Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-03-06
POLICE COURT.
An Unusually Large Batch of Victims
Face Judge Root.

An Unusually Large Batch of Victims
Face Judge Root.
In the police court to-day John Nc
Gowan was charged with being drunk
on Saturday, assault on his wife,
with being a common drunkard, and
non support. Mrs MCGOWAN said
that her husband went home Friday
night drunk and assaulted her. Since
last fall he had worked only five days;
she has seven children to support.
Selectman Pinney testified to furnishing
the family with fuel and food. Constable
Egan testified that he went to Nc
Gowan's home Friday with an execution
to eject HIM from the house for non pay
ment of rent. He found MCGOWAN
drunk in bed and the rooms and children
in awful squalor. That night Mrs Nc
Gowan ran down to his house with a
three months old baby in her arms and
afraid he would kill her. Judge Root
sentenced MCGOWAN to thirty days and
costs for drunkenness and sixty days
and costs for non support.
| Edward killoughey, 10 years of age,
was charged with drunkenness and
breach of the peace on Saturday. He
was given 80 days and costs in Jail for
drunkenness.
John Coffey came down from Winsted
on Saturday, and took on Waterbury
jag. He was let go.
Thomas Kelly was charged with
drunkenness, being common drunkard
and non support. John Carey and John
Marie testified that he had worked fol
them off and on for four or five years,
Mrs Kelly said she only received 81 since
February Ii, and $25 since, October
Judge Root at the suggestion of prose
cutting attorney O'Neill continued the
case thirty Gays to allow Kelly to dc
better.
Frederick Barto, aged IS, was charged
with the theft of four quart bottles o.
whiskey and two pint bottles of wine
from j. E. Watts saloon. January 18th
Barto was hanging around the from
part of Watts saloon while the proprie
tor was in the rear. Hearing the nois'
Of bottles, Mr. Watts started for the from
entrance, and saw Barto escaping
through the alleyway above his saloon
He started for the rear door, but Bart
was going towards Bank street at live
! ly clip, and could not be overtaken
and found the remains of bottle of por
wine. Barto skipped the town and die
! not return until Thursday last. Satur
} day afternoon Detective Egan saw hin
on Bank street, and arrested him. HI
3 first denied the theft, but finally admit
: ted 1t. He was given 30 days with cost
in Jail, and took an appeal.
? The case of Ferdinand Deming. for as
5 sault on Porter L. Wood, was continue
3 until Saturday morning.
For some time past complaint ha
: been made that a house inhabited b
! Italians in the rear of 10S Railroad Hi
street was house of ill repute. Abou
II o'clock Sunday morning Sergean
, Dodds, Detective Egan and Officer
Noonan and Ahearn paid visit to tn
place. Detective Egan raped for ad
e mission and the door was opened b
Frank Destaphano. The officers entere
and as they did so an Italian cam
from a room with a portion of hi
clothing in his hands. He gave tn
: name of Luigi Franco. In the room b
came from was found Rosa Giarelli. 1
. another room was found Mary Giarell
her sister, who claimed to be the wife c
Frank Destaphano. All were arrested
This morning three Italians appeare
against them and the evidence was g
conclusive and the stories OF the accuse
4 so contradictory that Judge Root fine
: Destaphano for keeping a house of
q fame, 500 and costs, Luigi Franco If
k residing in the house, $40 and cost
The women were fined $40 and COS
# each. An appeal was taken in eac
n case,