The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-21
YESTERDAY In TIE COURTS
THOMAS r. EIPPIE PLACED ON
TRIAL FOR WEE MURDER.

Jury Drawn Yesterday and Trial Begun
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ordered flea OF NOT Guilty To De I'm
tered--John p. Carney Sues to Recover
Bail Bond-other Court Gases.
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Aiioiii''s Nipple was piaceu On tri-
al III the criminal superior court yes
terday morning before Judge S. 0.
Prentice Kinnta is beinr tried for the
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ii'Ni Ne' VI no "i+e' -'4''i' i>ippie' va
January 81, 1896, at the home OF the
Kippies on Silver street The murder,
at the time of it's occnrrence shocked
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extreme. Ripple killed his wife by
stapplng her, lnHicting three deep
wounds ana causing Immediate death.
one wound was on the right side or the
chest and and SIX inches deep ana TWO
We're on the lett SIDE Oh the chest' nVe
inches long.
hlpple was given nearing IN the
city court shortly AFTER the hofrlpie
occurrence, but waived examination
ana was bound over for trial. lie was
indicted by the grand jury, out a nav
IN the Indictment was olscoVereu NY
state Attorney Williams and another
Indictment was found by the grahu
jury Oh 1896 Wnlch met Siiolt tiiiie
ago Ripple is Freneh-Canadlah' 90
years OF age
large crowd was IN attendance at
the court room yesterday Wheh the VII
al began, the crowd, morpldiy curious
illling every seat IN the gallery. III tiie
dock Ripple looked slightly haggaro'
and was neatly attlred. lie IS peins
defended by Attorneys j. Blrhey luttle
and Richard ID. Tyner VINO nave peeh
allowed by the court 10 nave the ser
vices or medical experts, LII. Green M.
Hammond OF New YORK Dr. Wllllah
+. Baldwin OF New Raven ana one
other not yet named.
When put to plea yesterday nipple
answered, i deellhe TO pleaa' anu wy
court instructed that plea Oh nv
guilty be entered.
The state has retained II. "A. q.
Stearns of the Hartford insane asy-
lum, DR., Francis Bacon OF this city ana
DR.. Simon ]. Goodhart OF New YORK a
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this city, who is an expert on nervous
diseases.
A panel OF .fifty-six Jurymeh naa
been summoned, and they were as loi-
.9ws;
Fred j. Peck, Edison L, Allen ana
Samuel Todd OF Hamden. j. Samuel
Scranton and Dwight 5 Wheedon OIL
Madison; Henry b. Wood OF Merluen'
William Wood and James Beers OF MID
dlebury; Joseph Green, FRANK M
Howe and Mortimer >. Treat OF Mi
ford; Luther ,. Platt, Il. Mohroe Eaiu-
win and William HOPKINS Oh Nausa-
tuck; Virgil Fl. Rowe ana freuerich ~
| Dudley OF North BranIora; Josepii
| Pierpont, Ellsworth u. ., ydooayeat
and John III. Todd OF North haven,
| Cyrus w. futile, John K. Looms anu
| Erwin j. Crawford OF orange, Easai
j. Leavenworth and Henry +. Wliilails
of Oxford; George Sprague ana Hora-
ito M. Clark Of Prospect; samuel ",
Buckingham. William r. Holmes' Dai'-
| lei W. Clark ana James fioWaFu -
| Seymour; Arson j. Ward, burton =.
Bradley and Charles =. Hlne OF south.
| bury; A. G. Berghoff, Phlllp ~ haii
| and G. Henry w, Andrews Of WalliiiS-
ford; James Nicholson OF Waterbury,
| William HornelWood ana Lavaiette
| Upson OF Wolcott, ALBERT l., Sperry
and stephen M. Peek OF Woodprlage'
Morris A. Hill, George H. Batcheloi
and Thomas A. Quenan OF Ansonla'
William H. Jones OF Beacon rams,
Thomas b. Mcclure ana Dwight IL
Johnson of Bethany; Michael T. Har-
ding, Lewellyn M. Barker and FRANK
IT. Bradley of Branford; william
Heinemann and Acquilla Moore OF
Cheshire.
The jury finally empanelled consisted
of the following gentlemen:
Friend j. Peck of Hainden, Dwight
s. Whedon of Madison, Henry w. An
drews of Wallngford, Iavalette upsof
of Woleott Albert l.. Sperry OF Wood
bridge, Norris A. Hill and George IA
Bachelor of Ansonia, Acquilla Moore
Of Cheshire, Dwight l.. Johnson O