Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
JANUARY TERM OF
 CRIMINAL. SUPERIOR COURT
Accused in Thirteen Cases Put to Plea Sentences in Three Cases-Jury Comes in Today.

The January term of the criminal superior court opened in this city at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with Judge w. s. Case on the bench. There are on the docket 25 new cases and IS continued oneS the new ones including eight for taxation of costs. The jury summoned in for the ses- sion, and who will be present today, Connell, Junius A. Brand, Norwich; i; Edward E. Lewis. Frank A. Krug, Preston; William E.. Adams, Arthur l.. Stebbins, Colchester: William J. Miner, Frank I. Ray, Griswold; Frederick N. Taylor, Gurdon T. Chappell. Lebanon; John Kilroy, Bozrah; Frank B. Green slit, Franklin; Louis St. Onge Sprague; Clarence A. Nell, Lisbon; Edward Standish. Salem; Elmer E. Coon Voluntown.
 Court was opened on time by Judge Case. and prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. M. $. Kaufman.
 State Attorney Hull informed the court tat there was a demurrer en- tered in the case of state vs, Joseph that the arguments would be heard Friday morning.
 Charged with the theft of S150 worth of clothing from Jennie Gerhardt, Ma poleon Blaskin pleaded guilty. This is a New London case. He was later
  On the charge of adultery Natahna Blanca and Goani Colonia entered puIeas of not guilty. The case comes from the local court, the woman hay ing left her husband and family in Massachusetts to live here with @ for mer boarder.
 Not guilty was the plea of James F.. Fish and Henry Coughlin, t1rt wo boys charged with breaking into the house of Patrick Burke at Norwich Town, Nov. 2S. They are the two boys who told of entering places between here and New London.
 James Higgins said not guilty on the charge of stealing poultry in New London.
 Octave Danan. charged with stealing goods at Taftville. pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months in jail. Alfred Gazo of Griswold, charged with bigamy, pleaded not guilty. In this case he claims thath he had been told that his first wife was dead, she having left him. After that he mar ried again.
 Donald Lovelace, charged with steal ing $122 worth of silver and pewter at Stonington, pleaded not guilty.
 George Merrens of Colchester plead ed guilty to waylaying and robbing w. B. Cham berlain on Colchester Novem- Der 21, in company with Thomas Sul- livan.
 Charles E. Wallace of New London pleaded guilty to the theft of a bronze rudder at New London, and he was given year in jail. The others con nected with the affair have been serv ing their time The accused ran away but later gave himself up.
 Frank Winski of this city. charged with with entering the Jacobson bak- cry in West Main street last month, pleaded not guilty.
 O'Nei1 Shaver, soldier, pleaded not guilty of assault with intent to kill upon James Brax, confectioner, in New London. last summer. The men got into a quarrel over the pay nent of the price of cigarettes and Brax was shockingly cut. He followed Shaver to a house on Tilley street, where he was arrested. Brax was slashed with a knife in the stomach and face.
 No other business was ready for the court Tuesday afternoon and adjourn ment was taken before four o'clock until this morning at ten.
 Charged with assault upon Wash ington I. Gadbois in East Lyme few weeks ago, George Adelbert Sharp, who is out on bail pleaded not guilty.