Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-26
ARGUING THE CITY'S DEMURRER.

MT O'Neili answered, quoting a num-
 Der of cases, and claimed that all mat ters pertaining to a municipality are purely of an administrative character
 and have mo business whatsoever i'm court. Was it because the boardf did
 not decide favorably for Sedgwick it should be said it's aotion was dashon-S
 est or arbitrary? The court took the
 papers in the matter and reserved de- cision.
 Judgment for foreclosure for $3.000
 was granted Charlotte L. Lewis ct al
 vs George B. Fisher ct al
 The affairs of the Domestic Pie Bak-
 ing Go were then taken up on two mo-
 tions, one for an order to sell and one
 for instructions to receiver. Attorney Wood explained that after D. R. Per-! kins was appointed receiver one of the stockholders removed some of dhas stock and he wanted an order to ptlr- sue those goods. The court thought the receiver ought to be responsible as the object of his appointment was to
 take charge of the property. All the trouble seems to be over a portabfei oven which Attorney Durant, who was president of the company before ak changed hands, owned and now asks to be turned over to him. An order to sell at public auction was allowed and the question of ownership of the oven may be fought out in the courts. The divorce mill was then set in operation4 There Were but two cases before the court.
 Mary L. Northrop, nee Te1rilI, asked for separation from Cornell A. North
 rop on the grounds of desertion ana
 also the restoration of her maiden
 name. Mrs Northrop could assign nc
 cause for the desertion. Defendant
 was a painter and one day said he was
 going to Hartford to work. This was on July 10, 1899, about a year alter their marriage She saw him sne dav in town since that time and in a cons
 versation she had with hirn he said he would have no more to do with her. ! One child was born to tIleIn It sliez3
 soon after birth. :, Plaintiff believes defendant resides in Waterbury now. Mrs Gertrude Lynch, a sister of pladntiff, Mrs Mary Tyler and Mrs Jell- nie Hossick and Mrs Cora Davis. a sister of the plaintiff, testified for the complainant
 Mrs Northrop confounded herself iu her testimony regarding tf1s date of her marriage and the date of the aI- legged desertion, placing both events on the same day. This was brought to her attention by the court Mrs Northrop said it was. of course. mis- take, and that she could prove it was
 The court then gave her until next Tuesday to get a certificate of hersma riage.
 Desertfon formed the basis Of Mary Barnes petition for divorce from Hebert H. Barnes, and for the custody of their minor child, Albert A Fhesg parties were wed on July 23, 1892 and in May, 1894, it was alaeged assertion took place Service upon the defend ant was made by mail The court de- tected an error in the manner of sers vice and allowed an order of publicaz tion to adjust matters properly Tn the divorce case of John M Hoff-
 man vs Katie Moran Hoffman an aIr
 lowance of $2 weekly pending trial of the case was ordered.
 The cases of George R. Rubeft and
 Lizzie E. Rubert and David B Wheel
 er's appeal from probate were ordered
 replaced on the docket They were
 taken off last week
 On motion by Attorney Gailf0dI9
 Benjamin Marcus was admitted to ths
 practice of fhe court and was appoint
 ed a commissioner of the superior
 court Attorney George A. Freeman
 was also appointed commissioners o
 the court. The latter was introduced
 by Attorney Root.
 Court then adjourned.