The Press., 1908-09-09
Superior Court.

Superior Court.
 The September term of superior
 court opened Friday forenoon, Judge
 Curtis of Bridgeport presiding Sher-
 if Sprague was instructed to summon
 in a grand jury of IS men in the Zett
 murder trial for Tuesday and to sum-
 mon 7S jurymen from the county for
 the trial of Zett this morning. The
 criminal case of the state against Dan
 Manaoek of Wilmington for assault
 was then taken up. The prisoner
 was charged with an assault on Paul
 Rehawk, but the wounds did not prove
 serious, as at first expected. He
 pleaded guilty, and Attorney Phelps said he had been in jail six weeks and his wife had been obliged to do all of the work on the farm. A fine of $25, with costs, was imposed In the case of the state against Henry Jobert, charged with theft of cloth
 ing at the summer cottage of Alfred Say at Snipsic lake. the accused pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to Holland jail for five months. The case of the state against A. B Camp bell was continued at the request of Attorney King of Willimantic. The case of the state against Frank Dona-
 hue was continued, as the accused escaped from the officers some months ago while on the way to Holland jail. The short calendar business was then taken, up An order to confirm the sale of the Rockville Journal property
 by Receiver H. H. Larkum to D. l..
 Hondlow at the inventory price was granted. In the case of Mary E. Bab. cock against the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company
 it was ordered that 8 default be ordered if an answer is not filed in two weeks An additional order of notice was granted in the divorce case
 of Agnes J. Hill against Fred Hill,
 who is now supposed to be in the
 vicinity of Palmer, Mass. Motion to change plaintiffs name in record in case of Ethel Fox against Joseph N.
 Clarke and others was granted. Since institutiDg the suit, the plaintiff, Miss Fox. has become Mrs. Blakeslee. At the request of Attorney R. H Fisk the foreclosure case of Charles O. Anderson against Eugene B. Haskell was continued, as was the divorce case of Flora E. Burbank against William A. Burbank. There is only one civil case claimed for jury trial at this term,: Henry D, Colman's appeal from probate. The only court case claimed is. that of Claude 0. Pinney against the town of Ellington. R. H. Fisk is for the plaintiff and Charles Phelps for the defendant.
 The grand jury summoned in the case against John Zett, charged with murdering his wife, Mary, and his grandobild. Viola Klotzer, brought in 3, true bills indicting tho. accused for murder in the first degree, yesterday afternoon. The jury came in at 3 Az, and through: their foreman, Willis H. Reed of Stafford, reported their find ing. The jury was then discharged by Judge Curtis The grand jury consisted of the following: Oscar A. Leonard and John W Edgerton of Holland, Willis H. Reed and Edwin O. Pinney. of Stafford, ,Edwin:C. Davis and William H. Billings of Somers, Charles A. Thompson and Edwin H: Woodford of Ellington. George P. Wendheiser and Lester D. Phelps of Vernon. Charles F. Sumner of Bolton, Andrew Kingsbury of Coventry, Llewellyn J. storrs of Mansfield, Walter A. Allen of Wilmington, John G. Mitchell and Joseph N. Clarke of Columbia, Edward M. Yeomans and Leonard H. Porter of Andover. The witnesses examined were Andrew Zett, Mrs. Elizabeth: Opitz, Walter Rein- hold, Capt. Kano of the Rockville | police and Dr. Beane. The jury was in session nearly all of the afternoon, as considerable time was taken by | Andrew Zett, who was much affected | in giving his testimony. Willis H Reed was foreman and Edward M. Yeomans olerk: Zett asked a number | of questions of witnesses. The trial will begin this morning at Rockville at 10 o'clock, when an effort will be made to secure jury from the 70 men summoned by Sheriff Sprague from all parts of Holland county. State Attorney Phelps will be assisted by Attorney T. F. Noone of Rockville in the prosecution, and the accused will be defended by Attorney D. J. Mccarthy of Rockville and Attorney Harvey of Willimantic. The defense will be insanity.