was given term of five years in state prison on two counts, one of three years an the other of two year for burglary and assault.
 William Kane pleaded not guilty of robbery and wilful personal abuse and Attorney Frank s. Bishop was appoint ed his counsel.
 John K. Kerry pleaded not guilty of the charge of being a tramp and Ear Hiss P Arvine, jr., was appointed his counsel
 Dennis Mahoney was charged with statutory burglary and pleaded not guilty. ? eo C.
 Robert E. sMeagher of this city plead- ed guilty and was sent to state prison for term of two and one-half years on a charge of forgery.
 Judge George w. Wheeler yesterday handed down decision in favor of the defendant in the case of Cox vs Me- Clure, which he tried two weeks ago. This is an old case, having been twice tried in the superior court and once in the supreme court. It will be seen by the memorandum of Judge Wheeler's decision that,7the court has disposed of MT. Cox's latest attempt to prevent MT. | Mcclure from conducting the bath house business on his property. MT. l Cox claimed that MT Mcclure had no riparian rights in front of his shore | property and that the deeds should be | so changed and reformed as to exclude him from such rights. This claim has | been dismissed by Judge Wheeler. The | following is his memorandum of decis- ion:
 "The reformation of the deed prayed | for should not be allowed unless the | proof was convincing that a mistake such as court of equity recognizes had been made
 '"The evidence is not of that convinc- ing character; on the contrary, it seems l to me to clearly prove that the parties | never intedded to convey by the deed | the riparian rights in front of the tract | from the grant,
 The plot and cottage excepted were lsed for summer house by the sound. It is incredible that the defendant re- fused to sell his cottage because he de- sired to retain it for summer house oy the seashore for his family occupant ,y and at the same time intended to convey the only thing which gave the cottage its value or rendered it's use as ] summer home desirable, to wit, the riparian rights.
 According to the plaintiffs claim, he JcuSjiL Ol lue IlSHlS III 1 'ront of this cottage, and as the cottage stood about at high water he had the fight at any time to build in front of his cottage and shut off the defendant rom the water and so destroy his sum- ner home which he desired to occupy. This claim does not seem to be req onable one, and, aside from it's own in- lerent improbability, the evidence has lisproved it.
 II find the facts in accordance with he defendants first and second de- enses. Judgment may be rendered in avor of the defendant on prayers ], 2 md All
 c. $. Hamilton appeared for the plain- fir and Talcott H. Russell for the de- endant.
 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Judgments by default were granted ,tr,,1 ,1s,. h.. v<11 !