Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-07
SUPERIOR COURT.
Disposition of Criminal Cases at SEES
sion of Tuesday, Judge Greene Pre-
sidinu.

Much of the long list of criminal
business to be taken I'D at the Sep
TENDER term of the superior court for
Wipdham county was disposed of at
Gardiner Greene of Norwich presiding
The short morning period was devoted
to putting the prisoners to plea and to
assigning them attorneys, few Of those
held being in position to pay their
own counsel fees. Nearly all Of those
held on criminal charges, either with
or without bail, were in court, some of
them IS it proved to get away without
paying severe penalty, while others
We're destined to be sent away to do
terms of varying length either in the
county Jail or at the state prison. In
some cases counts were nolled
In the case of the state VS. Eva
Metty. charged with abandoning a male
child on q lawn in Danielson one night
during May the court accepted the
Searls to nolle. 1t was explained that
the case was a continued one, coming
from the May term of court at Will
mantle, where Judge Wheeler had Or
dered Mrs. Metty to be placed in the
care of Sheriff P b. Sib4ey as proba-
ton officer after hearing the case. She
has since been at the Jail in Brooklyn
as an employe and it was said in court
has been exemplary in her conduct.
The understanding is that she is to
remain at the Jail in her present ca
pacity. The child abandoned, at the
| age of ten days, has since died
| The case of Fred Paine of Moosup.
| in which he was charged with assault
on female child, was again continued
| on the recommendation of the attorney
for the state, and Deputy Sheriff
| George Bliven of Central Village was
| named as probation officer. This con-
| tinuance is to the next session of the
| superior court.
Jail for David sauit.
David SauIt, %, of Danielson, COM
| ing from the city court of Wilimantic
| on the charge Of adultery. was SEN
| fenced to serve three months in the
| Jail at Brooklyn. He pleaded guilty ia
| the charge, but because of extenustins
| circumstances in the affair the punish
ment was made light. The act charged
| WAS committed with Isabella Chase
! wife of Warren B. Chase of Whitman
/ tic. Sault had been awaiting trial in
/ Jail since June 81. Attorney A. G.. Bill
| was Sault's counsel.
Six Months for Ashford Burglary.
Robert Miller, 10, charged with
breaking and entering the dwelling
| house of Charles H. MoWry at Ashford
| on the afternoon of June 3, pleaded
| guilty and was sentenced to serve siz
months in the county jail He was
| represented by Attorney Charles l.
/ Torrey, assigB2d. Mr.. Torrey stated t.
| the court that Miller was of abnorna
| temperament and held this fact res pom
| stble for this pisdeed and other previ-
| Gus ones that had resulted III the boy:
| bsing hailed to court. The statemeH'
| was made that Miller viii probably bs
| sent to join the navy at the expiration
| OF his sentence.
| Louis Jackson Of the town OF Wind
| ham, charged with INVESTIGATION and o
| assaulting and beating Minnie 3. At.
| wood Of that town pleaded guilty a.
the first opportunity. Circumstance!
led Attorney Searls to recommend tina
the prisoner be fined $35 and costs OF
] the assault count and that the intoxi.
cation count be nolled. This the cour