The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-06
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
ANTONIO LUCCI sENrENCED no
TWELVE YEARS IN PRISON.


Was Charged With an Assault With In
tent to Kiil-True Bill Found by the
Grand Jury Against DIR. Bond-Suits in
Civil Courts-schooner Libelled as
Fnibuster.
In the superior court, yesterday morn
ing, the grand jury found a true bill
of murder in the second degree against
DR.. Elijah A. Bond, charged with kill
ing Miss Grace N. Dearborn by Grim
inal operation. The date Of DR.. Bonds
trial upon this indictment will be an
nounced to-day.
James Lawlor, a boy, who Tuesday
pleaded not guilty to burglarizing the
residence of G. S. Brainard, changed his
plea to guilty, and was sentenced to six
months in Jail.
James Kennedy also changed his plea
and was sent to prison for two years
for an alleged HOUSEKEEPING at the
Calvary Home, this city, last October
TWELVE YEARS IN PRISON.
In the criminal side of the superior
court yesterday afternoon Donnie Lucci
of Meriden was found guilty by the jury
of assaulting James Scillae with intent
to kill. The assault occurred in Meri-
den. Lucci was sentenced to twelve
years in state prison.
AT the close of Luccis case William
Galway was put on trial for assaulting
Thomas Welsh of Derby with intent TO
kill The prisoner is only nineteen
years of age and pleaded not guilty.
The assault Occurred in Derby. The
case was continued until 10 o'clock this
| morning
Superior Court-Cipil Side-Judge Wheel
er.
In the civil side of the superior court
g. jury was called before Judge Wheeler,
and the case Of Magoohan VS.. Curran,
administrator, was begun. Thomas
Curran is the administrator of the es-
tate and Charles M. McKiernan, who
kept grocery store at Congress ave-
niue and Oak street. John Magoohan
| was his nephew and worked for him at
| $25 per month. The nephew now claims
that his uncle paid him only a part of
| his wages, leaving a balance of S3,795
| due The case was continued until 10
| o'clock this morning.
| Court of Common Pleas-CiviI Side.
The case of Patchen VS.. the City of
| Derby, a suit on contract, still drags
| it's slow length through the court Of
| common pleas.
The case of Alexander Wolverton VS..
Paul Unger is assigned to follow the
| Patchen case.
| PATENT SUIT.
| In the United States circuit court,
! Judge Townsend yesterday morning
heard the case in equity of Herbert S.
| Oweny. New London, against the Pope
| Manufacturing company Of Hartford,
| for alleged infringement of patent. The
| complainant asserts that defendants in
| fringed his patent in the construction
| of a bicycle frame.
LICENSES REFUSED.
I The county commissioners yesterday
| decided to refuse licenses to w. S. Foo
| garty and James Kinney Of Wallingford
| in view of the opposition of the owners
4 Of factories in the vicinity where it was
| proposed to open their saloons.
| LINTON WILL PROBATED.
Principal T. w Mather of the Board
man school yesterday morning took out
| administration papers on the estate OF
4 his ,father-in-law, William j. Linton. the
i famous wood engraver and author, who
died last week. Mr. Linton left val
liable library and collection of pictures
| which many an art connoisseur would
envy. The books which formed tbs
library were valuable chiefly because
they were presented to him by the
authors and are autograph copies. The
engravings, etc. are the works of cele-
brated artists and were sent to Mr.. Lin
ton as gifts. Mr.. Linton left will II
which he distributes some OF his effects
among his friends, but the bulk of their
go to his family.
SCHOONER LIBELED.
The schooner Donna Il. Briggs, hail
ing from Stonington, Conn. has beer
libeled as a filibuster She is at presen
| in New Haven harbor with a cargo o
lumber.
The Donna T. Briggs figured in Thu
hearing at the department of justic
Tuesday in the case of the filibuster tut
Sommers N Smith, now lying at Mo
bile under federal surveillance. Nom
of the facts are given out by the Off
Gals of the department, but 1t Is known
that they believe the Briggs was TIL
vessel heretofore unknown which fig
ured as the auxiliary exedition witt
the Smith last August.
The Briggs has been the object 0
suspicion by the federal officer for som
time. The authorities at Mobile hav
been instructed to file a libel agains