The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-24
YESTERDAY in THE COURTS
DECISION HANDED DOWN IN THE
WRITTEN CASE.

He Must First Exhaust All Remedies in
the State Courts-Perfetto Gets Two
Years-A Case Similar Somewhat to the
Playfair Case-other Cases of Interest
A Suit for the Price of Cow-A Grocer's
Save Estate, Etc.
A decision has been handed down in
the habeas corpus case of DR.. George
E. Written and the supreme court finds
no error. Consequently DR.. Written is
still held.
The DR.. Written habeas corpus suit
just decided is the result of litigation,
which has been going on for the last
year. DIR. Written was brought to
this city on bench warrant in Janu-
ary 1895, charged with murder in the
second degree of Maggie Schloss of An
sonia. He was put to plea and pleaded
not guilty. He was then released I'M
der $1,000 bonds. He returned to New
Haven and was surrendered to. the
sheriff. Habeas corpus proceedings
were brought in the United States dis
trict court on the ground that the gov
ernor of Massachusetts signed the pa
pers for the extradition of DR.. Written
without the knowledge of the fact,
which his attorneys claimed, that the
grand jury in indicting DR.. Written,
jointly with DR.. Lee, did not mean to
find true bill against DR.. Written, but
only against DR.. Lee, ana that their
indictment against DR.. Written was a
clerical error.
This case was carried to the United
States supreme court, which decided
that DIR. Written must exhaust his
remedies in the state courts. Mean
while he had been admitted to bail in
the United States court.
Superior Court-Criminal side-Judge
Shumway.
Francisco Perfetto was sentenced to
two years in state prison yesterday. He
was charged with aggravated assault
upon Maria Baritone. Attorney Martin
Conlan and Attorney E. j. Maher APP
peared for Perfetto. Attorney Conlan
made most eloquent plea, for which
he was complimented by Judge Shum-
way
Francisco Malfucci, charged with as
sault with intent to kill Dominick Di
Blazio, pleaded guilty and was given
three years in Wethersfield.
Howard Payne of West Haven plead
ed guilty of forging an endorsement on
| 2 check given to him by DR.. Adams of
West Haven for the Metropolis Manu-
featuring company and was sentenced
| to one year in Jail.
| Sturges futile of Stony Creek is now
on trial for embezzlement. Tuttle work
ed for Dennie Page of Stony Creek and
took some money which he had collect
| ed for Page. He claimed Page owed
| him the money.
Superior Court-Civil side--Judge shum.
way.
Wednesday evening Judge Shumway
| heard motion asking for revocation
| of the court order which compels Will
| liam Holmes of Ansonia to pay his
wife, Mary Johnson Holmes, novelist
| of some note, five dollars per week
Mrs. Holmes lives on Blatchley avenue
| in this CITY, She formerly lived in An
sonia. The motion was made by Attor-
neys Arvine and Ford and was opposed
| by Attorney Goodhart.
The lawyers presented as reason
! for their request an affidavit from DR.
Pulford of Tiffin, 0. DR.. Pulford for
merly lived in Ansonia. This affidavit
| is said to seriously reflect on the chas.
| tity of Mrs. Holmes
| The case is somewhat similar to the
now celebrated case of Kitson vs. Play.
| fair in England, which has attracted
| universal attention.
Judge Shumway, after hearing coun
sci on both sides, denied the motion
made by Messrs. Arvine and Ford.
Mrs, Holmes was in court prepared
| to testify in denial of the charges con
tanned in DR.. Pulfords affidavit. bu
she was not called upon. DR.. Pulford
it is understood, is to come from Ohio
| to testify.
Court of Common PIeas-Civil Side--Judg