Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-26
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March %: 1888.
The Abortion Case.

Another rPostponement-TheC Case Agatnst
 Dr. Thomson to coup On a Demurrer'A
 Wrangle Among Che Lawyers
 The Canavan abortion case was called in the City court on Saturday morning. The defendants were all in court when the case was called by Prosecuting Attorney Pickett. Mir. Case, who appeared for Mrs. Van Epps, said that the prosecuting attorney had filed new indictment against the accused and he asked for further postponement. He said the additional charge was assault and battery coupled with abortion. He said he was not advised of such charge and as he was not so advised he should have further time to prepare defense for this second charge.
 MT. Pickett said in reply that he gave the attorneys notice on March 4th that he would consolidate the complaints and on March he made the change of which he had appraised them. The complaints, he said, had been hanging fire since January 4th and had been repeatedly delayed by dilatory motions.
 E Colonel Wright, who appeared for Dr. Thomson, also urged as continuation on the same grounds as those presented by MT. Case
 Judge Studley ruled that as the complaints
 
 tially the same he should proceed with those originally brought. Otherwise he thought the defense entitled to g continuance. Then & wraneIe ensued between the counsel as to whether MT. Pickett had the right to sepa- rate the complaints after combining them. permitted he would try all the accused sepa' rately on the second count. An adjourn rnent was then taken to 2:3O o'clock.
 In the afternoon when the court came to- gether there was 8 war Of words between Lawyers Wright, Case, Stoddard and Pickett as to whether through an alleged informallty on Mir. Pickett's part the charge against Dr. Thomson was not illegally in court. Judge Studley persisted in everything the lawyers for the defense and set aside their proposl- tion to take evidence concerning an, alleged duplication of charges against Dr. Thomson for one and the same offenge. The outcome, to the close of the argument, was a victory for MT. Pickett so far as the issue was con- cerned. Judge StudIey overruled the plea in abatement. Then followed demurrer drawn up by Attorneys Stoddard and Pickett as fol lows:
 STATE
 ERNEST IL. X x THOMSON. Charge of Abortion.
 The defendant dsmurs to the complaint of - because he says the matters therein alleged conEti tutes no crime. ERNEST L. R. THOMSON
 And the state of Connecticut replies and says that the matters alleged in said complaint sufficient in the law. By RUFUS s. PICKETT,
 City Attorney of New Haven.
 Judge Studley said that he should over rule this demurrer on Monday, to which time @ continuance was ordered This means that the defendant refuses to testify before this court, and that Judge Studley will bind the accused over to the Superior court for trial. The only question, therefore, to be heard to-day is concerning the amount of bond. -. The witnesses summoned in the case were Fannie Jackson, Mary Canavan, Chief Field ing of Middletown, Coronec c. F. BoIlman, pr. Evelyn Bissell, Francis Field, Policeman Fred Bissell, Laander F. Merchant, Frederic H. Gray and John J. Manley. List Of Patents
 Issued from the United States Patent Office tie week ending March, 20, 1883, for the State of Connecticut, furnished from the ofice oi John E. Earle. Solicitor of Patents New Haven Conn:
 J. Ayres. Mystic river, boiler feeding apparatus | patents
 ! H. BulIard, Middletown, assignor to MiddIetowr Plate Co.,, ice pitcher. Q. Q. Coggins, New Haven, shifting rail. H. 5. Edgerton, Danbury, apparatus for the manu- lecture of gas from hydrocarbon oils. s. J. Hoggson G. O. Pettis, New Haven, covering key boards of musical instruments. G. 8. Long, Hartford, pulley. H. Roberts, Hartford, apparatus for stretching ven wiro fabrics upon mattress frames. s. H. Rosenburg, New Maven, corset. c. ". Saladee, Torrington, side spring vehicle. G. E. Spare, New Have1 two wheeled vehicle. ' I. Sirouse, New Haven, corset | ThOmrS0n. New Britain In arc