The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-08
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 IN SUPERIOR COURT
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coat about his dove into the bushes.
 At the first house he reached he tele- phoned to Sheriff Ritch, who arrest ed two of the men, As the two Ital- Greenwich. Merritt approached in his carriage Salvatore arose and said, You no see me before today" This was said without anything being men tioned by the officers. Salvatore Iemma was formerly a foreman for Merritt but was laid off about a week before the event
 As 1t happened on the day of the attempted robbery, Merritt did not have any money with him. as an ex- pected payment at the bank had not arrived. He was on his way back to the works to inform the men that they would not be paid till the first of the next week The case. 1t Is expected, for the afternoon. The witness iden- tified the prisoners as his assailants.
 John Homa of this city. plead guilty to the charge of attempted indecent assault on Mary Miklos. a little girl. aged 13- Judge Wheeler gave hinl six months in jail.
 Eugene J. McC1oskey of Central ave nue, who was employed by the railroad company as lamp boy, and who stuck his fist into the till at the Strat- a package containing s75.73. got off quite easy. The court sentenced him to one year in jail. but suspended sem tence. placing him in charge of Pro bation Officer Garfield. Mccloskey plead guilty to taking money from the till at other times. but in very small amounts. It appears that the mother of the boy paid up for her son. who 1t seems is not entirely lost yet.
 Frank Levendosd who on July 1 assaulted Charles Bedni in a saloon on Pembroke street. was let off with a year in jail.
 were put to plea, the majority of some threw themselves on the mercy of the court. The first to enter a plea of guilty was Dennis Bowling of Danbury. Bowling entered the hat store of Doran Bros, in the hating town and stole a hat and coat belong ing to one 7f the proprietors. Accord ing to Attorney F. T. Garfield, of Hartford. counsel for Bowling. his client Is of a wealthy Waterbury fam fly. but Is addicted to drink. The court imposed a sentence of two months.
 Frank s. Blake entered the saloon of George Stafford at Bulls Head and while Stillman Pike was sleeping in a chair took s57 from his pockets He gathered one year in jail
 Amerbreil Miiow, aged r. the young est prisoner of the present term. was accused of turing a farmer named An derson into his room In a Water st., lodging house and taking t25 from him. Judge Wheeler on learning that the boys mother had just arrived in this country and that he had no motherly guidance sentenced him to one year in jail but suspended sen terce. placing the lad In charge of Probation Officer Garfield.
 John Teeple, 37 years. was sentenced to not more than two or less than one year in states prison for breaking in- to the home of Mrs. Smith in Westport on Oct and stealing some silverware and a gold watch. Teeple was former ly employed about the Smith home.
 Julius Fisher aged 4T. of Saugatuck still has a chance to escape states pri- son. Fisher stole a horse belonging to Mrs. Dolly Crosby of Saugatuck about a month ago. Fisher said that he was under the influence of liquor at the time and to show that he was not a thief stated that only a few summers ago he found a wallet con- taining $500 in wallingford. He looked up the owner and returned the money. The court took cognizance of this fact and instructed his counsel. Attorney the matter and If it is found true the sentence will be a light one.
 George F. Hayes of Stamford plead cd guilty to the robbery of jewelry and clothing to the amount of s4O0 from c. F. Ferris In Stamford on Oct. ?. Hayes was employed as a nurse at the Ferris home. He took the goods while the family was out for the day. He was later located in Boston. but came back to this state without requisition papers, and told where he had pawned the jewels. Not less than one. or more than two and one-half years in states prison.
 Maurice Taylor formerly bell hop at the Lafayette hotel in this city who abstracted S73 from the safe when Proprfetor Bouuofi was asleep and then skipped the city with a woman. was given ten months In jail. Taylor has a wife and child in Crescent City. Michigan