Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-09
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court-CrIminaI SIde-Judge 1
 Stoddard.

Superior Court-CriminaI S3de-Judge
 Stoddard.
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
 Two cases were for the grand jury, one being that against John Whpper, accused of murdering FL dridge Johnson, whose half-roast ed body found on his charcoal pitin North Madison December of last year, and Williem Jof1 the colored man who brained his wife with axe in Wauinsford a few weeks ago The grand jury met and after be- ing charged by Judge Stoddard regarding the law applicable to indictments for mr-der retired to dc liberate on the case of Whipper. The herring will not be concluded until sometime to-day, there large number of witnesses to be examincd. The evidence is wholly circumstantial but is said to be very strong. The grand jury will probably find u de bill.
 On the conclusion of the hearing in the Whipper- Jotnson case the grand jury will hear the care of Johnson of Wallngford who is che ~ged with wife murder.
 The members of the grand ju~y are Homer F. Bassett, H. H. Francis M. P. Coeh, H. C. Baldwin, RanGom Lounsbr-y, Joshua Kendall, Edwin A. Lumen, A. F. Beardsley, Jof1 L Lind'ey, Gcorge N. Platt, John A. Leeds, Wi'is I. Fern, J. A. Bsh- op Horace H. Fiel6s, John C. Corners, John ". Buckingham.
 When the grand jury retired to deliberate John E. Grant was placed trial charged with assault with int ent to kill On the 18th of last July he drew a ticket agent at the Meriden depot but was disarmcd by Chier of Police Ford before he had an opportu-
 5ut g to 5 Tea of IS ifs a the time of the attempted murderous assar t MeTS n Whisky anG chlor 6pon returning t6 Rs family in Meriden after absence of several years he conceived violent enmity against Carrie Grant, his youngest sister He invaded the school room in Seymour, where she was teacher last spring, and town caused his arrest for breach of the peace The case nolled at the July term of the Superior HP@It Epon Mrs. na % John T l. Osborn, his sist eF-n law in Or enc street. and. displaying pistol which Merde5 He nde qss 9opg s g G spre and that hs meant business. He told Mrs Osborn that he could catch fly and learn from it all the information he want ed and that the rattle of the horse had Ian guage which he alone could int srpret Other eVi- given, and the jury brought in verdict of acquittal on the ground of Insanity Judge stoddard ordered Grant committed to the insane hospital at Middle town until the further order of the court.
 In the afternoon Charles Lines was tried on the night of Jury $ and stealing lot of liquors Christian Holden, IS years of age who is charged he commit sd the burglary with the assistance of Springfield youth known as Shorty, and that Lines told Detective Brewer and Sheriff Gates that he and Lines did the job together. The jury returned verdict of guilty and he sentenced to four years
 The case of Patrick Finnegan, charged with an age nj Branford on the 23d of last June, noIed. Mrs Hoer disappeared soon after Finnesans arrest
 The following cases disposed of by nolle: Hugh Montague, of New Haven assault on Michael. September F, on payment of $15; Frank assaulting Margaret Kirby in New Haven, July Il, on payment of $iO; Patrick Hogan, assaulting William Tighe in New Haven, September 8, on payment of S30 Wal ter Dewey, theft from the person of Robert John son in Hauden, September 12, nole; Julius Wood assaulting John J. Kroft in New Haven September ?, on payment of $1O; Orilles Talbot. breach of the peace in Naugatuck, August 19; Martin Bridget E. Spencer in New Haven: April 5, on payment of SIP; Joseph Tanning, selling liquor on Sunday in New Haven, May 4, on payment of S30; Edward A Duff breach of the peace in New Haven, June 2, on payment of $20; John w. Flanagan, resisting off cer in New Haven, Oct 25, 1883, on payment of $1o James P. Doolev, as5aulting Robert I. Audley in New Haven, July 1; Thomas Cahill, trespaSs on the S15.