Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-20
COURTS ARE BUSY.
Numerous Cases Which Are Oc. cupying, Judge, Jury and
 Attorneys These Days.

Trouble has again broken out be- tween James l.. Alcott and his neigh Dor, Mrs Seraphine Rodier, both living on this side of the Wolcott line. It was announced yesterday that the ap- peal to the supreme court filed by AL cott. the case having been decided fO, the defendant, was withdra VII, though his counsel, Attorney Church. knew nothing about 1t. However that may have been, the situation yesterday was worse than ever. for the parties came to blows.
 Alcott hitched up his farm team in the morning and got ready for work. Everything went along harmoniously until he approached the strip of land, the case of the dispute. Both claim this strip. Alcott says it is his right of way to the highway. Mrs Rodier contends otherwise. At all events when he reached this point with his team he found a fence built right across it and Mrs Rodier sitting on top of it singing like lark And she was hugging big stick.
 What followed there are two stories about. Mrs Rodier says Alcott knocked her of the fence with q blow and then wiped the lots with her and threw her all over the highway. Alcott claims on the other hand that he WAS assaulted by the woman. tha. she either fell off or threw herself of the fence; that upon regaining her feet she went for him. rapped him on the head with the stick, broke his hat. h ha, L. tried to ward off the blows and wound up by striking his horses.
 It is probable that another civil suit will result.
 City court was not held to-day until 1O:30 o'clock. Court opened as usual at . o'clock, but it was almost half an hour later before Judge Peasley showed up. He then adjourned court until 10:30 10 accommodate Attorney Kennedy, who was counsel for James Hamel. who was charged with theft of carpenters tools of the value of s2190 and the property of Henry Molleur. The evidence showed that Hamel Is a contractor oh small scale and that Molleur worked for him. Molleur took a few days of and during his absence Hamel took the tools. A fine of so and costs was i imposed. The case against Fred Wilder for non-support of his wife was put over to Tuesday.
 The Fitting Clothing Co will. it is re- ported. be pressed into bankruptcy. If so 1t means that the few creditors will get little or nothing. Attorney Church has been appointed receiver. He will take charge of the goods that have been attached, few dozen suits of mems clothes. until Referee Newton orders them to be disposed of. The petition will be strongly opposed by Attorneys Bronson and Lynch. who represent the largest creditors. Att0r- ney l. J. ONeill represents the others. Whatever money is realized from the sale of the goods In custody will dis appear in costs or court. and the cred. itors will be fin the Iurch.
 The great horse case heard by Ju,ige Peasiey in the city court a few days ago, in which Joseph wlnslow of How ard street was plaintiff and Charles Price of Dublin street defendant. was decided today in favor Of the latter. Winslow claimed he was defraudei In horse trade. He held that the horse he got from Price was a "rOarer. that ii had the heayes and other disabilities. It was claimed on the part of the de- fendsnf that five chickens which Wins low was to have received but did not zet because be was not allowed to chose them. was the cause Of changing his mind
 In the city court this afternoon Judge Presley took mp the case of George H Goodwin. the carriage maker. against Thomas r. I.unny for s1gl damages for services and work done.
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