Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-15

held services in Bantam and Milton as well as here; but, since that time, those parishes nave 1 employed separate ministers.
 Of the rectors since 1734, Mrs. Seymour has succeeded in getting a complete collection of photographs except of two. Of these, one, that of Dr. Fuller, is expected daily; the other,
 that of the Rev. Wm. Lucas, will probably be secured soon. Some of these pictures, especially ofthe late rectors, are excellent and
 the collection is one in which old members of the parish naturally take keen interest Quite number of the foregoing list have been men ot considerable celebrity at the time of their coming here, or have att alned high positions after leaving $. Miehael's Drs. John s. Stone and Samuel Fuller have been professors in theological seminaries. The fol-
 lowing gentlemen have been rectors of inpor-
 tant parishes in this and other States Mr.
 Butler, First Church in Troy Wm. Payne,
 St Georges, Schenectady; Mr. Brandagee,
 Grace, Utica; Mir. B. W. Stone, Good Shep-
 herd, Rochester; and MT. Wiley, St. Johns
 Waterbury, St. Johns, Bridgeport; Mir. Sey-
 mour, Norwich. Mir. Hudson, besides being
 noted Shakesperean commentator and lec-
 turer. was preacher of uncommon ability
 Dr. Henry, was for long professor in Colum-
 bla College, has written on philosophical and
 literary subjects in English and Amefican re-
 views, periodicals, etc., and is the author of scv- era books of marked ability. MT. Perry has since become bishop of the diocese of Iowa.
 On Tuesday, the 9th, the Superior Court opened at p. m.. Judge Carpenter on the
 bench. The first cases heard were State against Edward Green and Charles Gardiner. These cases came to the Court from New Mil ford. The information charged the accused with assault and battery, and with having used threatening and opprobrious language and of having been guilty of tumultuous car reage The State introduced evidence to prove that the accused parties attacked and beat one John Maloney who, acting as special constable, was endesvoring to quiet disturb ance gong on in front of hall in New Mil ford where the colored people were having ball last Thanksgiving Eve, and that they conducted themselves in a quarresome and disorderly manner. The accused claimed that they were at the place of this disturbance only to protect themselves from some rowdies who had attempted to break up their festive gathering: that they did not strike the officer as charged. and that their behavior was in every way such as became good citizens The jury brought Tn a verdict of acquittal for Green. Gardiner was found guilty of disor- derly conduct. Graves, for the accused.
 On Wednesday, the case of State against Bigelow c. Garrett and George Hines was heard. The accused were charged with cruel ty to animals, in cutting off the tails and otherwise mutilating certain sheep belonging to one F. c. Barnes, of New Hartford The I jury were unable to agree upon verdict. Fenn, for the defence
 On Thursday Morning the case of State against Gustavus Cornish was called. Cor nish was charged with having at New Milford (MerryalD, on the 29th day of September last, made an assault upon his wife with intent to kill her. The State brought in testimony to prove that, on the morning of this day, Cor nsh's wife was on her way to attend the Su- perior Court at Litchfield. as witness in a case against her husband. While riding with her daughter and others past the house of Mr. John Squires, of Merryall, where he was stay ing, Cornish rushed out, seized the horses and commenced firing a revolver at the party in the carriage using at the same time menacing language; and that, after they had sprung out of the carriage, he selzed hold of his wife and threatened to shoot her, and that the revolver was then discharged in his hand. The State further claimed that all the circumstances of the case showed his intention to kill. The &C., cused admitted the assault, but claimed that the revolver was loaded only with blank cart ridges and that he had no intention of iniur- ing any of the party. The defense also claim ed that if the firing had been done as claimed by the State, with revolver loaded with bull lets, it would have been impossible for the whole party to have escaped injury. On be- half of their client the counsel for the defense also claimed evidence of disordered mind. The trial of the case brought out charges of intdelity against the wife blythe husband, and of intoerable cruelty against the husband, by the wife. The jury brought ia verdict of conviction. McMahon, with the States At torney; Hollister, and Kellogg, for the de- fense.
 William Smith, of Thomaston, charged with attempt at rape, pleaded guilty. The Court then adjourned till Tuesday.
 State vs. Paul E. Herter, Salisbury case, is now on trial The indictment is for rape, which the prisoner is charged with having committed upon his own daughter aged but fifteen. The Sperry case from New Preston, is the next one to be tried, we hear. After that some of the hundred or more liquor cases