The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-31
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
Il ,CHTN<iMAN ARRESTED FOR 4
 HEINOUS CRIME.

Court Cases.
 At the city court yesterday, Judge Cable presiding: Peter Hussman, breach of the peace, discharged; Sam uel .Zack, arson, continued to July 31; Frank Woodcock, breach of the peace, s fine, $10.34 costs; Elijah A. Bond, at- tempt to commit criminal abortion, nolle; William Sweeney, trespass, $5 fine, s542 costs; William A. Denny, keeping unregistered dog, nolle on pay ment of $966 costs; Joseph Wilkinson, breach of the peace, continued to Au- gust 13; Thomas Brown, drunk, $l fine; breach of the peace, $5 fine, $7.O6 costs; James Ferruccie. breach of the peace, $7 fine, $924 costs; David Delowry, theft, s7 fine, $624 costs; Palqualina Ferruccie, Industrial school complaint, continued to July 31.
 A CHINAMAN IN THE TOLLS.
 Sam Wah, Chinese laundryman, of 61 St. John street, was arrested yester- day morning by Detective Dennehy of the Grand avenue precinct for indecent assault upan a number of small chill dren, ranging from seven to ten years old It Is reported that the Chinaman enticed the children into his laundry and gave them money. The affair was discovered by one of the mothers, who immediately entered complaint against Wah There will be in all five charges against him. He is under $500 bonds.
 WILKINSON'S CASE CONTINUED.
 The case of Joseph Wilkinson. charg- ed with breach of the peace against his brother, William L. Wilkinson of 250 Shelton avenue, whom he accidentally shot Wednesday, was continued until August 13 in the city court yesterday, as the shooting is thought to be purely accidental William is reported to be doing nicely, and nothing serious is feared.
 DRUNK AND STOLE SHOES.
 David Delowery, who was arrested Tuesday with pair of new tan shoes concealed under his coat, and held on the charge of drunkenness, was tried yesterday morning in the city court for theft of the shoes The police have been hunting for an owner of the shoes ever since the arrest, and We'd nGSQdy 116ITy VMOILOt luGullliCu IliClil' Monroe took the stand and said that on Monday night he had been drinking. and that he fell asleep on the stoop of his house at 326 Columbus avenue. He did not know how long he slept but when he awoke the shoes. which he had bought that night at Max Nechbar's shoe store, s10 Chapel street, were gone. together with several other articles which he had in his pockets. He did not know who took them.
 Next MT. Nechbar was called and he stated that Monroe had bought the shoes at his (Nechbar's) store last Monday night
 Delowery claimed he had bought the shoes of a fellow named Dolan, who works for Smedley & Co, for the small sum of s1. The judge fined him s7 for theft and $5 for drunk.
 WILLIAM CUMMINGS RELEASED.
 William Cummings of this city, who had been under arrest in Chicago on the charge of having knowledge of the death of man in that place, was re- leased yesterday. Word to this effect was telegraphed to his friends here. STATE ATTORNEYS REPORT
 FILED.
 The state attorney for Litchfield county has filed his report for the past year with the comptroller. The total number of cases disposed of during the year was 113 There were three prison CTS sentenced to insane hospitals, one disagreement of jury, twenty one pleas of guilty, four forfeited bonds, amounting to $951.7O; nolles absolute, fifty-three; nolles upon terms, nine- teen; original informations forty mine; appeals disposed of by verdict two; by pleas of guilty, eight; nolles absolute, seven; nolles on part payment of fine, seven; whole number prosecuted for different crimes, 105.
 EMIL F. OTTO UNDER $1, ,000 BONDS.
 Emil F. Ootto of 557 State street, an enploye at the New Haven clock shop, was arrested Wednesday and brought before Justice James Bishop, who con- tinued the case under $1 900 bonds until next Thursday. The complainant in the case is Frances Elizabeth Witter- man, twenty-two years old, of 103 Main street, Westville. Her child was born on July A.
 STONY GREEK LIQUOR CASE.
 A new and important stand has been taken by Edmund Zacher of this city, as counsel for Gillespie Sanzeno of Stony Creek, relative to the alleged il- legal sale in that locality. Sanzeno was on trial for violating the liquor laws the specifications being that he had actually made sales of liquor in no license Stony Creek, and that he had also kept a quantity of the goods in stock. The state was represented by Prosecuting Attorney Dwight w. Tut tie. The plea put forward by MT. Zach- er as counsel for the defendant, was that the latter was acting as simply agent for the wholesale dealer, Henry Bone, and that he simply took orders for the goods, delivering them from Branford. Decision was reserved by Justice of the Peace Albert J. Kenyon.
 HUSSMAN'S CASE SETTLED.
 The Peter Hussman case has at last been settled. The case had been run ming in the city court since May 18, when a man named Michael Cannon was thrown out of the saloon where Hussman works and his leg severel in jured There had never been any case against Hussman, but the trial had dragged along keeping the young man fin suspense until at last the court was obliged to either sentence or discharge him, and as there was no evidence against him he was allowed to go.
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