Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-23
JUDGE ROOTS HOUR.

4 Tough Gang Arre>ted for Stealing Beer
 From Michael Harty of South Brooklyn.
 If the police and Judge Root continues the good work began yesterday, with finishing touch this morning, the residents of Brooklyn and vicinity will be very thankful. The lots below South Brooklyn have been a favorite rendezvous for the gentry who never work, but sleep and eat wherever they strike n suitable camp and steal whenever the chance is a good one. A telephone to the police station yesterday morning from Brooklyn an- nounced that the saloon of Michael Harty had been broken into during the night and three kegs of beer taken. A gang were then enjoying themselves in the lots below the saloon. Officers Pagan. Allen. Ahern, w. Brickel and Kennaugh were dispatched there. They found that the saloon had been entered through the cellar door, which was unfastened. About five hundred yards below in the brush they found one of the kegs empty Further down they came upon a motley crowd seated around camp fire. Five of the crowd ran when discovered. but they were bemmed in and all brought to the station. Here their names, business, if they had any, and residences were given as follows: Thomas Hickey, Springhed O. James Garvey, Springfield Mass, Andrew Lynch. Cam OIluSt, N |, oaAtS htlleyp uu1DTellh mender. Brooklyn N. Y, Thomas Reardon New York. William F. Carsen, harness maker. Nv York. John Dalton, umbrella mender, New Britain. Patrick Kelleher, Waterbury, David Kelly. Waterbury. They were all charged with vagrancy and the last two also with burglary. The story the first seven told was chat they slept in a freight car near Brooklyn Saturday night; that some parties came to the car during the night and asked them to go with them and help drink a keg of beer. They refused to go. They went to the | place where they were arrested early yes terday morning and were cooking break fast when arrested. They knew nothing | about the beer. neither did kelleher nor Kelly. The former has home and slept there the night before. Kelly admitted that he was out all night and was drying | his clothes when arrested. He also said he had deserted from the regular army and had served one year in Fort Leavenworth
 Kansas. and had received dishonorable discharge. Michael Harty was very non- committal and what he did say was drawn out after much questioning. The door of the cellar he always lett open. A barrel | half filled with water was against it He | could not recognize the empty keg as his The accused receIN ed fifteen days for va grancy, with the exception of Kelleher | who was disc arged. On the charge of burglary no cause was found against either
 Kelly or Kelleher.
 Thomas Glynn was charged with intoxI- cation and violating a city ordinance in opening street without permit. Officer
 Bailey found bim and two others digging | trench near 405 Baldwin street, Saturday. | They had no permit Glynn. who was drunk. refused to quit work and the officer arrested him. He wanted the case ad- journed this morning until he could get a | witness. As he was arrested Saturday morning Judge Root would not allow it.
 Frank Kilduff. who issues the permits, tes- tified that no permit was issued for that place until noon Saturday. He was sen- fenced to thirty days in jail and fnedI s l and costs.