Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-19
MORE PRISONERS
Put to Plea Before Judge Thay-
 CT in Superior Court.
THE MURDER CASE DISCUSSED.

Counsel for Vencenzo Lanzivaro Want
 His Case Postponed After Consider
 able Argument It Was Assigned for
 Tuesday, June so-Cases Against
 Boys Implicated an Wanerville AsS
 sault Not Brought Up.
 The superior court, criminal side. got down to business this afternoon sit ? o'clock. Judge Thayer presided. Only the jail prisoners were put to plea. Michael Kennedy pleaded not guilty to theft of S5 from Alexandcr Matthews and to two previous conyic- tions on the same charge.
 Michael J. Sullivan pleaded noE guilty to stealing horse valued at S20O from James s. Lewis of Naugatuck.
 Lewis Garter, 23, charged with rap~ ing Anna Stephens and also with as- saultfng Philomene Stadtmiller with criminal intent. pleaded not guilty.
 Attorney James A. Peaslay argued motion foradj djourning the case against Vincenzo Lanziyiaro charged with the murder. of Antonio Cimineta. Atfor- ney Bauby also spoke for the motion. It was opposed by MT Kellogg and Attorney Guilfoile, representing tho state. Counsel for the accused claim that they could not go on with the case on account of the absence of a brother of the accused, who, it in claimed was present at the alleged murder and would testify that the ac- cused fired the fatal shot in self -de- fense. The alleged murder took place of Sunday evening and the accused was captured within an hour of the commission of the deed. A special warrant calling the grand jury was is- sued and true bill for murder in ths first degree was found All this was. done in order to bring the case before the present term of the court. Mir Kellogg in his statement to the court, said there would be danger in delay and that it would be impossible, per- haps, to find the witness for the state next fall if the case was put over. He claimed to have given all necessary, information to counsel for the accused. The court decided so let the case go over week from next Tuesday June 30, as a special assignment
 A complaint against Franlx Barin~ aalskas for assault was nolled.
 The cases against the boys who stand charged with compltcfty in the Water vile trolley car case will not be given any consideration one way or the ofli- CT until all of the jail cases at least are disposed of There appears to be a feeling among the lawyers that the cases will not be tried. They say there is no evidence against the boys now that Wolcott and Ennis have beeEs adjudged as accomplices by the ve1z dict of the jury in the cases of the strikers. Practically the cases are the same and necessarily then the evil dence in the cases just disposed of was the evidence In the cases against the boys, and the jury in the first case did not consider that. Had they done so the result would have been different
 The report that signed statement by the boys are Tn the hands of the state officials is said to be of no conses quence. Everybody IS aware how they were obtained. However, it fs too early yet to state positively whAS disposition will be made of them, but the indications point to nolIe
 Michael Kennedy changed his plex and was sentenced to the state prison for from one year to eigheen months. Court then adjourned to next Tues day at Il o'clock.