Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-21
COURT OPENS.
PATTERSON Alleged Ernbez.
zler Goes Free Case
Nolled-PoSt Case

A short session of the superior
court. civil side. was held to-day at
lids o'clock, Judge Shumway presid-
ing. Cases assigned for hearing next
week are Botelle's appeal from the
district court: Fred @. Wilder VS. Sa-
rah wilder; Clara F. Strickland VS.,
Ernest HI. Strickland; Margaret Roo
ney VS. Frank ". Woolworth, and
George Gutdkopis vs the Consolidated
Railroad Co.
The administrator on the estate of
Jay M. Pierce VS. the city was made
substitute plaintiff. Quite number
OF other motions on short calendar
were heard. most of them OF no par
ticular general interest and quite a
number also went over to next week.
The most important OF the criminal
cases, that charging Abraham B. Bat
terson with embezzling $50 from the
firm of Douglas, Lacey s. Co was
nolled. While the case was pending
in the lower court it was stated then
that representatives Of the brokers
would press the case and charge Bat
terson with embezzling $500. To-day
it was given out that they declined to
press the case and would restore him
to his old position and their confidence,
The docket was called and a number
OF cases were taken of.
The long standing contention be-
tween George III. Post and his step
mother, Minnie Seeley Post, came up
again in the form of a motion to ex-
punge. The suit is brought on an al
legged breach Of contract. claiming that
his father, Samuel Post agreed to not
marry IN consideration Of his, Georges.
,n4v
and taking care of it. whereas the.
father WhO was seventy, did marry
the defendant, who was about thirty.
and thereby the property that would
have been the plaintiff's had his faith
er not married, and kept his contract,
went to the defendant as his widow.
This suit is against the estate for his
services thereon and the defense sets
up that George owes the estate and
in fact obtained money from his faith
er under false pretences 1t Is claimed
that ne misappropriated some ,$2, 900
OF his mothers estate
1t was near 3 o'clock when criminal
business was taken up The first cases
called were against Charles Chatield,
20, and Charles Smith, 1S. charged
with statutory burglary Ex-senator
Kennedy WRs appointed their counsel.
The house they were charged with en-
tering was James Durand's on Abbott
avenue, and the value of goods, mems
wearing apparel, $55.75. They pleaded
not guilty.
The same plea was entered by James
Walsh, charged with breaking into
Catherine BradY's house on Linden
street and taking gold ring valued at
james Damo was also charged with
statutory burglary OF house In Naug-
atuck and taking goods to the value OF
g12. Guilty was his plea and he was
given four months in Jail
Edward j. Knickerbocker charged
with seduction Of Nellie Chrisholm,
aged IT. pleaded guilty.
Joseph Josick. Is, was charged with
statutory burglary. Attorney r. J.
O'Neill was appointed his counsel.
Blank cartridges to the amount of 45,-
600, valued at $45. are said to have
been taken by this boy. He pleaded
not guilty.
Benjamin Longabordi was charged
with assauIting John CorreselIo with
intent to kill His plea was not
guilty.
Richard IA. Bignami pleaded guilty
OF embezzling $169.73 from Court
Guiseppi Verdi, #. of A. He was glv-
en- five months in Jail.
This disposed of all the cases. Jail
cases. and those that pleaded guilty
were taken up for consideration.
The case against George W. Ack-
erman, charged with rape, will be
nolled.