The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
METHODIST MINISTER
 SUED FOR DIVORCE
Papers Served on Rev. John Presby, the We'll Known
 Divine.
DAVID JONES' WILL FILED
Judge Tyner Dispenses Justice in City Court After His
 Trip Abroad.

Rev. John H. Presby. former pastor of the Webster Street (coloredl Metho- dist church, is made defendant in a suit for divorce and alimony brought by his wife who alleges adultery and names correspondent. Rev. Mr. Presby was a well known leader in the religious circles of the colored pop ulation and this suit will come as surprise to many of his former parish ioners
 Mrs. Presby, whose maiden name was Ella S. Phillips, asks s2,OoO alimony, and attachments on property of the Rev. MT. Presby were made Saturday by Constable Roscoe P. Brown There is one child of 20 years. Mr. Presby now lives on Ward street.
 The case is returnable to the super Tor court the first Tuesday in septem- ber the allaged trouble having oc- cured in 1905,
 The will of the late David N Jones of West Haven was filed in the pro- bate court Saturday py the law firm Of Clark, Hall & Peck, and upon the heirs filing a waiver, the appointment of tho widow, Mrs. Caroline Maria Jones, as eXecutrlx, was confirmed by Judge Studley.
 l According to the instrument the three children, Mabel c. Button, My ron w. Jones and Herman D. Jones, each get $20o. The widow gets the rest of the property.
 The will was drawn up August 15, 1904 The estate amounts to several thousand dollars
 Judge Tyner has returned from Eur ope and Saturday morning he pre- sided at the session of the police court. Charles Hulsizer and Daniel Sullivan, charged with mutual breach of the peace, were each fined sJ and costs of $5S1
 Antonio Maurietto, boy, charged with trespasslng on the grounds of the Fuller Manufacturing company, at 439 Blatchley avenue. had his case nolled. John Bryant was fined $l0 and costs of $L54 for committing breach of the peace, on Luke Clark T
 Five prisoners were before the court as the result of a raid which the Dix we'll avenue police made on some rooms adjoining Torrello's saloon at 24 Hud- son street It was shown that the sa- loon was no part of the living apart ments so Michael Torrellos was dis charged So also was oalored man named Edward A. Jackson.
 A colored man named William Por- ter was seat to jail for thirty days and was also fined $7 and costs. A wo- man named Silva Hall was given one month A second woman, Hannah Pas tore, was given two months and fined $7 and costs.
 Domenico Donate was fined S25 and costs for committing an assault on his mother, at their home, 10S Minor street Flare Gasperi, charged with breach of the peace on Annie Godolo- witz, of 424 Orchard street, had his case continued until September 30th, under the care of the probation off, cer
 Otto Ritter, of 56 Putnam street. charged with breach of the peace on John Fitzpatrick. had his case contin- ued until Tuesday.
 Wilbur Graves, r years old, the young man, who went to Judge Tyner's house on Grown street, while the fam fly was away and went to sleep in the judges bed, had his case continued until September 30th, nisi, under the care of the probation officer. A charge of breach of the peace against Yincen- 20 Cranky, IS years old, was contin- ued until Tuesday.
 William S. Pease, alias George T. Bunnell pleaded not guilty to a charge of horse stealing and then, through his attorney, Lawyer Stanford, he waived examination and was bound over to the next term of the superior court under a bond of $500
 Pease is accused of stealing a horse, wagon and harness, belonging to Liv- | eryman GeofBe U. NeSplI at ~ OIduSe street and with driving the team to Hoboken, N. J., where he was arrested and brought here by Detective Dalay. Joseph Sullivan had charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace nolled On charge of robbery he was bound over to the next term of the superior court under a bond of S1,000. It Is claimed that Sullivan attacked man named John E. Doane, of Yer non, Conn.,, while the latter was visit ing here and robbed him of some men- ey and his watch. The arrest was made by Officer Cohane.