Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-03

1 July. Genac was a minor. The three pleaded not guilty.
 Sprague on May 10. 1913, at the barn of Milo E. Burr Pleaded not guilty. 1 T. M. Shields was his attorney 1 John H. MacFarland, theft of a $40 1 COW on Aug 4 in Montville. T. M. Shields assigned as attorney. Pleaded not guilty.
 John Pisceno, assault with intent to murder in Groton. He could not talk i English and postponement was taken to secure an interpreter.
 Jerome Phillips, obtaining money in Grtswold by forging check for $l2 on July 3. Pleaded not guilty. Anthony Rome, 19, assault with in tent to murder with a knife in Nor l wich on July g. T. M. Shields as- signed as attorney. Pleaded not guilty.
 Alex Rusk, Russian. assault with intent to murder in Montville. Post poned until interpreter could be se- cured
 Samuel Selikowitch, II, larceny in New London Perry Hollandersky as attorney. Not guilty.
 Changed Pleas After Recess.
 After a recess in which the attor neys conferred with the prisoners to whom they@had been assigned three of them decided to change their pleas from not guilty to guilty. Edward Harding who was accused of the theft of $110 in New London, had a statement made for him by At torney T. M. Shields. Sentence was deferred in order that an employer of the prisoner might appear to testify to his character
 To State Reform School.
 Attorney J. H. Barnes. who appear ed for Joseph Ginty, another of those Iii ,,1O JO cf lra1o oAy7T on behalf of Ginty, who was accused of the theft of $47 in Montville. C%inty is IS and was one of five boys who broke into cottages at Point Breeze on the Thames. The attorney spoke of the unfavOrabIe home influence of the boy. Judge Greene committed him to the Connecticut refOrmatOry for boys under statute which makes the com mitment indefinite.
 One Year in Jail.
 Herman Alofsin, 2d. made state ment for Albert Carpenter, accused of statutory burglary in Stonington. The attorney. said that the accused blamed his troubles upon drink and said that the prisoner said he could not control himself when he was under the infiu- ence of liquor. He was persuaded by another man to take some small arti- cles that they wanted to eat from a store %The attorney suggested a jail sentence and the states attorney said he thought that would be sufficient. Judge Greene made the sentence one year in jail
 Court adjourned about 4.30 o'clock till the next day at in the morning
 Judge Greene allowed the grand jurors to depart from the county com- missioners' room without requiring them to return to the court room to be dismissed for the day.
 Jurors for Criminal Term.
 The jury for the criminal term has been summoned in for Thursday morn in, The following is the panel jurors drawn: Norwich, Martin E. Jensen, Richard A. Magner, William M. Bur dick, Patrick T. ConneH; Preston Charles II. Benjamin, Maurice R. Flynn. Renssalaer W. Holmes; Colchester, Clarence H. Pease, Albert H. Foote; Griswold. Walter G. Eurdick, Joseph Roode Arvine Dawley: Lebanon, Elmer E. Pultz, Henry ]. Williams, George H. Strong: North Stonington, Daniel s. Guile. Alvin D. Briggs; Bozrah, Mer- ritt Austin Franklin, Louis H. Smith; Sprague John c. Stevens; Lisbon, Charles A. Whitaker; Salem, William R. Darling; Voluntown, Benjamin Hall.