The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-04
In AND ABOUT THE COURTS


IMPOSED BYJUDGE WHEELER.
Jury Acquits Frank NJ. sInyton on
Ground of Insanity Henry Miller
Sentenced for Bigamy--Grand Jury to
| Sit OH Anderson Murder Case To-day.
The January term of the criminal
| side of the superior court convened yes
terday, Judge Ralph Wheeler presiding
The first case tried before a jury was
that of Frank M. Slayton, alias Robert
e. Lee, jr who was accused of pass
ing check purporting to be signed
by Edmond III. Phipps, upon Louis
Linde of Temple Bar, corner of Temple
and Center streets. Young Slayton was
defended by ex-Judge Blydenburgh and
James e. O'Connor. The defense was
| insanity. The jury after being out half
an hour returned verdict Of not guilty.
| Henry Miller, colored, was found
guilty of bigamy and sentenced
to eighteen months in the states pris-
on. Miller married Mary Caesar in 1887
and in 1898 he married Hettie Freeman.
His defense was that he thought his
first wife was dead. He was defended
by Attorney Walter Miller
Frank Bowan and Frank Jesus, who
broke into the house of the Rev. Mr.
Mossman on December 10, pleaded gull
ty and were each sentenced to states
prison for five years.
William Fl. Gerow and Frank Wiley
pleaded guilty to burglary committed
in Meriden in October last and We're
sent to jail for one year.
Henry S. Mockley pleaded guilty to
the theft of overcoat from son of
Judge Roraback and a diamond stud
from Thomas j. Madden, and was sent
to states prison for one year.
Robert Sullivan pleaded guilty to the
theft of pocketbook and money from
John Miller on board a train of the
Consolidated road in October and was
sentenced to four years in states prs-
on
William Nolan and Grove Hutchins
pleaded guilty to burglary and were
sent to states prison, the former for
two years and Hutchins for two and a
half years.
Harry Chatfield and James Shiles,
both of Meriden pleaded guilty and
were sent to Jail for one year.
Eugene Oliver and Charles Blakeslee
were taken from the city court on q
bench warrant and arraigned for high
way robbery.
Michael Aramanto pleaded guilty to
an assault and was sent to jail for
four months and fined $75,
Timothy Ryan aged eight years
was taken into court by Captain Cowles |
and charged with burglary Captain |
Cowles says that young Ryan has
broken into about fourteen places, but |
has not taken anything of much value. |
His mother furnished bond of 800 |
and the boy was released.
Henry A. Doty charged with stealing |
a $75 scarf pin from the person of J. J
B. Cummings on November 10, 1898, =,
pleaded not guilty
Octove Alexis and Midget Leonard, !
accused by DIR. Leander Leon, in whose |
employ they were, of stealing $1,0l0 |
in money and jewelry, pleaded not |
guilty.
Joseph Alklande, charged with crimi-
nal assault on Savina Monte, a sixteen
year-old Branford girl, on November 1,
1898, pleaded not guilty.
Edward Allison pleaded that he was
not guilty of the crime of adultery. His
offense was alleged to have been COM
a. 1909 |
with Mrs. Catherine Granger, wife OF
Samuel Granger.
Felix Browbroskie, charged with
shooting Frank Brominsky, In Ansonia
with intent to kill and murder, on No
vember II, 1898, pleaded not guilty.
William Clancy, charged with steal
ing a pair of shoes from Morris p.
Gould, on September 80, 1898, pleaded
not guilty.
Richard Hill, charged with stealing a
$40 horse from Charles Gibson Of Or
ange, pleaded not guilty.
Grove Hutchins, charged with enter
ng the house of Thomas J. Coffey, No
vember II, 1898, pleaded not guilty He
was convicted of a similar offense in
October 2S, 1898.
JdIDtS VI. i4pHS, tIltil s5tNt WIN do'dulI |
IN Rebecca Armstrong, was not put to
plea but his bond was increased from
g. 900 to $1,000.
Milton McGraw, charged with the
.heft of $3.50 diamond ring from Mary
D. Merchant, pleaded not guilty
Thomas Streets, charged with burg
airy at the house of Jeremiah Kennedy
vt Grand avenue, December 20 in the
lay time, pleaded not guilty.
James Henry Ogle of Meriden, charg-
ID with criminally assaulting Lizzie"
Ogle, a sixteen-year- old girl December
, 1898, pleaded guilty.
Frank Williams of Seymour, charged
With shooting on Lizzie Francis with
intent to kill, pleaded not guilty.
Charles Young, the educated China
nan. pleaded not guilty to the charge ;