Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-13
JUDGE ROOTS HOUR.

Believed. -a e.:s.l --- = is:. Last Sunday afternoon between 12 and 1 Hebrew by the name of Grossman was going up Scovill street when he was set upon by several boys. They were beating him unmercifully when his two brothers came on the scene, attracted by his cries. One ran for an officer, and the other also received a severe drubbing. The lads fled at the mention of an officers name. Since then the three Grossman brothers bave been on the watch for their assailants. Last night John Tracy, who was released from the reform school last July, William | H. Smith, Patrick Lunny and Thomas | Harty were arrested The Grossmans said they could recognize their tormentors but this morning could only indentify | Tracy. The others claimed that they were not present when the assault was con- mitted. Officer J Brckel said that Tracy was the leader of a gang who have been following him around for weeks shouting at him and then running away. Judge Root found Smith, Harty and Lunny not guilty and sentenced Tracy. who is r years old, to jail for fifteen days, with a warning that should he come up again he | would give him a severe penalty.
 John Anderson, stranger approached | Officer J. Brickel about half past five this morning and said he had been robbed of | S19 by fellow whose name he knew not but who had slept with him. The story IS as follows: Anderson was drinking quite hard yesterday. He met a man named Ken naugh last night and wanted to find Il place to obtain supper and sleep. Ken naugh took him to Richardson's restaurant on Scovill street. Here Anderson eX- hibited a number of bills in paying for both suppers. Kennaugh then took him to the Hoffman house close by, where q room was engaged. Both retired to bed Anderson was awakened by noise in the room. He saw that Kennaugh was already dressed and was in hurry to leave the room. He said he was not we'll and wanted to get the air. As soon as he left Anderson found that S19 and some change he had in his pocket was gone. He dressed and notified the officer. Officer Brickel found several places where money had been spent freely by Kennaugh, and finally arrested him as he was leaving Harvey Brothers saloon, Anderson recog- nizing him. This was the story told by l Anderson and the officer this morning. kennaugh said he won the money from Anderson playing cards in Keatings sa- leon on South Main street. He said he gave the cards to William Harvey at ( o'clock this morning. William Harvey was called in, who contradictcd this story. Judge Root gave kennaugh S1 and costs and six months ill jail.
 Gitel Botvinick, who is a member of a firm doing business at 217 South Main street was charged with keeping a second hand store without a license. The real door of the store was found broken open Sunday morning by the police, and on in vestigation it was discovered that the pro. prietOrs had no license. Both partners testified that their goods were all new, that they only traded in furniture and stoves They took second hand goods in return fol the new ones with a cash balance. Officer Brickel testified that he saw a man enter the store week ago with Il bundle under his coat. He saw one of the proprietor> pay him twenty cents for the underwear in the bundle. Botvinick was fined S25 and costs.
 Frank Grant was once more up fol drunkenness and he had that same loaded revolver. He pleaded guilty to botl charges, and was given thirty days fol drunkenness and S2O and costs for carry Ing concealed weapons.
 Prosecuting agent IIolohan had d case against Luke F. Staplcton, who was charg ed with allowing minors to loitcr. Officer Allen was the accuser and he put his foot in It. A week ago Saturday night, he was at the New England station, when he saw a young girl lettering around the depot He saw man partly under the influence of liquor approach the girl, and i'll a shor time the two went across the street t Stapletons saloon, the side door of whicl they entered. He went over in a few minutes and ordered the girl from the place. He saw neither the proprietor ol bar tender He saw no drinks. He re cognized among the court visitors a ma1 on one of the benches whom he said was the man who took the girl to the place The man was thunderstruck for moment and denied ever having been in the saloon He did not know the girl, Helen Jenks whom the officer said was the one in QueS tion. He became indignant and turned white and red by times, and convulsed al present with laughter at his emphatic de nial It was evident that Officer Aliens eyesight was poor. The officer said the girl was 15 years of age because she hat red face and looked young. Prosecuting Agent Holohan saw his case was hopeless as officer Allen had not told him who the girl was, so he could bring her or her par ents into court to prove her age. Both of tn. Stapletons said they allowed no women il the place. Judge Root found the accused not guilty. Attorney Russell defended StapletOn.