The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-01-08
IN and ABOUT THE COURTS
CRIMINAL TERM OF THE SUPERIOR
COURT COMES IN.
Many Prisoners Put TO Plea--NeIsOn A.
Howard Sues His Fathers Estate for
S2, 5OO-SIander Suit on-Nlatters In
the Common Pleas and city Courts.

periOr court opened in this city yester-
Gay with Judge Elmer on the bench.
Rev. Mr.. Prentiss, pastor of the Dav-
export Congregational church, offered
the opening prayer.
A large number of persons were put
to plea and some were sentenced, but
the list of cases was not called over and
will not be finished to-day.
Walter Harvey and William Freyer,
Meriden boys charged with burglary,
pleaded guilty. Harvey was sentenced
to twenty months in jail and Freyer to
eight months in jail.
Harold Barrows, charged with pass
ing forged check at the New Haven
house, asked to be permitted to defer
his plea until after he had consulted
counsel
Elisha Bethel colored, pleaded guilty
to the charge of burglarizing coal
barge in this city and was sentenced to
not more than three years nor less than
one year in states prison.
| Dorsey Buckner. a colored sailor,
charged with assault with intent to
murder, pleaded not guilty.
Luigi Buonone, charged with burg
larry, pleaded not guilty
jeremiah and Lena Caples, young
colored people of Moriden, husband and
Wife, were charged with murder and
violation Of burial laws. 1t was charg
ed that they buried child alive. There
was d lack OF evidence and they were
discharged,
| David Davidson man seventy years
| Of age, pleaded not guilty to the charge
of burglary but later changed his plea
to guilty and got eighteen months in
Jail.
Frederick Dean, seventeen years of
age of Branford pleaded guilty to the
charge of burgarizing the house of
Amy Kingsbury at Pine Orchard. He
was sentenced to not less than one
year in Jail The case of William III.
Kimball was a companion one. Kimball
is the man who is charged with having
committed wholesale burglaries at Pine
Orchard, and along the Branford shore
at cottages early last fall. Kimball
pleaded guilty but his sentence was de-
ferred.
John II H. Douglass pleaded guilty to
the charge of theft of chickens. This
was his third offense of theft, and he
was sentenced to not more than three
years nor less than one year in states
prison.
Edward C. Glynn, who with Falter Nj.
Miller, was charged with robbing Fire
man Johnson of this city in West Ha-
ven last fall, pleaded not guilty.
Thomas Gay, charged with breaking
into schoolhouse at Madison, pleaded
not guilty, and Attorney Elliott was
assigned to defend him
Victor Castrell and Olga Arc pleaded
not guilty to the charge of adultery,
and Attorney Jacobs was assigned to
defend them Both Of the accused
claim to be members of noble families
in Norway
James A. Halpin pleaded not guilty
to the charge of being tramp, as did
James O'Rourke. Both later changed
their pleas to guilty, on advice of coun-
sell Attorneys Bishop and Hoyt, and |
were sentenced to six months each In |
state prison.
John r. James, colored. of Ansonia, |
pleaded guilty to the charge of assault |
with intent to kill, and was sentenced |
to not more than three years nor less
than one year in states prison
lnOllldS II isElES tflt 1VbLits AA4'''f "A'D |
resides on Coils street, this city, charg- |
ed with arson in setting fire to his |
mothers barn on Coils street, asked to |
confer with Attorney A. Maxey Hitler |
before entering a plea. After conterlng |
with Mr.. Hitler he pleaded guilty and |
Attorney Hitler asked the ciemency of |
the court for him He was sentenced |
to not more than four years, nor less
than two years in states prison,
John e. Larkin and Ganett Dalton,
charged with theft from the person |
pleaded guilty and were sentenced to |
not less than two years in states pris-
on.
Stanton Middlebrook, charged with |
forgery of a check on the City bank,
pleaded not guilty and Attorney Arnon
A. Alling was assigned to defend him.
Frank Miller, charged With being a
tramp, pleaded not guilty and Attorney
Carl +. Bollman was assigned to defend
him This was Mr. Bollman's first APP
in court as an attorney He
was notified Monday by the State Bar
committee, that he had passed the state
examinations held in Hartford last
month and took the oath of an attor-
new and was admitted to practice
shortly before being assigned to de-
fend Miller On advice of his counsel
Miller. changed his plea to guilty and
was sentenced to three months in the
state's prison
Henry ]. Paul, charged with assault
with intent to kill pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to one year in jail
sylvester Peck a colored boy seven |
een years of age, was charged with
1t was alleged that he burg
arized the tailor store of T. Kleiner
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced |
10 one year in jail.
Frank l.. Biddell, charged with stat
ltory burglary in entering the house
If Fred e. Dudley in North Branford.
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to not |
more than three years and not less than
me year in states prison.
Samuel Slade, a minor. of New York,
,harged with theft from the person, |
pleaded not guilty by advice of his
counsel, Attorney Slade,
James Denton and William Sykes,
,harged with theft of sealskin sacques
rom Brooks & Co. we're brought into
,ourt under bench warrants. Their |
asses are still pending in the city
curt and State Attorney Williams |
stated to the court that their bonds |
lad been reduced by the city court to |