Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-02-28
COURT RECORD.
United States District Court - Judge
Townsend.

United States District Court - Judge
Towasend.
Judge W. K. Townsend was on the
bench in this court yesterday when the
February term opened. The grand jury
was composed of the following:
George N. Brigham, Rockville; Perry P.
Wilson. Putnam; Ed ward R. Purston, Rock
Vile; Robert R. Smith, New Hartford; W.
s. Wells, New Haven; Fred A. Spencer,
Waterbury; NJ. E. Crosby, Waterbury; l..
8. White, Waterbury; Charles F. Brookes.
Torringson; Jaffrey Skinner, Winsted !;
Phineas N. GrIswold, Madison; Richard p.
Spencer, Deep River; David Greenstol,
Hampton; Gsorge D. Chapman, Middle
town; E, R, Gilbert, Danbury; Charles
Olmstead, Norwalk, John Marshall, Dun
ham; George A. Pendleton, stonington;
David A. Rood, Hartford.
The jury had ten criminal cases to con-
slider and found true bills against all the
defendants.
Gilbert Bishop of New London was fined
IS and costs for building a wharf in
Thames Cove. He settled.
spending year in the New haven county
sill for fraud In impsrsonating Q pension
agent and securing money, and who was
re arrested the other day at the completion
Of his sentence by the United States su-
thorities for impersonsting a government
officer, pleaded not guilty and was fined
500 and costs. He went to all pending
his settlement Of the fine.
George T. Hartford of Whalley avenue
pleaded guilty to sending threatening
postal card through the maize to William
Mead of Boston and was fined $40 and
costs, which he paid.
Robert Reynolds of South Norwalk, the
young man who, under the name of Jennie
Seaman, imposed upon clereymen through
out the state, pleaded guilty and received q
fine of 500 and thirty days in jail. he
went to jail.
William Gsx 81 of Hartford was sentenced
to 80 days In the Hartford jail for attempt
ing to blackmaii the Arion Singing society
of this city and also a woman in Hartford.
John g. Chapman of this city, charged
with receiving excessive pension fees,
pleaded guilty and was fined $3.50 and
costs.
Judgment was suspended in the case of
guilty to the charge of taking excessive
pension fess It was his first offsnse and
he was unacqusinted with the law.
G. A. Nichols, . letter carrier In the
Bridgeport postcfice, plead guilty to steal
ing SIS from the postofiics in Bridgeport
and was fined $50 and costs.
Christian Quien of Dsnbury, also charged
with receiving an excessive fee for secur-
ing pension, WAS fined $3.50 without
costs.
City COurt-Criminal Side-Judge
Cable.
George Stanford, burglary. nolled; Cor
nelio Nicolo, burglary, nolled; John DON
nelly. burglary, nolled; came, reform
school complaint, committed; George STAN
ford, reform school complaint, committed !;
Colnelio Nicolo, reform school complaint,
committed; Thomas Johnson, theft, nolled );
same, reform school complaint, committed;
Nicalo Cuno, nolled; Charles E. Stanford,
seduction, continued until March 20; Alex
ander McCool, breach of peace, s. fne,
Sc "a cosss; Lewis A. Brinkmsn, inter
fering with officer, discharged; Arthur
Liefeld, breach of peace, nollsd; John N.
Anderson, theft, 81 fine. $706 costs;
Augustus Ak, theft, discharged; Dennis
Cronan, theft. 81 fine, $3.78 coats; John
Wall, theft, 81 fine, $S.7s costs.