The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-05

There was a large crowd yesterday
at the hearing in the case of Miss Maud
Hough against the Hamden schoo
board committee, composed of Messrs
Clark, Cook and Foote, which is an ac-
ton to recover $1,000 upon charge OF
Islander.
Testimony was introduced yesterday
to show that insanity was prevalent in
the Hough family.
The first witness was DR.. Joslyn. He
reviewed what he had seen and done in
connection with his attendance upor
Miss Hough at her boarding house in
Hamden.
John D. Andrew, in whose home Miss
Hough last boarded in Hamden, was
the next witness. He described in de-
tail what happened from the time Miss
Hough left Cooks house and came to
board with him.
He described the finding of Miss
Hough in snow bank in an uncon-
scious condition and told how she was
carried back to his house.
1t was tsated that Miss Hough con-
tinually cried out that Those awful
men are after me-"
Louis B. Mack and Thomas F. Me-
Guinnis, who are employed by Friend
e. Brooks & Co.. testified that Miss
Hough had bought $50 worth of furs
from the firm. They told of a subse-
quent visit from School Committeeman
Cook, who stated that the firm had
better get their money first because
Miss Hough was going to be compelled
to leave the Hamden school. He stated
that other stores also had outstanding
bills against her.
Shortly after II o'clock Mrs. Jessie L..
Hough, mother Of Miss Hough, the
plaintiff, took the witness stand She
testified about receiving word that her
daughter was sick in Hamden and
about her stopping in Hamden with
her daughter while she was sick. Later
in the afternoon Miss Hough and Mrs
Clark, wife of Rev. Mr.. Clark of the
school board, were called to the stand
MRS. RATHBUN'S CASE.
1t Is now considered probable that
Mrs. Rathbun will not have hearing
in the city court before Judge Bishop
on the charge of the murder of her
lluSUdlfu IL Is UelleNSu llil Sic Will
be brought into the superior court on a
bench warrant and brought before the
grand jury, which, it is stated, will be
summoned next week.
This will bring her case before the
present term of the court.
Mrs. Rathbun is still under surveil-
lance at the Jail to prevent her COM
hitting suicide. Hart is still held for
$4,000 bonds, which he has not secured.
SHORT CALENDAR SESSION.
The following motions were heard at
the short calendar session of the supe-
rior court yesterday:
Motion to expunge in the case of Fair
Haven and Westville Railroad COM
pany vs. City of New Haven, was post
poned one week. The controversy is
over the amount the Fair Haven and
Westville Railroad company should be
assessed for the West Chapel street
pavement.
A foreclosure was granted in the case
of the New Milford Savings bank vs..
EHollister. The amount is $1,56996.
In the Ives foreclosure cases Frank
J.. Stiles, who has been appointed re-
ceiver for the Ives company, in the
bankruptcy court, was made a party
defendant. The question of foreclosure
in one went over one week.
Judge Roraback took the papers un-
der consideration in the application for
the discharge of receiver and dissolu-
ton in the case of General E. S. Greeley
VS.. the E. S. Greeley & Co.
The case of the Union bank of Red
lands VS.. the Merchants National bank
came up on a demurrer and went over
a week.
A bond of 500 was ordered furnished
In the case Of Belcher VS.. the New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company.
A bond of $25 to prosecute was or
dered in the divorce case of Franklin
Phelan VS.. Ida j. Phelan.
The two Waterbury cases of Tyler vs.