Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-03

A flood Of criminal business marked
the opening of the March term of the
WIndham county superior court IN this
city Tuesday morning at 1890. Judge
Howard J. Curtis presided. SherIn
Preston B. Sibley called the session to
order and Rev. ]. r. Stubbert of the
Putnam Baptist church made the
of criminal business. Judge Curtis su-
perseded the matters on short calendar
by calling for the numerous prisoners
taken to court from the Jail at Putnam
to be put to plea.
CT this aggregation, numbering close
to two score, and held on charges of
serious natures, mostly for burglary. a
great percentage were very young men.
Many were minors and this fact excited
comment among the large number who
attended court. The putting Of the
prisoners to plea occupied all Of the
morning session. About every attorney
in the county was in attendance, as
were also all of the deputy sheriffs.
The prisoners with two exceptions en-
tered pleas of not guilty, but when
convened for the afternoon session
many changed their plea to guilty.
Ninety Days on Two Counts.
Games Sweeney, sent to Bro ,l1lyn jail
from the town court of Killingly Dec.
II. 1908, on charges Of breach Of the
peace and intoxication. to serve a SER
tence Of 240 days, was given 80 days
IN jail by Judge Curtis on two counts,
drunkenness and Yagrancy, to which he
pleaded guilty.
Fined S. and Costs.
Morus Boardman Of Putnam, charged
with a violation Of city ordinance
against peddling without a license,
pleaded guilty and was fined So and
costs.
Charles s. Johnson's Case NoIIed.
The continued case of Charles S.
Johnson 20, charged with assault on a
female child, was nolled. This case
came from the city court Of Whitman
tic, from where Johnson was bound
over on Oct. Is. It was stated to the
court by Special Attorney Charles L.
Torrey, who is prosecuting this term
for the state. that It had come to his
knowledge that the charge against
johnson was the result of a case of
mistaken identity and that since the
trial in the lower court witnesses tes- Il
tifying in the case had identified an
other man as guilty of the crime. AT
torney Donald G. Perkins representing
johnson, told the court that the case
was one Of absolute mistaken identity,
that a positive alibi had been estab- |
nshed. These statements were corrob- |
GRATED by Prosecutor Bugbee of the |
WiLlmantlc city court.
Aloctt o. SayIes Discharged.
The case Of Alcost D. Sayles IF East |
Killingly, charged with resisting a |
game protector, Harry Battey, Of East |
KilHngly, was also noIled on the rec |
ommendation of Special Attorney Tor |
rey after an investigation of the mat |
ter. Battey attempted to search a |
cress suit case which he believed COR 1
tanned game birds taken In violation |
OF the law ard Sayles resisted the |
search. 1t was stated to the court that |
Il would be impossible to get a jury
that would convict on the evidence.
all for Boys OF 10 and H.
Percy Reynolds. 49, and Joseph Pire,
IL, boys claiming Worcester as their
nome, were given sentences Of three
months in the county jail. They were
charged with breaking and entering
The railroad station at North Grosven-
lrd3le on the night OF Oct. 81, 1908.
Because Of extenuating circumstances
he sentences were made light. Attor-
ley Getty OF Danielson represented |
Reynolds and Attorney t. e. Babcock
IF Plainfield was assigned to defend
Pine.
State Prison for Albert Miner.
Albert Miner. q, of willimantic. was
sentenced to serve not less than one
- AAVAC IMAM TWO years III Inc SLbLo |
Prison. He was charged with breaking
md entering the dwelling OF Albert !
Gallup Of that city on Sept 81 last
With intent to commit larceny. He was
me Of the two prisoners to plead guilty
t the first opportunity.
Prosecutor Bugbee recited to the
curt a list of criminal offenses that
rad brought Miner before the city
curt of Willimantic during the past
even OF eight years and mentioned
hat ne had been sentenced to and
erved two terms in jail. Mr.. Bugbee | :
dded that most of the thefts were of 4
somewhat foolish nature and that | {
liner rarely derived much beEeft from
is thieving.
Henry Potvin Sentenced to Prison.
Henry Potvin Of Mansfield, Holland
ounty, was another prisoner from the {
city court and was SEN
enced to serve not less than one year
r more than two years in the state
rison. He was charged with burg
airy committed on the night OF Nov. {
1908, az the house of John Ladder in
he Stone Row, Willimantic. The ar
Icles stolen included a silver watch,
vercoat and sundry articles Of total '
aluc Of S3175. Attorney H. ID. Card s
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