The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-09
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
YARIOUS STATE PRISON SENTEN.
CES IMPOSED FOR BURGLARY,


Year Eeach-Bnl of Costs Against Water
bury ~Dismissed-A Divorce Granted
Superior Court Assignments of Jury and
Court Cases Other Court Notes.
Harry j. Penteld and Dwight c.
Reeves two young men of eighteen and
twenty years respectively, were tried
for burglary in the superior criminal
court yesterday morning. Both We're
charged with entering the houses of
Henry G. Shepherd of Branford and
Amos Dickerman of East Haven.
There We're twenty-one other charges
against each, but they were not push
ed.
The accused both pleaded guilty to
both charges and were sentenced to one
year each in the penitentiary in each
case
DORMAN GETS ONE YEAR IN
PRISON.
George Dorman pleaded not guilty to
the charge of theft from person. On
the night of November 4 Captain VIII
liam futile, while under the influence
of liquor, was taken to the Central ho-
tel and assisted in retiring by the ac-
cused. In the morning Captain futile
missed his gold watch, valued at $40.
Dorman claimed he assisted the cap
tain to the hotel as a. friend and the
watch was given to him for safe keep
ing. He intended giving up the watch
when it was asked for, according to his
statement, but was arrested by Detec-
tive Sergeant Dennehy before he had a
chance to return it.
In closing his argument State Attor-
ney Williams asked that state prison
penalty be imposed AT this Mrs. Dor
man, mother of the prisoner, tainted
and had to be carried into the lobby.
The jury were out about twenty min
utes They returned verdict of gull
ty. sentence Of one year in prison
was imposed.
CATIARINE SENT TO JAIL.
Catharine Brewster yesterday morn
ing changed her plea to guilty. The
charge against her was theft from per-
son in taking a gold watch from the
pocket of one Mccarthy, with whom
she was in company on George street.
Judge Wheeler imposed sentence of
six months in the county Jail.
Superior Court-Civil Side-Judge Shum-
way.
Judge Shumway held a short calen-
dar session yesterday morning in the
civil side of the superior court. The
Hicks divorce case was assigned for
January Is, when motions to dismiss
the complaint and for alimony, while
the case is in progress, will be heard.
The case of Warner against the Der
by Transcript company was assigned
for January 49, when a demurrer to
paragraph three of the answer will be
heard. The plaintiff is c. D. Warner,
the president of the Ansonia branch of
the Law and Order league. A letter,
which he claims damaged his charac-
ter. appeared in the Derby Transcript
the editor of which refused to divulge
the name of the writer, and the suit
! followed.
Judge Shumway will have charge of
the short calendar during the present
session. Each judge will make his own
assignments, Judge Thayer of Jury
cases in the superior court room, civil,
at $50 a. M, and Judge 'Shumway of
court cases in the supreme court room
at 10 a. m. each Friday.
Judgment of foreclosure was grant
ed on a mortgage of $500 on the Fly
ing Point house, summer hotel at
Stony Creek.
Albertine c. Barnes of the Barnes
Manufacturing company concern, at
the corner Of Court and State streets,
had a motion on the list to have the
receiver, discontinue the business and
sell the assets, but the motion went
over for one week.
BILL OF COSTS DISMISSED.
Judge Shumway yesterday dismissed
the bill of costs against the city of
Waterbury in the mandamus proceed
ings brought by the Naugatuck Rail-
road company to compel the defendant
to pay the amount of damages ordered
for the purchase Of a piece of land TAX
en- from the plaintiff for the extension
Of Liberty street. The claim was for
s5,273. A mandamus was obtained by
the plaintiff on December 10, and on
the 18th the money was rendered and
accepted The plaintiff held that the
defendant should pay COSTS which the
court denied.
DIVORCES GRANTED.
Fred p. Raymond of this city was
divorced yesterday afternoon in the SUI
perior court by Judge Shumway from
his wife, Julia McEvoy Raymond of
Paterson, NJ J., on the ground of adul-
terry. The Raymonds intermarried Oc-
tober 9, 1888.
THEFT CASE NOLLED.
In the case of the state against Mi
chael Dunn and Edward Cleary for
theft from person committed on James
Dalton on January 2, the state nolled
the case against Cleary after the trial
had proceeded but a short time.
Dunn's trial was continued occupying
the balance of the day. The jury after
forty minutes deliberation returned a
verdict of acQuittal.
ASSIGNMENT OF JURY CASES.
The assignment of jury cases in the
superior court, Judge Thayer, is as fol-
lows:
Thursday, January 12-Hogben VS.. the
METROPOLITAN Life Insurance company, on
trial Russell and Adams; Bristol, Stoddard
& Bristol. Chatfed VS.. Bunnell, ct al,
Hamilton; Harrison & Zacher. Pierce VS..
Staub, ct al, executors; Hamilton; Harri,
son & Zacher, Frank w. Marsh.
Wednesday. January 13-Bishop ct al. VS..
the CITY of New Haven; Deming q futile;
Ely Owen VS.. Pinney, ct ais; Fay 4 Ben,
nett: Case Ely & Case, G. n. Briscoe for
gar. Lee & Hoyt VS.. the city of New Ha-