Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-03
A HI EA RING
To Re Assigned on Monday
 Judge ROtehklss.

To Re Assigned on Monday By
 Judge Rotchkiss.
 The following petition was presented by Judge Munger of Ansonia in the court of comnon pleas yesterday. It is directed against the custom which has prevailed of settling certain class of cases by nolle on payment of certain penalties. Judge Hotchkiss will on Monday assign a time for hearing upon the petition:
 To ths honorable court of common pleas now in
 session at New Haven, in and for New Haven
 i9 The Undersigned, pursuant to section 1e, ar ticle first of the constitution of Connecticut, re- spectfuly represent:
 as such are deeply interested in the peace and welfare of the inhabitants of this state, in all that pertains to the security of tneir lives, and of it's lave, and we believe that these results will be best obtained by inculcating proper respect for the enforcement thereof.
 2. That we believe the courts are vigflant to see that the laws arc properly and imp partially cure in the enj syment of all those rights, fiber ties and privileges guaranteed to them by the
 B. That the statutes creating this court invest it with full power and authority to try aud dis pose of large class of cases which are brought to it by appeal from municipal and justice courts and provide for the appointment of a prosecut- ing officer to conduct all such cases in behalf of the state.
 1. That the law further invests this court with ample power to adopt such rules and regulations as will enable 1t to efSectually carry out the pur TSas Ws aad believe that the statutes relating to that class oe onenses within for the pass f1e ye.rs hs~s not Seen enforced in the manner and in the spirit intended by said coart under the practice @ which S.s SO fsr H pre @ vailed concerning the nolle Of cases, has exer- cised @ power to dispose of cases brought to 1t h.- f-I- 1Rr accused Of . violation Of law which is freauently in excess of the amount of cost of their prosecu- uon, and such excess is supposed to represent thus received is oiten-times equal to the amount of the fine and costs that would. be imposed by pay 1 are made for the sol. purpose of ss ss euring immunity from any futher of prose, prosecuting officer has noileo said cases and tax en no further action thereon.
 unwise, unwsrranted by law and psrnicious in It's results in that it creates . contempt for the due and orderly enforcement Of law, weakens the re- spect for the courts of the state and directly tends to encourage the commission of crime
 That as . result of this practice violators of the o e that by so doing they can have their cases dis posed of of upon . mere , ,non money payment, = and scribed by law for the punishment of the crime
 7. Your petitioners therefore mnst respect fully request that this court will accord to them the privilege of being heard before 1t at . time to be assigned, to the end that they may offer to it the facts which are in their possession rels- tive to the allegations herein made. and that they may be permitted at such time to sug- gest to said court . modification of the rules of practice on this subject and some means and measures which in their judgment will be efrec- tual to reform the abuse complained of.
 The petition was signed by the follow ing New Haven men:
 John w. filling, Chss L. Baldwin, 1st Wm, O. Robinson, Pierce N. Welch, 0, E. Thompson, ". B. Douelas, c. E. Hart. E. B. Engiiah, F E Brooks A. s. Holt, Newman Smyth, J. Perpont, J. D. Dewen F. Poteet, O. S Mersick, Watson |. Phillips, Henry r. English, s. E Merwin, Beniamin R, Enslish, Joseph Porter, E. B. Bowditch, E. H. Hart, E. 8. Lines, L. M Law. Without committing myse to the above state- ment of fact, most heartily join in the request embodied in the seventh paragraph of the above | document. HENRY SroDDAAp. l
 HENRY W. FARNAN, eigued wi.h the same understanding,