Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-13
JUDGE ROOTS HOUR.
''E8illy" Bottome Says That the Office , l"A Who Arrested Him Was Drunk.

'.Btlly" BottOme Says That the Officer "' Who Arrested Him Was Drunk.
 William Bottome, the old rounder, as- tonished the court this morning by saying that he was not drunk, but that Officer Allen was drunk when he arrested him. He also said that Jailer Keefe told him that Judgo Root had sent him to jail for too long time. Judge Root dld not think so, however, as he sent Billy" down for thirty days more.
 Michael Hughes went home yesterday with good jag on and wanted to remove all the furniture in the house. Officer Blakeley interrupted hlm in his work. His wife said that for the past fourteen years Hughes has made life miserable for her and her children. She wanted him to keep away from her, as she could support herself. Hughes was given thirty days and sixty days in jail.
 Officer Cahey saw Nellie OMara and another young woman, with two men, crossing the Scovill bridge about o'clock this morning. He followed them up Bridge street and in the rear of house found the O'Mara woman quite drunk The others had left her. She said this morning that she lived with relatives on Dublin street. She had a husband, John Stingy, in Naugatuck, but did not live with him. She would not tell where she had been until such an unreasonable hour. She was given ten days in jail.
 James Crary, whose case was continued until this morning, pleaded not guilty to the charge of the theft of s35 from the cash drawer of the Cooley house on the | night of May IS. He was bell boy there and left that night. J. P. Lincoln, the | night clerk. who came down from Warren, Mass, to testify, said that the boy left about o'clock on the night in question. He himself went to the drawer at II | o'clock and found the money missing. He notified A. P. Bunnell, the proprietor, who had just came from the theatre who notified the police. Cross-examined by E. l.. Maloney, who was appointed the boys guardian, he said he was absent from the office only two or three minutes while the boy was there There were four or five transients in the | office. He himself was the only one that had key to the drawer, which was locked | when he missed the money. He left for Massachusetts he day after the theft. He | thought a screw driver had been used to pry open the drawer. He saw the boy outside on the W ,lk talking to the night porter, after he left the hotel. A. P. Bunnell was confused when he said the | drawer could be touched without people in the office seeing it. He was also angry because he had to admit that he, although hotel keeper for years. had left so much money in drawer where it could be taken | in plain sight of his boarders without their knowing it. The boy said he left because the work was too hard. He did not leave | town until the next day. He came back on Decoration day. Judge Root found the boy not guilty.
 The case of Thomas Connor, for theft, was again continued until tomorrow be- | cause of the illness of his wife.
 William Foell charged with breach of the peace, had his case continued until l Friday.
 In the case of the boys, Paul Bouffard, Samuel Cronan and Anthony Brzowski, Judge Root said that, considering all the circumstances. the truthfulness of the boys, their youth and perhaps that they were led by others, he had come to the conclusion that he would dismiss the com- plaints, but warned the boys to be careful | in the future.