Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-05
COMMITTED WITHOUT BAIL.
Thomas Russell and Omcer Blakel

Thomas Russell and Omcer Blakely
Tell the story of the Murder.
The police court room was so crowded
with spectators this morning that Judge
Bradstrert opened court in the superior
court room.
James Russell, who has figured before
the court on several occasions, was the
first one to receive punishment, IS and
costs for drunkenness.
Henry Myer and Michael Donnelly,
two young boys, were charged with
throwing stones at the house of Joseph
Shapiro on Cedar street. The evidence
and that without doing any serious in
jury, and Judgment was suspended.
George Spring was accused of breach
of peace against Samuel Damerstein.
The two work in the same room. One
is Swede and the other Jew, and the
former seems to have been used as an
object to poke fun At. He resented the
continued annoyance and was struck
several times by Spring with a piece of
wire. A fine of IS and costs was i'm
posed.
Emmett Corr, q bright looking youth
Of II, was charged with throwing stones
at two Italian rag pickers. The boy
with some companions was playing ball
in the vacant lot on the corner Of Dub
lin street when u crowd of boys from the
Abrigador came down Dublin street and
began THROWN & stones at tho two Ital-
ians who were poking through the re-
fuse dumped on the lot. The Italians,
thinking the stones came from the boys
with Corr, beganOto retaliate and as a
consequence the boys ran. Corr and a
where an officer found them hiding I'M
der the bed. The court discharged the
accused.
Patrick Flanagan, the accused MUIR
derer, who had been sitting behind the
prosecuting attorney during the trial
had been watching with interest the
proceedings. His eyes continually
roamed around the room only to return
to the dock where the witnesses were
testifying. He still wore that worried
look and at times put his hand to his
eyes as if he was in need of sleep. Not
q smile como to his face even when the
spectators INDUCED in a laugh at the
humorous testimony of some of the
witnesses. His hair was uncombed and
he presented an uncouth appearance.
But two witnesses were examined,
Thomas Russell, who witnessed the
shooting, and Officer Blakely, who ar
rested Flanagan. Russell's testimony
was substantially the same story as has
tragedy. Officer Blakely testified to the
arrest and to the questions he asked
Flanagan. He first inquired if he had
any trouble with McDermott aud the
answer was, "No, not to-day" The
prisoner then inquired if his victim was
dead, and when answered in the mega
tive he replied, 81 hope he'll die,
know what I did and am willing to
suffer for it." When the witness was
shown the pistol he identified it as the
one that he took from Flanagan. The
latter at 81 ght of the weapon was not at
all affected and coolly gazed at it with
out q movement Of the muscles. No
cross-examination was held and Flanna-
gan was bound over to the next term of
the superior court without bonds. After
court Attorney Burpec spoke few
words to Flanagan, asking him how
long he had lived in Waterbury and
where he came from, to both Of which
questions he replied nationally. Lieu
tenant Root also spoke to him, asking
Hmm how he felt and received the reply,
.'Good, don't feel bad at all" He was
taken back to his cell and will now
await the fight for his life in New Ha-
ven Jail.