Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-27
The Court Record.

United States District Court-Judge Ship The United States District court opened it's February term in this city yesterday, Judge Nathaniel Shipman on the bench Deputy Marshal George R. Bill opened court and Clerk Marvin called the grand and petit juries as follows:
 GRAND JURY.
 New Hayen--Jamss Gallagher A. s. Galpin. Brfdgeport-Gsorge W Lewis, v. L. Hubbell. Vernon-WiIliam Butler Joseph 0. Hammond. somsrs-Payid 3; Msechsu, Amos Psasa. Hartford-Rodney Dennis.
 Betbel-Oxrin Benedict.
 westport-W. c: Staples.
 Putnsm-Perry P. Wileon.
 PlainheId-John H. Bennett. Old saybrcok-John N. Clark.
 Seymour-Edmund Day.
 MiHord-Henry FarnaIn.
 New London Thomas G. Gardner.
 New Rartford-Robert P. Smith.
 stoningtOneoharles P White.
 Kiilingly-John Waldo.
 Winstsd-J H. VailI.
 Naugatuck-J. H. Whittemore.
 Bridgeport-Gf1es o. Keeler.
 Chatham-Benjannin Hurd.
 Cromwe1l-Asber Scranton.
 Chsster-s. o. siTiman.
 Derby-A. N. Wildman, H. I. Hoyt, J. G. Hawley Fairfeld-Jay Jarvis Jones'
 Goshen-FrAnk E. Wsdhams.
 Greenwich-Benjamin Wright, Joseph E. Russell HaddHm-JOhn h..
 Kent-Frederick A. Mallory.
 Litchheld-Alnnon Fuller.
 Milford-Almon c. NettIeton. Grifan Roxbury-Charles Sanford.
 saIisbury-WiIliam A. Orowel
 WaIl1ngford-Ira A. Futile.
 washington-Gso A. Tondlinson.
 Westbrook-Edward M. Holiday.
 Wi1ton-SAmuel B. Fancher.
 After the charge to the grand jury the jury retired and were out an hour. They found true bills against Patrick Ryan. Patrick By ron, Henry F. Frost and James Collins. Frost is charged with breaking into the Woedmont postofice and Collins with pen sion fraud.
 Ryan was put to plead, charged with rob- ping the New Milford postofdce May last. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to State prison for two years and to pay fine of one dollar.
 In the afternoon James Collins, of Darien, but formerly of this city, pleaded guilty to making false and fraudulent affidavit to the effect that he was Union soldier and was imprisoned at Andersonviile. The offence was committed at New Haven, April 26. 1882. He was sentenced to one years imprison- ment in the county jail.
 Henry P. Frost pleaded guilty to burglary at the Woodmont postof6ce on February 1 last, and was sentenced to the State prison for three years and fined $1.
 Henry O'Neil, charged with selling liquor and tobacco without a government license and without paying the government tax, pleaded guilty. The court suspended judg- ment in this case as the accused had made up the deficit and paid the government tax.
 Patrick Byron, charged with robbing the Birmingham postofice April 13 last, plead ed not guilty.
 The case against Patrick F. Deveny, cap tain of the tugboat Jackson of New York, charged with the violation of the pilot laws k1aT Ska1G koka a. murrer yesterday afternoon by Attorney Park, of New London. The alleged offence was committed in New London hRrber.
 In the afternoon the grand jury reported bills against George W. Hewitt of Rocky Hill and Frank Branch for frauds under the pension laws. The jury was then dis charged.
 The lightness of Ryan's sentence is due to the fact that he is suffering from disease which will probably cause his death by the time the sentence expires if not before. Ryan and Frost were taken to Wethersfeld last night