The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-06

be added alleges IlldI lile fet'S '."sN 's torney caused Dr. Whitten to be ar rested for the purpose of extortlng money from him and the second that he was arrested without right or war rant.
 The court allows the complainant or his attorney two weeks to submit satis- factory evidence or affidavits to SUD- port the allegations of the counts in question and orders that if this is not done the matter be dismissed. THE WELSBACH COMPANY SUES. A suit brought by the Welsbach Light company of Gloucester, N. J., against L. A. Holmes of New Haven, has been filed in the United States court. The plaintiff claims $5,000 dam ages for the manufacture and sale of an alleged infringement of the Wels- bach incandescent gas light. Superior Court Criminal Side-Judge
 Wheeler.
 The January term of the criminal su- perior court opened at 10 o'clock yes- terday morning with prayer by Rev. Dr. McLane. Judge Ralph Wheeler oc- cupied the bench. The prisoners were put to plea at once.
 Walter V. Goode, aged seventeen, of New Haven, pleaded guilty of forging the name of Isaac Weinberg to check for $76 on the Mechanics bank, October 2, 1S96 and was sentenced to two years in state prison.
 Joseph Schleicher and William Fitz- simmons were put to plea to the charge of burglarizing the saloon of Hugh J. Reynolds, 152 Crown street. Both pris- oners pleaded guilty and upon motion of State Attorney Williams sentence was deferred.
 Ernest S. Miles of Milford pleaded guilty of theft. He was charged with the theft of gold watch valued at s63 from his father, December ?, 1896. Miles was sentenced to one year in jail.
 John Capazza of Meriden pleaded not guilty to the charge of committing an assault with intent to kill upon Elijah Barton on October 26, and also an as- sault upon Pasqualla Pitzka of the same city on the same date
 Frank Wrenn of New Haven pleaded SullLy lO tliC Siiol oS cA IiiSLl. iiC Weto charged with stealing bicycle valued at $65 from John c. Barnes on October G. He was sentenced to one year in Jail.
 Catherine Brewster pleaded not guilty to the charge of burglary. It was alleged that on November she stole from Michael Kelley $2 in money and watch valued at $10.
 John Conroy of Meriden was put to plea on the charge of burglary at the house of Samuel Forham on November 1T and pleaded not guilty. Frank Mill Ter was charged with an attempt to en- ter the same property on November IT with the purpose of burglarizing. He first pleaded not guilty but later changed his plea to guilty and was sen- tenced to one year in jail.
 Thomas Burns of this city pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary. It was alleged that he forced entrance to store belonging to Carmina Cara fino's peanut stand on Meadow street, on September 29 He was sentenced to one year in state prison.
 John Conroy and Frank Miller plead- ed not guilty to the charge of burg lary. It is alleged that, on November IT, they broke into the store of Samuel Forrer in Meriden
 Ernest Grabowski was sentenced to eighteen months in jail for burglary in Alonzo F. Knox's shoe store in Bran ford on October 30. He pleaded guilty. William T. Hanley, three counts of theft, guilty; one year in Jail
 Patrick Costello, charged with burg lary in the store of Owen Keene, in New Haven, on May Is, 1896, pleaded rot guilty.
 pleaded not guilty to the charge of burglary. It is alleged that he broke into the dwelling of Georgiana Hubbell, in Milford, on September 13
 Thomas F. Eagan pleaded not guilty to the charge of burglary. It is al- legged that, on April 3, 1896, Eagan en- tered building in the custody of James B. Moran of New Haven.
 Louis Fiera pleaded not guilty to the charge of assaulting, following and mocking Edson Beardsley of North Branford on December 15 last.
 James l.. German pleaded not guilty to the charge of theft from Edward Malley. It was alleged that on No vember Il German took $565 in money and a watch valued at $23S from MT. Malley and then left the city
 Ernest Grebowski pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary, alleging that he entered the shoe store of Alonzo T. Knox in Hamden on October 30 last. He was sentenced to eighteen months in states prison.
 William T. Hawley was sentenced to one year in jail for theft. He was bound over from the city court on the third count of theft, the last being com nsitted November ? 1896, His plea was guilty.
 avid Howarth, Milford, breach of the peace in assaulting his fatiler-in- law Samuel A. Nettleton, pleaded not guiijy. Grove Hutchins, theft of S75 from Joseph McAvoy on October 2S, not guilty.
 The other cases brought up were as follows: