Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-08
JUDGE ROOTS HOUR.

The New Prosecuting Attorney Had
Plenty of Business This Morning,
Judge Root had more than an hours
work this morning at police court. There
was room in the box for not one more
prisoner.
Officers Healey and J. Sullivan found
three tramps sleeping off drunk near the
New England station and toted them to
the lookup. They gave their names as
Joseph Lynch, Henry Whitman and
Michael Carrolton, all of Hartford. They
came here they said. to look for work on
the water works. Each was fined 81 and
costs.
James Pollard, 10, and Emil Friedman,
Is, were charged with violating the hand
bill law They were putting bills into
houses along Washington street yesterday
and handed one to Officer Healey, who was
in citizens clothes, and another man.
Officer Healey arrested them. They said
they only obeyed the orders of the firm
who hired them. Their cases were con-
tinued until tomorrow morning.
It was well for Patrick Reed that his
wife and child were present in court else he
would probably have received abig dose of
Jail. About midnight Officer Reio ordered
him off Chatfield avenue. Later he found
him on Meadow street and again ordered
him home. Reed refused to go and when
the officer tried to- arrest him, he resisted.
He tore the officers pants almost in rib
bons. 1t took six, besides the officer to
land him in the station house. He denied
being drunk this morning, and said that
was the reason he resisted. He was given
twenty daysin Jail.
The case against Daniel Lunny,
for stealing a, valise with ten
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$40 was nolled. The valise and curtains
w. Oseransky on North Elm street Satur-
day. They were not missed until Mon
day. littly boy was in the court to
prove that Lunny took them, but it was
found that he knew nothing about the
matter. There was no evidence SO the
case was nolled.
Annie Cotter and Bridget Condor were
talking at the corner of Bridge and Bald
win street about 10 o'clock last night when
several Italians passed them and made
some insulting remarks. They passed and
repassed the girls several times, always
saying something to them. Finally one of
the young ladies entered her home which
was near by and the other started to cross
the bridge to her home on Scovill street.
She passed the Italians on the bridge.
Ihey Immediately started to follow her.
Officer Mccarthy, in the meantime had
been watching the Italians and followed
them. He met Harry Mack on the way
and asked the latter to accompany him.
When the young lady had entered the
green at Union square two of the Italians
commenced to run. She also ran. The
officer and Mack followed. The girl DIS
appeared in yard on Scovill street.
Officer Mccarthy captured the younger of
the two men at the corner of Scovill street
and Harry Mack caught the other about
fifty feet further on. He resisted and
struck Mack in the face, who returned the
compliment with interest. James Ryan
arrived on the scene at this time. To him
Officer Mccarthy gave the prisoner, who
was handcuffed, while he went to Mack's
assistance. The club was brought into
play, but the prisoner resisted all the way
to the station. They gave the names of
Genoa Pasquale and Lorenza Ofiero, the
latter the one who resisted. Neither had
anything to say this morning. Pasquale
was given thirty days and six months in
] Ill and Offiero got thirty days. six months
and $50 and costs.