Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-21
POLICE COURT.
Porter Young Bound Over For Theft
From the Person.

Porter Young Bound Over For Theft
From the Person.
Porter Ayotte, alias Porter Young, alias
George Watson, was bound over to- the
next term of the superior court under $500
bonds this morning for the theft of fifty
odd dollars. On the day of election
Ayotte, or as he is better known, Young,
met Peter Lecour and both started out to
drink. Lecour flashed some $50 in
Young's presence and drank so much that
about half past seven o'clock Mt night he
was quite full. Young tried to induce him
to go home. Edward Sears saw the two
and saw Lecour show the roll of bills. He
started away to get hack to take him
home. When he returned both were
gone. They started towards North Elm
street, where Young lives. Arrived there
Lecour describes the rest. He was taken
to the rear of the house and sat down on a
stone wall. Here, he says. he fell asleep,
but while drowsy he felt the hand in his
pocket which held the money gradually
drawn ont. When he awoke Young had
gone and so had all but IS of his money.
He started down town and met Young
whom he accused of taking the money.
He denied it but finally said if Lecour
would treat he would give it up. Lecour
refused to do so. and friend who was
with Young said: Let him go to hell.
team was hired by Young and his friend at
Charles Barnes livery stable, where II
hostler saw Young show Il roll of money.
They drove to n house near Southington,
and returned about ) o'clock.
Young took the Cos train that
morning and was seen by Officer
Claffey. He did not return for two weeks.
Young said that he tried to take Lecour
home but on North Elm street he fell on
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left him there while he went to his own
house to see if his people were in bed.
when he would return and bring Lecour
up to his rooms. When he returned Lee
cour was gone. He met him down town
afterwards, but supposed Lecour was only
Joking when he accused him of taking the
money. When he saw that he meant it
and that he was quite full he quit him.
He did drive to Southington and he did
leave town in the morning. He went to
Milford to see his sister. He had saved up
- or SO to buy a suit of clothes. This
was the money he was spending He went
from Milford to Bridgeport where he got
broke and he sent n telegram to his
brother here for money. His brother prior
to that had collected $500 which was
due him at the Ring shop. The brother
sent him So in letter. He showed the
letter to the court and then it was dis
covered that he had another name, George
Watson. He accounted for that by saying
that he had that name while travelling with
circus and his friends in Bridgeport
knew him by that name. He had one wit
ness who testified that Young had told him
several days before he went away that he
/ was going to visit his sister in Milford.
Judge Root found probable cause and
bound him over to the next term of the
superior court under bonds of $500.
Daniel Dunn was charged with theft and
vagrancy. Yesterday noon he went into
the Naugatuck freight depot and stole Il
key of sardines, which he tried TO dispose
of. He was arrested. He pleaded guilty
to both charges this morning and he was
sent to Jail for thirty days for theft and
/ sixty days for vagrancy.
Michael Hughes. for drunkenness was
! given thirty days in Jail,
The bond of Amelia Murphy, charged
with intoxication, was called and Cornelius
Murphy will have to settle.