Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-28
The Court Record.
U. s. District Court-Judge shipma,

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 The February term of the United States District court, Judge Shipman, opened in this city at II o'clock yesterday morning.
 Walter 0. Dart, of Hartford aged 25, ar rested for robbing the malls while clerk in the Hartford postofice last January, was sen- fenced to hard labor in State prison for the term of two years The grand jury found 8 true bill Dart looked pale and haggard. His wife and mother, looking very sad, oc- cupied seats in the court room.
 In trembling voice Dart pleaded guilty" to the indictment. Ex-Governor Hubbard, his counsel, made brief, earnest and touch ing appeal for clemency.
 Messrs. H. w. Conklin Linus T. Fenn and WylIis Thrall, all of Hartford, testified to Darts previous good character.
 When sentence was pronounced Dart winced as though he had received @ blow. His wife and mother burst into tears, and they had sad parting. He was taken to the prison in the afternoon.
 A true bill was found against Kelley, who thereupon pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to eighteen months in prison.
 George W. Hewitt was next brought before the grand jury for violating the pension laws by demanding illegal fees.
 Superior Couru-Civ1l side-Judge Sam
 ford.
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
 The case of Russell vs Bishop was further heard.
 Judge Sanford accepted the surveyors oys- ter lot lines in Rowe vs. Luddington, and de- cided the case in Rowe's favor.
 Court of Common PIeas-JudGe Torrance.
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
 In the Court of Common Pleas, Dunn vs Sanford was finished and Bradley vs. Moody, to recover rent, begun.
 City Court-C1tmInaI SIde-JudGe Shell don.
 | Mary Ann Maxwell, breaking windows, $2 | fine, &9 72 costs Antone Endris, neGlecting | family to March 6; William M. Ward, bur- glary, continued to March 10; Charles B. Alvord theft, $50 fine, $19.75 costs and day in jail, appealed to the Superior court i; Fred. Enc and George kirkland, ma | icious mischief, $3.09 costs each Frank Houston, theft, continued to March 2; John H. Gibbs assault with intent to commit rape on Mary Creevy, Annie Thomas and Catha- rine Dunnigan, continued to March 10; same, burglary, continued to March 10; same, | same, same; same, same, nolled Andres Rematore, violation of liquor law, continued to February 2S.
 Court Notes.
 Judge Sheldon said in the City court yes | terday morning, apropos of the Alvord. Hotchkiss difficulty, that he must express his | judicial disapproyal of the course taken by Alvord to regain possession of the books which he considered belonged to him, and fol that purpose he would impose upon Alvord s fine of $50 and sentence him to one day's i'm. prisonment in jail At the advice of his coun sel, MT. Whedon, Alvord took an appeal from this decision and the bonds were fixed al S2OO. They were furnished
 In the City court yesterday the hearing ir the case of Gibbs for outraging Mrs. Phil brick in Fair Haven was resumed. William M. Ward testified on the continuance of hiE direct testimony that he had visited Monday morning the place in Fair Havex where he had seen Gibbs knock the woman down. He identified the place. There are 6 number of trees in the lot into which GibbE carried the woman after he had knocked hel down. On the croEs- examination Ward said that he was IS years of age. knew that fhii assault in Fair Haven took place on Sunday night but could not say what part of tht year that two of his friends called for h n just before he went over to Fair Haven with Gibbs. The witness said that the night wa windy, cloudy and stormy, but he had moi used an umbrella going to church.
 Ward contradicted himsalf on almost eyery point of his evidence concerning which the attorney questioned him. He impressed most of the spectators as being sim Iple-minded in some respects.