Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-12
POLICE COURT.
Tn Rush of Business Continues ans
 Judge Root Is Kept Busy.

Tn Rush of Business Continues and
 Judge Root Is Kept Busy.
 The police court has made record for the past three days. It was two hours for Judge Root this morning in place of one. The Curley liquor case, and the Lunny resistance charge were the interesting fea- lures.
 John Crosson was charged with the theft of tools. to the value of s 90. from George Chatfeld. Attorney Gillette got an adjournment until to morrow morning.
 George Dashen and Henry Gallagher were employed as blacksmiths, by John Loucks. They got drunk yesterday and refused to work. also prevented anyone else from working. Officer Healey was called and arrested both. Each was fined s and costs.
 Kate Magner was so drunk on Meadow street yesterday, that she was carried in in a team. She was sent to jail for thirty days.
 John Kelly. for drunkenness. got s and costs. Patrick kieley got S7 and costs and Terrence KIeley thirty days for the same offence.
 Michael Ryan was charged with assault on James Reynolds The whole story was that Reynolds boards with Ryan, at the corner of Scovill and South Main streets. Ryan is jealous of Reynolds and yesterday he took objections to the latter's playing with the children. and seiZing a scissors he struck him in the face. He then got short hoe and struck him on the head, cut ting bad gash in which several stitches were taken. Ryan's wife said that her husband had given her no help for seven years, that Reynolds has boarded with her two years and is a good young man. Ryan himself sa i'd he did cut him and tried to do it. He was given six months in jail.
 John Yanhalema went into Thomas Me Avoy's store on Railroad Hill street. Mon- day. and after accusing him of owing his wife s1 in change, picked up a butcher knife and threatened to stab him with it. He was arrested. He was fined q and costs
 Officer Bailey told again his story of re- sistance by James F. Lunny That he had hold of Higgins arm, that Lunny told hlm. "Tn be diff he'll go with you," that Lunny caught hold of him. but re- leased him when he. (the officer. called for help. and told him to go with him. Lunny and two witnesses said that there was no resistance. that Lunny advised Higgins to go with the officer. He was fined S25 and costs and took an appeal.
 Michael Curley. 124 Liberty street, was charged with keeping open Sunday, Sep tember 9. Officer Blakeley testified to watching the place for an hour and seeing people going in and out of a door in the Tear, also to seeing some under the influ- ence of drink. He also saw some per sons coming out of a door on the rear veranda. These persons, however. testi- fled that their presence there was caused by short cut from Baldwin street, down through the lots. across Curley's veranda. to Liberty street They were on their way to catch a car for Naugatuck. They were not in Curley's place of business at all. Officers Mccarthy and Moore testi- fled to the reputation of the place for sell ing on Sunday. Curley himself denied any sale in his place or of it being open on Sunday. Officer Blakeley cross-examined said that McGinnis, Curleys bartender, was inside the door when the men came out. Judge Root found him guilty and imposed a fine of s1O0 and costs. An ap- peal was taken.