Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-06
WlLLIMANTlC.
Superior Court-FarreIl and Duffy Get Jail Sentences for Plainfield

Burglary.
 Wednesdays session of the superior court opened at 1915 o'clock, Hon. Joel H. Reed on the bench. The case of state vs. James Farrell and Bernard Duffy was called. Tuesday when put to plea the accused pleaded not guilty 10 breaking and entering, but Wednes- day morning changed their pleas to guilty on the advice of their counsel, Fl. H. Hunter and A. J. Bowen.
 They entered the store of John P. and Walter Kingsley of Plainfield and LOOK thSrefrom goods amounting to the value of $4S. Attorney Hunter said his client was IT years old last March end that he had worked in Providence In a cotton mill before coming to Plainfeld on a freight. He left home because of i'll treatment from his step father. Counsel asked clemency in view of the lads age and previous good record.
 Judge Bowen, as guardian and coun- sel ad Item for Farrell, told the court that Farrell was but 16 years old: at the time the Offense was committed he was only just past that age. He had left his home in Cohoes, N Y., where he had worked on a farm with his father, because he desired to see the country. He claimed to have worked his way down this way by getting JObo OAA AclA4llSs NhEC 19ONSAA FTOhSAAb the courts leniency because of the boys age and requested that a sen tence of three months in jail be im- posed. The court sentenced Duffy to six months in the county jail and Far rell to three months in the same insti- tuition, and gave each severe repri- mand and some sage advice.
 State Prison for Frank Gordon.
 The next case called was that of the state vs. Frank Gordon who changed his plea to guilty. Special Attorney Killingly, where the accused had been working at a place and stole thirteen pairs of ladies' underwear and a suit valued at $55 He had taken the goods, secreted them under the piazza and then taken them home and placed them Tn his trunk.
 Attorney Hunter, counsel for the accused, told the court that as far as he could ascertain the fellow had not been arrested before in ten years and that at that time it was for assault, He was a painter by trade and he has a wife and a child little over a year old in Manchaug. Attorney Hunter asked for clemency.
 Court sentenced the accused to one or not more than two years in states prison.
 Accused Plead Guilty and Sentenced
 to Term in Prison.
 The jury was sworn and impanelled to try the case of state vs. James Hughes and Thomas Ryall, who were with breaking and entering an office in Danielson in the town of Kill ingly: James Cochrane, Charles Me- Daniels, Benjamin Russell, Charles $. Hyde, Henry Eaton Frank R. Dickey, Frank w. Congdon. James Downing, w. Trowbridge, Caleb An thony, Charles A. Kelley, Newton E. Clark.
 Testimony was given by William Luce, a nine year old Danielson boy | who was used by the accused in the | robbery; by MT. Kennedy. a. Danielson coal dealer, who described the appear ance of the premises on his arrival | the next morning; by Chief of Police | Filling of Danielson; Hiram Burton. l who overheard a conversation between | the two men while locked up in the | cells at the town hall in Danielson. l Other witnesses were John Wheelan l of Danielson and State Policeman ] Hurley of Hartford
 Court allowed counsel for defense a | few moments for consultation and the | case of state vs. Peter Farland and l Joseph Megery was called, the accused ! changing their pleas of Tuesday to | guilty. Court sentenced each to four i months in the county jail. A stern reprimand was handed out by the | court.
 When the lawyers returned Attor- ney Danahey stated that the accused | had changed their pleas to guilty and | interceded for clemency. Attorney | Babcock also spoke for leniency and l Special Attorney Bugbee stated that | he had nothing to say. Court said that | a severe offense had been committed l and that the action of the accused was | but another illustration of the utter | ft tolishness to say nothing of the crim- | inality of the act. He stated that he | was inclined to think that these of | lenses were getting too common in this | section of the county. He sentenced | both to terms of not less than one nor | more than two years in state prison. |
 A recess Of ten minutes was de- | clared.
 The next case was that of state vs. Thomas Dellilieux and William St. Andry.