Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-29
Wednesday, October ao, lss4.
THE COURT RECORD.

Superior COurt-Criminal Side-JudRe Stoddafd.
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
 At the opening of the court Attorney Ja- son F. Thompson asked for continuance of the case of Charles Lantman, charged with burglary at the house of Nathan Merwin, in Woodbridge, August 2, 1883, to the next term, on the ground that he had not been able to procure witnesses as to the good character of the accused. The motion to continue was denied and the trial was pro- ceeded with. The prisoner, a colored man, according to witness named Patrick M. Brennan, was seen to leave the house, carry ing his shoes, and he disappeared in piece of woods near the house. MT. Merwin, who had lost about $90 from bureau drawer, when questioned regarding woman named Jennie Downs, who left the house of the com plainant about the time of the robbery, de- clinsd to say why he had. been removed from her guardianship. The trial occupied only short time. Lantman was found guilty and sentenced for three years to State prison.
 Lawyer James F. Pigott not being able to be out the cases of Ann Moran, Michael J. Beegan and William F. Whalen went over. The witnesses were dismissed in the cases of William H. Ray, Hugh Reilly and WilliamJ Reilly.
 In the case of William Fitzpatrick, whose exploits as ''tough" have been lengthily re- ported, motion to quash the indictment was made by ex-Judge Blydenburgh on the ground that he could not be bound over by the City court to this term | of the Superior court for trial. The motion was overruled and the case T ho1 | ly paid S100 to the States attorney and | promise was made that he should leave town, but he almost immediately afterward beat a man very severely in the lower part of the | city. William Fitzpatrick was next put to | plead for the assault on John Carlton few l days ago He pleaded guilty. The party | assaulted, whose countenance had not recovS l cred from the wounds made at the time, | limped to the witness stand, said that the | prisoner was assisted by another man in the crime, also named Fitzpatrick. One John | Fitzsimmons testified to the assault | and battery As Fitzpatrick was ] about to be sentenced, Carlton imped back to the witness stand and told Judge Stoddard that he was willing to forgive and forget. l He thought Fitzpatrick pounded him unin- tentionally and he begged for lenient sen 1 tence.
 1 Judge Stoddard said the assault was of an aggravated character, and man wko could not control his passions better than had the prisoner ought to be punished. There was | a public demand that such assault should be severely punished.
 The sentence was one year in jail. Judge Stoddard said that had it not been for the in-
 tercession of the injured man he would have
 additionally punished him by all the fines the
 law allowed.
 The States attorney said that the business
 for the term was ended, except that there
 was one case to be heard in the afternoon in
 which the validity of a bylaw was in ques-
 tion.
 In the afternoon all cases not otherwise
 disposed of went over till next term.
 In the case of Peter Mcguire, assault and
 battery, bonds were forfeited; Timothy
 Crowley, breach of the peace, nolle; Joseph
 Elsie, attempt at rape, bond forfeited; Johr
 Cullen breach of the peace, bond forfeited
 Court adjourned for the term.