The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-29
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
HERBERT WCoNNELL GOT TEN
YEARS IN STATE PRISON


For Burglary and Felonious Assault-John
McManuD Sentenced to Six Months In
Jail for Theft-Telephono Company's
Demurrer sustained-S15,OO0 Damage
Suit Againsf The Consolidated Road.
Judge Thayer in the superior criminal
court yesterday heard the claim of l.,
H. Thayer and George l.. Minor, both
of Southfcrd, for 500 state reward for
| recovering a stolen horse. The thief
was Joseph Conklin, who is now serv-
| ing three years. The horse was owned
by Thayer. The judge said he did not
think much of a law that awarded a
| man $500 for recovering his own horse,
but he believed chat Phayer was enti-
tied to it if any one was. He, however,
reserved his decision,
| O'CONNELL GOT TEN YEARS,
| Herbert O'Connell was placed on trial
in the superior court, criminal side,
yesterday, before Judge Thayer and
jury, on two charges Of having assault
| ed Mrs. Flora Blakeslee of Cheshire.
O'Connell was convicted of burglary
and felonious assault, and sentenced
! to ten years in state prison. His con-
| federate, Benjamin Fem, who turned
states evidence and pleaded guilty, was
given two years,
SIX MONTHS In JAIL
John McManus, who was taken from
the lobby of the court room yesterday
on bench warrant by Sheriff Spiegel,
charged with theft, pleaded guilty and
| was given six months in the county
| Jail. The criminal side of the superior
court then adjourned for the term.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Judge Shumway yesterday handed
down decision on the demurrer to the
substituted and amended complaint in
the case of John j. Bergin, administra
| tor of the estate of John j. Delaney
against the Southern New England Tel
| ephone company of this city and the
Meridea electric railroad
The suit was for $4,000 damages for
the death of Delaney, who was a line
man for the Telephone company, by a
current received through a defective
breaker from the trolley wires while he
was repairing the telephone wires in
Meriden The Meriden electric road
suffered a Judgment by default to be
entered against them last spring, but
the Telephone company demurred to
] ne complaint on the ground that they
had no means of knowing of the defec-
/ tive breaker, and that Delaney as their
| emplOye assumed equal risk with them
/ selves.
| The demurrer was sustained, as was
| one subsequently filed to an amend
ment to the complaint. An amended
| and substituted complaint was filed by
j. P. Pigot, counsel for the plaintiff,
/ and this was demurred to. Judge Shum-
way overruled this demurrer
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT. BEGUN.
| The suit for $4,000 damages institute
| ed by Francis De Batista against the
Consolidated road was begun in the
civil superior court yesterday before
| Judge Shumway Batista lost his right
! leg by an accident while working on
1 the gravel train at Woodmont on July
q 1895.
In this case, as in that Of Mary a.
Barton VS. the Meriden electric road.
the judge awarded only nominal dam
ages, because the plaintiffs had failed
to notify the defendants of the suits.
/ Court Notes.
John Morse has given notice to his
wife's counsel, Charles II. Hayden, in
vorce, that he will not contest the suit.
1t is accordingly expected that, after
ninety days. the time prescribed by law,
a divorce will be granted to Mrs. Morse
A LIEN ON THE HOUSE.
Lynch & Doroff yesterday placed a
500 lien on Mrs Nunziata Valentfs
new house on Congress avenue in the
1 interest of Isaac Brown, who furnished
material for the construction of the
house y
/ CONTINUED CASES.
The case of William Gay, proprietor
of the Hotel Majestic, for violation of
the Sunday liquor law, was yesterday
continued until next Wednesday, and
that Of Joseph Hooper, who, 1t Is alleg-
ed, was concerned in the wholesale rob-
berry of brass from the Consolidated
road over a year ago. was continued
until to-day.
ed with taking sixty cents from the
pocketbook of Mrs Davis r. Coombs
had his case continued until Decem-
Der /.
OTHER CASES.
Louis G.. Adams was fined $40 and
given thirty days in Jail for obtaining
goods under false pretences from F. l.
Leighton's hardware store on Congress
avenue.
Peter Nolan was sent to jail for sixty
days by Judgs Dow yesterday for va
grancy.
Herman knott, proprietor of a vari.
ETY. store, was yesterday fined "a fol-
keeping his place open on Sunday. He
appealed the case.
Morris Mcnamara was tried for at
tempting to obtain goods under FALSE
pretences and the case was nolled.