The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-01-09
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
REATDEAL OF BUSINESS TRANS
ACTED IN SUPERIOR COUNT.
Many Plead Guiity-JeweIor Abe Silver
thu-Cap Shea VIII Have IA Quick Trial
the Common Pleas and CITY Courts.

the Common Pleas and Ctty Courts.
Cases were disposed of rapidly in the
criminal superior court yesterday, Sew
eral pleas of guilty were entered, and
there are now but few cases left for
| trial
Dorsey Buckner, colored. aged TWEEN
| ty-two years changed his plea to guilty
and was sent to prison for term Of
not more than three years or less than
one.
| Frank A. Tower, charged with circu-
lating obscene literature in New Ha-
! Ven on November 1, pleaded guilty on
three counts. On one count he was
sentenced to prison for not more than
two years nor less than one year. On
the other two counts he was fined $50
| each
William Kimball one of the men
charged with burglarizing cottages at
Pine orchard. changed his plea to gull
ty and was sentenced on one count TO
prison for term of not more than
seven years nor less than four years.
Four other counts against him were
uolled
Louis Cretallo, charged with an as
eault with intent to kill Generic Con-
cilio and Vincenzo Parledo on Deem
Der %, pleaded guilty. This was Sc
quence of row on Hill street. He tried
to break into his sisters house, from
which he was elected. One count was
nolled and Cretallo was sentenced to
not more than two years in prison nor
less than one.
William f. Blatchley, charged with
theft from the person, did not put in
an appearance and his bond was call
ed The amount of the bond was $500,
given by Charles T. Coyle. Blatchley
was charged With rohbins John Tobin.
of Waterbury, of a gold watch and
chain.
The bond was also called in the case
against Walter NJ Miller The bond
was $500 and was furnished by Stillman
H. Rice, Miller was charged with rob
bling Henry Johnson, Of the New Haven
fire department, at Savin Rock on No
vember 49, Edward c. Glynn was ac-
cused of being Miller's pal
Thomas f. Shea, otherwise known as
Cap" Shea, appeared on bench war
rant issued Tuesday afternoon, He,
with James A. Denton and William H.
Sykes, is charged with conspiracy to
defraud Brooks & Co, of Chapel street.
by stealing therefrom articles Of mer-
chandise. In the city court they were
bound over and their bonds were fixed
at sums less than $1,000 each The
state attorney evidently didn't think
their bonds were large enough, for he
procured bench warrants against them
and Tuesday afternoon asked for bail
of 81 500 in each case against Denton
and Sykes, and the same for Shea yes
terday morning. Neither had procured
bail up to a late hour yesterday after
noon. I
Attorney Fitzgerald, counsel for Shea.
day morning He said his client was
suffering from consumption and would
not live long in Jail. He thought bail
of $500 was large enough.
State Attorney Williams said the men
were accused of gigantic crime for
trying to rob one of the eading business
houses of the city. He thought a bond
Of 81. 500 none too large.
Judge Elmer asked the state attorney
if there was any reason why the men
couldn't have a speedy trial and Mr.
Williams said he would be ready to try
the cases within two weeks, The court
then said he should authorize speedy
trial in view of Shea's condition. He
fixed the bond a 81 500. the same as the
bail in Dentons and Sykes cases