Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-07
CRIMINAL CASES.
Eva Metty Put on Observation-Disclosures
Sheehan Pleads Not Guilty.

Criminal business was next taken
up, there being only three cases that
the states attorney expects to dispose
of this term. Eva Metty who said
she was 20 years old. was charged
with abandoning a child in Killingly lin
March, the child being two weeks old.
Attorney p. J. Danahey was assigned
as counsel and after a brief consulta-|
ton she pleaded guilty to the charge.
States Attorney Searls stated to the
court that the young woman had been
victim of circumstances and that in
her attempt to abandon the child she
was very careful after she had left it
in front of a house to wait until she
saw that it had been found before
leaving Killingly, and that all the peo-
pie at the jail since her arrest had
taken an interest in her and the sheriff
was willing she should stay at the Jail
and keep her child there.
Attorney Danahey briefly informed
the court of all the circumstances in
the case, and during his remarks the
young woman broke down and had to
be taken from the court room by the
matron of the jail, who had accompa-
MED her to court Attorney Danahey
asked the court to put the accused on
probation. Judge Wheeler said he
would place her on probation until the
next term of court and would make
Sheriff Sibley the probation officer. He
stated that he wished to talk to the
girl after court.
Nicholas Sheehan of Windsor Locks.
charged with an attempt to criminally
assault an 8 year old girl in this city
on April IA. pleaded not guilty to the
charge. He was represented by Attor-
ney Kelley of Windsor Locks and At
torney King of this city. They con-
ferred with the states attorney, APP
parently making an attempt to settle
the case, but it was finally stated that
it would be the second case to be tried
on Tuesday, May II.
ChiPPerdaIe Pleads Not Guilty.
Harry Chippendale of New London.
charged with manslaughter, pleaded
not guilty, and his case will also be
tried Tuesday, May II. His attorney.
Daniel Cronan, of New London asked
to have the case go over until Septem-
Der, but the court would not grant the
request Chippendale, it is alleged,
was a party to the death of Carrie Lie
herman by aiding and abetting" in
the performing of a criminal operation
on her last March, and it was in con-
nectfon with the girls death that DR..
Ladd of Moosup took his own life after
a warrant had been issued for his ar
rest for performing the operation.
The civil case of Charles r. Aliing
against Maurice f. Palmer, which is
to be tried before a jury, was assigned
inal business. Attorney King. VINO
represents the defendant, said he would
be willing that the case be tried in
Putnam if the jury was to go there to
a
Norwich lawyer, but Attorney Dana
hey who represents the plaintiff, OBJ
-jected TO the trial of the case in Put
nam.
Jurors Drawn.
The following jurors were then
drawn for the term: ]. F. Hyde, G. NJ
Thompson, Hampton; F. E. Allen,
Scotland; F. A and w. ]. Arnold
Pomfret; James Harries. Charles H
Backus, L. T. Harrison, Windham; E.
l. Davis, Dalph Tiff, Whitman Daniel
son, Putnam; J. NJ Clark, F. w. Lam
don, Chaplin; H. F. Brown, Ashford:
William Salisbury. Charles Rounds.
Sterling; c. F. Frink, Raymond Gas
con, Canterbury; Fl. A. Bosworth, E A.
Kean, Eastford-
Judge Wheeler announced that next
Friday he would call the docket and
that on the goth there would be nat
uralization proceedings. He also stat
ed that he had to be in New Haven
next week and that there would be no
court here until next Friday, and court
adjourned to that day.
Miller's Case to Come Up Later.
Charles Miller. sent up from the SUI
perior court for one year in Jail for
breaking into g house at Pomfret, and
who broke out of the Brooklyn Jail
and was reca ptured and brought back,
will not be brought before the court
at this session, as there will be another
session of court before his term ex-
pireS and his costs are worked out.