Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-25
NEWSOF THE COURTS
Proceedings in Driving Park Cass
 Begun by the City.

Proceedings of ejectment from the
 Driving park was begun to-day by the l city against Thomas H. Hayes and \. ! W. Heater. lessees of the park by i virtue of a vote passed at a town
 meeting held ill the city hall on cleo 1 ton nothing Il few years ago. Attof- ney Kellogg represents the city Ill the
 matter and to-day the papers in the 1 action were served upon the two de fendants by City Sheriff Smith. \ re- I turn was made with the superior
 court fin which the case will be tired as soon as possible
 Both Mir Hayes and Mir Heater are ' cited to appear before the court on l the first Tuesday in February. which | will be one week from next Tuesday. It is set forth in the complaint that on Il certain day the defendants wrong fully entered into possession of said ! land. is still in possession of 1t and that they. have deprived the city Of ] the rents and profits from the land. This matter was begun some months
 ago by the last board of aldermen. I It was claimed that the lease. which { was granted for twenty-five years, !, was illegal. as there was no mention l made in the call for the town meeting about leasing the property. The board 1 of aldermen referred the matter. to the 1 law committee and that body reported back that the lease was not granted on legal grounds. It is quite likely ! that the matter will go to the supreme court before it is disposed of.
 The F. H. Towle company has brought suit against IsAsgthefS D.
 Byrne for $500 for storage of and re-
 pairs to his auto car. The suit is re I tnrnable to the superior court the first Tuesday in February.
 The old suit of George C. Minor, superintendent of the state l':bor lSl- reau. against the Manufacturers bank, l was taken up by Judge Shumway in | the superior court late yesterday af- | ternoOn. Mir Minor claims S.OO dam ages. About six years ago William j.. | Snow, who was then florist. borrow | ed $500 from Mir Minor on his note.
 which was endorsed by William j..
 Cottle. also a florist The note turned
 out to be valueless but the bank did
 about it. Mfr Minor sues the bank to | recover.
 A suit for replevin of a mass If
 machinery has been instituted by the
 Lambert Hoisting Engine company of ' Newark. \. J.. against Constable Maurice F. Carmody and the Water
 bury Lumber X Coal company. It
 seems that in the mixup ensuing on inc failure of the Mciovern Construc-
 tion company of New York to carry
 out it's contract with the city in the building of a sewer in south Brook Iyn. and in the attachments that fol- lowed, the constable got hold of a lot
 of machinery and implements that be longed to the plaintiff company. inas-
 much as they had not been paid for
 by the McGovern people. Damages If
 S3.O00 is claimed.
 The long list of divorce eases In the superior court was strengthened to- day by the addition of two more. Iis
 NJ. Hotchkiss wants freedom from her husband Frank. and she alleges all the
 grounds upon which a divorce can be granted in this state. That Is infidel- ity. intolerable cruelty and habitual
 intemperance. The plaintiff halls from Milford and defendant from New
 Milford.
 Three months of married life suftic-
 el for Alice Atwood of Middlebury.
 In 1902 she married Thomas F. At-
 wood. also of Middlebury. and one morning three months later Atwood found his wife gone. It Is said that she fed during the night. Her where
 abouts now is matter of speculation.
 Michael Ryan had the dock in the city court all to himself to-day. Yes terIay WAS pay day with Ryan sud forxooth he must needs celebrate it with filling up on mixed ale. He walked into the police station cary this morning not Knowing where he was going Judge Burpee fined him q and costs and phi him on proba- ton.
 ANNUAL REPORT FILED.
 Annual reports af local concerns filed In the town clerks office ye<ter- day show officers chosen as follows: Upcn. Singleton Co. president. C. M- rp<on: treasurer. s. R. Kelsey: serre- tsry. q. N. Upson: direrfors. (. M TP- son. ]. A. T-p>oa- <. R. Kelsey. The Miller < Peck Co. president. Charles Miller: secretary and treasurer. Charles E Hall. directors. Chsrle~ Miller. Charies r.. Hall John H. sel- bic. Frederick W Tate. Samuel Os- born The Waterbury Brsss Gc,ls corporation prrsidenf. Iohn A Gee Jr. secretary. !. H. Woodward. treas urpr. Georre H. Benhams directcr~l Charles A. Brooksr. Gilman c HiH Thomas B. Kent E l. Fri<bie- John P. Eitou. GeorEp H. Benharn- John \ Cos and Joseph H. woodvsrd-