Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-06
COURT R seCOKD.
United States District Court-Judge
 Townsend.

United States District Court-Judge
 Townsend.
 HARTFORD, Dec. 5-In the United Statea district court, before Judge W. K. Town send to day, the grand jury returned four Washington, N J., for violation of the postal laws; Joseph L. Ayood alias Ferris Padder, violation of custom laws; Edwin T. Swift, formerly teller of the Birming- ham National bank, embezzlement; Frank E. Fowler, ex-postmaster at Uncasviile, for violation of the postal laws in detaining a letter containing check belonging to pensioner
 Edwin T. Swift was sentenced to five years imprisonment, the minimum psn- alty.
 Swift was arrested nearly year ago on warrant issued by the United States Commissioner Wright, charging him with funds of the Birmingham National bank of Birmingham, of which he was the teller. Hs has been in jail ever since.
 Charles East, the man who sold tickets for my thicsl railroad employees ball at Bridgeport, was sentenced to jail for one year. Ex-Postmaster Fowler of Uncasville was fined $l0 and costs.
 City Court Criminal Side 1udae
 Cable.
 James Donnelly, Connecticut School for Boys complaint, continued until December 9; John Sullivan, jr., same, discharged; James A. Stevens, assault with intent to kill, continued until December IS; Charles Fisher, burglary, bound over to superior court under $500 bonds; Michael Foley, false pretences, nolled: John Johnson. breach of peace, $1 fine, $6 24 costs; Michael Boenig, breach of peacs against Joseph Goelet, continued until December 6; William Reardon, begging, judgment suspended; Joseph Browne, breach of peace, $5 fine, ST 58 costs; Henry Cohen, breach O'Neil, same, $1 fine, $6.24 coste; Patrick McNally, same, continued to December 8; James Hughes, same, same.
 Court Notes.
 Lucius B. Hinman was appointed trus- tee of the nsolveat estate of Nicholas Coun- trymsn, the builder. Following the sp- pointment of trustee commissioners were appointed on the estate, A. H. Hurlburt and F. 0. Lum being chossp. The liabili- ties of the estate, according to the schedule filed, are $1O, 5O2 50, and the assets $6, 100.
 Attorney William A. Wright and James K. Blake were yesterday appointed by Judge Robertson commissioners on the in- solvent estate of William A. Wright, pro- prietor of the marine railroad in Fair Ha- ven.
 William Tick, who was arrested in Ho boken, N. J., by Private Detective Blake man, was bound over to the superior court under bonds of $70O. He will be tried at the next term of the court in this city. The preliminary hearing at which Tick was bonnd over was before Justice Beach of Seymour Monday afternoon. Tick is charged with robbing John Edleman, fell low -boarder. of over $200 early last Sep tember. If Blakeman had been twenty four hours later in capturing Tick in Ho- boken Connecticut justice would probably never have reached Tick. He was to start next day for Hamburg, Germany. Charles Fisher, the young negro, who was held in the city court for breaking into Jeremiah Smith & Sons' store house at City Point November 24, was bound over by Judge Cable yesterday under $350 bonds, which, being unable to procure, he now Ian Quishes in iail,