The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-06

that. He was also bound over for as- sault with intent to kill on Mills, Mir. Williams stated that he considered Mills to blame in the affair and there fore changed the charge to that of as- sault and battery. Rowan was fined $l and sentenced to thirty days in jail.
 Thomas Shortell of Derby, charged with theft and breaking into a railroad car, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in states prison.
 Three boys, John Mcclure, aged sev enteen; Harry Nesbit, aged seventeen, and Henry Mosig, aged nineteen. all of Derby, were charged with theft of cop per on two counts from the N. Y., N H. and H. R, R. Co. Attorney Downes of Derby was in court and was appointed guardian ad Item of the boys, all of whom pleaded guilty. MT. Williams explained to the court that Nesblt and Mosig were from good families and that the latter's parents were among the most respectable people in Derby. On the state attorneys recommenda- tion Mosig was fined $10O and sentenced to Jail for one day on each count, and Nesbit and Mcclure were each sen- fenced to one year in the county Jail on each count.
 Moses Gallowitz of Wallingford, charged with attempt to commit rape, pleaded not guilty. He was placed un- der S200 bonds in the justices court, and MT. Williams asked that the bonds be increased to $500. This was granted by the court despite the objection en- tered by the prisoners counsel, Attor- ney David Strouse.
 John Thompson of Milford pleaded guilty to the charge of burglarizing l the barn and house of T. D. Beach at Woodmont on February 2S. He was , sentenced to eighteen months in states . prison.
 Joseph Ward of Meriden pleaded | guilty to the charge of burglarizing a , shop in Meriden belonging to w. w.. , Markham and taking some razors. l Ward is a one-legged man and told the court that he was an acrobat by s profession that he was out of work | when he committed the burglary and , 1 did it to get money with which to buy , something to eat. He was sentenced to six months in the county Jail.
 John Zerkel of Orange, charged with , burglarizing the dwelling houses of +. I w. Hill and Charles o. Blake in that $ town, pleaded not guilty.
 :. Superior Court-Civil Side-Judge Elmer. ! The civil side of the superior court : was opened yesterday morning and al most immediately adjourned, as the cases were not ready for trial. Judge Elmer, who is to hold this session, did not appear.
 The new dockets for the April term of the superior court, civil side, were issued yesterday. There are forty-nine new cases, among which are the cases of Yale university against the town o1 New Haven, an appeal from the ta1 assessment placed on it's property bl the assessors; Theodore A. Tuttle's appeal from probate; the Consolidated railroad against the city of New Ha ven, regarding the Hazel and 1v. street crossings and the Chapel stree bridge; the appeal of Carl F. Wahren berger from commissioners of the pro \ l bate court.
 ' Talcott H. Russell is the plaintiff il three suits against Edward H. Phipps president of the insolvent Conecticu lo Pipe Manufacturing company of Wes Haven. The suits are brought to deter ) mine responsibility for $10,O00 worth Q stock and book accounts.
 Court of Common Pleas Criminal Side
 Judge Hubbard.
 The April term of the criminal com ! mon pleas court opened yesterday il | the civil side court room with a jur before Judge L. M. Hubbard. Tn docket contains twenty-four cases among which is the appeal of Ger trude A. Vaughan from the decision i the city court finding her guilty 0 violation of the ordinance providin that maternity hospitals shall be Ii censed.
 The appeal of Edward Ford, a saloo keeper of East and Greene streets who was arrested January 30 for vio lation of the liquor law and fined $5 and costs in the lower court, was tried Ford was found guilty and fined $7 and costs.
 The case against William M. Frisbit the bicycle dealer who was convicte of embedding in the city court, will b tried. The information alleges tha while acting as agent for Manwarin of Bridgeport he collected and retain ed certain monies.
 The embracery case against Thoma F. Lee of this city, who is allaged have approached juror in the suit ( Ransom Chatfield against G. B. Bur nell in the superior court in Februar and who was found guilty in the cit court, will come up to-day on demul Ter to the information.
 Court Notes. q Henry D. White and Burton Mans field were yesterday appointed apprais \ CTS on the will of the late Mrs. Jane I D Winchester.
 Judge Dow has rendered decisio in the suit of Berman & Persky again!
 Katz & Kohn. The suit was for breac = of contract in connection with u l huilding of house on York stree