Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-11
Superior Court-Crfmtnal Side-Chie
 Justice Park.

Superior Court-CrfmtnaI side-Chtef
 Justice Park.
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
 On the opening of the court the grand jury summoned to investigate the case of rape against the colored youth John Henry Gibbs were called, and answered to their names as follows:
 Wallingford-Lyman Monroe, John w.. Sisson.
 Oxford-Benjamin Nichols. Legrand w. Lake.
 Branford-George H. Page, Henry sted- man.
 New Hayen-Daniel H. Brown, Benjamin Beecher, Jacob Nepel. Hamden-Jesse Cooper, George w. Brad Meriden-William H. Fisk, James H. Hug gins.
 North Branford-Philo Williams. Waterbury-C. B. Webster, John Fltz- patrick.
 Derby-Theodore $. Bassett, George h. Peck.
 The grand jury were charged by Chief Justice Park in regard to the law concerning rape cases and were then excused until after noon. They went out about o'clock and at 2:3O returned with true bill against the accused. He will probably be tried this term.
 George Arlington, accused of breaking in with intent to commit theft, at the store of Frank F. Baldwin, of Birmingham, on March 2I, by advice of his attorney, Mir Blydenburgh, pleaded guilty to the charge. Mir. Doolittle informed the court that there were peculiar circumstances surrounding the offense, and that he had agreed with the counsel for the accused providing he plead ed guilty, to ask for 8 sentence of one years imprisonment in the county jail. The court inflicted the penalty agreed upon by MT. Doolittle.
 In the afternoon Edward Goebel, charged with robbery at the residence of David s. Treat of Orange December 4, last, was placed on trial The accused, it is alleged, is one oi the four masked burglars that called Mir. Treat from his house and then ransacked the premises, taking about twenty dollars in cash. The case will probably remain on trial all day to-day.
 State Attorney Doolittle nolled the case against Alfred Beach charged with malicious injury to property of Francis B. Munson of Hamden, January 13, on the payment of ten dollars, and against Alonzo Brewer, charged with the theft of watch on March 26, from Selah T. Wheeler of this city, on the pay ment of SIS 75.
 Colonel Wright appeared before the court in the afternoon and asked for further con tinuance of the case against Dr. B. L. k. Thomson, who is charged with procuring au abortion upon Mary Canavan. Mir. Doelittle had previously notified Colonel Wright that he would be ready to try the case on Thurs day of this week. The colonel asked that the case go over to the July term. He said he was i'll and not able to go on with the trial at this term of the court. He gave it as his opinion that Dr. Thomson was wholly and entirely innocent of the serious charge brought against him; at any rate the law presumes that he is innocent until he has been proven guilty, and I make this motion for continuance on this presumption Dr. Thomson has chosen myself for his attorney, and think that he ought to be entitled to have the services of the attorney that he de- sires.
 State Attorney Doolittle in reply sarcasti- cally said that he never knew of any other business that Dr. Thomson was prominent in or made speciality of, excepting the partic- ular crime with which he was charged. MT, Doolittle called attention to the fact that there was not the haste in trying the case that Colonel Wright had implied. Dr. Thom- son was arrested on January ,, and after numerous continuances MT. Doollttle said that finally the accused declined to plead over, and then he was bound over for trial. He strenuously opposed any farther delay. The court reserved it's decision. Court of Common PIeas-Judge Torrance This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
 The case set down for trial, Hoffman vs. the Town of Naugatuck, an action for dam ages for injuries occasioned by an alleged de. fective bridge, was to have been tried, but was postponed because the files had been lost or mislaid.
 In the case of Morgan Humiston vs. Mich olas Countryman, Judge Torrance rendered verdict for the plaintiff to recover $3l. .08 and costs. This was an action to recover 8 balance for lot of doors, and $105 was asked for. The defendant refused to pay on the ground that the doors were not properly seasoned, and that he had been put to extra expense in making them good.
 In the case of Thomas Dinnan vs. B. Man vile S Co.,, an action to recover the price of 8 carriage body, the court rendered judg- ment for the defendants to recovrr their costs. The jury were then excused until this morning at 10 o'clock, to which time the court adjourned.