Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-19
POLICE COURT
Many Cases Tried Before Judges
Cowell and Bradstreet.

Many Cases Tried Before Judges |
Cowell and Bradstreet.
Andrew Feeney answered the roll call
first in the police court this morning.
His drunk cost him just 50 and ex-
penses.
Patrick Dooley came down from
Hartford yesterday and the potations of
Waterbury beer were too much for him.
One dollar and costs was his fine.
John Kelly was arrested last night for
breach of the peace. He got into an
alteration with his landlady, Mrs
Teeter, on Grand street. who, assisted by
another boarder, and with the aid of a
stove litter. laid ont Kelly. This morn
ing he said he could not see how he
committed the breach of peace, as his
appearance would suggest that the as
sault had been committed on him.
Judge Bradstreet imposed fine of 81
and costs. After court adjourned, and
while the officers were not looking,
Kelly left the box and was making his
way into the district court room when
Sergeant Bannon called him down.
The case against Michael CroniD, for
allowing minors to lOiter, was nolled by
Prosecuting Agent Colley.
John Nolan, who keeps saloon on
Pemberton street, was charged with
selling on Sunday last and on Monday
with selling to minors. Attorney Dona-
Judge Bradstreet overruled the demurrer
and fined Nolan $50 and costs for the
first offense and $40 and costs for the
second. An appeal was taken.
The case against Thomas Malley, for
r selling to minors, was again continued.
Thomas Smith, who keeps a saloon on
Bank street, was charged with allow
ing minors to loiter. Jerry o Donnell
t the youth who was before the court
1 hh lie
r said he went into Smiths place Monday
night with Fitzgerald, who was sent tC
0 New Haven Jail yesterday. They play
n ed two games of pool, and drank two
v glasses of beer Here Smith interrupted
S the witness and said he would like hi,
II case continued as he had not prepared {
defense. The case was put over unit
n tomorrow.
. After the court adjourned Attorney
t Pierce, agent for the Humane society
e went before Judge Cowell and asked t.
y have Annie, the four year old daughte
of Mr. and Mrs George Jordan of Cana
is street. committed to an asylum, where
It she will have proper care and attention
q Agent Pierce had been informed by TIN
i. neighbors that the child was shame
d fully abused and accordingly he had TIN
re mother and child in court this morning
Mr. and Mrs William Davis, Emma
" Duray and Edward Smith were the wit
n inesses against the mother. The hus
+ band is employed by Seidel, tn
~ tailor, but is not the fathe
% of the child, as his wifi
n was married prior to the present union
# 1t was brought out in evinenCe that tn
~ child had been severely beaten, had bee
sent down stairs to carry up coal an
was accustomed to visit Floyd B. Smith
!. factory to carry home wood. TIL
20 mother Of the child and her sister-ir
IL law, denied the charge of excessiv
~ whipping and said the child was natura
y, ly peevish and cross. Mrs Jordan sal
y she left the child in the care of he
y grandmother in Germany when it wa
:" one year old, and had sent for it yea
;. ago. She did not want to part with tn
IL little girl. Both mother and child WEI
5; neatly dressed and did not show an
"a outward sign of being in want. Judg
5, Cowell continued the case. City Sheri1
l, Mcdonald. who is also agent for tn
H. Humane society, told the court that h
e, lived in that neighborhood for yeaI
1, and all the children were accustomed t
e. visit Smiths yard for wood. He though
=, there were other cases more aggravatin
E, than the present one which should
Iattended to.