The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-16
SEVERAL SUNDAY ARRESTS
SALOON KEEPERS CHARGED Wl1H
SELLING LIQUOR ON SUNDAY.


William Pagter Stole Newspapers-James
Cunningham Charged With Four Of
fenses-Italian Girls Ask for Police Pro-
tection from BelliGerent Lovers-other
Police News.
The police were alert yesterday in
looking after violators of the Sunday
liquor law, but despite their vigilant
efforts they were successful in appre-
hending only two saloon keepers. Short
ly after noon yesterday Patrolmen Po-
ronto, Caulfield, McKeon and Linsley
paid visit to- Edward Turbert's sa-
loon at 675 Grand avenue and found
the proprietor and his brother, Patrick,
in the saloon. Edward was arrested,
charged with violating the Sunday Hq-
uor law, and Patrick charged with Wis
iting saloon on Sunday. Both were
subsequently released on bonds.
Patrick Lee, a saloon keeper at "a
Oak street. was arrested yesterday by
Patrolman McDermott and Doran on a
warrant charging him with violation of
the Sunday liquor law. The arrest was
made on information given by Special
Constable Williams. 1t is alleged that
last Sunday a bottle of whiskey was
bought from Lee, and this was the
cause of the warrant being issued.
William Pagter, an elevenyear-old
boy, was arrested early yesterday morn
ing by Patrolman Ahearn and locked
up charged with the theft of newspa-
pers. Pagter lives at 35 Lafayette
street. For some time past the Sun
day papers have been stolen from the
steps of the Monticello club on Temple
street, and complaint was made to the
police. Yesterday morning Patrolman
Ahearn was detailed on the case, and
shortly after O'Clock caught Pagter in
the act of stealing the papers. The boy
will be arraigned in the city court this
| morning, and will probably be commit
ted to the Connecticut School for Boys
at Meriden.
| James Cunningham was arrested yes
terday by Patrolmen McKeon and Rice
and locked UP at police headquarters,
charged with breach of the peace, two
cases, injury to property and drunken
ness Shortly after 2 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon Cunningham went to the
house at 81 Adeline street, and, it is
alleged, broke in the door and assaulted
| Annie Brown and Maggie Farrell, and
broke one of the Brown woman's teeth
out. Cunningham will face Judge Gable
| i'm the city court this morning on the
| four charges.
| Early last evening two sisters, Ara
| bians, aged respectively nineteen and
seventeen years, accompanied by theiI
father, entered police headquarters and
| applied to Sergeant Croeker who was
| in charge, for protection. They claimed
that two young italian men had beer
Ipaying them attention against theii
wishes, and insisted upon them being
| married. Last evening the men came tc
| the home of the girls at 20 Fair street
and demanded that the girls should
marry them, and when they refused
they banged against the doors, called
the girls all sorts of names, whipped
out revolvers and threatened to Shoot
both the girls and their father.
After repeated anu UNSUCCESSFUL ell
forts to force an entrance the men wen
away The frightened inmates went a
once to police headquarters and made
theirtroubles known Thepatrolmano or
the beat was instructed to be on the
lookout for the return of the belligenen
llovers, and to arrest them on sight il
the event of their return. Up to mid
| pieyb+ M arraSfs had hPpn made and 1
is thought that the men have given W
their attempts to force the young girls
to marry them.