Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-22
POLICE COURT DoINGs
James Rowland Had Sentenced Sus.
 pended This Morning. ss 7

PShuSu l HIS
 James H. Rowland, a driver on one or Grelle's pie wagons. got drunk last evening and passed through an experi- ence he will not forget for the rest of ms life, which, by the way. came near oelhg extinguished by a watchman's revolver At present he has a Wreheled ankle to keep in memory his singular experience. Everybody knows rowland on account of his occupation. when takes him everywhere, and in contact with many people. Yester- cay he got through with Grelle and .liis morning he was before Judge Bur pee ln the city court, charged with at tempted burglary in the machine shon at Benedict & Burnham's, About o.3o CLOCK last evening, as Thomas E. Cfanell. one of the night watchmen at lne iactory. was passing through the nlHchlile room he thought he heard Il n'urInurlng noise at the north end of tue room. He approached in that di- Iectlon, and saw, to his amaZement, that the glass in one of the large win COWS was broken. He attributed this 10 the strong wind that was blowing at the time, but upon closer insDection ne saw the form of man protecting Ill and over the window sill. He ran ana caught the intruder by the arms Inc man said: Gan I get in hera?- ana the Watchman answered in the af nrmative. Just then the man slipped rom his grasp and fell to the river be- low, distance of fifteen or eighteen rect. A shot from the watchmans re- volver followed him. but failed to Strlke. The watchman sent an alarm through the factory for assistance and | responded. Reach procured a ladder. and descended to the river. There against the wall. he found Rowland reclining, and the latter said: Come along, 1 won't hurt VOL" Rowland hurt himself when he fell. and with difficulty he was able to ascend the ladder. He made no resistance. and l)r Dwyer was sent for and he found that Rowland had wrenched his right ankle The police then took care of Rowland.
 Judge Lowe defended Rowland. who said that he was never before arrest ed. He was unable to account for his presence in the factory window or how he climbed there. It was a feat he would not dare attempt were he sober He accounted for his intoxicated con dition, saying that his customers en-
 
 with them. and. of course. he returned the compliment. He has been nine years in the city and during that time ho has collected considerable money for his employer. and was never drunk | before. He was engaged yesterday to go to work to-day for the Trott Bak- ing company. The court said that he 1 would give Rowland the benefit of the doubt in his explanation regarding his presence at the factory window be- cause no sober or sane man would dare climb the river wall at that point How | land ought to be thankful that he was not shot by the watchman. and that he | escaped with only a wrenched ankle | Accordingly. sentence was susnended. John Iongworth was fined $5 and costs for kicking John TehAn in the left eve yesterday. and Daniel Hanley was fined SEQ and costs for intoxica- tiCn. Antonio Mendillo was fined SIC and costs for neglecting to keep his child Bessie at school Miss Mary McGowan. teacher in the Waterville school. testified that the child has not been to school for some time.
 James Doyle an alleged truant was given enc more chance to prove himself good boy. If he fails he will be sent to the State School for Boys.
 The continued cases for assault and non-suDport against Cleophas Trudeau were then taken up.
 The evidence showed that the Tru deaus have been married twenty-fou1 years and have six children. A change in the religious faith on the part ot the wife was one cause of domestic difficulty and another was that the husband did not want the children tC attend the public school; his choice was the French school on Dover street The children testified and the court
 in summing up, said that it was case which should not have been brought to court and it was a mistake to bring the children into the matter and make them take sides against either parent
 He continued both cases until Decem ber l Meanwhile the husband must pay his wife $G week.