Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-06


ior Court Tuesday-ouiIette Among
Those Who Plead Not GuiIty-Moo-
p-Plainfield Church Robber May
Be Tried This Week-RePublican
Delegates Leave for New Haven
Landlord William C. Clark, e6, Fails
to Answer to Charge.
Pleas of not guilty, indicating an
cases. featured the session of the SUI
perior court Tuesday. Judge Joel H.
Reed presided.
Nine prisoners were brought to Put
nam by motor truck from the county
Jail at Brooklyn and several other
prisoners who are to answer to charges
against them on the criminal docket
and who have been out under bond
were in court. The prisoners were in
charge of Deputy Sheriffs Charles E,
Aver, Edwin Bennett, George F. Hol-
brook and George r. Bliven, under the
direction of Sheriff Charles A. Gates.
Wife Weeps as Husband is Sentenced
Stanley Lack. %, married man of
this city, pleaded not guilty to
charge of attempting to assault a fe-
male child, in this city, March 10 of
this year, but later, after conference
with his counsel, Attorney Charles L..
Torrey, changed his plea and said
sault. Judge Reed sentenced him to
serve one year in the county Jail. Mrs
Lack was in court, an infant in her
arms, and cried bitterly at times.
Liquor Roche's Undoing.
Patrick Roche, who Oh July % was
sentenced in the town court of Kill
hngly to serve rine months in jail the
sentence imposed on counts of intoxi-
cation, breach of the peace and resist
ing an officer, pleaded guilty to having
been intoxicated and to having COM
E1itted breach of the peace. He got
a sentence of 80 days in the county
Jail.
Three Years at Inebriate Farm.
Henry c. Knight, Danie1son, pleaded
guilty to the charge of being a COM
mon drunkard, and Judge Reed SEN
fenced him for three years at the state
farm for inebriates at Norwich. The
sentence was the first of the kind i'm
posed in the superior court in this
city. State Attorney Searls explained
to court that Mr.. Knights case is a
lamentable one and that he believed
and thought Mr.. Knight would agree
with him. that a term at the farm
will be for the great benefit of Mr.
knight. IN imposing sentence Judge
Reed said thai though the sentence is
for three. years the state farm author
tiles may parole or discharge at any
time after q period of six months, if
in their judgment they deem it wise
to take such action.
Cheshire for Canterbury Youth.
Raymond T.. Gray. 20, of Canterbury
was sentenced to the state reforma-
tory at Cheshire after he had pleaded
guilty to breaking and entering the
house of Frederick Olney, in Canter-
bury. His assigned counsel Charles
L. Torrey, explained that the young
man has served a term in the reform
school. Coming back to Canterbury
the young man had gone to a house
where he was formerly employed for
two or three years, seeking a Place to
spend the night, had found no one at
home and had gone in and went to
bed. He took nothing, Mr.. Torrey said
but ten cents worth of court plaster.
Plead Not Guilty.
James Morrison, Killingly, pleaded
not guilty to the charge of being a
common drunkard, so his trial was
set to take place today. Frank Ste
phona. alias Stephens. 20, of Webster,
pleaded not guilty 10 breaking into the
store of S. Diamond in the Bosworth
block in this city, Dec. 5. 1915. and
to stealing three suits and two over
coats and other articles of total
value in excess of 5000. Stephona is
represented by Attorney Charles L.
TOrrey.