Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-03

The criminal term of the superior court for this county was opened here on Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock with Judge Gardiner Greene on the bench. It was his first appearance as a presiding judge in the criminal court in his home town since his superior court appointment.
 When the hour for opening court arrived, practically all the seats. both inside and outside the rail were oc- cupied and behind the iron cagework of the pen sat 26 men prisoners, who had been brought from jail to plead to the charges against them
 Mrs. Lillian M. Perkins of Allyns Point, against whom the grand jury was, to consider the evidence, in her shooting of and killing Thomas V Coatchelly, last June was among the prisoners and was given a seat out side the pen, back of the clerks desk wich police annals Marcella Hall has name has been frequent one in Nor wich police annals. Marcella hall has been committed from q justice of the peace hearing over a fracaS in which she was engaged in Preston in which she wounded a man with a pttchfork, it is claimed
 The eighteen men who were on the grand jury occupied the ejury seats and the standing room at that end of the superior court room while Judge
 
 plained the points of law in the duty which they were called upon to per form and told them that they were either to find a true bill against Mrs. Perkins, or not a true bill, according as they considered the evidence war ranted. He also explained the various legal definitions of first degree or sec ond degree murder and manslaughter.
 The grand jurors were sworn by Clerk Parsons and were then led into the county commissioners room by will be held there.
 The following well known citizens of the county comprise the grand jury: Arthur NJ. Brown, Charles D. Moves, Felix Callahan. James J. Donohue, E. Frank White, John F. Richardson. Fred J. Brown, Charles B. Davis, John N. Lewis, Nelson l.. Stark, James Me Kendrick Charles H. Smith, Charles H. Wheeler. Frederic c. Odgers, George H. Bradford, Harry Elgart Samuel H, Kellogg. George H. GriswOld.
 Put to Plea.
 When States Attorney Hull was ready after the grand jury had retired the following prisoners were presented before the court to answer to the charges against them:
 John Affieck assault and battery in North StOnington on Bert Chapman assigned Attorney Edward T. Burke, pleaded not guilty.
 Albert Carpenter, statutory burglary in Stonington on Aug F. assigned At tOrney Herman Alofsin, 2d. pleaded not guilty.
 Nucenzo Ceccere, assault with in tent to murder in New London. He could not speak English and was sent back to the pen until an interpreter could be secured.
 John DeRose, statutory rape in Nor wich. He was represented by Attorney LeRoy Robbins. Bail was reduced to $50, which was furnished.
 Joseph Ginty, theft in Montville of SAT. The accused said he was a minor and John H. Barnes was appointed guardian ad Item and made the youths attorney. Pleaded not guilty.
 Edward Harding. theft of $110 in New L0Hdon, assigned Thomas. M. Shields as attorney. pleaded not guilty.
 Hughie Jollimore, statutory burglary in Waterford at Harold Church's on May IT, assigned R. NJ. Douglass as Pleaded not guilty.
 The aggregate value of the articles he is accused of stealing was $22
 Michael Lenehan George Genac and William Ravens, common law rape in New London upon Cora Fountaine last