Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-22


 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 oclockg
 In the case of Joseph Fortunatto, tried and found guilty by the jury of having couE- terfeit silver coin in his possession in Meri- den September 10, with intent to pass the same, the sentence was made five years in the State prison.
 In the case of Charles Connors, charged with a breach of the peace against Levi Mer- riam, of Meriden, September 6, and of Peter Lawlor, also charged with breach of the peace recently in the same city, the bonds were called and declared forfeited. In two cases against Robert Koeller, of Meriden, for violation of license law, J. H. Bario bondsman, the bonds were also called and forfeited.
 charged with a violation of the Sunday law, was nolled on the payment of $30.
 State Attorney Doolittle nolled the case against John Waterford, charged with a breach of the peace, on the payment of $10.
 The cases against John Sankey, tramp, Wallingford, September II; John Dove, tramp, Derby, July s9 Michael Surrey, tramp, Derby, July 29; Hugh Downs, tramp, Derby, July 29, were all nolled. Edward Pope, the half witted youth ! charged with an assault with intent to ravish Jessie Bennett at Orange last August, was l sentenced to imprisonment in the State prison for seven years. Lawyer J. B. Morse, | who defended the accused before the jury ! which found him guilty on Friday last, | pleaded for clemency, claiming that his client was not responsible for his act. Judge Stoddard said that he was satisfied ' fhotp T l. Io a4 large and it was for the best interests of all 1 concerned that he be imprisoned. The jury was then impanneled and the trial of Joseph Feathergill, charged with an assault with intent to kill Cyrus Merritt at | West Haven on September 8, was com menced. The accused, who was defended by 1 Levi N. Blydenburgh, pleaded not guilty. ! The prisoner was one of the gang who board i ed Derby railroad train at West Haven | and when put off because he refused to pay his fare drew a pistol and fired at Brakeman Cyrus Merritt, who had just l AS soon as the prisoner regained his feet he | fired at - Merritt. The bullet missed the l mark, but crashed through a window ot I the passenger car. The shattered window, which had been removed from it's casing by 1 Chief Martin, of Birmingham, was produced | in court. The defense was that it would be ! impossible for the accused standing where he | did on the bank to put a bullet through the | window. The jury brought in verdict of | guilty. Just before adjournment Attorney t Blydenburgh asked for light sentence for Feathergin, and after reply by MT. .DooEt- l tie the court reserved its decision until this | morning.
 While the jury in the Feathergin case were ! out Attorney s. w. F. Andrews, counsel for David Beaudet, the Branford hostler charged I with murderous assault upon Dr. Zink, | made motion before Judge Stoddard that Beaudets bail be reduced or that he be af- forded speedy trial. Beaudet is now held | under $2, 800 bonds.
 It is understood that in this court to-day will be tried the case of Charles w. Bradley, late of the Florence House, who appealed ! from decision recently given in the City | court, where he was fined $50 and costs and | sentenced to thirty days in jail for violating | the Sunday liquor law.
 William Gleason for an assault on Angus | tus Webster was sentenced to one year in l jai1
 In the case of Matthew Maloney for pastur- | ing cattle on the public streets in Meriden
 the case was given to the jury with instruc- 1 tions that they could report in the morning. Court adjourned until this morning at 10 1 o'clock.
 Court or Common PIeas-Judge Tor rance. This court was in session yesterday and after naturalizing several aliens adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock. City Court rt- Criminal SIde-Judge
 StudIey.
 October 21-Owen McMullen, drunk, $2O fine, S11.5 costs, and breach of the peace, $25 fine, $11.55 costs. appealed; William Steneioke, violating Sunday liquor law, $50 fine, 30 days in jail, appealed; Edward Court ney, resisting Officer Stewart, judgment sus- pended, and drunk, $7 fine, $61S costs; James Cannon, injury to building, nolle; William Wallace, breach of the peace, nolle.