The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-07
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
CRIMINAL SIDE, SUPERIOR COURT, OPENED YESTERDAY.

Judge Thayer on the eBench-Application for Insolvency Abandoned in Probate Other Court Notes.
 The criminal superior court, with Judge Thayer on the bench, was open- ed yesterday morning at 10 o'clock for the purpose of putting prisoners to plea. All who were confined in jail awaiting trial during this term, includ- ing Councilman John Morse, were brought down from the jail.
 Immediately after court opened Law yer Downs of Derby asked that the case of John Burns, charged with bur glary in Derby be allowed to go over Burns is out on bail of $1, 100, furnished by his father, and has fled. The post ponement was asked to give time to find him. Judge Thayer refused the postponement, but the state attorney stated that the case would not be call ed for a week.
 Herbert Mcconnell of Waterbury, charged with three burglaries in Chesh- ire, pleaded not guilty in all three cases
 William, alias Bluff, Conway, charg- ed with entering the house of Mrs. Ar- nie Thompson on August 25 and at tempting to assault her, pleaded not guilty,
 Frank Sheridan, charged with as- saulting Forrest Smith of Mt. Carmel, and robbing him of $1S0, pleaded not guilty.
 James O'Meara, charged with forg- ing the name of Cornelius Mulville to a contract for tools from P. F. Collyer of New York, pleaded not guilty
 John Battersby of Newhallvilla, charged with the theft of $50 worth of scgments and copper wire from the Dennison Electrical Engineering com pany, pleaded guilty and was returned to jail for six months.
 Benjamin Blumenthal, charged with the theft of $385 worth of woolen cloth and clothing from Max Schielman of this city on July 6, 1896, pleaded not guilty.
 Thomas Brerton, aged sixteen, and John Cassell, aged eighteen, charged with burglary in Theodore Bonelli's peanut stand on July 12, 1896, pleaded guilty They were sentenced to six months each in jail.
 Joseph W. Northrop, aged twenty charged with burglary in the dwelling house of George Treiber on July 1T, in the state of Edward Carleton on July IS and in the store of Frederick Collett on Grand avenue on June 26, pleaded ,y,,il+,r and ,uoc captapced tO two wears in state prison.
 Thomas Cassidy aged twenty, and Martin Lynch, aged seventeen, charg- ed with burglary in the house of George Treiber on July + and in the store oi Edward A. Carleton on July IS, pleaded not guilty Lynch afterward pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year in jail.
 Rose Erhing, the only woman prison CT in the dock, who was charged with theft of s25 watch from Max Reiger with whom she was riding, on July last, pleaded not guilty.
 Charles Carroll, aged twenty charged with burglary in the house of Joseph Swift of Westville on August IA, where he stole coat and vest pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year in state prison Carroll is now serving a sen tence in jail for theft which expires October 19 The sentence to Wethers field will date from that time.
 Christopher Gregor of Meriden charged with assault to kill James Brusch on September 12 by stabbine him, pleaded rot guilty.
 John Daven aged twenty, charged with burglary in the house of George Treiber of this city on July 17, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one veal in iail
 George Carson, charged with attempt at burglary in the store of John Ran dall of this city, July IT, pleaded not guilty.
 Salvone Carygne of Wallingford pleaded not guilty to charge of crim- inal assault upon Anna Hull, aged thir. teen, in Wallingford, on August 29.
 Cornelius Sullivan, Joseph McManus and Joseph Welch, of Derby, all plead ed guilty to a charge of burglary 1T the saloon of John H. Donovan ant Peter McGovern of Derby on Angus 1. McManus was sentenced to one veal in jail and the others to eight month: each in jail.
 George Criminowsky, aged twenty six, pleaded guilty to burglary in thu shoe store of John Uhl on Grand ave nue, September 20, and was sentenced to two years in state prison.
 John Gunderson pleaded not guilty o burglary in the store of James P. Kel 1 ly on July ?.
 Frederick Hill of Milford. charged with the third offense of theft on Sep tember 21, in stealing 8 quantity 0 farm produce, valued at s30, belonging to John Guyer, pleaded not guilty. Hil was also charged with stabbing Guye with intent to kill him. He pleaded no guilty to tn.s charge also. | Joseph Meyer, charged with robbins Rachael Lutzweiler of an umbrella il West Haven. August 20, pleaded no guilty.
 Charles Hull of Brarford pleaded no l guilty of burglary in the hen house o Frank Wilson in Branford, August 26. James Kennedy of New Haven plead ed not guilty of assault on Bartie B Bean on September 8.
 John Erwin, charged with arson il setting fire to the barn of A. N. Earn ham in Westvilla in August 2S, 1896 l pleaded not guilty.
 George Osgood, charged with thief Of $11 from the person of Mrs Uranii Webster of New York, at the depot il this city on August Il, pleaded no guilty.
 l Martin Mal9ney. charged with man