Putnam patriot., 1909-10-22
Snrerier Court.

Thursday.
 The last case tn bc heard was that of Frank NJ. Cole ys. uKsm and Joseph inc Bennor, all Of this city.
 Mir. Cole claims damages of SSoi. The plaintiff and defendants own ad Joining property on Elm strcet. There Is well on the dividing line, and Cole claims that drainage from cesspoel six feet away on BennoF's property leaehed through the ground into tho well and thence through the walls tn- to his lCele'sl cellar.
 Reneor's defense Is that Cole also has a eessrool on the Cole side of the property and close ap to the wall of the building. that as he had cleaned out his eesspool three times since Cole bought the property on December ts, lats, aal that during that timc Cole had mol cIeaaed his ees<paol, lhat the dfainsge iate Caie's cellar was from his own oesspaol
 Judge henuett visited the promises.
 His decision in the ease was reserved.
 \ short calendar session was held It NtIiimsniie Friday.
 Judge Bennett has handed down q decision for defendant in the ease of Mary X. Graves vs. Israel E. Mason admr.
 The October term opened in Willi- mantle Tuesday, Judge Silas A. Roh- inson presiding.
 Ths cases ot Willis n. Lambert and Julia A. Moore, both colored, ef Pom. fret, were called. They pleaded guilty. State Attorney searls and Attorney Back made statements regarding the ease. The lawyers statements brought ont the fact that Mrs. Moore was mar fied twelve years ago 10 George Moore of Eastford. He was termed as being half-witted and she did not live with him. Nine years ago she went to Pom fret and ever since then she has lived with Lambert and they have three children and have supported them. Aside from living together as man and wife they have had good repututlon. All these nine years. until last month. no attention was paid to their case by the authorities. Attorney Back said he thought the sentence should be light and that the woman should got a divorce and thus protect the children. Her husband had never contributed 10 her support since they were married. Judge Robinson sentenced them to two months In jail each. After sen.
 tence had been passed MT. Hack stated
 te a reporter that he would ask the court at the next term to give the woman divorce and he would get 1t without expense to her, and Judge Warner had said he would contribute towards paying the court fees for dl- vorce. He said that Lambert and Mrs. Moore thought considerable of each other and their children. She had a baby in arms with her in court. In the case of state vs Alice skinner charged with breaking and entering in Hampton and arson, plea of guilty WAS entered to the first count. She will be tried for arson.
 Israel Roberts Of Sterling, charged with defrauding boarding. house keeper to the amount Of go, pleaded not guilty.
 Robert Miller of Woodstock, q minor, was charged with intoxication, breach of peace, abusing a horse and assault on one Whitaker of Woodstock. After consultation with the prisoner and the states attorney the charges of in- toxicalion and breach of the peace were noIIed. He pleaded guilty to the charge of assault and was sentenced to two months in jail.
 Lester Henry, charged with assault on one Thomas Osier and with breach of the peace and inloxication, pleaded not guilty.
 Charles Rome, . minor, who was ar. rested in Putnam last week for being T so called Black Hander, was charged with sending threatening letter to Nicholas Rita of this city, in which payment Of s5D was demanded. The charge Is a very serious one, being punishable by 4 long term in statc's prison, The letter which Rome wrote was embodied in the complaint. ft was written in Italian sfd had been translated. States Attorney Searlz said Rome had pat his own name and nddfesa Ia the letter and had made no attempt to conceal his Identity. Being q boy the states attorney thought he had heen reading dime novels aad wrote tho lel- ter to ffigbien one of his fellow eous. trssnea Into giving hIm s5e. Ar. Bab. coess t0ok llae aanle view ef the ease and sald inc boy had cried Nlien lold tiiai ~ would probably have lo go to jail and he did not secm lo understand that be hAd done anything ~ very st. rions. The boy had had \ good fepa- tasiOn up to tifis time. Hs asked for q tight Jail sentence and the state < aifor. ney also recommended A jail sentence after Rone had pleaded guilty. Judge Robinson sAnteneed the boy to six months in jail.
 Clayton Wheaton of Danielson was ! sentenced to three months In Jail for intoxicstlon and resisting an officer.