The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-31
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
INTER ESTING SUIT FOR $15, 900 IN
SUPERIOR COUR1.
Fire In Daniel DOre's Store Was an Ex-
penstye One-Lawycr Sues H0teikeeper
-Sutt brought by sisters of Mercy
Cases i'm the City Court.

Suit Brought by sisters OF mercy
Casesi,. the City Court
Judge G. w. Wheeler and jury spent
all the day yesterday in further hear
ing of the case of Daniel Dore, the
Grand avenue grocer, against +. W.
Babcock. the oil dealer. The latter is
sued for $4,000 damages for injury to
Dore's building by a casualty which oc-
Cured there on October Il, 1899, caused
by the explosion of kerosene oil tank
in the cellar.
The plaintiff claims that the explosion
was caused by the careless setting OF
candle which was lighted, near the tank
in question.
In the court room yesterday was ex-
hibited to the jury the large tin cans
which the workman in the employ or
Babcock, Roger Higgins, used in carry
ing in the oil, several bundles of the
infiammable kindling wood which was
in the cellar of the store at the time
and a lantern which Mr.. Dore says was
hanging ready at hand when Higgins
was putting in the oil, and which he
should have used.
Dore was on the witness stand much
of the morning. The defense claims
that the candle which Higgins was
given to furnish himself with light,
was furnished him by one of Dore's
agents, namely, a clerk. The principal
point of Dore's testimony yesterday
however, was that he had once before
found Higgins putting in oil by the
light of candle, and that he had ex-
pressly forbidden him from doing SO
again. Nearly all the afternoon was
taken up in hearing the statements Of
Mrs. Dore and she was on the stand at
1850 when court was, adjourned. The
case will probably last all the week
An answer in the case of Gorham VS..
the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad
company was filed in the superior
court yesterday.
A notice for a hearing in damages
was filed in che superior court yester-
day in the cas- Of Katherine Reed We.
the Derby Street Railroad company.
IN COMMON PLEAS COURT.
Both the common pleas courts, GRIM
inaI and civil sides, will come in to-
day
Judge Studley will hear evidence in
the case of Henry Lobb, jr., VS.. Harry
d. Pattee. 1t is an action for $3.50 for
loss of a horse which ran away, break
ing leg. 1t was frightened by Defend
ants dog.
Judge Hubbard will hear evidence in
the criminal side upon the case OF An
tonic Camarono, who was fined S25 and
costs for stabbing Lewis De Feliee with
a pair of shears on Hill street last De-
cember.
Cases continued until the next term
are: Victor We'll, publishing obscene
literature; Grace Tanner and Lizzie
Reynolds, street walking; Luke Shields,
of North Haven, and Michael Ryan,
violation of liquor law.
Nolles were entered in the following
cases: Lawrence Beardsley, theft, and
Joseph Rogers, breach of the peace, for
which he received thirty days in the
city court.
Cases still to be disposed OF on the docket
are: Charles s. Tribbes, of Spring street,
non-support; cases of violation OF the IL
amor law against the following: John Nor
tell, John King, Thomas ]. Henelian and
Peter Nelson: James Blakesee. non-sup-
port and Michael Fox, of Derby, theft