Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-05
COURT RECORD.
Superior Court - Criminal Side -
Judge Prentice.

Judge Prentice.
The October term opened yesterday in
earnest by the empanelling of the follow
Ing jury: From New Haven, Daniel 8. Gil
hnly, Alonzo D. Jacobs, Henry Donovan.
William 81. Coogan and Edward Hope;
from Milford, George Cook, George E.
Parker and George a. Riley; from Wood
bridge, Henry W. Chat6eld and Rollin O.
Newton; from Southbury, William Il.
Wakslee, Alfred N. Platt and Samuel N.
Warner; from Waterbury, Chaunosy B.
Webster, David B. Wilson and William
Williams; from Wolcott, Adm Msnsrd and
Andrew J. Slater.
After twelve of the above had been
sworn to try all cases justly and truly the
trial of James Lennon, charged with steal
ing horse valued at 5000 from Watson D.
Augur, August s,opsned. The accused, who
IL the youngest of the Lennon boys" OF
Oak street, who have figured in the erimi-
nal courts very consplcuously during the
past year or two, had q pal named Louis
Gray, the night the horse was stolen.
Gray pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon
0uO Was boAbouSCu W AouA y0o46 Al btnto
prison. He appeared as witness for Len
non In this trial.
The horse was hired on August by Ed
ward Baehr, who drove it down to Savin
Rock and hitched II to the rail In the
grove. When Baehr went to get the horse
to drive back to this city 1t was gone.
The jury, after celebrating for about 20
minutes, rendered verdict of not guilty,
and Lennon was discharged.
In the cases of Daniel Peaceclay and
Daniel Pallendino, charged with commit
ting assault on Giatano Gallendino four
weeks ago Sunday, State Attorney Doolit-
tie changed the charges against the accused
from simple assault and battery to assault
with intent to kill and murder. The trou-
Bile took place at the New Haven Water
company's new dam in Bethany. where the
men were employed. In the row Peaceslsy
stabbed Gallendino in the back, the dagger
penetrating his lung. Pallendino also took
q hand ia the melee and bit Gallendino in
the face.
John Keena of Meriden will again be
tried at this term of court on the charge
of arson. At the July term he was found
guilty of setting fire to dwelling house
in Meriden belonging to John O. Bixby.
He will have to be tried at the present
term of the court, as the supreme court
has sustained Keena's counsel, William L.
Green, In the question of law raised by
him. After the verdict Attorney Green
filed motion for arrest of Judgment in
order to allow him to secure the opinion
of the supreme court on certain question
of law in the case. The defense set up the
claim that the complaint and information
lodged against him did not show that tn.
building in question was dwelling houge
inhAbfted bv 8uV maroon
The supreme court decided the defense
was right on the question which squsshee
| all former proceedings State Attorney
Doolittle then brought a new case agains
Keena. In the Information Attorney
Green filed demurrer on the ground tina
the statutes provided that only in a Ger
tain class of CAGES can an original infor
| nation be brought to the supreme court
| and that the case in question was not in ,
| certain class. The demurrer was over
| ruled by Judge Prentice, and Keena wa
brought down from Jail to plead to tn
new information. By advice of his coun
sci he refused to plead, and plea of no
| guilty was entered. The law case will b.
holly contested by Attorney Green.
State Attorney Doolittle claimed tina
the accused's refusal to plead was equiva
lent to enter plea of noll contendero ant
he therefore should move for judgment
Judge Prentice held differently, and tn
plea of not guilty was entered.
Joseph Burke, who passed forged checl
on Landlord Moseley of the New Havel
house, changed his plea to one of guilt
and WAS sentenced to two years in stat
prison.
David Samson, charged with theft, ais
changed his plea to guilty and YVES sent t
jail for nine months.
The theft case against James S. Dwjgh,
a member of the class of Yale '93, VIII
stole jewelry, ETC., from his fellow student
to the amount of about $400, has been sci
tied by his father paying the sum of $35
i fornev Dooliftla