Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-30
NABBED IN NEW BRITAIN.

A Couple of Fast Waterbury Boys on
 the Road to State Prison.
 A number of Waterbury's fast young men came to grief in New Britain yes- terday and for the present can be ad- dressed in care of the sheriff of Hart ford county. The New Britain Herald says:
 Last night shortly after 12 o'clock, as Charles Glackin, who keeps saloon about opposite the opera house, was going home he was attracted by a noise side he saw two men named Peter Corr and Thomas Riley behind the bar help ing themselves to the choicest liquors that were in the saloon. They made a rush for the door, carrying decanters of whiskey with them. Glackin struck Riley, and both men dropped their booty. One of them assaulted Glackin. Officers Ryan and O'Donnell hearing the noise of the melee hastened to the scene. Riley ran off in the direction of Lafayette street, while Corr crossed the A pal of the two men; named Daniel Bergin, tried to put tho officers off the track of the burglars by accusing two Swedes who were standing by of the burglary.
 About an hour afterwards the two officers heard loud talking and swearing in the vicinity of North and Beaver streets. They listened for some time. There were three men, and they ap- peared to be all drunk. They were hay ing an excited argument among them selves. From their conversation the officers concluded that they were profes- sional burglars. The cause of their con- tention was the unwillingness of one of them to share the result of his begging with the others. The three men were none other than Riley, Bergin and Corr.
 'I did up Waterbury yesterday in fine style-didn't I, fellows?" Riley re- marked.
 "Ill show you how to beg like . pro- fessional when we get to Hartford, :" Corr replied.
 ''New Britain has been n. B." Bergin added.
 Be careful fellows, we may get pinched by the cops," Riley said in 8
 His words of warning were too late, for hardly had he uttered them when the two officers bounced upon the trio of beggars, who were as happy as Burns "Jolly Beggars' until they felt the cold steel of the officers handcuffs. They were marched to the station house. This morning in the police court they were charged with drunkenness, breach of the peace, and burglary. To the two former charges they pleaded guilty, but to the latter they shook their heads, and said in determined tone "not guilty" Glackin, and officer Ryan and O'Don- nell testified to tho breaking of tho rear door of the saloon, and to their intoxica- tion. Bergln, who seemed to be the more brazen of the three, made a state ment to the effect that he came from Waterbury yesterday and accidentally met Corr and Riley on the depot plat form. Riley introduced himself as ''Mr Slim," and Corr ''New Britain Shorty" They had not been long in conversation when 'Mr Slim" and "Shorty" asked Bergin if he could set him up. Bergin brought them into a saloon where they drank two pints of gin.
 'How much money did you have?' asked the city attorney.
 ''$9.5O" Bergin replied.
 "How much have you now?' tFive cents,'
 Judge Chamberlain fined Riley and Corr $15 and costs each for drunkenness
 and breach of the peace, and bound
 them over to the next term of the super
 for court for burglary. Bonds $500 each
 Bergin was fined $15 and costs fol | ! 1l. of