The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-04
.IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
DIVORCE CASES APPROXIMATE
 IN CIVIL SUPERIOR COURT.

Criminal Superior COurt-Jennie Jack
 son Sentenced to Term in State Prison
 Injunction Case-Herz vs Lippman
 Supreme Court of Errors-siadisOn
 suit-BanISruptcy-PrObate Cases
 City Court Cases.
 A large number of prisoners were at hand at the opening of the superior court, criminal side, this afternoon with Judge Gager on the bench. The most important case disposed of during the afternoon was that of Jennie Jack son. the young colored woman, who slashed her husband with razor about two weeks ago. after a quarrel. Mrs. Jackson pleaded guilty and was sem tenced to from three to four years in states prison.
 The October term of this court open ed at 2~o'clock yesterday afternoon with Judge Gager on the bench. Rev Stewart H. Means offered prayer, and the following prisoners were put to plea and their eases disposed of as follows:
 Frank Fernino and Joseph Arnone, pleaded not guilty to charges of theft; Giovanni Beili pleaded guilty to as- sault with intent to kill, and was sen- tenced to from one to two years in pris- on; James Donohue and John Bluton, burglary, not guilty; Nelson Connors and George Nicolas, burglary, not gull ty; Edward Courtney, theft from per- son, not guilty; Lee Dupie and William Harney, burglary, not guilty.
 The court nolled the case of Clifford Ford, charged with theft. William H. Hall pleaded guilty to a charge of theft and was sentenced to one year in jail. Charles E. Griffin, charged with embezzlement from the Smedley com pany, by whom he was employed as bookkeeper, was arraigned, but his plea was deferred.
 Divorce cases predominate in the new cases returned to the October term of the superior court. There are several actions against railroad cor porations and a few foreclosure suits The cases follow:
 Edward A. Spencer vs. Nathan P Merwin is a suit brought to have the court determine what rights the de- fendant has in a certain piece of prop erty in Milford, and also to have deed to the land given by plaintiff annulled Plaintiff alleges that agents of the de. fendant on July 15, 1905, by fraud anG misrepresentation, induced him to sigr the deed having previously given hin liquor to intoxicate him. He says ht is an ignorant man, unableto read ol write. Damages of $1,000 are claimed.
 Another suit brought to determine tht ownership of the land in question ha: been brought by Charles F. Roberts O New Haven against Nathan ?. Merwir of Milford. Plaintiff in this case claims to own the land.
 Elisha s. Chapin and wife of Sails I bury vs. New York, New Haven ant Hartford railroad. Suit for $5,O0O. I is alleged that in September, 1904, Mrs Chapin was badly injured by being thrown from a car she had just go on to-
 Thomas E. Watson vs. Consolidated Railway company. Suit for $5,00O be cause plaintiff was arrested at the in l stance of a conductor who said he hac | not paid his fare. Plaintiff was ac 1 quilted in the city court In August.
 Jane Geelan, administratrix of tn estate of William Hackett vs, Benedic & Co. Hackett was killed while un 1 loading coal on June 15, 1905. Damage of $5,O00 claimed.
 George Van Dyke of Boston vs. A. Fulton Phitzenmayer of New Haven A replevin suit to recover an automc bile alleged to be worth $4,O00.
 The Smedley Go. vs. Charles E. .Grif fin. A civil suit growing out of tn defalcations of Griffin while cashier fo the smedley company. The suit is fo l $3,O0O, it being alleged that between 1 April il, 1905, and dates after it Grif fin had taken $2,O6O belonging to tn