The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-11
THE CARRINGToN PUBLISHING 90.
VAS IN SESSION All DAY.
Unusually Lengthy session of the City
Court Yesterday.

The session of the city court yester-
day was one of the longest criminal ses-
sions in the history of the court. The
session opened promptly as usual at 8
o'clock in the morning and when the
court finally adjourned for the day the
clock in the city hall tower marked $3.50
o'clock In the evening. The criminal
docket was unusually long and before
the ordinary cases of drunkenness,
breach of the peace and kindred Of
fenses had been disposed of 1t was
O'Clock and an adjournment was taken
until o'clock.
After the usual cases had been dis
posed of three cases of greater magni-
tude confronted the court and 1t was
decided to dispose of these at once, even
if it became necessary to hold court
throughout the entire night The cases
in question were those of Timothy Nc
Mahon, charged with bigamy, Henry
Clark charged with theft, and John
Clark charged with theft, third Of
fense.
The trial of Timothy Mcmahon, charg-
ed with bigamy, occupied the major
portion of the afternoon session of the
court. Mcmahon is a brakeman employ
ed by the Consolidated Railroad COM
pany. 1t was shown by the evidence
that Mcmahon, who at the time resided
in Danbury, was married in St. Peters
church in that city on June 6, 1881, to
Susan Donlin of that city. On the 21st
Of January of the present year he was
married in New York to Ellen May Stu
| art of New Milford in this state.
Both wives were in court with their
| marriage certificates and number Of
| witnesses also testified to the dual mar
| riage. After hearing the evidence an
| the case Judge Gable found probable
cause and Mcmahon was bound over to
| the October term of the superior court,
| criminal side, under bonds of $500. AS
| he was unable to furnish the necessary
bonds he was remanded to High Sheriff
| Spiegel for custody at the county jail.
| The parting between Mcmahon and wife
| No. 2 in the lookup at police headquar-
| tiers before he was taken to jail was
very affecting and 1t was almost impos-
| sible to take Mcmahon away from the
embraces of his wife.
/ Henry Clark also faced Judge Gable,
] charged with the theft of $5S.76 from
| Frederick Auch. The crime, 1T is alleg-
| ed, was committed in Miller's billiard
rooms on Grown street. Auch testified
that the money was taken from the
| desk and said that among the money
i taken was one $40 bill. He remembered
two of the figures on the bill, and with
this slight clue Detective Sergeant
L CoWles went to work ON the case. He
ascertained that on Monday Clark had
paid fine for some one in the city
court and had given Clerk Pratt a $2(
4 bill in payment
| The bill was turned over by Clerk
Pratt to Assistant Judge Dow in part
| payment of the latters salary. Detect
i've Cowles hunted up Judge Dow ano
1 ascertained that fortunately he still hac
the bill in his possession. When the
bill was examined 1t was found that tne
numbers Auch remembered were two Of
the numbers on the bill. Judge Gable
| found probable cause in this case alst
and bound Clark over to the Octobei
term of the superior court under bonds
of $4o0, in default Of which he went t
iaiI. Clerk Pratt and Judge Dow were
among the witnesses for the prosecu
ton.
i Another Clark, whose Christian name
is John, was also before the court
charged with theft, third offense. Hi
last crime consisted Of stealing a $2'
coat from Israel Foster. Probable cause
was also found in this case and Clarl
was bound over under 5000 bonds. HI
also went to jail.