Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-05-25
POLICE COURT.

POLlSE SOOhl'
A Fight With Knives on Baldwin Street
Observation-Disclosures Gully Bound Over
For Theft.
Late yesterday afternoon the residents
of the Abrigador were attracted to the
vicinity of Scovill's bridge by an unusu-
al tumult. Fully one thousand people
were congregated around three Italians
who, with drawn weapons, were ward
ing off the crowd. The story as brought
out this morning in the police court was
to the effect that while going to their
homes the Italians were insulted by a
crowd on the bridge and resenting the
insult they were attacked with ball bats
and stones. They drew their weapons
and proceeded to lunges at the crowd
wherever they got chance. Finally
one of the Italians opened a vicious
looking stiletto and stabbed young
man by the name of Patrick Kelley in
the arm, making a slight cut. The
Italian Immediately started to run away
and was pursued by the crowd. He
raced down Mill street, occasionally
when the crowd closed in on him, turn
ing and stabbing at the nearest. He
he was captured by Special
Officer Sweeney, who was attracted by
the din. The officer took him back
toward the bridge where the crowd
again closed in on him with threats of
| lynching. The officer succeeded in
escorting him to the station house while
the crowd followed on behind. In the
meantime the other two Italians had
received some punishment, one of them
being hit upon the head with a base
| ball bat. Officer Blakely appeared on
the scene and arrested the two. The
three were intoxicated and it was fortu-
nate no serious results happened. The
weapons carried were dangerous look
ing playthings. One was a jOinted sti-
letto, which doubled up like knife,
with blade at least eight inches long.
Another carried a razor and the third a
sharp pointed compass. Only one of
the men had ever been arrested before.
| The court in passing Judgment said that
the gang of boodlums who infested the
vicinity of Scoyill's bridge deserved
breaking up and he thought the Italians
were not the agressors in the affair.
| The young man who was stabbed has
never been arrested and bears a good
reputation. Each was fined So and
costs for drunkenness, but for carrying
concealed weapons were not punished.
Judgment was also suspended for breach
of the peace. The decisions of Judge
Cowell were not received with good
grace by the officers of the city who
have to face such weapons as were
shown in court whenever they attempt
to arrest an Italian. The Italians
names were luigi Siriera, John Pedro
and Nicholas Sucio. Their fines were
paid by their friends who flocked the
court room in droves.
Marcella Gully, 10. years of age,
charged with the theft Of several arti-
French, pleaded not guilty, through her
attorney, r. A. Lowe. She was a neat
Hooking girl not at all like a thief in
looks. Henry w. French testified that
the girl was employed by him as servant
until April 10th last, So many articles
had been missed that he accused her of
theft. She admitted her guilt and he
then had her arrested. The articles, so
far as he knew, were all found with the
exception Of diamond ring. This she
said she had hidden bstween the ticks
of the bed, A diligent search by her
self and Officer Dodds failed to secure
the ring. Her trunk. which was found
on East Main street in room, over Hun
ter's laundry contained breastpiR, gold
pen and holder, lace handkerchief and
Il another ring. The diamond ring was
valued at 500. She acknowledged to
Mr. French that she stole all the articles
missed, Officer Dodds testified that he
had made thorough search but failed
to find the missing ring, He went to
i Bridgeport Saturday and visited q lady S
i house. the lady having been just
married and beingsa chum of Miss Cully's.
There he found a patchwork quilt be-
longing to Mrs French. Attornew Lowe
made a strong plea for ciemency on the
II grounds of not having sufficient time to
prepare the case and because he did not
4 consider that the girl was in her right
mind. It was generally thought she
was kleptomaniac. Judge Cewell inn
posed a fine of 81 and costs on one
count and bound the girl over under
5000 bonds on the other.
William II. Smith of East Main street,
i appeared in court this morning with his
two youthful sons, aged'6 and years,
and asked to have them committed TO
some home. He said that they would
not attend school and he could not do
ANYTHING with them. Judge Cowell in
tinated la his remarks that the father
took this means to avoid supporting
them, hut still he had to commit them to
the Tyler City home.
Andrew F. Fogleberg was charged
with breach of the peace and drunken
ness. Saturday he. went home and
Istruck his wife several times and raised
cain generally. An officer was called
who arrested him. Fogieberg was fined
IS and costs for breach Of the peace and
i ~ and costs for drunkenness,
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