Putnam patriot., 1911-05-19
Superior Court.

be put to plea Tuesday, and that the trial of the cases would consume the balance of the week. Judge Shum- way, in view of that, announced that there would be no assignment of cases of civil nature until Friday. The court also said that he would hold court until the second week in June If there was sufficient business to war rant it.
 One divorce was granted, Walter Shippee of Danielson from his wife, Elmira, on the grounds of desertion.
 Tuesday prisoners were put to plea and some of the cases disposed of. The first case taken up was that of George Borden of Plaintield charged with stealing dress suit ease and contents at Putnam on December 3lst, 1910. The value of the articles lstolen was $50. Borden plead guilty. The suit case was taken from the carriage of Asa Scranton, Jr., of South Wood. stock and belonged to his sister who came from Providence to spend Christ mas at her parents home. States At torney Searls, after telling how the suit case was taken by the accused 1 while he was in Putnam recommend. ed that Borden be given jail sentence of three months. Attorney Danahey asked that Borden be placed on proha' tien. He stated to the court that up to this affair Borden had always borne a good reputation and that this act was committed while the accused was under the influence of liquor He had already been in jail six weeks and was very anxious to return to his wife and child and lead better life. Judge Shumway imposed sentence of two months in the county jail.
 Vincent Lom bardo, of Willimantic, charged with assault with intent to murder Philip O. Pegano on April II, 1910, through an interpreter entered a plea of not guilty. His case will be taken up Thursday A Boston attor- ney has been retained to defend the ac- cused
 Andrew Rabbit, Clifford Rabbit and Carl Babbitt of East Putnam, all three charged with breaking and en- tering and theft, were without counsel. Attorney Samuel E. Harvey of Willi- mantle was appoineed to look out for the interests of Andrew and Carl while Attorney Charles A. Capen was ap- pointed guardian ad Item and counsel for Clifford, who is minor.
 The complaint against these three brothers includes three counts. The first count sharges that on January 24, 1911, about 10 o'clock at night they broke into the cottage of Frank C. Letters at Quadic and stole a shot gun, rifle, shells, etc. The second count charges them with breaking into the store of Philip Landry in Xiii lingly on March r, 1911, and stealing shoes, pair of panis, coat and rub bers, all of the value of Sll. The third count charges them with breaking into building owned by Edward Porter during the night of March 2l, 1911, in Thompson, and starling a harness of the value of Sl5.
 In another complaint Carl and An drew Rabbit are charged with break ing into a building owned by E. Knowlton, at Thompson, on the night of February 26th, and stealing har- ness of the value of S20 To this com plaint they pleaded not guilty and Att torney Harvey appeared for them. The trial of these brothers will be talk en up after the Vincent Lombardo case has been disposed of
 John Curtin, F years old, pleaded guilty to breaking into and entering the freight depot of the New Haven road at Sterling in the day time on April 7, 1911, and stealing So worth of goods. He was sentenced 10 one year in jail with the understanding that if he behaved he might later be put on probation. A boy who was with him was taken back to the George Junior Republic.
 In the matter of Florimond Trudeau and George Martin of Nillimantie, charged with breaking and entering the store of the Jordan Hardware Com pany, it was decided to continue the cases.
 Sarah J. Lambert, colored, of Hamp- ton was sentenced to five months in the county jail Wednesday morning. The woman had been arrested on a bench warrant, charged with perjury in the case of the state vs. Ephraim Dorous of Hampton, charged with l manslaughter in the matter of the death of Charles Neil of Hampton, who was found dead at the Dorous- Lambert home. When brought before the superior court in Putnam the wom- an had pleaded not guilty to the charge. Wednesday morning she changed her plea to guilty.
 The three Rabbit brothers charged with statutory burglary changed their plea to guilty Clifford, a minor, was sentenced to one year in jail. The other two brothers were then sentenced to not less than one year and not more than two years on the first count, which was the breaking into the cot tage of Frank G. Letters of Putnam.