Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-16
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court-CrimInal side-Jadge
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Superior Court-CrimInal side-Jadge
Torrance.
Judge Torrance yesterday sentenced Thorn
O. Shields, who was found guilty OF MAN.
slaughter by Jury. Shields was out on
bail, and notified the court that ne could not
get from New Canaan to New Haven until
1880 Yesterday afternoon, although court con-
veued at 10 O'Clock. Attorney W. O. Case
appeared for the prisoner and plead for
mercy, abiding in sad terms to the prison
er,s wife and three children. He asked for
the leniency of the court. Attorney Rohe-
back, assistant to Attorney Case, read the
following petition;
To the Honorable David Torrance, Judge OF the
town Of North Canaan. county Of Litchneld, and
State Of Connecticut, hereby Respectfully repre-
That Thomas Shields. charged with and recently
New Haven, was Born and for the greater part of
his life has iived in this village.
lent reputation in this place, and he has the re-
spect, confidence, goodwill and n Ms recent mis-
~ connection With the fact that h
has wife and three little M t ost srn
s ssa yP psstlon your
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penalty that the circumstances and law viii per-
Canaan, Conn, October IA, 1899.
Hiram Eddy, j. W. Hardenbersh, William Wat
cam D. Samuel ss 4. EDDY Harlan Macy, Joseph
w. Peet, George 8. Fuller, Frank A.. Peet D; L.
sss hos MsH aa Williams Il Al
Parsons, j. Q. Richmond, A. @, Randall.
State Attorney Doolittls objected to the
reading of the petition, claiming that it was
the proper thing for the board of pardons.
Judge Torrance, however, admitted 1t.
When Attorney Case made his appeal the
| court room was 80 silent that pin could be
heard drop. showing the intense interest
| there was in the outcome. Shields sat be.
side his father, whose eyes were filled with
tears, hoping and praying that his son would
| get off as easily as pess ible. Ex-Judge Gran
ger sat not far off. He had come to testify
to the good name and his abiding faith in
| the prisoner.
Attorney Case said that the verdict Of
guilty that the jury brought In was the great
| est surprise he had ever had In his profess
sional experience. He said that the mans
record was absolutely stainless, and to take
| him in the midst of his life and destroy II
would be q very unjustifable thing.
Mr.. Doolittle in reply said that he thought
the verdict was just. He did not consider
the prisoner q scamp or anything like that,
Out that ne uhu D6ou ChIoies5 nuu ~ AosuAsoA
| In the death of three people.
Judge Torrance said that the jury had set
tied the question of the guilt of this man,
whether riehtfully or wrongfully. The pris-
| oner was neither absent or under the infiu-
| ence of liquor when the accident occurred,
being constantly there in the performance OF
his duty. The jury had found that he did
not exercise the care that he should exercise.
His Honor concluded by saying that he would
Il t. 1ukx ~ "a nj Il
cut by Imposing fine of $50 and sentencing
him to jail for 80 days.
The parting scene between the prisoner
and his family was very affecting. he paid
his fine and then went to jail.
Jennie Setter Sentenced.
Jennie Setter, who was found guilty of
shoplifting. was sentenced to Jail for six
months. She has slready been in jail for six
months.
Superior Court - Civil Side - Judge
Hall.
Judge Hall in the Superior court yesterday
decided the Fish Oil case of Milford. He
fined George w. Miles and John Guyer,
proprietors of the fsh oil factory, 500 each
and the costs for contempt of court in disre-
garding an injunction that had been placed
on the factory. An appeal to the Sapreme
court will be taken.
Court or Common Pleas-Criminal
side-Judgc Deming.
The case of the State against Daniel Kel-
ly came up for trial, on appeal yesterday.
Kelly ia plumber who was accused of as
saulting Andrew Broken, a boss on the
West Haven road. Kelly was acquitted yes
tsrdsy.
CITY Court - Criminal Side - Judge
Thompson.
The following cases were disposed of yes
day morning:
Breach of the peace-Patrick Keefe, SIS
6ns. 47.4S costs; Giovanni Dsurie, "a hne,
1924 costs; George d. Lewis, discharged;
Giovanni Antonio, "a fine, Sc. "a costs.
Violation of the liquor lsw-Pstriok Nc
Aveney, SIS fine, $17'S1 costs; Edward Pigot,
$17.64 costs, nolled on payment.
Violation of Secular 1aw-Karnez Sims
berg, October 10.
Court Notes.
Patrick McAveney, grocer, corner Of Lo-
Gust and Wallace streets, was fined $32 for
selling liquor without license.
The Cnse Nolled.
Ans case against george LeWis, VINO Works
for B. Shoninker & Co., charged with shoot
ing at Timothy Esgan and William Oliver,
his neighbors, was nolled yesterday.
That Barber shop.
Daniel McKiernan, saloonist ut 1873 East
street, was fined $50 and $14.55 costs yestsr-
day for selling liquor on Sunday. He ap-
pealed. II is charged that he let men In
through his barber shop.
Unfrisndly Saloonisss.
Edward Pigott, q saloon keeper on Chapel
street, paid $17.06 to settle the case against
him for selling liquor to minors. The arrest
was the outcome of rivalry between Pigott
and his neighbor saloonist, Patrick Rogers,
who lodged complaint against him. Rogers
was arrested . short time ago for violating
the liquor law, and he laid 1t at Pigott's door.
s3SO,OOO for Now Haven Breakwater.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Brigadier General
Casey, chief of engineers, in his annual es-
Inmates, submitted to the secretary of war,
makes the following recommendations for
appropriations for continuing work on the
principal improvements in New England IN.
der his charge during the year ending June
80, 1901.
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