Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-05-17
SUPERIOR COURT.
May Term Opens Tuesday Morning
Number Of Youthful Prisoners Be-
fore Judge Shumway-DisposaI Of
Cases.

Cases.
Windham county's May term of SUI
perior court opened in this city Tues
day morning with Judge Milton A.
Shumway on the bench Sheriff p 3.
Sfhley was unable to attend because
of the serious illness of Mrs. Sibley,
ana the prisoners were charge of Dep
uty Sheriff J. H. Pitts of Hampton.
These prisoners were brought over:
George Borden. charged with theft;
John Curtin, charged with breaking
and entering the freight house of the
Now York. New Haven & Hartford
railroad at Sterling; Vincent Lomhar-
do, charged with assault with intent
to murder; Andrew. Clifford and Carl
Babbitt. brothers. charged with break
ing and entering and theft. A num-
Der of other prisoners under bail were
also present in court
At the opening of court, Rev Louis
M. Flocken, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church. offered prayer and
then occupied seat with Judge
Shumway during a part of the ses-
sion.
Sent to Jail.
The first case taken UP was that of
George Borden OF Plainfieid charged
with stealing a dress suit case and
contents, the value of which was $50
at Putnam. ON December 81 1919.
plea of not guilty was entered and At
tpTAeN D.. DdHanEy OF LulS city was
assigned to look after the prisoners
interests. Following conference with
his attorney, Borden changed his plea
10 guilty. States Attorney Charles
u. Ssarls, after telling the cireum-
stances surrounding the stealing of the
suit case, recommended 4 Jail sentence
of three months. Attorney Danahey
asked that his client be placed on pro-
bation, telling the court of the ac-
cused,s previous good character A
sentence of two months In the county
| jail was. imposed by Judge Shumway.
Lombardo Case Comes Up Thursday.
Vincent Lombardo of this city,
charged with assault with intent TO
murder Philip o. Pagano in this city
on April 8, 1909. through an interpreter
entered a plea of not guilty. The
| case will be taken up Thursday a
Boston, Mass, attorney having been re-
tanned to defend the accused. Andrew,
Clifford and Carl Babbitt, all three
charged with breaking and entering
and theft, were without counsel At
torney 9. B. Harvey of this city was
assigned 10 look out for the interests
of Andrew and Carl. while Attorney
| g. A. Capen was appointed guardian ad
litem and counsel for Clifford, who is
a minor. The complaint against the
three included three counts. The first
| charged that on January "a 1911, at
| 10 O'Clock at night, they broke into
| the store of Frank G.. Letters at Put
nam and stole a shotgun, rifle, shells,
| cigars, pipes. tobacco, shirts and gro
/ ceries. The second charged them with
| breaking into the store of Philip Lam
| dry of Killingly on March IL. 1911,
| ard stealing shoes. pair of trousers,
coat, and rubbers, all of the value of
| Sill. The third charged them with
! breathing into building owned by Ed
| ward Porter during the night of March
| 81, 1911. in Thompson. and stealing q
4 harness 0f the VQliIa of ale m
other complaint Carl and Andrew are
! charged with breaking into a building
| owned by l.. Knowiton. at Thompson.
| on the night of February 26 and steal
ing a harness of the value of $40. To
| this complaint they pleaded net guilty
| and Attorney Harvey appeared for
| them. The trial will be taken up i'm
| fnediately after the disposition of the
Vincent Lombardo case.
Jail for II Year Old Boy.
John Curtin, aged II, pleaded guilty
to breaking and entering the freight
| depot of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad at Sterling in the
| day time on April 2. 1911, and stealing
80 worth of goods. Attorney Danielson
| of Plainneld represented him. having
| been appointed guardian ad Item and
counsel by Judge Shumway. States
| Attorney Searls said that he did not
know what TO recommend exactly. as
| thc ivy hdd bI8hcH iil0 freight cars
| in Danoury two years ago and had
| been sent to the Connecticut Reform
school for boys in Meriden. and then
| later he had broken into some cars at
Hartford. Hartford people got interest
| ed in him and sent him to the George
I Junior Republic at Litchfield but he
| ran away from there and came back
to the one who had been appointed
| guardian at Hartford. He has sent
back to the Republic and a few days
later he ran away again with a boy
by the name of Abraham Reuben and
1t was shortly after this that the two
boys had broken into the freight house
at Sterling Attorney DanieIson stat
ed that the lads mother was in court
She had told him that her son was a
good boy. except that once in a while
he would start out on these trips and
get into trouble. Except for that he
was all right and she requested the
court to be as lenient as possible
Judge Shunway said that this would
be an ideal case for the Connection
| reformatory il it was only ready
| States Attorney SearIes expressed
| himself as feeling the same way about
| the matter. Judge Shumway SEN
| fenced the boy to a year in the county
! jail, but told Curtin If he behaved him
| self he might later apply for pro
| baton to the judge and it would b,
| granted If conditions were such as t,
| warrant it,
| Reuben on Probation.
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