The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-08
A BUSY COURT DAY.
Big Income for the
County from
Drunks.
MORE COCK FIGHTERS FINED.
The Frappe Club Goes Into
Camp on Shores of
Waushacum.

Clinton, July 7.-Daniel Connery. a
well dressed elderly man, was brought
into the station house this afternoon by
Officer Michael F. Smith. Smith found
Connery in doorway, trying TO fall
asleep standing. Connery was appar-
emily an inmate of a soldiers home in
Pittsburg, Pa. He was not able to Of
fer an explanation of his presence
here.
Humphrey Coughlin, who is brother
OF John H. Coughlin, proprietor of the
Clinton house, will give a reception to
the members of the Certus club, prior
to his marriage with Miss Anna Dris-
coll, which has been announced. Mr..
Coughiin is well known in town, al
though he has been here but short
time. Miss Driscoll is popular school
teacher in Boston.
The district court is taking in raore
money than most enterprises. Eleven
offenders paid a total of $195 to Clerk
Frank e. Howard, this morning.
assault upon Anthony McNally, upon
McNally's testimony. Gibbons produced
a witness named Patrick Nancy. Ma
ney said that McNally started the
fight. That he seized Gibbons by the
appendages to his coat, and offered to
bet S. he could lick him. During his
remarks the witness said he was not
in Eustace Bros. saloon and then said
that he was. Judge c. G. Stone csu-
toned Nancy to tell the truth in court.
Gibbons own story was like MaEey's.
McNally said that he and Gibbons
had a conversation about talking with
each others wives, when Gibbons
struck him. McNally ran away, calling
police, and Gibbons followed and struck
him again.
Michael Mullaney and Peter Flynn
of Marlboro, two more of the North
boro cock fighters, were fined $25 each.
They were represented by Attorney j.
j. Shaughnessey of Marlboro. Consta
bic Gibson of Northboro found diff
Guilty in handling the lawyers interro-
cations. His confusion became painful
and Judge Stone interposed with the
request to Lawyer Shaughnessey, not
to mix the witness.
He's too shrewd to answer my queS-
tons, your honor said the lawyer.
Hes not bit shrewd, and you know
It,, replied his honor
Constable Gibson confided to friend
after the court adjourned, that the path
of duty is difficult. When he appeared
against two cock fighters previously ar
rested, Lawyer Shaughnessey accused
him of running away from all the able
bodied men at the fight, whom he might
have arrested. OF eight DRINKS pro-
duced by the vigilance of Chief Bates
men, Thomas Fallon was the only one
who denied the impeachment. He
drank two glasses of ale and might
have taken some beer during the day,
but that was all. He wasn't a bit
drunk. The court taxed him $40. Mi
chael Kittredge, Michael Kilcoyne, John
Rooney, Lawrence Ryan, John Dona-
van and Michael Kenney were assessed
the same sum.
Officer James O'Malley arrested Will
liam E. Hayes this afternoon on a war
rant sent over from Fitchburg where
Hayes is wanted on a criminal charge.
Hayes shed great tears as he stood in
the chiefs Office waiting for a Fitch
burg officer. He sWore that he would
try cell before wife, and apparent
ly meant what he said. Hayes is in
the neighborhood Of Is years of age.
He left Fitchburg some weeks ago, and
found work in Rodgers mill, where he
was found.
DR.. James A. Coyne wired the knee
cap of John Connell yesterday after
noon. Connell fell Saturday, fractur-
ing the bone, with prospect that his
knee would be stiff in the joint for the
rest of his life. DR.. Coyne laid the
flesh back and wired the fractured
parts together with strong silver wire.
Then the flesh was laid back into posi-
success. 1t was performed at Reddy's
boarding house on Mechanic street,
where Connell makes his home. Con-
nell is employed by Rev. FIR. r. j.
Paterson.
The Frappe Club goes into camp at
lake Waushacum near the camp ground
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon, for
prises Thomas L. Walsh, John W. Cor
coran, Jr., Harry and Charles O'Brien,
Charles McGrath and William E. Rod
ger. The club will entertain parties
of its friends almost daily. Mr.. Corco-
ran has been elected club cook, which
is the highest Office in the camp Thos.
L. Walsh assumes the care of the
dishes, and Harry OBrien is chief
woodcutter. These offices are purely
honorary. The work connected with
them is done by persons employed for
the purpose. The club was formerly
known as the Tammany Club. The
name was changed on account of the
poor showing of Tammany before the
investigating committee in New York.
William r. Hamilton, centre fielder
for the Bostons, went to the city, hop
ing to get chance in the game the
team is playing on the home grounds.
His knee is all right, he says. He
sees no reason why he should not be
permitted to play.
Some months ago The Spy said that
there would not be immediate decrease
in the price of gas here, and not a large
decrease at any time in the near fu-
ture. Superintendent w. H. Spaulding
has announced for the company a de-
crease of per cent, if the bills are paid
within 10 days from the first of the
month. The price is 81 a thousand.
The discount was formerly 5
per cent, and Is now 10 per cent, making
the net price $3.50 a thousand The
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