Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-10
THE COURT RECORD.
superior COurt-Criminal Side-J uds
Hall.

superior Court-Criminal Side-Judge
Hall. s'4
There We're busy times around the eoun-
ty court house all day yesterday. A big
batch of prisoners was brought down from
the Jail for the grand jury to find indict-
ments against. In this number was An
gelo Petrillo, the murderer of Michael
Demeo, and John Capello charged with
committing rape on Jennie Dingwall, q
thirteen-year old girl of West Haven.
The following is the list of grand jurors
empanelled:
J. Woodward Thompson, East Haven. -
James Gallagher, jr., New Haven.
William B. Brotherton, Milford.
Theodore Platt, Milford.
DIR. William Hillhouse, New Haven.
Silias P. Bates Guilford.
Dennis Daley, Guilford.
William G. White, Birmingham.
Luzerne A. Brockett, North Haven.
John E. Andrews East Haven.
Harmon w. Wakefield, Hamden.
Cornelius W. Munson, Beacon Falls.
Ransom Chatdeld, Bethany.
Henry T. Holcomb, Cheshire.
Wesley A, Langon, Cheshire.
Charles W. Bradley, East Haven.
Only the cases of Petrillo and Capello
were taken up, the grand jury finding a
true bill for murder in the first degree for
the former. Petrillo tried hard all day to
play the insanity dodge, but the effort to
keep it up was plainly apparent at times.
He was nervous, however, and when in the
cell at the court house kept pacing back
and forth in an excited manner, sometimes
on q race with some one of the other pris-
oners One thing which excited him most
of all and called forth impatient exclama-
tions was the fact that all the visitors
came to see the other men. "Where
are all my friendsa F." he would
exclaim repeatedly in italian, crowding
up close to the iron bars of the door. His
wife with her little baby in her arms, in
company with another bare-headed italian
woman, at one time timidly glanced in at
her husband. Petrillo saw her and called
out few words of greeting, but she was
too much impressed by the surroundings
to reply.
Petrillo's keepers humor him in his be-
lief that he has the other prisoners under
his jurisdiction. When it comes time to
take them back to Jail he is shsckled at the
end and then told to get his men ready.
This gives him considerable pleasure and
he calls out his orders with a considerable
show of command.
At times he shows that he appreciates
the enormity of his offense.
The grand jury did not find true bill
against Capello for rape. There was not
sufficient evidence brought forward te
support it, so he was held on the charge Of
assault.
While the grand jury was collaborating
on these cases the superior court upstairs
had another session with Thomas Guthrie
and John Kelley charged with the theft o.
$145 from Eliza Casey. The case will b.
| finished this morning. The interests O.
the accused are being ably looked after BY
| Attorney Jacobs.
Superior Court civil Side-Judg,
Fem.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Fem lis
| tened to evidence and arguments for tn
| dissolution of the temporary injunction
| placed against George E. Spare by hi
wife, who is suing for divorce and 800,
600 alimony. Spare is enjoined from sell.
ing certain real estate at Has Chape
street, and also from drawing money from
the banks. Judge Sanford granted tn
temporary injunction, but the case wa
tried before Judge Fem, as Judge San
ford has gone on his vacation trip. Al
torney Arthur Wright appeared for tn
plaintiff and Attorney Ely for the defend
ant.