Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-24
der Ttmdick at New Hsven, October

der Umdick, at New Haven, October {. pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the State prison for two years.
 John and William Morris, assault against James Morris at Derby, September 22, chanced their plea to guilty and were each sentenced to the county jail for three months The accnsed and the complainant are broth ers ! John and William, while under the in- huence of liquor, got into an altercation with James and in tha melee he Ras stabbed with a amall pocket knife in the back. John Castagnetti, alias John Costello, charged with the murder of the Italian, Jo- seph Rfzzo, on Oak street the night of July 2I, last, was then put to plead. He entered a plea of not guilty. Mr. BlydenbuFgh was appointed guardian for the accused. The case went over untl the next term. The grand jury found 8 verdict against accused of murder in the first degree.ze sss41 Fz .sE 5 State Attorney Doolittle next called up the case of Francis Stanford. of this city, charged with non Support of family. The accused was convicted in the City court nearly a year ago, and took sn appeal in $250 bonds. Stan ford few months ago left the State, and al- though his bondsman has made strenuous eff forts to find him. he was unable to produce his man in court yesterday when the State attorney called for him. Judge Culver al- lowed the case to remain open until the lat ter part of the week in order to afford Stan- ford's bondsman time to ascertain, if possi- ble his whereabouts. It is supposed that he is at a soldiers home in Ohio. 7er
 The trial of Elmer F. Culver, of East Ha- ven charged with non-support of his wife, was then resumed. The defense closed their testimony by introducing the evidence of the l mother and father of the accused, which was in effect a general denial of the charges made by the wife, and thes assertion that she was cared for as well asi the means of the husband would permit. Mrs. Culver, the complainant, was recalled and swore that since June all the money that she had re- ceived from her husband was $2.47. The testimony was concluded and the op- ening argument for the State made by Charles H. Fowler. He was followed by ex-Jndge Sheldon for the defense. He had not con cluded at o'clok and an adjournment was taken until this morning at 9 o'clock when MT. Sheldon will conclude and State Attor- ney Doolittle will make the closing argument Judge Culver will then charge the jury and they will retire and deliberate on 8 verdict
 State Attorney Doolittle nolled these cases yesterday afternoon: Henry Ehrle, New Ha- ven, breach of the peace; George Hunt and Elizabeth B. Fenton, New Haven, adultery; David Schurr, New Haven, breach of the peace; Thomas M. Simpson and Alice Web- ster: adultery at Branford.
 Court of Common PIeas-Judge Torrance.
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, when the case of Wilcox, ST :, vs. Wilcox, jr., was resumed. At the opening of the court it was found that father and son had arrived at settlement since the last ad- journment of the court. The terms agreed upon were that to secure promissory notes of about $45O the father takes $600 mortgage upon the sons house.
 Arguments were made in the case of Will liam Gay against Patrick Kiernan. The ac- ton is to recover about $80 which 8 nephew of the defendant is alleged to have collected for books sold for the plaintiff. It is the plaintiffs claim that the defendant was the guarantor of the nephew in the Iatter'sca pacity as agent.
 A demurrer in the case of Henry Futile, ar- Hamden, against Samuel H.Armstead was of gued in the afternoon. The action was brought to foreclose mortgage which Arm stead gave to Futile in favor of young man named Perkins, over whom Futile was con- servator. The demurrer alleges that Futile was never legally appointed to the conserva- torship.
 Court adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock.