Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-13
THE COURT RECORD.

Court of Common Pleas = Criminal
Side-Judge Deming.
The August term ended yesterday with
the case of Edward F. Nugent, who has
been on trial since Friday for assaulting
non-union mason, William Russell. The
lower court gave him sixty days in jail
The case was argued yesterday and given
to the jury. After being out over two
hours the jury returned and the foreman
stated that they had not been able to
agree. There were eleven jurymen for
acquital and one for conviction.
City Court - Criminal Side - Judge
James Colwell, breach of the peace
against his wife, continued to August II,
nisi; Mrs. James Colwell, breach of the
peace, same; William W. Sharpe, theft,
nolled; same, embezzlement, 40 days in
| Jail and 49, Sc costs; John M. Reynolds,
soliciting passengers illegally, SO and s5.42
costs, appealed; John Kelly, same, 81 and
$5.42 costs, appealed; Thomas Nolan,
Mcclure jr., breach of the peace
against Thomas Redmund, jr., ildg-
ment suspended; same, drunk, So and
S.. AZ costs; James Redmond, jr., breach
of the peace against James Mcclure, il,
81 and $5.42 costs; jeremiah Wallace
breach of the peace against Maria Cole
man, 81 and $7.79 costs; William Church
breach of the peace against Harry Alpha
continued to August ID; James Wallace
violation of the liquor law, continued tt
August IA; Peter Mcdonald, violation Of
the Sunday liquor law, continued tt
August 10; same, same, same; Margare
Doyle, violation of the liquor law, con
tinued to August Is.
Before Commissioner Wright.
James Green and Henry Smith, two col
: ored sailors from the schooner jaime
Judge, were bound over to the distric
court yesterday on the charge of insubo1
| dination and assault preferred by. Secon
. Mate Fred Horn. The mate states tina
!, these sailors set upon him with knives O.
the passage from Philadelphia and al
tempted to kill him.
Captain Davidson said that on the da
of the quarrel he was called on deck
quell the disturbance. He saw the frs
Y mate attempting to hold Green. from Hor
and knife was lying on the deck near b.
/ Later Smith started for the second maj
|
70 hit him two or three severe blows with h
e hand.
10 James Bohen, the first mate, told IL
- story of the quarrel practically as it he
been told by the other officers.
Is Green said he had challenged the seco1
,r mate to fight when the officer was abusi'
ia to him, and that he drew knife wht
Horn was going to hit him with belayil
le pin. He admitted striking at Horn wi
lie his hand, but declared that he did not
" him. He said Smith held him when he 6
n tempted to get at the second mate.
ly Court Notes.
70 BOYS FoRTY-DAY SENTENCE.
er William w. Sharpe, colored boy w
K has been in charge of the soda fountain
Woods drug store on Church street, W
y sentenced to forty days in Jail yesterd
be for stealing money from the till. He W
to caught by marked coins.
as FINES FOR HACKMEN.
n Three depot hackmen, John Kelly, Jo
s' M. Reynolds and Thomas Nolan, were fin
or yesterday for overstepping the hack line
q soliciting fares. Reynolds was fined 50 a
m the other two 81 and costs.
A JUSTICE CASE.
is Justice of the Peace John G.. Gallagf
y rendered decision in favor of plaintiff
-. the case of Edward Mccarthy vs. Mich
ny Dillon. This suit was brought to reco7
y. $47.O8, the amount of sewer assessmt
~ ~ against property purchased of Mr.. Dill
10 w by Mr.. Mccarthy. The latter claimed
lie Dillon promised to pay this ASSESSING
ne from the purchase price, and when
~, ,9r time came to pay it he refused.