Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-08
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior COurt-Criminal Side-Judge
Th0Yer.

THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court-Criminal Side-Judge
Thayer.
In this court yesterday grand jury was
impanelled to consider the rape cases
against Henry Whalley, John F. Dixon,
William 81. Burnham and William Nc
CURE. The jury is composed of the fol-
lowing: Theodore A. Cook, George F. Par
dee, jr., Henry F. Holoomb of Cheshire,
Isaac G. Smith, Mark Tibballs of Milford,
Ransom Chat6eld and Edwin A. Clark of
Bethany, Henry A. Hull of North Haven,
William B. Townsend and John T.
Basham of Middlebury, William Kendall
of Prospect, William E. Pritchard, A. w.
Harrison of Wolcott, Cornelius w. Nun
son and Emory L. Terrill of Beacon Falls,
Elisa P. Bates of Guilford, William Hill
house and William n. Searle, New Haven.
William Webster Of Hamden was put to
plea on the charge of assault with intent to
commit rape on the person of Mrs. Minnie
Remington, who lives in Hamden, near
Cheshire. The assault occurred on the
first Sunday in June. It is claimed that
ington while her husband was away and
| threw sulphuric acid in her face and then
| attempted to assault her. But she sue
ceeded in running away from him, though
her face was badly burned by the acid.
| Webster pleaded not guilty and his trial
| was put off until later.
The first case considered by the grand
! jury was that against Henry Whalsn OF
this city for rape on Mrs. Francis Hawley,
who lives out on State street. 1t ia claimed
that Whalen met her on Grand avenue
one night in drunken condition and
dragged her into an alleyway and assaulted
her.
The other cases were against William H
Burnham, George Mcclure and John F.
Dixon of Westville for assault of similar
nature on Mrs. Emily johnson of Hamden
The jury, after remaining out all day, re
turned to the court room about 4:30 O'clock
without having finished their labors o.
found true bill in any of the cases, ant
were dismissed until this morning at II
o'clock.
City Court - Criminal Side -Judg,
| Pickett.
Annie Reilly, violation of liquor law, 81
fine, $A. "a costs; Andrew Bove, breach
of the peace against Patrick McKiernan
nolled; Walter G. Osborn, breach of tn
peace against Edward Reyes, judgmen
suspended; Mary Ames, drunkenness,ju dg
ment suspended; Louis Englehart, JOIN
Stevens, Thomas Corcoran, rape, discharged
Edward J. White, interfering with fir
alarm box, nolled Isadore Baribault, tres
pass, 81 fine, 81. "A costs; Patrick Brady
breach of peace $50 fine, 81. 10 cost; Michae
Brady, drunkenness, 50 fine; same, breac
of the peace, SIS fine, 81 10 costs; job
Harrigan, drunkenness, judgment sus
pended; Frederick Driscoll, same, and re
sisting officer, continued to July s; jaime
J. Kane, drunkenness, $40 fne, $5.42 costs
John Pickworth, non-support of family
thirty days in JAIL 1924 costs; David Ca
lahan, injury to building, continued
July g.; John Harrigan, cruelty to hors'
| $50 fine, 1924 costs.
Court Notes.
: In the probate court yesterday Scovil
j. Atwood resigned as conservator ov.
: Oliver Pond of West Haven. Deput
' Sheriff James Peck was appointed in h
: stead. An application was filed for Il
f appointment of a conservator over RI
8 Ponds wife, Harriet, alleging that she
of unsound mind. The case was postpo
f ed for month.
" oudSuOAe Ill uoAGu1u Was BIhuIcu ycsbc
day to Henry Trowbridge as agent in b
= suit against Dsvid Hislop. The suit W
q to recover $3.50 due for rent. His lop lie
n town leaving deposit in the bank, whit
10 the plaintiff garnisheed
= APPEALED FROM THE DECISION.
n Ex-District Attorney George G. Sill
n Hartford has filed an appeal from Jud
Halls decision in his suit to recover Sc Oh
u with interest, according to the court jud
ment given him ten years ago. Mr.. Sill
that time Endorsed Mr.. Whites paper ar
had been obliged to pay $4,000: Mrs.. Viii
died two years ago, leaving life intere
in her estate to her husband. Mr.. S
% soon after sued to recover the amount s
q lowed by the court judgment. The ca
J. involves fine and rare points of law, bea
q ing on the right to attach the income
the wife's property.
> HIS BODY ATTACHED.
Thomas Burke, a conductor on the Fs
Haven and Westville horse railroad, ha
20 ing charge of car No. 81, was taken fro
II his car at the corner of State and Chap
street yesterday morning by Deputy She
l. if Pond, who was directed to attach b
- body in a suit brought against him
10 Joseph Butler of Westvilla for defamati'
N of character. The two men roomed
y gether in house on Pearl street, Wei
" vile. Burke missed some money and g
cused his roommate of taking it. He to
the story, it is alleged, to several perso
10 in Westville. Butler was indignant al
If asked Burke to retraet. This he refus
* to do. Butler then consulted Attorney
P. Goodhart and Burke's arrest followe
The suit is for 800 damages. Burke su
is sequently obtained bondsman in the gu
of $500, after which he was released.
r. BALLOONS AND BALLOONING
ID The Recent Shocking Accident
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IN No balloon accidanf for the Last deca