Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-07
THE COURT RECORD.

THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court-Criminal Sfde-Judge
Robinson.
The grand jury was empanelled in this
court yesterday morning and after they
had been instructed by Judge Robinson
they retired to consider the case against
Andrew Keefe, charged with killing his
partner, James T. Vim, at Savin Rock on
April 10. A true bill for murder in the
first degree was asked, but after the jury |
had considered the case all day they finally |
returned without finding a true bill against |
Keefe for murder in the first degree and |
requesting that new indictment be drawn |
charging him with murder in the second
degree. The request was Immediately &C
coded to, and the grand jury will again
this morning retire to consider this indiot-
ment, with strong probability of return
ing true bill.
The grand jury is made up of the follow
ing gentlemen: Benjamin Nichols, Ansonia;
Walter q. French, Edward N. Clark, Beth
any; Emerson j. Terrell, Cornelius w.
Munson, Beacon Falls; Henry F. Hol
comb. Henry E. Terrell, Cheshire; Hora-
ito N. Lane, Elias P. Bates, Guilford; J.
Myron Hull, Samuel Champion. Madison;
William B. Townsend, Frank H. Wheeler,
George P. Camp. Middlebury; William h.
Searle, New Haven; Arthur w. Harrison,
Shelton T. Hitchcock, Wolcott; David M.
French, Seymour.
The petit jury was then summoned but
| before they took their places the following
cases were disposed Of
James Daley and John Ryan, the men
| who broke into Spanagel's barber shop,
pleaded guilty of burglary and were sent
| to state prison for two years.
William Reddick of this city pleaded
guilty to burglary and was sent to jail for
| one year.
| Caroline Morris and Charles Andrews of
Meriden, accused of adultery, were dis
charged by Mr.. Doolittle.
Mary Mccain and Charles q. Porter of
this city, accused of adultery, were let go
Tuesday through the leniency of the court.
Robert Keim and Dennis Howard were
put on trial for assault upon Judge and
Mrs. R. S. Pickett. 1t is alleged that on
| the night of April 3, Keim and Howard
threw half brick through window in
Judge Pickett's house on Sylvan avenue,
and it came very near hitting Mrs. Pickett.
Judge Pickett, Mrs Pickett, Charles
Pickett, Sergeant Cowies and F. E. Weaver
were the witnesses for the state, and testi
fed to what has already been printed in
the columns of the COURIER At the after
noon session the defence was taken up and
consisted in general denial by Keim and
Howard of the charges against them. The
arguments were then made and the case
given to the jury, but owing to the lateness
of the hour the jury were discharged until
this morning. when they will retire and
| decide uDOn q verdict.
Superior Court Civil Side Judge
Hall.
The three quo warranto cases, Alsop
vs.. Merwin, Phelan vs. Walsh and Sanger
vs.. Henry, have been placed at the head of
the trial list in this court and will prob
! ably be claimed for trial at the short cal
endar session, to be held this morning.
!, There have been returned to the superio,
} court for the month Of October forty three
cases, of which thirteen are suits for di
vorce. The full list is as follows:
Henry B. Beach vs.. Ellen Beach, ct ais.
William F. Camp VS.. George M. Winslow
James Gardner Clark We. Francis P Gil
, bert ct al. Mary E. Clark vs.. Robert S
3 Clark; the Columbian bank vs.. Jacot
Morris; Craft Refrigerating Machine com
pany VS.. the Quinnipiac Brewing com
: pany; Michael Cronin vs.. Johanna Cronin
3 Joseph E. Derby VS.. the city o
New Haven; Elizabeth Desmond ys
| William H. Desmond; Emily Ebrecht vs
Henry Elmer; Fairfield County Saving
o bank vs.. Alveno NJ. Holmes ct al; Viol
. v. French vs. Charles W. French; Joh1
Francis Gallager vs.. Mary Jane Gallagher
Ellen S. Gilbert va. Serene I. Gilbert
Maria Grandholm vs. Abram Grandholm
= James Hawkes. VS.. Carrie NJ Hawkes.
. James 81. Henry Va. New Haven Hardwar
= Co.; Nelson w. Hine vs. Ruth Quinn ct al
q Sheldon Hall vs.. Network, New Haven ant
4 Hartford railroad; Alfred 81. Hurlbut vs.
Alfred Hall ct al. John NJ. Lake Va. Frank
Lake; Margaret Mcfarland VS.. Peoples In
dustrial Insurance company; Burton Mans
t Meriden Savings bank VS.. Emma B. Scran
ton; William w. Miner vs.. Charles Clay
ton Munson, ct al; New York Breweriet
company VS.. Mcmahon, Wren & Co.; Mar
b Nuzenholz va. Jacob Cohn; Grin D. Persol
vs. J. K. Smith ct ais; James P. Pigott vs.
8 G. Collard Adams; Adams Phineas Platt e
J. TX vs.. town of Orange; William P
, Roome VS.. Alexander Emery; vii
/ liam ,aa,.n j; coo. Rose e vs.: Thomas g 3
n Bishop; William G. Saville vs.. Mar,
Saville; Annie Squires vs. Arthur G
Squires; j. Fred Stall ct TX vs. Johl
8 Schaaf ct al; Alexander Thayer vs.. Georg
= F. Morris, administrator, ct ais; Name
Y Vosburgh vs.. Wesley Vosburgh; Flora L
Q Wallace vs.. William B. Wallace; Pete
v Wilhelmy vs.. the Shelton company
' Charles B. Wooster VS.. John D. Ballou
Mary A. Hoffman vs.. Henry Hoffman.
y Court of Common Pleas-Civil Side
: Judge Deming.
q In this court yesterday the case of Jen
q nette S. Wilson vs.. William Bouton cam
y up. assigned for a hearing in damages
> The following facts appeared. Both tn
/ parties live in West Haven. Boutol
,. trespassed upon Mrs. Wilson's land an
) undertook to fence a portion of it in
i Mrs. Wilson, through E. P. Arvine, oh
. tanned an injunction and sued in eject
ment. Bouton consulted with an attor
ney and finally decided to try his owl
, case. He was defaulted for not fling al
f answer. He then employed s. Harrison
4 Wagner and moved to reopen the default
D. Judge Studley granted the motion on con
| SASAoAA
IS for witnesses the plaintiff had summoned
l. He failed to pay the costs and the cas-
was set down for hearing in damage
n yesterday. L. N. Blydenburgh appeare,
10 for him and moved second time to re
,t open the default. Judge Studley granite,
the motion on condition that he pa
10 $54 80 costs within a week, otherwise tina
n judgment be rendered for the plaintiff t
n recover her land.
l. City Court - Criminal Side - Juds
l. Studley.
William Chettle, passing counterfeit
money, bound over to superior court unde
$500 bonds; Edward McIlroy, discharged
Is William Ceilings, $40 fine, Sc "a costs
a same, drunkenness, Judgment suspended
- Nicholas McGroda, same, Judgment sue
ls pended; Frank II. Boylan. SIS fine, $5.4
g costs; Mary A. Ennis, same, $50 fine, So
y costs; Mary Williams, same, $50 fine, SIS 4
le costs; Ida Howard, same, $40 fine, $54
h costs; David Fitzgerald, same, continue
D. to October 8; Robert Crawford, breach o
TT the peace against Minnie Stewart, $50 fine
h 81 AZ coata auma drunkenness thirty n o.