The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
PATENT CASE OF READ MANU-
 ACTURING co. HEARD.
Story of Mrs. Eison's Dakota Trip Short Calendar Matters--Six DiwOrces Granted--Other Court Matters.


 Short Calendar Matters-six Diworces
 Granted-Other Court Matters.
 Judge Platt in the United States cir cult court at Hartford heard the patent case of the Reed Manufacturing com pany of Erie, Penn, against the smith & Winchester company of this state
 This suit was originally brought on May F, 1900, asking for a preliminary injunction to restrain the respondent from infringing a certain patent known as the Shaw patent, which is machine for bending and ironing turnover col lars and is described as follows: Tn a collar turning and ironing machine, the combination of a curved flange- shaped former over which the collar is folded and curved into proper shape for wear, a grooved iron arranged op- posite the former, and means for mov- ing the grooved iron into engagement with the former and for moving one of said parts upon the other, substantially as set forth"
 The arguments for a preliminary in- Junction were heard before Judge Townsend on June 18th, 19O0 the com
 
 preliminary injunction because of an Interference filed in the patent office which was decided in favor of the Shaw patent and which amounted to prior adjudication.
 Judge Townsend issued preliminary Injunction on July 31st, 1900 restrain ing the respondent, the Smith & Win chester company, from making any IL. ,s..z f.,, l. ders of the court
 From this decision the Smith X Win chester company appealed to the cir cult court of appeals, which court on April 3rd 1900, in an opinion by Cir cult Judge Lacombe decided that the case did not present any prior adjud- cation from which preliminary in Junction ought to issue and set the pre- 1in1inary injunction aside. The case before Judge Platt yesterday was con- sequently presented on it's merits as to whether there was an infringement or not. The complainant claims that it has been damaged to about $50,000 a year because of the making of these machines by the respondent and claims that this machine is prior art and respondents machine is clearly an in- Engagement.
 Hugh c. Lord of Erie, Penn, and James D. Dewell Jr., of New Haven appeared for the Reed Manufacturing company and Hon. William c. Simonds, former United States patent commis- Eioner, for respondent
 M THE ELSON-ANDERSON SUIT.
 Dispositions from North Dakota, Showing the conduct of Mrs. Frank H. Elson in the summer of 1898, occupied the greater part of the superior court session yesterday in the $10,000 aliena- tfon of affections suit of Frank H. FL son against Harry G. Anderson. The residence of Mrs. Elson in North Da kota was for the purpose of getting a divorce, and the dispositions told also of the presence of MT. Anderson there at the same time. sJpon the opening of court yesterday 11norning, Judge Gager excused the jury in order to hear arguments concerning the admission of dispositions from North Dakota, where Mrs. Bison went to get divorce in 1898. Attorneys Ely and Webb protested against the deposi- tions on the ground that they attempt ed to show the conduct of Mrs. Elson | in Dakota after May "A, 1898, the date | when MT. Elson formally had applied | for divorce in the Connecticut courts. l .The plaintiff in this case, argued MT. | Webb, had by his own admissions | given up his wife at the time these | depositions describe her alleged mis- conduct In the first place there is no | truth in the charges, but assuming | purpose of argument otherwise, Elson | cannot recover any damages. On May | "A, 1898, he took the final step that di- Vorced him. From that time he has nothing to complain of
 The court adjourned at 4:15 until 2 o'clock Tuesday morning.
 BOUND OVER.
 Michael Repolo, charged with steal ing a horse from Guitameo Fareallo of Fair street, was tried in the city court yesterday morning. Probable cause was found and Repolo was bound over to the superior court under $500 bonds. He was taken to the jail in f Bridgeport.
 CASE AGAINST TROLLEY COM
 PANY.
 The case of James Began against the Fair Haven and WeStville Railroad company has been settled out of court and yesterday afternoon as matter of form judgment was entered up for the defendant.
 In the case of Mulford against the Winchester Avenue Railroad company the jury few days ago gave yer dict for the defendant represented in the case by Attorneys George D. Wat rous and Henry F. Parmelee. Tyner & Booth were counsel for the plain tiff.
 Judgments of foreclosure were grant ed by Judge Case n the superior court yesterday afternoon in the case of Theodore o. Woosey, trustee, against Mary k. Hawley and in the case of Henry D. Franklin and wife against Henry B. Hall of Walllngford. In the former case the property involved is on l