Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1914-01-07
CREED0N GIVEN YEAR IN JAIL
Greenevile Man Pleaded Guilty Assault With Intent to
Kill James Cosgrove-Joseph Lisovitz Given Suspended
Jail Term For Statutory Burglary Bath Street Saloon
Other Superior Court Cases.

don upon Arthur Holloway with a
| knife, not guilty.
Attorney Warren Burrows was as
signed by the, court as his counsel.
Used Birdshot Shooting a Bull.
After a recess Hector Snow of
Montville, cruelty to animals in East
Lyme, in shooting bull with a charge
of shot, guilty.
States Attorney Hull explained the
case by saying that Mr.. Snow was
visiting his wifes grandfather in East
Lyme, and the bull had strayeu from
a neighbours land and Mr.. Snow fired
two charges of birdshot to drive it
away. The states attorney recon-
mended that Mr.. Snow be put in the
hands of the probation officer. Judge
| Burpee gave a six months Jail SEN
tence, suspended, and the accused to
report weekly to the probation Off
Ger.
Sentence for M. J. creedon.
Michael ]. Creedon, 81 years. who
had pleaded guilty to assault with
intent to kill James Cosgrove in this
city, had a statement made for him by
Attorney Edward T. Burke. The at
torney said he believed the assault was
the result of a sudden mental disturb
ance and there had been no previous
blows struck or other trouble. ]. Is.
| Mooney of Windsor Locks. who had
known Creedon for about fifteen years
spoke to the court of the quiet dtspo-
sition Of Creedon. He explained con-
ditions at the Mcmahon boarding
house. where he said Creedon had lived
so long that he got some idea of pro-
prietary interest and when James Cos
grove come there and fell in love with
the daughter, this worked on the mind
of Creedon. In brooding over this
condition he committed the assault
upon Cosgrove. brother of the ac-
cused is ready to take care of him, so
that nothing like that can happen
again.
States ATTORNEY Hull also made a
statement about the case and said he
did not quite feel warranted in asking
that the man should be sent to states
prison.
Judge Burpee said that his mental
condition was all that could be said as
an eXtenuating circumstance and he
| sentenced Creedon to one year in the
county Jail
Placed on Probation.
Mike Pelacky, a Lithuanian, who has
been in this country about three or
four years, had a statement made for
him by Attorney Clayton b Smith
over the charge of stealing three hens
worth SO from the Mantle Menhaden
Of the hard. circumstances and the
poverty of the family who have been
objects of charity since the accused
has been in Jail The stealing of the
hens, said the attorney, had been for
the benefit Of the mans wife and fam
lily. The attorney advised that the
ends of justice would be well met by
putting the man on probation.
| Attorney Hull said he believed the
man had stolen because he was Hun
CRY and in sentencing Pelacky to six
months in Jail Judge Burpee said he
believed the man had been sufficient
~ punished by the time he has been
in jail since Nov. go The sentence
was suspended and Pelacky was
placed in the hands of the probation
officer.
For Burglary in Stonington.
Arthur Randall. changed his plea
to guilty on the charge Of breaking
and entering at I. Q. Whitford's place
in Stonington. Attorney A. w. Keese
made a plea for leniency for him. but
the judge said he was not entitled
to any and gave him a year in jail.
An accomplice has previously been SEN
fenced.
J. LisoVitz Had Leniency Shown.
Joseph Lisovitz of this city changed
his plea to guilty on the charge of
breaking and entering the saIoon of
Johnson & Leonhardt on Bath street.
Attorney Herman Alofsin, 2nd, made
a statement for him, saying that Lis
ovitz had furnished money for this sa-
loon business to one of the partners,
who was his nephew and he had an
! 1Qed LnaC ne MAO some TlSlI 10 enter
the place He was under the influence
of liquor when the crime was COM
mitted.
State Attorney Hull did not oppose
the suggestion that Lisovitz be placed
in the hands of the probation officer
and the judge made the sentence 6
month in Jail, suspending it and plac-
ing the accused in charge of the
probation officer
Two Sentenced.
Attorney C. B. Smith made brief
statement for Silas Binks and Mrs
Bridget Crandau, who had pleaded
guilty to adultery and after the states
fenced Binks to a year in jail and gave
Mrs. CrandaIl the same sentence, but
suspended it in her case, placing her in
charge of the probation officer. The
two have already been sentenced on a
| similar accusation on a previous oc-
casion, said Attorney Burrows.
Got 10 Cents from Store.
For Edward Heating. accused of
breaking and entering q store in New
London. getting in with the store lights
all burning and securing 10 cents, At
torney- LaWless made q statement for
him. when he changed his plea to gull
ty. He said the man couldn't remem-
Der anything about it and was intox-
icated at the time.
Judge Burpee made the sentence {
months in Jail after a short statement
by the states attorney.
NoIe in Candy Case.
Against Thomas. Candy, accused OF
: theft of a brass steering gear in New
: London. States Attorney Hull said he
believed there was no case He haC
: investigated it and he moved a nolle
in this case, which was entered
This concluded the business of the
court for the day and adjournment was
taken until the next morning at II
l O'Clock, when the jury is summoned
in and trials will be begun. States
Attorney Hull said Tuesday that ht
had no idea yet which would be the
: | first case tried.
, Jurors Drawn.
The following are the jurors drawn
and summoned for this term of court
| Norwich, Charles ]. Mckay, Louis OIL.
; | son, David D. Disco, ZebuIon r. Rob
bins; Preston. Charles NJ. Staubly
James Ernest Kennedy, Philip O. Yer
f rington;; Colchester, Samuel Gellert
z Stephen d. Brainard: GriswoId
t Charles Latham, Herman w. Roberts
J William A, Edmond: Lebanon. Rogel
I ! Foote, w. Irving Mott, Salmon "
= | Clark: North Stontngton George c
| Brown Charles f. Hillard; Bozrah
t Thomas Fields; Franklin, Charles r
: | Davis: Sprague, Joseph H. Buteau
- Curtis L. Hazen; Lisbon. Henry ]
Kendall; Salem, Ernest L. Latimer
= tVoluntown, Luther s. Tanner.