Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-10
THE COURT RECORD. Superior COurt-Criminal Side-Judse
 Sanford.


 The jury in the case of Thomas Brown, charged with the theft of $44 from the person of Lawrence Masters, again retired at 10 o'clock yesterday morning and fifteen minutes later returned, stating that it was impossible to agree upon verdict. They were then dismissed from the case. Fred erick Andrews, the other man connected with the robbery, pleaded guilty. Attor- ney Jacobs spoke in behalf of him, and said he was led into the crime ly Brown State Attorney Doolittle said that he was confident that Brown was the most to blame in the affair, and he would bring another prosecution against him and use Andrews as witness. Andrews was con- mitteed to jail for eight months Thomas O'Brien of Meriden pleaded guilty to entering house in Meriden and stealing 8 one dollar bill. He was sent to jail for eight months.
 The jury then heard the case of Law renee Mccarthy, charged with stealing a gold watch from Paul McGuire, February 2, 1890. Mccarthy was arrested about a month ago for the offense, and Mcclure cannot be found. McMatthewson appeared for Mccarthy. The case was given to the jury at 2:20 o'clock. In five minutes they returned with verdict of guilty and he was sentenced to ten months in jail. The cases against the selectmen of Woodbury, who are charged with man. slaughter ln causing the death of Caroline Meramble, will probably be reached on | Tuesday.
 A grand jury was impannelled to bring l indictments in some of the more serious cases on the docket. After being charged | upon the law at some considerable length by Judge Sanford they retired, and when they returned they had found true bills of l 1vn1S ! | against Peter Estrom, who killed Charles l Walstrom in front of Branford saloon on | Fast day night; also an indictment for as- | sault with intent to murder against Peter Rourke, an old man who tried to shoot his wife on Congress avenue two months ago, but missed his aim, and an indictment against Ernest Baroffa of Wallingford for 1 assault on a female child under fourteen years of age.
 | An indictment for assault with intent to murder was asked for in the case of John Tany, but no trial for murder was found and the prosecuting attorney changed the | indictment to assault with intent to kill. City Court - Criminal Side Judge Pickett.
 Daniel Duffy, kindling bonfire, $5 fine, | $6.A costs; John J. Jerome, theft from mrS. I1llQ8 OL8rDFancn, OlScnargeu; Mary Williams, fornication, $7 fine, 15 days in jail; Hiram Smith, fornication, $7 fine; l Thomas DeBowes, breaking windows, $5 fine, $6.24 costs; James Slattery and Ed ward McEnroe, reform school complaint, l committed.
 Court Notes. | The eviction case of Reta Small vs. Bar nett Cohn will be tried before Justice Mo ran and jury of six men on Saturday.
 In the interpleader case of the Mechanics bank against Jason P. Thompson the com mon pleas court has decided that the bank shall pay Edward Bailey $40O less the plaintiffs costs and that the defendant re- pay such costs to Bailey.
 In the case of Henry Rubun against Max Caplaw, a secondhand furniture dealer on Grand avenue, for breach of contract, Judge Deming awards the plaintiff $90. .01 damages and costs.
 Lawyer James T. Moran was yesterday 1 appointed administrator of the estate of Sarah A. Cramer by Judge Robertson of | the probate court.