The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22
THE SHORT CALENDAR.

was finished up yesterday afternoon THE SHORT CALENDAR. At the short calendar session Of the
 superior court yesterday morning Judge Rora back presided.
 The motions to expungc portions o1 pleadings and to strike out the amend ment to the application were argued III the appeal of the Fair Haven and West vile railroad from the assessment ol S3G, ,O0O for the West Chapel street as phalt pavement. Watron & Day appear for the Fair Haven road and Robertson and Arvine for the city.
 The application for change of name by Lulu M. Evans, of Wallingford, was postponed yesterday morning for one week more.
 Tn the divorce case of Lizzie Murphy, of Orange, against Edwin Murphy, or the same place, another continuance was granted for week on a motion to make the case an ex-parte one for non compliance with the orders of the court.
 In the case of Lyman M. Law, of this
  'lyn, a suit for the foreclosure of mortgage of $2,7O0 on property on Cot tage street, motion for default, was postponed one week at the request or counsel.
 A demurrer to the plea in abatement filed in the case of the appeal from probate of the will of Harriet M. Au- gur, of Fair Haven, was to have been argued yesterday morning, but was postponed.
 A motion was made for judgment of foreclosure in the suit of James H.. Woofhouse against John Maloney. or Foxon. The action is to foreclose a mortgage of $1,OO0 on property in Fox on. There has been $500 paid on the mortgage.
 A motion was made for judgment of foreclosure in the suit of Fannie Me Mahon, administrative of the will of John IT. McMahon, of Bridgeport, against Frank J. Morrissey. The suit is for $1 900 on land in Ansonia.
 A demurrer was to be argued in the suit of William c. Edgerton against John H. Starn, of the Starin Trans portation company, but the arguments were postponed for one week.
 The motion for a judgment of fore- closure in the suit of Burton D. Potter against Edward F. Thomas and wife, Eva Bartholomew Thomas, of Orange, was continued for one week. The suit is over a $2,O00 mortgage on Smith street property in West Haven.
 A motion to file additional defenses was made and argued in the case of Fox & Go. against Richard F. Burchell a suit on a $5,O00 note.
 The plaintiff in the case of Frank H. Elson, formerly of the New Haven Boiler Works, who sues Harry Ander- son, son of the wealthy tobacco manu- facturef, for $10,000 for alienation of his wife's affections, was ordered to file a more specific statement in the case in one week.
 Judge Roraback also considered a number of divorce matters. The judge gave his opinion yesterday morning in the superior court in regard to the ques- ton of referring divorce cases to ref erees.
 J. Birney Futile represents Arthur H. Platt, of Milford, in suit for divorce against his wife, Ada J. Platt, formerly speer, now of Palmer, Mass. MT. Tut tie said that there were reasons why 1t was advisable to try the case before a 
 q do not know of any reason why the ease should be heard before a commit lee or a referee" said the court. T am very much opposed to hearing such cases before referee. do not so refer my cases"
 The court denied the motion. In the ,ase it is alleged that Mrs. Platt was guilty of misconduct with John Doe at he Riverside hotel in Milford and at a private dwelling house there. The name If the correspondent in the case has not been revealed.
 A more specific statement was order- d in the case of Mary T. Beckwith vs. Oliver c. Beckwith, which was brought | n March, 1899. Mrs. Beckwith was Nary T. Goodwin previous to her mar 'iage on June l, 1898. Her allegations olerable cruelty on July l, 1898. Mrs. | claim for alimony is set at 25, ,000
 The TOIOWlng eX-parte ulVOTceS were | ut down for trial, but were postponed | me week:
 Margaret Shea vs. Matthew F. Shea; married November 27, 1896. The plain l ifs maiden name was Bohn, and the i grounds are habitual intemperance and | ntolerabe cruelty. &
 Annie Proctor vs. John Proctor, of IA | George street; married August 20, 1889; | he plaintiffs maiden name was Bren- lan; grounds, intolerable cruelty and | labitual intemperance. The plaintiff | lesires custody of two children.
 TOOF CASE WENT OFF. In the short calendar session of the uperior court yesterday motion to set | side the judgment in the now celebrat- d Toof tax appeal case and to reopen he whole matter was erased from the st Corporation Counsel Robertson tated that no further steps would be aken in the matter until the supreme ourt had been heard from in reference EyoH