The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-04
THE DAY IN CITY COURT
LUCAS LANG DISHES AGAIN IN DUR
INCE FILE.

Sentenced on Two Uharges-Appeals the
Cases But Gets No Enthusiastically the
Italian, Bound Over to the superior
Court-Students' Case Settled-Other
Cases,
Joseph Lucas, the man who success
fully played on the credulity of several
prominent people about town, was Civ
en- q heavy sentence in the city court
yesterday morning. Much quibbling
was INDUCED in by the attorneys, and
after many amendments "the lord' was
charged with embezzlement of a check
for SIS from Professor Frederick Ho-
ney, who was acting for Mrs. Gibbon.
The professor made a check payable
to the order of Lucas and requested
him to endorse it to Mrs. Nero, his
landlady. He did this accordingly ana
then had it cashed. For defrauding the
landlady Lucas was sentenced to one
month in Jail and a fine of $40 was inn
posed, He was sentenced to three
months in Jail on the charge of embez-
element.
Judge Dow in summing up the case
stated that he gave the prisoner the
benefit of the doubt in the case of OBJ.
tanning money under false pretenses,
and discharged him on that count.
There was evidently an intent on the
part of the prisoner to defraud the
boarding house keeper, and the penalty
he measured accordingly. In those
| cases in which penalty was imposed an
appeal was taken. Bonds were fixed at
| $500 In default of bonds Lucas went
| to Jail
| THE ITALIAN SHOOTING ARRAY
| Biago Piccorillo of IL Myrtele street
| some few weeks ago got into quarrel
| with Michele Criscuolo of 240 Wallace
| street.
They made UP their quarrel for the
| time being. One week ago Tuesday
both met in the saloon at 1899 Wallace
street and with two friends sat down
| to a game of cards. During the prog
ress of the game a dispute arose, and
the old quarrel was renewed. Criscuolo
| struck Piccorillo blow on the face.
| The latter drew revolver and shot his
assailant. The bullet entered Criscuo-
| los right arm below the elbow and
lodged in the fleshy part of the arm.
Piccorillo then threw his revolver
away and made an attempt to escape.
Word was brought to station and De-
| tective McGrath and Patrolman Roche
Immediately left for the scene of the
shooting The crowd had followed Pic
corillo into East street and here the oftl-
GERS caught him.
In the city court yesterday morning
the evidence of the prosecution was
taken but no defense was offered. Pic
orillo was bound over to the superior
court under bonds of $1,000.
OTHER CASES.
! John Flotouski and Andrew Smith,
| two Migrants, We're arrested by officer
Dargan Thursday night. They had mo
! place to go but OUT Judge Dow let
them go on when they came up before
him in the city court yesterday morn
ing. Both promised to leave town.
The two students. Joseph Johnson
and Malcolm Glendenning, who attack
| ed Officer Was in Harugari hall a few
nights ago, settled their cases yester-
day morning Johnson, the one who
struck the officer, was fined $50 His
partner was fined IS.
John Macrae, for violating the insur-
ance law, was fined 500. Macrae is
manager of the United Life Insurance
company, with an office in the Hoadley
building He offered Illegal induce
ments to those who took policies in his
company. He was given until April
20 to pay.