The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-28
In AND ABOUT THE COURTS
Accused Persons Indicted by the Grand
Jury Ian United States District Court
Several Rulings In the Superior Court
Verdict of $500 for Plaintiff In suit
of Garrity VS.. Sisk.
of Garrity VS.. SislK.

The February term of the Unitet
States district court was convened IL
the court room in this city yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock. The officers Of
, the court are Charles w. Comstock OF
Norwich, district attorney; Edwin q
Marvin of Hartford clerk, and Edsor
S. Bishop of Norwich, marshal. Judgf
Townsend of this city presided. 1t was
the first term session since the changes
and improvements were made in the
court room in the Federal building. The
large room was well filled with people
Clerk Marvin called the names of the
two juries and swore them in. They
are as follows:
Grand jurors-EdWard D. Coogan of
Windsor Locks, Eelden B. Thorpe of
North Haven, w. w. Cowles of Man
chester, Joseph d. Stevens of Clinton,
A. Smith of Litchfield William T. An
derson of Tolland. Isaac w. Thompson
of New London, Albert w. Phillips of
Huntington E.. V. Preston, Charles E..
Thompson of Hartford, J. Fl. Vail Of
Winchester, Benjamin Lucas Of Pres
ton, Enos S. Belden of Plainvile, FL.
Burrows Brown, Braddock W. Chester,
OF Groton, James FL. Rafferty, of Put
nam, Chester M. Beach Of West Hart
ford, Samuel Dodd of Meriden, S. P.
Cooley of New Britain, Edward Doty of
Stonington.
Petit Jurors Ernest L. Isbell Austin
Mansfield, M. e. Chatfeld, f. G. Lum,
OF New Haven; Giles M. Gaylord, Tor
rington; Frank F'oote North Bradford;
IL. *. Jones, Cromwell; George A. Da-
kVls, August Mascharger, HI. e. Hub
bard, Meriden; George NJ Eames, John
Walsh, Bridgeport; George e. Chiches-
ter, Danbury; j. B. Vail, Waterbury;
David B. Mansfield, Harwinton; James
r. Barbour Stamford; David c.. Jor-
dan, Winchester; Charles M Hodge,
Roxbury; Victor N. King. Orange;
Charles w. Beonb Chatham Stephen
Sanford, Redding.
Judge Townsend appointed o. r.
= ~ VI LollIHs5 lOIl lUFGIHdIl OIL the
jury. Mr.. Fyler is chairman Of the re-
publican state central committee.
There were several cases to be con-
sidered, some of them important ones.
Take them in their order there was
George G. Burdick Of Danbury, charg-
ed with pension fraud; Robert Labo-
witch OF this city. charged with opening
mail belonging to a boarder in Warner
Hall: G. e. Richardson of Waterbury,
charged with sending obscene literature
through the mails; Pericale Cola and
Giovanni lombard of this city, italian
editors, charged with newspaper SLAM
der; Patrick Sisk, charged with pen
sion fraud; Angelo Giammetti,,f Valerie
Roberts and Scarillo Caffaro, of New
Haven, charged with passing counter
felt coin in New Haven; Guisseppi Min
nichino Of New Haven, sending defam-
atory letters through the mails; e. M.
Chadwick, former postmaster of Salem,
Conn, charged with embezzl&nnent;
David S. Owen, attempt to defraud the
government on pension by representing
himself as his brother, who served in
the army and was dead; Edgar f. Bow
err of Hartford, taking valuables from
the mails, and e. H. Beardsleyof New
Preston, alleged pension fraud;
The grand jury, after being out near
ly three hours, returned and reported
that it had found q true bill in every
case presented to 1t for consideration.
After the report the court adjourned till
2:1O in the afternoon when Judge
Townsend took up the cases in the or
der to see who would plead guilty and
who would stand trial.
In the case against Edgar F. Bowen
of Hartford fine of $50 and costs was
imposed. He was charged with. steal
ing the works Of watch from the
Hartford postoffiee.
The case against George G. Burdick |
and c. e. Richardson of Waterbury |
and the counterfeiters Valerie Ruberto |
and Scarillo Caffaro were called and it |
was stated that they were ready for |
trial.
Upon recommendation of the United |
States attorney general a nole was en-
tered In the case of Edward Fl. Boards
ley Of New Preston, charged with PEN
sion fraud.
In the case of G. L. Richardson of
Waterbury, charged with having sent |
an obscene letter through the mails, the
case was put over until the next term,
to give opportunity for physicians to
enquire concerning his mental condi-
ton.
Judge Wheeler yesterday overruled the
demurrer of the Manufacturers Rail-
road company, in the suit of James H.
Brockett and wife against the Fair
Haven and Westville Railroad coms
pany.
In the case of Edgerton VS.. Starin
the motion to require the plaintiff to
make more specific statement is de-
MED.
The Judge filed his finding of facts
in the suit of Georgianna Golden
against Clayton Hall, Meriden case
going to the supreme court on a judg-
ment obtained by Miss Golden for in
iuries received when she was knocked
off her bicycle by Hail. who was driving
in grocer's wagon.
Notice of appeal has been filed in the
case of the Mechanics bank against C.
r Woodward
The suit of George E. Hodson, trus-
tee, against Mrs. Marie w. Spare, was
finished at noon. This is the case
where George E. Spare seeks to redeem,