Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-05
SIX ENTER PLEAS OF GUILTY
In Criminal Superior Court Opening Of January Term
Salem Man Put Probation- North Stoninston Young
Man Sent to Cheshire Reformatory- Bond Raised in
Whittredge Case

IN the superior court room mere at
little after o'clock Tuesday after
noon, the January criminal term or the
superior court came in with Judge
William Il. Bennett presiding. There
were 81 cases on the docket, of which
II were continued cases. IL were con-
ttnued probation cases and SO were
new cases.
Three prisoners pleaded guilty when
first put to plea and three others
changed their pleas later. Sentences
were given in two cases before the
court session adjourned about 400
o'clock.
Absences Annoy Court.
Absences OF attorneys for some or
the accused and also Of some Of the.
accused themselves who were out On
bonds caused considerable annoyance
to the court and after half a dozen
cases Of this kind had occurred when
the case was called Judge Bennett in
quired of State Attorney Hull how it
was that the accused were not in
court He said he thought 1t might be
q good thing to call the bond In some
of the cases, but the state attorney
said he wanted the men more than the
bond. When the case OF Walter J..
Whittredge of this city was called and
neither the accused nor the attorney
was present, Judge Bennett again
spoke about the absences and the state
attorney said he would have a bench
warrant gotten out to bring the man
in. This, however, was not necessary,
as both Mr.. Whittredge and his attor-
ney, Joseph +. Cunningham, were in
court later. Mr.. Cunningham had
been engaged earlier in the afternoon
In conducting a hearing before the
county commissioners on the applica-
ton of the Adelphi club for a license.
Prayer by Rev. u. o. 6eIIerose
When court opened Judge Bennett
came in with Rev. u. O: Be1lerose OF
Taftville, who made the opening
prayer.
There were 20 prisoners in the pen,
of whom two had come from the Nor
witch jail and the others from the New
London JAIL
Prisoners Put to Plea.
Pleas were heard in the following
cases:
winfield Bogue. charged with theft
in New London, was the first man
presented, but he said Attorney Nor
gan was his counsel and as the lawyer
was not present the case was passed
for the present.
Guilty of BIackmaiI.
William A. Bromley blackmai1 in
North Stonington on Nov. % upon A6a
Lewis, plea not guilty, Attorney Her
bert w. Rathbun appointed guardian
ad Item.
AFTER pleading, the ACCUSED WIS
willing to admit his guilt except that
the offense was committed against
John Moran, and the information in
the case was changed by the state at
torney to correspond. Then Bromley
pleaded guilty.
Ledyard, who is out on bail, was not
present in court when his case was
called
Two Poultry Cases.
Charles CaswelI, theft of poultry
worth $25 from Paul Massey In Led
yard, plea not guilty. Attorney B. H.
Hewitt was his lawyer.
Charles F. Champlfn. theft of poul-
try worth SIS from Arthur NJ. Cob
leigh in North Stonington on Dec. 4,
plea not guilty. Attorney John II.
Barnes was assigned as his lawyer.
Michael Crucheart or Shulga, assault
and battery in New London on George
Burrows was assigned as the mans
lawyer
Julias F'ulis, a Portuguese, assault
with intent to murder Albert E. Hall
Of Springfield, Mass, in Stonington on
Dec. with an axe. was presented be-
interpreter was present his case was
passed over.
Pleads Guilty to Assault.
Charles w. Harris, assault on Dec.
10 on Henry c. Harris in Salem, plea
guilty. John H. Barnes was attorney.
Charles T. King, theft from person
Of William Hass of a silver watch in
guilty. Attorney Clayton B. Smith was
assigned to the case.
Norwich Shooting Case.
Thomas Logis. alias Thomas O'Jan-
mis-, alias John Mahas, assault with
intent to murder William Gitchie with
a pistol on Nov. 20. plea not guilty.
Attorney Edward T. Burke was as
signed as lawyer, having represented
the accused in the Norwich police
court.
1t was found that julius F,ulis, the
Portuguese who had previously been
presented, could speak Italian, and he
was again brought before the court
and put to plea with Louis Dondero as
Interpreter. F'ulis pleaded not guilty
to assault with intent to murder AL
bert E. Hall with an axe. Attorney
Herbert w Rathbun was assigned as
attorney.
Ezra Mather, burglary on Sept 15
about midnight at East Lyme at the
home of Percy Daniels, plea not guilty
Attorney Keefe was his lawyer.
Breaking Into Freight Cars.
Earl May, who with Truman Brown
was accused of breaking and entering
rd1lrOaQ car IN new LONDON, was
presented before the court. but Brown
who is out on bail, was not present
May said his attorney was Mr.. Morgan
but the attorney was not present and
the case was passed over for the pres
emit.
Frank MCGEE and Frank Hogan
both Is, had Attorney j. ]. Lawless
assigned as attorney when presented
on charge of breaking and entering 6
railorad car at Stonington on Dec. 12
They pleaded not guilty.
Assault With a Beer Bottle.
Steve Rochow Of Stonington, assault
with intent to murder Philip Ga1inskl
with a beer bottle on Dec. 26 at Ston-
ington, plea not guilty. Meyer Blum
enthal acted as interpreter in the
Russian language and Attorney Her
bert w. Rathbun was assigned to the
accused.
James J. Rutledge, resisting Deputy
Sheriff William F. Grogan in Stoning-
ton on Oct. 80, guilty. Attorney Her
bert w. Rathbun was appointed coun-
sci for the accused.
:. Robert Stevens and Frederick Sym
fhgton, both minors, assault on Nov
% upon Lyman Bass in Montville
pleas not guilty. Attorney Charles l.
Stewart represented both the accused
and was made guardian ad Item for
them.