The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-05
MORE THAN 20
LOCAL CASES IN
CRIMINAL COURT
December Term Opens To-
day With One Murder
Hearing Scheduled

More than a score of criminal cases
of this city were called before the
December term of the superior court,
which opened at o'clock yesterday.
row.
Heading the list of crimes for which
Bridgeporters will be tried is the
charge Of murder which has been
placed against Michael Rizzo. who sew
eral months ago shot and killed his
fathers brother in Sterling street.
1t has been established tentatively
that Henry w. Welch, Edward Slattery
and John Cavanaugh, held for the
murder of Nathan Garon, the Warren
street tailor, shot to death in his shop
a week ago Saturday, will not be tried
at this term of the court.
The trial of these men at time
when many%other cases will be on the
docket from Fairfield county and when
public sentiment is believed to run
high is not thought advisable and the
likelihood prevails today that their
names will not be called until the
January term Of court.
Among the list Of cases that will
be called from this city are
one for murder, three for adultery,
13 for theft, burglary or robbery, four
for assault with intent to xii land one
for bigamy..
A list of individuals from the Jail
and city cout records show these
names ready for trial:
Rabbi David Levi will open the ses-
sion with prayer. The list of cases
for the December term follows:
Fannie Mitchell, theft from Per-
son; Rafel Averga, aggravated as
sault; Elmira Ward, theft from per-
son; Louis Masino, robbery; George
Godick, adultery; Andrew Cerrello,
Comet Aredia, assault, intent to kill;
Charles A. Bouffier, theft; Chester,
Murray, living on lewd women; Geo.
Bishop, theft; Charles Romano, rob-
berry; T1llie Rosenthal, adultery; Ju-
Illus Kuntz, theft of auto; John
Katek, bigamy; Joseph Healy,
robbery; Geo. S. Beers, burglary;
Michael Rizza, murder, Peter
O'Brien, theft person, Antonio Gar
mush, robbery, Francis Champion,
theft, Chas. Wheeler, theft, Stephen
Ca1anito DiMaria, intent to KILL Clio
vanno Calanito DiMaria, intent to KILL
all Of Bridgeport; Thos. Tierney, theft,
Geo. Felmetto, theft, Frank Perry,
living on 1ewd woman, A, Archer, as
sault, all of Greenwich; John Ire
stok. burglary, Danbury; Harry Mills,
forgery, Chas. Cutheill, beastality, ia
cob Heidick, indecent assault, James
Scott, burglary, Williac H. McAulley.
obtaining money under false preten-
sions, all of Stamford.
Norman Fountain, Patrick Sweeney
John McDonough, William Flynn.
Charles Hart, Arthur Miller, all Of
Newtown, charged with trespass; Es-
Their Wallen, adultery; John Bogus,
burglary; David Jones' assault; En-
nest Loe, assault, all Of Norwalk.
John Harris, theft; Thomas Cava-
naugh, indecent assault; George Tro-
land, theft from person; Albert Vigue,
theft from person; Thomas Ballard,
assault with intent to kill, all Of
Stratford. Andrew Willie, Fairfield.
rape; John Skurat, Shelton, theft Of
poultry; William Hopkins Mayo,
Westport, obtaining goods falsely.
The following gave bonds: Domen-
leo Bernardo, Bridgeport, assault,
intent to kill; Arthur Denny, Bridge
port, theft from person; Louis Cans,
Bridgeport, adultery; Charles vitikoko-
las, Bridgeport, theft from person;
Joseph Otto, Norwalk, adultery; AL
bert B. Meath, Darien, perjury; Louis
Jakob, Fairfield, adultery; Luke For
DEL Newtown, burglary.