The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-09-08
Superior Court.

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William P. johnson Of Colum bia,
Dewitt Kingsbury and Frank o. Boyn'
ton of Coventry, Allen r. Skies and
William N. Pinney of Ellington,
Carey L. Perry of Hebron, Frank ".
Willard of Mansfield, James Wood Of
Somers, William H. Webster and
George L. Dennis of Stafford, Levi
NJ. Reed of Union, Charles ". Pitkin
and f. Elliott Metoalf of Vernon, Ed
ward O. Eldredge of wellington,
Frederick D. Finley of Bolton.
The following are among the civil
cases for this session:
John Urizn vs.. Daniel Manacek
and Eva Manacek. Plaintiff brings
action claiming foreclosure of mort
gage of 5000 on farm in Wilmington
Attorney R. H. Fisk of Stafford
Springs for plaintiff, Attorney D. J..
MCCARTHY of Rockville for Defendants
Joseph Bende of Union against Lima
Szabo of North Adams, Mass. plain
tiff claims 5000 damages because of
refusal of defendant to support him
and his wife after having been given
a consideration of $500 to do same ;
R. H. Fisk for plaintiff
Joseph Szabo VS.. Lima Szabo; plain
tiff seeks to recover $500 for money
loaned, goods sold and work per-
formed; R. H. Fisk for plaintiff.
Arthur ". Kingsbury of Stafford VS..
the Central Vermont railroad; suit
for 800 damages for injury to his
team caused by engine running into
same; comes up on an appeal from
borough court; R. H. Fisk for plain
tiff, Attorney Kennefiok for defend.
ant.
The MoIntosh company of Spring
field against Salvatore Martinelli and
Mitchell Ohelchinnatti of Stafford !;
suit for $40 damages for goods sold
and delivered; R. H. Fisk for plain
tiff.
Alice Thompson of Hartford VS..
Philo ". Thompson of Mansfield, suit
for divorce on the grounds of intoler-
able cruelty; plaintiff asks that she
be permitted to change her name to
Alice ]. Bailey; Attorneys Searles
and Russell for plaintiff.
Ellen B. Burke of Stafford against
George E. Burke of Springfield; a
suit for divorce Oh the ground of de-
sertion; plaintiff asks alimony, R. H.
Fisk for plaintiff, J. E. Fisk for de-
PENDANT.
Charles Burkamp of Wilmington
against Louisa Burkamp of New
York; suit for divorce on the ground
of desertion.
Rufus M. Chamberiln against Ida
Mabel Ohamberlin of Hartford; d.
vorce suit in which plaintiff alleges
infidelity, cruelty and desertion; R.
Fl. Fisk for plaintiff.
William E. Demond and H. g.
Fisk of Stafford VS.. Ella l.. Slater of
Coventry suit for permission to fore
close on land in Coventry for which
mortgage was given; J. E. Fisk for
plaintiff.
The criminal session opened yester-
day. A grand jury to consider the in
dictment of William Roberts of Co.
lumbia, charged with murder in the
first degree in killing his wife, were
sworn in as follows: Willis H. Reed 4;
William E. Hanley of Stafford,
George P. Wendhiser, Charles e.
Harris, Frank M. Brigham of Rock.
Vile; Frank T. Newcomb of Tolland.
John Thompson of Ellington, L. J.
Storrs, Archibald Buchanan of Mans
field, Ezra II. Morse of Wilmington,
John OurDan, Perkins L. Lathrop of
Coventry, William s. Horseman of
Union, Edward e. Foote of Hebron.
William O. White of Bolton, Charles
S. Fuller, William MoCulIen of
Somers, and Edgar D. White of An
dover. The grand jury retired and
was in session all day, calling various
witnesses in regard to the charge.
The grand jury found true bill for
murder in the first degree. Attorney
W. A. King asked to have the case 90
over to the December term of court,
but Judge Reed decided to have it
tried at this tenn and assigned the
case for the 9th. Martin Vojeok. 20,
and Frank Staohuri, 20, pleaded
guilty to an assault on Mrs. Elizabeth
Mash, an old and infi1 IA woman living
on the outskirts of Rockville, and
Stachuri also to the theft of $50 from
the person of Bernard REILLY of Rock
Vile. Attorney Fisk of Stafford was
appointed as their counsel. Jailer
Babcock of Tolland Jail told of a plot
of the two men to escape by killing
the two officials in charge with a big
club they had seoreted in their cell,
and that Vojeok was the worst man
in the county Jail for 10 years. Capt.
Kane of the Rockville police force
told of their extended criminal career
in Rockville. Frank Staohuri was
given not less than one or more than
three years on the first count, and not
more than one year on the second
count, in state prison, and Vojeck was
given not less than one year and not
more than three years in state prison.
Joseph Labaok of Rockville pleaded
not guilty to the theft of watches and
jewelry, and Attorney Mccarthy was
to defend him. The case
against George Knight was continued
until this morning, when the prisoner
will plead guilty. The other criminal
,ase, against Frank Drozz of Filing
on, charged with the burning of the
'arns of Michael Cannon in Filing
on, will be taken up next week. The
ury case of Thomas ]. Doyle against
he New York, New Haven and Hart
ord railroad company is assigned for
rial to-day.