The Press., 1906-12-05
Superior Court.


 superior court was held at Rockville last Friday. In the case of Edward Stiles ys. the N. Y, N. H. & H. K. R. Go, for default for failure to an swer, the defendant was ordered to plead within two weeks.
 In the case of Edwards, receiver, against Freeman F. Patten, demurrer to the complaint was argued by Schurtz & Edwards for the plaintiff, and Robert H. Fisk and Charles Searls for the defense. Decision was reserved by the court.
 In the case of John Young vs. Charles Schmidt, motion for addition al bonds, the plaintiff was ordered to file $50 bonds within two weeks. John Young brings suit against Charles Schmidt of Coventry, alleg- ing that he killed his dog, asking $50 damages.
 In the foreclosure case of Edward M. Yeomans against z. W. Jencks ct al, motion for disclosure of de- fense, answer and judgment, the de- fendant was ordered to plead within ten days. The case of Walter Pitt singer against John Hanley, for motion for leave to amend answer, was continued until the next short calendar.
 In petition of the Holland Baptist church claims were approved and judgment was rendered.
 Suit is brought by Rose E. Steph- enson against Amelia E. Stephenson of Somers for $25OO damages for money lent and services rendered. Howard E. Adams sues John Purdee of Ellington for $40O damages. Fore closure proceedings are brought by the Ecclesiastical society of Andover against Charles F. Johnson. Hattie A. Doyle of Somers appeals from the action of Judge of Probate Fuller of that district in refusing to remove Alonzo Hurd as conservator and re- store her property to her. In the case of George O. Stanley of Andover vs. James Dennis, action is brought to recover on 8 judgment for $1754. GA. Actions aginst the Bunting Construc- tion company, the firm that construc ted the filter beds in Rockville, by Charles E. Harris and Fred Schlip- pack, for $20O each. Papers were filed in one divorce case, that of Annie O. Walkley of Stafford vs. Alexander B. A. Walkley, residence unknown.
 On Tuesday true bill of indictment was found against Henry Bishop for murder by a grand jury. City Judge John E. Fisk was the foreman of the jury, the other mem mbers being: Fred erick Woodhall, Michael J. Conway, Frank Farrenkopf, Joseph 0. Ham, mond, Jr., Martin Laubscher, Edwin H. Woodford, Harry H Larkum of Rockville; Oscar A. Leonard of Tol- land; R. H. Worden. Walter A. Allen of Willington; Frank Willard of Mansfield; William 0. Pease, Henry S. Stevenson, silas H. Perry of Son. CTS; Andrew Kingsbury and John Brown of Coventry, and John H. Buell. of Hebron. The trial of Bishop will begin next Tuesday. Criminal cases were called as follows: State against James G. Billings, charged with advising abortion, plead ed not guilty; Frederick J. Aldrich, with assault. pleaded not guilty; Andrew White, charged with violation of the liquor law, pleaded not guilty; Mrs. Jeanette Wyman of Andover, who was also charged with violation of the liquor law, was un- able to be present owing to illness. She was represented by counsel, Ed ward M. Yeomans. The cases against White and Wyman were continued for s week. The case of the state against Charles L. Backus of Andover, charged with violating the election law, was