Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-11
PUTNAM
Frank MuIvay Sent to State Prison Mrs. Moran Granted Divorce, with Custody of Child Five Days a Week Death of Albert G. Luke-New Hotel EnpIoye and Servants Saw ings Disappear.

The majority of the cases on the criminal docket for the March term of court iR Windham county were dis posed of at a session of the superior court here Tuesday. commencing at 10.39 a. m. with Judge M. A. Shnnl- way presiding. As nearly all of the prisoners presented pleaded guilty either at first presentation or later disposition of the cases was facilitated Only one man. Frank Nulvay. was sentenced to state prison, the others being ordered sent to the county jail to the state refornatGry at Cheshire, or were discharged
 Frank Midway, alias Cute Midway alias Edward Midway. alias Hugh Mul- way, represented by Attorney J. T. Desmond of Norwich, was sentenced to serve net less than one nor more than three years in the state prison after he had pleaded guilty to break ing and entering the house of Harold c, Wiggins at 94 Prospect street. Will hlnantic, September 10 last. In the complaint, to which Mulvay at first pleaded not guilty, the prisoner was charged with the theft of watches and 5ewelry to the value of S272 50 in con nection with his act of breaking and entering. Following consultation with State Attorney SearIs and a later conference between MT. Desmond and Muivay the latter agreed to change his plea to guilty. Mir Searls reviewed
 
 court at length. stating that at the present time Mulvay is in poor health but recommending that he be sent to the state prison, as he is a man with bad record, having previously been sentenced from the criminal side of the superior court for New Haven county. Mulvay's photographs are also displayed in collections in New York and at the detective bureau in Waterbury. The count charging Mul- way with taking the tewelry was nolled by the state attorney on Mulvay's agreement to plead guilty to the stat utory burglary charge
 Jail for George Brown.
 George Brown, oolored, of Plainfeld. represented by Attorney Arthur Libby of Putnam, at first entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of assault ing Charles Consignor of the town of Plaintield, where Brown has lived for the past two years, with intent to kill but later changed his plea to guilty and was sentenced to serve three months in the county jail where he has been held since committing the assault on November 24 last. Brown was charged with having fired shots from a revolver at Consignor, one of the bullets, probably a deflected one, taking effect in Consignors leg, caus- ing painful wound.
 Sentence Indefinitely Suspended.
 Joseph Barn, 21. represented by At torney Love of Webster, and Will liam Smith alias John Strickland forktoWn, Canada, the latter repre- sented by Attorney w. Fenner Wood ward, were sentenced to serve 30 days in jail. but with execution of the sen tence indefinitely suspended, They left the court room delighted at re- gaining their liberty. The two young men were charged with breaking and entering the store of Mclaughlin and French at East kilGngly on November 1. They have since been in jail It was stated to the court that both members of the firm whose place of business was entered by the young men were not anxious that they be further punished. Strickland and Barn were partners in the break at East Killingly with John Burns who was one of the prisoners that escaped while being brought from the jail to court, as told in the Danielson news this morning.
 Given One Year in Jail
 Abraham Burl, about 45. who on the night of November 14. smashed out a glass In a window in the rear of the jewelry store of Frank T. Preston at Dantelson and stole about S200 worth of goods at first entered a plea of not guilty, but later changed this to guilty. He was represented as coun- sel by Attorney Charles L. Torrey. It was stated to the court that BurI, af- ter his arrest in Lowell Mass. had told the officers where he had dis posed of the stolen goods and aided them in recovering the property. Burl was sentenced to serve one year in the county jail at Brooklyn.
 Chaplin Case May Be Tried.
 Erastus Dean, an aged man, pleaded not guilty to a charge of adultery. on December 30. at Chaplin with Flor eHce L. Davis. wife of Edward Davis of that place. Mrs. Davis. who is out