Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-04
The Court Record.
Supreme Court Decisions.


 yesterday morning, through Chief Justice Park:
 HotChkiss vs. Higgins, no error, Loomis, judge. This is ease in which Deputy Shef- if Higgins attached for debt some liquors fn the possession of Northrop, of the Flying Point House, Stony Greek. A. P. Hotchklss, I the State street liquor dealer, brought suit against Higgins, claiming that the liquor was ! Lis and not Nurthrop's property. Judge Torrance, in the Court of Common Pleas, ai7 I To we'd the defendant $3o 31 costs. 1 Taylor ct al., appeal from probate, no er- TOT, Pardee, judge. This Is g Waterbury case, in which, despite the protests of three heirs. the Will of Catherine M. Osborne was admitted to probate. The case was appealed l by the heirs to the Supreme court. l Benham ct ux. vs. Potter and town of Hamden, no error; Park, chief justice. In this case the plaintiff had tried before Judge Torrance to get damage from the town of Hamden for the taking possession by the latter of piece of roadway. Judge Tor rance had awarded $25 to the plaintiff and taxed the costs at $1o0 39. The town of Handen had appealed. The Supreme court finds no error in the decision of the Court 1 of Common Pleas.
 Superior Court Criminal Side - Judge Granger.
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
 The first case called was that of Patrick Buckley, charged with an::assault upon Sarah Buckley, at Derby June 28. The prisoner pleaded guilty and was fined $1O and costs.
 Morris O'Connor, aged eighteen, pleaded guilty to charge of burglary at Waterbury, May 15, and was sent to the county jail for three months.
 In sentencing James Dawson, who WAS found guilty of putting out his wifes eye at Brantord, April 3, to seven years in the State
 prison, Judge Granger said: "He is an old
 man, and probably will not live ont his sen- tence, but the penalty is the ightest can in-
 fict under the law"
 Charles Rice, convicted of being tramp
 at Wallingford, April 30, and Thomas M.
 Butler, found guilty of tramptng at Derby, April r, were each sentenced to the State prison for eight months.
 In the case of Fred Doudlaw, charged with 1 burglary at Meriden April 8, he changed his
 plea to guilty and got four months in the
 county jail
 Shortly after the jury had been empaneled
 to try the case against Christopher Franklin, who was brought into court on bench war
 rant, charged with the theft of horse valued
 at fifty dollars belonging to Betsy Todd, of Cheshire, which he stole June 27, the priso-
 ner changed his plea to guilty and was sen-
 tenced to State prison for two years.
 Musche Puttant, the Polish Jew. who at- tempted to burglarize the house of Patrick O'Brien at Meriden, May 30, through an in-
 terpreter, who received ten dollars for his
 vices, pleaded guilty and was sent to jail for four months. He was acquitted of the
 crime of actual burglary.
 This concluded the business for the jury,
 and after thanking them for their attention they were dismissed for the term. ] Judge Granger then called up William H. Scarritt, tried Wednesday for theft of watch ! at New Haven from Timothy Gorham, April
 4th. The jury, after being out fifteen min
 utes yesterday morning, brought in a verdict of guilty. The prisoner asked permission to
 speak in his own behalf. 'I am an innocent
 man." he said. ''Tbat man (meaning Charles
 Rice) has committed perjury to convict me-
 To be sure, was in bad company, but am sorry for it. It will break my fathers heart and I am sure it will break mine, if am sent to felon's cell" The prisoner pleaded piteously for mercy for some time, | when Judge Granger said: ''I am sorry for
 you, young man, don't think I ever had an innocent man before me before who was convicted" ''Well, Your Honor. you have one now," weepingly replied the witness,
 MT. Doolittle said that he was satisfied that the accused took the watch, although he was sorry to be obliged to say it. He had evi- dence that the prisoner had confessed to his own father to taking the watch. Judge Granger was inclined to deal leniently 1 with the man and said that as he ap
 peared penitent-- and promised reformation he l would ipfict the minimum penalty, four l months in the county jail. Scarritt thanked his honor, and went back to the pen to be | hapdcuffed with light heart, ! BONDS CALLED AND FORFEITED. In the afternoon bonds were called and for l feited in a number of cases. The accused, ! their bondsmen, the amount of bail and the offenses are as follows:
 l John Brennan principal, John J Brennan surety, bond $1OO; breach of the peace. l John Carroll principal, William Downes | surety, bond $1OO; assault and battery. Jeremiah Coffee principal, Michael Began l surety, bond $100; breach of the peace. l Thomas Coffee principal, Jeremiah Coffee surety, bond $50; using firearms in street.
 James Connors principal, John Williams surety, bond $1OO; breach of the peace. l Timothy Crowley principal, - surety, | bond $1OO; breach of the peace. James Daley principal, Patrick N Wall surety, bond $20O; violation of liquor law. l John L DeGarmo principal G E Clark | surety, bond $72; throwing down fence. William Durand principal Michal Began ! John Fitzpatrick principal, Mary Eitzpat- rick surety, bond $1Oo; breach of the peace. John Gallagher principal, Rosanna Galla- gher surety, bond $20o; breach of the William Harding principal, Michael Cam non surety. bond $1OO; breach of the peace. [ James Kane principal, Terrence J. Shan- ley surety. bond $75; keeping house of. i'll fame.
 Owen Knight principal, Hugh McGowen surety, bond $10O; assault and battery. William Harding principal, Michael Con- ner surety, bond $75; injury to private property
 Daniel Lysaight principal, Henry Farrell l surety, bond $2OO; violation of Sunday law. John McBrien principal, Patrick Mc- Agency surety, bond $2oo; violation of Sua- | day law.
 James McCool principal, Michael Began | surety, bond S10o; breach of the peace. John McDonald principal, orrin A. Root surety, bond $lOO; assault and battery. Peter McGuire principal, Michael Began I surety, bond $1O0; breach of the peace. Frank Mahoy principal Michael Began surety, bonds $1OO; breach of the peace Lyman MerWin principal. Samuel H. Crut- 1 tenden surety, bond $75; violation of the l- cense law
 Lyman Merwiu principal, Samuel H. Orut- tenden surety, bond $200; reputed to be a house of i'll fame.
 James O'Neil principal, William Crowley surety bond $10O; violation of city by law. James J. Pagnan and Thomas F. Cook principals, Patrick OLaughlin snrety, bond $1OO; violation of Meriden's city charter.
 John Page principal, Patrick Willis surety, bond $1O0; giving information of intended action of police officer.
 Bernard Reyno ds principal, William Cos tello surety, bond $1O0; breach of the peace.
 Henry J. Reynolds principal, Luke HiR- gins surety, bond $250; violation of Sunday law.
 Thomas F. staokpole principal, Thomas Cannon surety, bond $50 breach of the peace.
 William Storms principal. James Bennett surety, bond $75; carrying concealed weap- ons
 After the disposal of the above cases, State Attorney DoolIttle and Clerk Iogersoll, to- gether with Judge Granger, proceeded to tax up the costs of this term, after which the criminal side of the Superior court for the July term adjourned without day. Mir Doo- little said that he had disposed of every pris- oner who was in jail awaiting trial. The term just closed is the last one the criminal side will hold in the present Superior court room. When the court comes in next Osto- Der the session will be held in the new build