Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-21
THE COURT RECORD.
United States Court-Judge Town

THE COURT RECORD.
United States Court-Judge Town
send.
In this court yesterday Carleton E.
George W. Adams and J. Birney |
futile were admitted to practice, the J
former on motion of W. A. Wright and
the two latter upon motion of George A. |
Watrous. The following list of grand
jurors were called, of which Wheeler T.
Bachelor of West Winsted was appointed
foreman:
J.. A. Allison of Cornwall, Henry Bel
lows of Franklin, Wheeler T. Bachelor of
West Winsted, William T. Cotter of East
Lynne, F. E. Camp of Middletown, F. W.
Carriers of Birmingham, D. N. Davis of
Middletown, A. T. Douglass of New Lon
don, Whitney Elliott of North Haven,
Wilbur B. Foster of Rockville, Philip P.
Gilbert of Hebron, Isaac z. Leach of Dan
bury. Whitman s. Mead of Greenwich,
George M. Paulk of Rockville. George L.
Portef of Bridgeport, Amos Pease of
Somers, J. P. Rogers of Milford, I. Luther
Spencer of Suffiald, J. Hunt Smith of Nor
witch, Carlos Smith of New Haven, D. G.
Spencer of Saybrook, John Thompson of
Ellington, g. @. Strong of Hartford, Israel
II Stiles of East Windsor, A. s. Swords
of Stamford, William 81. Stanley of East
Hartford and Richard A. Wheeler of
Stonington.
Four cases were brought to the atten-
ton of the grand jury. They were: Alberto
Short of New London, who was arrested on
July 30, 1892, for passing counterfsit quar-
tiers and half dollars; William Malloy of
Hartford, young boy fourteen years old,
who was arrested on May 20, 1892, for
| opening letter and taking money there
| from, addressed to the firm of Brown,
Thompson & Co., in whose employ he
was; Mrs. Jennie LaChere of New Haven,
resident of Henry street, who was ar
an obscene letter through the mails to Mrs.
Harrison Ellis of 1874 Division street, and
Eugene T. Spooner, the postmaster at
| Warehouse Point, who was arrested for
neglecting to account for the proceeds
for the sale of postage stamps in his care.
The prosecution of the cases before the
grand jury and the court was in the hands
Of United States District Attorney George
Mclean.
After an hour and half's deliberation
the grand jury brought in true bills against
all Of the accused, all pleading guilty, and
the jury was excused. Mallory was fined
$50 and the sentence of commitment wal
suspended. Mrs. Jennie La Chere was
fined $50 and the sentence of commitment
was suspended. Albert Short, for passing
counterfeit money, WAS sentenced to STATE
prison for four years. The case of Eugene
T. Spooner, the postmaster of Warehouse
Point, went over to November IA, wher
sentence will be pronounced.
The following cases of violations of tn
internal revenue law with reference to tn
sale of liquor were settled. the accused
pleading guilty: J. W. Wood of New Ha
ven was fined $40 and costs, amounting t.
$e5 81; Chester NJ. Sprague, recently pro
prietor of the Pembroke hotel at Wood
mont, was fined the same sum, amounting
to $97 % James Donnelly, also of Wood
mont, $40 and costs, amounting to 1852 81
Edwin Crofut of Danbury was fined lik
sum, but it being shown to the court tha
he had been in Jail for four months Will
awaiting trial, the penalty was suspended
He was represented by Attorney Carleto
E Hoadley. At the conclusion of til
cases the court WAS not adjourned to an
specified time, but will be left open fo
a any business that may come before it.
Superior Court-Cr1minal S1de-Juda
Robinson.
n In this court yesterday morning, Harr
? W. Brooks, the burglar. was sentenced
It three years in states prison. The tW
Greeks, Vourgares and FORTUNES, charge
y with assaulting two of their fellow coul
trymen at Lake Whitney, July 10, change
Q their plea to guilty and were sent to ia
IL for four months each.
The next case taken up was that
Q Charles F. Nettleton, proprietor of tt
l. Meadow End house, Milford, accused
| aiding and abetting prize fight by ha
# boring Smith in his hotel after the fSh
The fight occurred last November betwet
y two men named Smith and Brown. Smi
10 Is now serving out year in Jail and Brow
y of the blows he received. Nsttleton's q
10 torney, Judge Blydenburgh, demurred
st the complaint because it did not cnar
3, anything criminal. Decision was reserve
o and court adjourned until next Tuesday
10 o'clock.
1t superior Court-Civ1I Side-Jud.
20 Thayer.
re In this court yesterday the ancient 81
70 Of J. B. Sargent & Co. on joint iss'
with the city to recover 81 500, which t
city assessed against it as benefits fro
the sewer built through Water street
D 1871. The company had already built
system of their own in 1858 and was n
u able to use the Water street sewer, as t
r rise of the tide caused Q set back. Their
fore the company objected to paying f
&-p
suit was brought In 1878 and for vario
n reasons has been delayed until the prese
time. The case is still unfinished.
City Court - Criminal Side - Judd
Pickett.
Augustus Bodwell, non support of vii
nolle; Frank Mcconnell, stoning railro
trains, continued to October 81; Richa
Dill, theft, committed to the reform scho
Charles Dill, same, continued to Novemt
81, nisi; Joseph Ranch, breach of t
E. peace against Giovanni Vealo, $50 fir
$37 72 costs; Joseph Lasell. same jud
n ment; William Gunter, same, discharge
" Sebastian Hoefer, same, discharged; W
=, liam Wellick, obstructing Sidewalk
j. nolled on payment of costs; Henry Rose
stein. same, nolled on payment Of cos
Frank Carrino, violation of the liquor Ia
nd SIS fine. 1924 costs; George Finn
breach of the peace against Arthur Tyn'
son, continued to October "a; Willis
Hagerty, Drunkenness, 81 fine, IS 40 cos
NJ. William b. Kennedy, same, So fine, IS.
costs; William Cowles, same, IS fine, Sc
costs; same, abusing officer, 81 fine; Har
Wright, theft, committed to the state !
tn form school; Nathan Wright, same, san
lie Patrick Fogsrty, vagrancy, thirty da
,h in Jail, So "a costs; Jarensky Arnol
re breach of the peace against Pauline Resi-
to hoff, continued to October 81; John Dora
&c same, 81 fine, 50 SO costs; John G. Deitz
e, same, 81 fine, $2.96 costs; jacob Johnso
same, against William Dunn, IS fine, S.
I'd costs; same, drunkenness, judgment 81
H. pended; Thomas Dullard, drunkenness,
al fine, IS 40 costs; Hugh McAanus, the
%, from John Reynolds, continued to Octoh
e. %; August Schmidt, stoning railro
it trains, continued to October 81.
d.
ut | Court Notes.
te Attorney Talcott II. Russell drew t
40 papers yesterday in a suit by Raefs
t. Damao of St. John street against Raefs
Gatoma for alleged defamation of chars