Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-17
The Court Record,

Superior Court---CrtmInaI stde--Judge
 Culver.
 This court resumed its session yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
 At the opening of the court State Attorney DooIittle concluded his argument in the case of Bill Davis, charged with enticing the IA year-old girl, Mary Mulcahy, to a house of i'll fame. Judge Culver's charge was against the prisoner. It took the jury but five min utes to decide upon verdict of 'tguilty." 7" ssThe prisoner" said Judge Culver, in pro nouncing sentence, lis 54 years of age and has young wife This makes his case much more aggravated thanif he were somewhere about the age of the girl enticed away. The penalty may be one years Imprisonment and 8 fine of 1000. think the penalty should be heavy enough to exert wholesome effect upon others who may be inclined to follow his evil example. The sentence is one year in jail and fine of $1." Davis received his sentence with apparent indifference.
 The next case called was that of the State vs. Dr. B. l. R Thomson, of this city, who is charged with procuring an abortion or Mary Canavan of Middletown, in this city z 1s A4a continuance on the ground that Mary Can avan, the principal witness for the State, wal in New York and refused to come here tc | testify. She had told her mother few dayi | ago that she would come, but Monday Mr Doolittle received 8 letter from her positive l ly declining to be 8 witness. MT. DoolittIt l attributed her change of purpose to the influ once of ex-Chief of Police Fielding oi 1 MiddIetown. Mir. Case asked that the trial gt 1 on, as the girl could not be compelled tt 1 come here as a witness from another State and he did not wish any further delay. Judg, 1 Culver continued the case until Thursday morning and gave notice that there could no I be any further continuance.
 The next case taken up was that of Will liam Potter, who is charged with pickint | pockets at the State fair in Meriden. Int l evidence was concluded and after a brie 1 opening argument by State Attorney Doolit l tie ex-Judge Blydenburgh commenced thu 1 argument for the defense. He had not con l claded at the hour of adjournment. William B. Bronson, of Waterbury, Elizf l H. Bronson, his wife, and Amos B. Bronson their son, were jointly convicted of man slaughter few days ago in having caused the death of Carrie E. Gordon by crimina negligence. When the jury brought in verdict of guilty ex-Judge Blydenburgh, the prisoners counsel, was granted temporary arrest of judgment upon his statement
 
 court on the ground that the yer dict was against the evidence. As he stated il court yesterday he abandoned this intention as the parties might suffer longer imprison ment pending the disposition of the appeal tt the higher court than if they accepted tn sentence of the Superior court. Mir. Blyden burgh asked that the penalty be light one Judge Culver, in passing sentence, said h. was somewhat surprised at the jury's verdic of guilty, as he considered the evidenc hardly sufficient to warrant it. Ther ] was no positive evidence that tn girl did not have medical attend snce The mothers alleged conduc was so revolting to his sense of maternal af 1 lection that he could hardly believe it unles upon stronger evidence than that presented l There was something queer about the disap pearance of the child possibly it might b. alive and well cared for. He did not wish | however, to inf1lct such light penalty as t. convey a rebuke to the jury. He shoulC sentence the father to three months in jai and fine of $1, and the mother anC brother to six months and $1 each. Neithe the gray-haired prisoners, nor the son, mani fested any emotion at receiving their sen tence.
 Court adjourned until this morning at 1C o'clock