Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-20
MANY GASES NoLLED.

After Celebrating Three Times the Jury
Found. John Reilly Not Guilty of AS
sault.
Frank Tracy, who refused yesterday to
divulge his true name to Judge Hammer
/ sley and would tell nothing about himself,
was brought before the court late yester-
day afternoon. Judge Hammersley sem
fenced him to one year in state PRISON.
AS sentence was pronounced he smiled
broadly and turning toward Jailer Keefe
remarked: ''That was lucky escape" He
| is thought to be rogue wanted some
where else.
Commerford. Martin Dryer and John
Shanahan, all changed their plea from not
guilty to guilty. They '.held up" Edward
Campbell about six weeks ago and relieved
| him of his watch and money. Each was
| fined 81 and costs and sentenced to six
months in Jail.
The arguments in the case of John
Reilly, charged with assault on Dennis
Ash, were concluded late in the afternoon.
The jury were out one-haif hour and and
failed to agree. This morning court
opened at 9:45. Judge Hammersley gave
an additional fifteen minutes charge to
the jury. His last advice was in case the
| jury stood more for one side than the
tention to the opinions expressed by their
brother jurors. The jury returned at
| 1890 and reported again a disagreement.
Judge Hammersley told them that he did
| not care to let the case go to another jury.
He said they ought to come to some deci-
sion. They went out again and at IL
o'clock returned with a verdict of not
guilty. The spectators started to applaud,
| but were stopped by the sheriff. This
was Attorney Thomas F. Lawlors maiden
effort before jury and great praise is due
him from the fact that be was not engaged
on the case until yesterday morning. He
put up good case and won the sympa-
thies of all.
The cases against Peter Rivers, Michael
Dillon and Alfred Smith were next called.
Seven jurymen were challenged before
the twelve were secured. The
accused were all minors and
were defended by Attorneys Lowe and
Kennedy. On May 10 Sam Komroff,
| agent for installment house. was set
| upon by some boys Ayers
street and relieved of a
gold watch and chain. He pointed
| out the three named above to Officer M.
Sullivan. After a chase they were cap
tured. In the lower court thsy were
| bound over. This morning Komrof
| could not Identify the boys very well.
| On cross-examination he became confused
in regard to the streets and made sorry
witness. Attorney Terry nolled the cases
without further ado. Smith and Dillon
were taken back to Jail to complete an I'M
| expired sentence.
The next case called was that of assault
against William and David Halleck of VOL
colt. On May 25 those two boys attacked
and beat Michael J. Neville over a
dispute as to right of way.
| Attorney Lowe defended them.
When the evidence was all in it was
Attorney Terry entered a nolle.
The cases against William F. Church
and Patrick Breen of Naugatuck were
| also nolled for lack of evidence.
The following cases went over until the
next term: William G. Sheehy, perjury;
Thomas Conner, theft; James Corr, theft.
There being no other cases the board ad-
journed sine die
A laughable incident happened yester-
day when the trial of Reilly began. After
the jury had been selected and the COM
plant read one of the twelve iurymen
stood up and said that he did not think he
was qualified to sit on the case. Asked
why, by the astonished Judge Hammersley,
he made reply: Because am opposed to
capital punishment" When the judge in
formed him that the case was one of as
sault and not murder he joined in the
laugh with the others in the court.