Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-01
POLICE COURT.
John Burns Accused OF q Disgusting
Crime.

John Burns Accused OF q Disgusting
Crime. 81
John Burns, aged %, was q prisoner
in the police court to day, charged with
a most revolving crime, attempting to
commit an outrageous assault upon
siding with her parents at the corner OF
Ashley and Orange streets. Yesterday
afternoon about o'clock the little girl,
who had been sent down to the center
upon an errand, met Burns on Brook
street. He stopped her, SO she claims,
and said he was searching for his little
sister, who was lost. Burns offered the
child fifty cents to assist him in his
search and succeeded in enlisting her
sympathy. He walked with her toward
her home but enticed her to
leave the highway and walk with
him across the lot near what Is known
a. High Rock" The place is covered
with bushes and is out of sight from the
road. Arriving there. tho girl says,
Burns threw her in the snow and at
tempted the assault, threatening to cut
her throat if abe made an cutlery. Not
withstanding his threats the little one
screamed loudly for help, and her assail-
ant, becoming frightened, released her
and ran away. Mrs Latham, who lives
near by, heard the child's cries, and
from an upper story window saw
her struggling with the man in the snow.
She also heard Burns ask the girl not
to tell anyone what occurred, before re.
leasing her. Burns was arrested at
o'clock this morning at his boarding
place, No 1919 East Main street, by Of
fcerS Moore and Michael Sullivan. In
court this morning he stoutly maintain
/ ed his innocence. He attempted to ex-
plain the situation by saying that he
was looking not for his sister, but for q
boy he believed to be sliding near High
Rock, and had asked the girl to direct
| him to the place. While crossing the
| field his companions rubcer boots became
filled with snow, which he was in the
act of removing when she screamed.
The little girl, u pretty blonde, with in
telligence and honesty beaming from her
eyes, told such q straightforward story
that Judge Cowsll did not hesitate to
find probable cause for binding the &C
cused over to the superior court. Bonds
| were placed at 81 900.
John Monahan, aged 10, and Thomas
| Mckenna, 90, were arrested last night
for brutally assaulting Mr. and Mrs
| Michael Sullivan, who live at the corner
| Of South Elm and Scovill streets. A.
the story goes, the two first named went
to Sullivan's house about o o'clock last
night. Not only were they not invited
| 10 call, Dut they were uoG "duteu Auo
Mrs Sullivan told them to leave the
premises. A row followed in which 6
bottle was used with terrible effect upon
MIR and Mrs Sullivan. The former re-
ceived two scalp wounds each nearly
three inches in length, and deep, while
Mrs Sullivan received terrible gasi
under the right eye. Dr. Hayes was
called and found it necessary to take
eight stitches in the mans head ant
four in the ugly cash received by Mr.:
Sullivan. Officer Moore and Specia
Officer Lawlor arrested Monahan anC
McKenna. DR. Hayes appeared in court
to-day and said that as erysipelas wa:
liable TO set in the injured people coulC
not leave the house for several days
The case against their assailants wal
continued until Saturday, bonds being
placed at $500 in each case.