The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-13
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Court Notes.

Court Notes.
THE FITZGERALD MURDER CASE.
Antonio Sparano, the man who is
charged with having murdered Thomas
Fitzgerald on Meadow street, was be-
fore the grand jury yesterday morning
and the state officials confidently eX-
pect a true bill on the ground of muir
der in the first degree.
Sparano has never had any prelimi-
nary trial and the case against him in
the city court has never been called,
but has been continued from time to
time, The state now takes him direct
~ before the grand jury on bench
warrant and he has the first trial OF
the case there.
Under the proceeding in this case the
defence has no knowledge of what the
states case is and cannot have until it
comes up for trial in the superior court
in March. The hearing before the grand
jury Is secret one and no one is adj
mitted except the accused and the
states witnesses.
The most important of the states
witnesses yesterday were George Oliver
kingsbury, jr,, of Springfield, who is
senior in the Sheffield Scientific school,
and Miss Mollie Thayer of Hartford.
1t is said that these two were walking
together on Meadow street and saw
the stabbing
The grand jury which is serving is
made up as follows: Charles S. Leete,
William r. Stahl, ex-Judge L. E. Mon
son, Louis C. Pfaff, of New Haven;
Charles F. MILFORD and Charles f..
Bradley of Branford; Elisha C. Bishop
and u, H. Butler, Of Guilford; Samuel
d. Cruttenden and J. Myron Hull of
Madison; Wallace S. Chase and George
A. Roberts, of Milford; Bella A. Mann
and Harmon w. Wakefield of Ham
den; Herbert o. Page and Josiah J..
Linsley, of North Branford; l.. Peet
futile and Andrew f. Austin, of North
Haven.
KIPPIE TO GO BEFORE GRAND
JURY.
Thomas f. Ripple, who murdered hi1
wife, Mary Ripple, at their home on
Silver street about year ago, will also
come before the grand jury for in
dictment as soon as Sparano's case be-
fore the grand jury is disposed of.
He has once been indicted upon an
information for murder in the first de-
gree, but it was thought best by the
state not to go to trial on that infor-
nation as it is thought that a question
might be raised as to it's validity by
counsel for the accused.
The indictment Is believed to be de-
fective because it is not sufficiently
specific. 1t is said that the original
indictment does not show specifically
where the crime was committed.
BOUND OVER FOR A SERIOUS
CHARGE.
frederick c. Hall of lao COTE street
was bound over to the superior court
yesterday morning under $3.50 on each
of three charges Hall was charged
with indecent assault upon three little
girls living on Goffe street. Hall waiv-
ed examination on the charges
WEST HAVEN ROBBERY CASE.
John Condor and Terry Quinn OF
West Haven, charged with breaking
into and entering the saloon Of Hugh
, Morton, last Saturday night, came be-
fore Judge Samuel r. Bryant of that
borough yesterday morning. They
pleaded not guilty, but probable cause
was found and they were bound over
to the superior court. They were plac-
ed under bonds, which their parents
furnished, and they were released
| VAGRANCY CASES CONTINUED.
/ Thomas J. Coffey was tried yester-
: day before Judge Gable for vagrancy
( He was released from jail only a few
: days ago, and since that time he has
been hanging around the streets, The
man pleaded for a continuance in or
: der that he might get work, and the
t judge let him go on his own bond un.
T til next Saturday The case of va
grancy against Richard Dwyer was
! continued until February IL.
t CHARGED WITH TRESPASS.
I, The continued case Of Daniel Cava.
. naugh, charged with trespass, came III
2 in the city court yesterday morning
and the testimony was of such q ma.
ture that Judge Cable concluded {
t more serious offence was indicated. Hi
therefore continued the case until Feb
/. ruary II, and the accused was admitted
5 to bail in $3.50.
I. SETTLED OUT OF COURT
J The cases of John r. Fellows, charg
ed with keeping a house of i'll fame
Hazel Shepard, Sadie Anderson anC
Daniel Rice, charged with residing in {
: house Of i'll fame, We're settled out o
9 court yesterday morning, the first men
l toned paying $40. and each of thu
others SIS and costs.
A YOUNG BURGLAR
Edward Hirsch, an eighteen year ole
: youth, was in the city court yesterday
charged with burglary at the store o
William Markell at 922 State street
He pleaded guilty and was bound owe
$ to the superior court under $500 bonds
+ On. Hirsch's person was found a paw
ticket for a watch and a suit o
clothes. He admitted that he stol
. both of the articles in Boston.
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