The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-16
PENALTIES METED
 TO s7 CRIMINALS IN RECORD TIME
William Stanton, Who Shot Wife and
 Self, Gets Five Years ia Prison.
LIGHT SENTENCE FOR HOMlTz

The Superior Court, criminal side, made a record yesterday, when 37 prisoners were heard and sentenced, having changed their pleas of mot
 William Stanton, an East Side vege- table peddler who on the night of July 24 shot his wife and attempted suicide was sentenced to not more than five, nor less than four years. in state's prison. The Stantons had lived a cat and dog life, constantly Quarrelling. After supper. on the evening in ques- tion. Stanton asked his wife for $2. She refused the money. Stanton drew a revolver. shooting his wife. and put bullet in his own head. Both were confined to the hospital for some time. but eventually recovered. Strong pleas for mercy in the prisoners be- half were made by Attorneys Root and Mara. Judge Gager thought jail living with relatives in the South End.
 Harry Honitz. who was adtudged a hypochondriac by Drs. F. B. Downs of this city and w. H. Donaldson of Fairfield. was given not more than two or less than one year in states prison, for the shooting of Mary Tetlack. of Nichols street, July 10. Homitz was visiting Miss TetIack. He asked her for her photograph and he took small picture of the young woman from a
 
 away. Honaitz. becoming incensed, firing two shots One. entered her head George Jablonski who was en- gagged to the young lady was well comed with two shots. which missed him. Miss Tetlack recovered. The doctors who said that he was morally responsible. but. as he is a hypochon- driac. they thought his act might have been an impulsive one.
 Michael White. whose parents reside .n n VC1 hTrf from home. landing in Stamford. told the court that he was F years of age. His mother said he was IA. Michael stole mare in Westport two months ago: He attempted to sell the animal in New Haven and then to Hamilton brothers in this city. Judge Gager thought there might yet be a chance to save the boy, so committed him to the reform school till he would be 21 years of age. The boy laughed
 atty imposed on William Timber. who claimed to be a plumber of Hartford, for cutting Avel Hillberg, an oyster man, July 5. at the foot of Fairfield avenue.
 John Spudnik, a resident of the East Side. pleaded guilty to the charge of indecent assault, and was given two months. One evening he went to get a woman to go to a dance with him at a. christening. The husband found iAAAiA III C. pOSlLlOH, put it was not alleged that he had crim- inally assaulted the woman.
 On July il Andrew Smith, of this city. was fooling with a number of boys on Hallett street. broke window in store. The boys entered, Smith being the leader. The court sentenced him to two months in jail. but sus- pended judgment as the boy has here tofore borne a good reputation. He must report once, every two weeks to Probation Officer Garfield
 Seventeen months in jail on almost as many counts, for James Daniels, colored. of Greenwich, on the charge of burglary. Daniel burglarized about all the stores in Greenwich.
 Guissippi Falto of Stamford got three months in jail for forgery. Fall to is the owner of a post office box in his town. One day he found a regis tered letter in his box, which he ap- propriated to his own use.
 Mary Donnelly, a woman beyond middle age. who has a police record in this city. was given six months in jail for the theft of a diamond ring from Leonard Bickford. The ring was found in the back yard of her home.
 Edward Bennett was given six boats belonging to Daniel H. Boyle and Probate Clerk William " Dewitt in the local harbor on August 6. Ben nett's record in Maine is not of the best. He was found asleep on Devitt's sloop, with the owners sweater wrap ped about him.
 Edward Burke of Greenwich swiped a watch in a saloon in that town and got off with two months in iail