Litchfield enquirer., 1881-10-20
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 Mir. Wm H. Braman has just received a fine lot of new goods. See Advt.
 Mir. George Rowe's children who have been staying here during the summer have returned to Hampton. .iJ
 Randolph Grant and his wife, of Hart ford, have conveyed to Eliza J. Beers a farm of S7 acres iu North6eld. G..
 Charles L. Riggs has sold to Mason Ad- kins, of Thomaston, the Judge Camp place" situated in Northfeld.
 MT. F. R. Starr has conveyed Echo farm to the Echo Farm Company, reserving the residence he now occupies.
 Willis Belden and Cecil W. Belden, of Harwinton, have conveyed one half of a tract of land in the eastern part of Litchfield 10 Theodore W. Belden of Harwinton.
 The Naugatuck R. R. Go. have leased the right to take ice from the dam at the Naugatnck Station for five years for $15O, re- serving certain portion for their own use to Geo. D. Page and George W. Davis, of Har- winton. --.-' '-~..t
 -Messrs. Vessels & Gates and Mr. Wm. H. Crossmsn, have filed thelr applications for licenses to sell liquors of all kinds. Messrs. H P. Griswold, of Milton, F. W. Hodson, of Northfeld, Harry Scovile, of East Litchfeld, and E. L. Phelps, of this village, have filed applications for licenses to sell ale, wine and lager beer. ...
 The important case of Medad GoodseU vs George c. Hitchcock is now on trial in the Town Room. It IS petition for foreclosure by the plaintiff, with cross bill filed by the defendant and involves several thousand dol lars. There are no less than three ex Cover ncrs present Ex-Gov. Miner, of Stamford, trying the case as committee; Ex-Gov. Andrews with Mir. Graves and Ex-Judge Brewster for the plf. Ex-Gov Ingersoll, of New Haven, with Mir. Seymour for the deft
 A curious incident of the last meeting of the County Medical Society did not appear in the regular report. After the reading of 8 paper by Dr. North on the case of Pres. Gar field, Dr. Miner, of Morris, offered the fol- lowing
 Res0lued That it is the sense of this meet ing that the Lord still Reigns.
 The motion was not seconded and the Socie- ty was saved the embarra ssment of @ vote.
 By arrangement with the Chief Judge, Judge Pardee is enabled togo on with the criminal term. Business has been rushing through at rapid rate. All of the cases set down for trial. last week, were disposed of. snd some of those later in the list The fol- lowing cases were tried: State vs William Graham on charge of stealing horse from David Northrop, result. cd in acquittal.. Huntington for State O Hara for prisoner. 7 John Jones, accused of stealing horse from Hiram B. Atwood, of Bethlehem, was tried and the jury disagreed The same prisoner pleaded guilty to stealing horse from a Mir. Marsh in New Milford and was sentenced to three years in State Prison. Huntington for State; O'Hara for prisoner. ,ts.,nitq >. Oscar Van NostraIn, charged with an as. sault on Jay Lyon at New Milford, was con- victed and sentenced to four months in iail O'Hara for prisoner. t- +@2"
 Jefferson Traver, charged with an assault on and an attempt to kill G. A. Cadau. at New Hartford, was found guilty of an assault and sentenced to four months in jail and to pay fine of $25. Betts with States Attorney; Prescott and O'Ha:a for prisoner. .3a'4
 Mary Dwyer, charged with stealing $50 from Caleb Goodwin of New Hartford, was convicted and sentenced to five months ID jail. ~~
 Richard Lane, charged with burglary and taking harness in Warren, was convicted and sentenced to one year in State Prison; Graves for prisoner. ''" sa
 The following prisoners were sentenced or pleas of guilty ...s.ss5.s ,.-,i qa.. t.,g .. John Broadnax, stealing from the person, four months in jail. 1 a 'ea ,-
 Frederick Bailey, escape from jail, s1 days in jail .:t .., -u.ss .r- g.s.tc
 John Tanning, theft of $40, three months in isil., ,. .......... ..t, ..s.s.. .et9
 Thomas Mulln. assault and attempt to kill, one year in jail.
 Henry Johnson, attempt at rape, IS months in State Prison. F z-r-r cz--~
 Frederick Long, two months in jail. Frank W. Gard, thirty days in jail
 Lorenzo D. Galpin, bigamy. four months in jail. This seems light punishment but the prisoner is an idiotic panper ana the marriages are thought to have been engineered by select men with view to fastening the female par ties thereto on the town of Woodbury, where Galpin has settlement. ,.3ss.rx
 Lyman Doolittle, of New Hartford, con. victed of being drunk and appealing to the Superior Court, paid up fine and costs.
 Eibiidge M, Curtiss, of New Hartford, con victed of pound breach and appealing, als. paidup fine and costs. %R
 Charles J. Soudant, of Goshen, settled nI four old liquor prosecutions by paying $14 costs. as sS
 Fred Knox, of Woodbury, also paid ul < costs and fine. ! t@4 4 .aHS'
 John Finn, of Winchester, settled up fiv liquor prosecutions paying about $90.
 John Rourke of Thomaston has also settle, liquor prosecution by paying fine and costs
 Fletcher Condits accused of stealing hors in Bridgewater on the 22d of August, o thepresent year, was tried Tuesday forenoon He hired the horse of Edgar L. Peck, to 20 O 8 pleasure trip of 8 few days up to Waramau Lake. He came up as far as Roxbury Cente, then turned south and sold the horse as hi own near Bridgeport. It was claimed for th prisoner that there was no evidence of an felonious intent at the time he hired the horse and that if the desiep,f selling the horse va formed after he started on his proposed ioui ney the crime was not that of theft. lTh jury after some hesitation. broucht ;n