Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-10
The Court Record.
Superior COurt-.-CriminaI Side--Judgs
 Culver.

Superior COurt-.-CrimfnaI Side--J udgS
 This court came in yesterday morning aR 10 o'clock.
 At the opening of the court Judge BIydsn- burgh moved for continuance to the Janu- ary term of the case of John Castagnetti alias John Costello, who has been indicted by the grand jury for murder in the first degree for fatally shooting Joseph Rizzo in Oak street in August. Judge Blydenburgh said the accused was so recently indicted that there was not sufficient time for the defense to prepare their case for trial this term
 State Attorney Doolittle replied that the principal ground of objection to the motion was the embarrassment the prosecution might suffer should some of their principal wit nesseS move out of the State before the case came to triaE The interests of justice often suffer by such removals, as the witnesses could not be compelled to return and testify.
 MT. BIydenburgh urged that it was the usual practice to grant 8 continuance in cases of this kind. Judge Culver concurred and ordered 7postpenement to the January term.
 The case of State vs s.BilP' Davis, charged with enticing Mary Mulcahy from her home in" Waterbury to house of prostitution kept by man named MattaWard, was then re- sumed.
 The wife of the accused. who was living in WaIlnSIOfQ ana Wn0 ha0 been 6ubpOepa0d by Deputy Sheriff Tucker, was in court It IS claimed that she aided her husband in his attempts to debauch the Mulcahy girl The Mulcahy girl went upon the stand to under go her cross-examination when the trial was resumed. She was vigorously questioned by ex-Judge Blydenburgh, but was not shaken in the material points of, her direct testi- mony. .,-- =.
 In the afternoon Mrs. Donahue the mother of Mary Mulcahy, testified that after her daughter had been absent four days she went to DaVis' house and inquired for her daugh- ter. The accused said he had not seen the girl, and in the presence of the witness told his wife to send Mary home if she should come to the house. Officer Eagan, of Water bury. testified that when Davis was arrested on the charge of robbing the Birming- ham postofice he confessed to the witness that he took the girl to Matt Wards and that he was more afraid of gstting into trouble on that account than from the bur glary.
 Chief of Police Luke Martin of Birmine- ham, gave similar testimony in reference to an interview he had with the accused when first arrested.
 Lawyer Blydenburgh, on the cross exam ination. endeavored to show that Davis ex- pressed his regrets at taking the girl to Wards, and had only done SO while looking up situation for her.
 This closed the testimony for the State and at 4:25 the evidence for the defense was commenced. The first witness called was the accused Davis. He went into detail in regard to the girl visiting his house. He said that the girl visited his house g number of times; said he did not make any improper proposals to the girl as stated by her in her testimony for the State. He said he took the girl to the Mansion House in Derby knowing that MT. Hotchkiss wanted girl but he told him that he had got a colored 1rl don hal said he told Hotchkiss that if he could get her in there it would be good place for her Hotchkiss replied that he did not want her and spoke of place in Ansonia, but I did not want to take her there as heard of two girls being taken away from there. 1 told Hotchkiss how she had been missed at home and he said 1t was too bad. He said he would see what he could do and he took the girl to Birmingham. went with him and we went to MT. Smiths restaurant. MT. Smith was away and got up and walked out. We went from there to the Bassett House and the pro. prietor had gone to Shelton We walked down the street and started back to the Man. sion House and staid there awhile I left her and Hotchkissin the sitting room and went out in the bar room. Mir. Hotchkiss said he felt as sorry for the girl as I did. I asked her if she would not have some soda and she refused MT. Hotchkiss said if I would find place for her for week he would try and
 
 the hotel in Birmingham and the proprietor had not got back told the girl that she could stay there until got back or go and take asride-s She said she did not want to stay and walked out with me to the stable. She got in and we drove of, She wanted to drive, but I had to take the Hines" away from her. We drove to Matt Wards We both went in together, and asked her if she WAS going to stay or go home. She said she would not go homo anyway, and then told her would get her place in Birmingham for week. She said she would stay there and told her I did not know whether Mrs. Ward would keep her or not. She said, ask her. I said to her, Mary, you don't know what kind of g house you are in, do you? She said she did not care; they could not do anything with her. told Mrs. Ward how it was, and she said she did not want a girl, but to accommodate would keep her. Itold Mrs. Ward that there must not anything happen to her under any consideration, and Mrs. Ward said there should not, no more than if it was her own girl. told Mrs. Ward that I would be down in about week. The girl seemed to be pleased to stay there The girl said: ssWill, 1t is too bad for you to be to all this trouble for me; have got 8 dol lar and quarter. and I will give You a dol lar toward paying for the horse" told her did net want it. She went up the stairs with some of the girls, and I shook hands with her and bade her good bye and told her to be good girl until came back again and I,would get place for her somewhere. She said she wanted stNoonap to come down and work with her. I started for home and stopped of at Naugatuck and went to the rubber shop and inquired if they wanted any girls. was told that they might want one or two girls in week or two. I told the man would see him again Tn about week. I went from there home. I was arrested and discharged and then rsarrested. That Mon day night after got home the girls mother came in and inquired of my wife if knew anythine about the girl. My wife said she did not had not told her (my wife) any thing about it. told the girls mother about complaints that had been made about i'll treatment of her father, and she aid it was ssno such thing" told her the zirl was not at my house, and she saia she would find out where she was. Officer Dun- ,an came to my house about midnight to look Or the girl and told him did not know ". xuffa dfd nnk