The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-06
Superior Court.

L., L. LILY GC lOl LIZ N~iSA'~N~'
Superior Court.
Judge Ralph Wheeler occupied the
bench at the opening of this term Oh Tue
superior court yesterday morning. ne
disposed of the following:
Nathan b. Osborn pleaded guilty 10
forging and passing note OF SS9.4o On
Nav 10, 1899. The note. purportea "
be signed by Judge David Iorrahce,
Mr. Williams stated that Osborn Woulu
in the course of a year or SO nave ar
income from the estate of DAVID Nd
than. The episode of the forged ho,e
was only one of many attempts maui
by Osborn to obtain some of his money
before he was entitled to it. lie was
sentenced to one years imprisonment
G. Gordon Linsley, charged with pass
ing a forged check upon Marguerite -
Rockwell, his landlady, on Mafch co.
pleaded guilty and was senteliceu "
three years imprisonment
Edward Markle pleaded guilty 10 we
theft Of a horse blanket valued at ~
from Abijah G. Sproul, for whom ne
worked. This being his third offense
he came into the superior court Mar
lxle stated that he was drunk when ne
STOLE the blanket and that it WASH
worth 80 Mr.. Williams said that Mar
| kle had long record of petty thleVery
| and that Jail sentence seemed 10 nav
| no terrors for him, He recomiaenueu
| year in states prison. Juuse hee'Ni
| imposed that sentence
| Mary Z. Upton, charged win the
! theft of $7S from Edward Turner on
| Nav 10, 1899, pleaded guilty and was
| sentenced to one year in state prison
| Thomas Bowen of Ansonia PLEADED
| guilty. to theft Of SIS from Ernest Stowe
| a charcoal dealer of Seymour He was
| sentenced to two years in states prison
| The original charge was highway rop-
| berry.
Harry johnson of Wallingford, charg-
| cd with entering the dwelling mouse Oh
| Walter ]. Cottrell of Walllingford, ana
taking therefrom box of coins, pleaded
| guilty. He was only nineteen years OF
age and Mr. Williams recommended
| iaiI sentence of one year. The court III
posed that sentence.
John Noonan of Ansonia pleaded
guilty to breaking into the saloon OF
Michael Shay in that town. He made
q plea for mercy on the ground that
he had a wife and four children to sup
mort and that he was drunk when he
broke into the place. Attorney Williams
stated that Noonans wife and children
had left the country. sentence Oh one
year in state prison was imposeu-
James Creighton of Ansonia, charseo
with vagrancy, had his case nolieo'
Joseph Chesbro, colored pieaueo gun
ty to entering the building OF the Epis'
copal academy Cheshire, and taxing
some silverware He was sentenced u
a year in states prison. ;,
The following pleaded not guilty Thei
cases will come up later;
Harry e. Bailey Of Merlden, charged
; with theft, second offense pleaded no
guilty.
francesca A. Pasduale, charged Wit
assault with intent to kill, was broush
into court to plead to that charge ii
has been out on bonds of 500. Mr. WI
lians stated that he desired the cas-
continued under the new complaint AM
with the same bonds. Pasquale pleade'
| NOT guilty, His victim was Frederlcl
Jasper and the implement used was
pistol,
Thomas Meaney, charged with enter
ing a railroad car in an attempt to com
| NIT theft pleaded not guilty
Frank Lane, sent up from Meriden 9
the charge of being tramp, pleade
not guilty
Catherine DeShielle and Grace Bar
rows, charged with robbing Otto Wen
Der Of $40 on April /, 1899, pleaded nc
guilty.
The case against George F. Maize
was nclled. Maher is serving ia
sentence of long duration and 1t WI
be several months before he can b
brought before the superior court.