Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-11
LU2ANT G0I IHE CHANCE.
Offered $50 Dollar Check to
 Settle Two Cases.

ill Each Case, and Harry Saved q
 Few Dollars-The Case of Mrs Caro-
 line Enlind Continued to Next Term
 of District Court.
 In short order considerable criminal business was disposed of in the dis trict court this forenoon The services of the jury were not needed. Romance. destitution and drama figured in the session.
 T he frSt-namcd feature appeared in the complaint against Mrs Caroline F. i i-nllnu for breach of the peace The ! accused Was not in court in fact she Is not in the state. but was represented ny Attoincy Durant. About d year ago, 1t appeared. a Dr Enlind. then uf NauGatuck, advertised for a wife The accused Was then living in Finlay. 0. and saw the adv. She had ill her own name SS.GNG and tl;. result was the usual che: marriage. The couple went to live in Nnugatuck. but they never lived happily. By degrees the husband induced the wife to part with her money to him. Their affairs were i'll a state of constant tumult. It was With the lcrused's money their house i'll Naugatuck was furnished. Hill in fact il WaS on her money they lived. One day she found herself locked cut Of the house. She knew her husband Wa$ inside and she broke in the tluol. This constituted the of1rnse for which she was arrested and fined Sl0 and costs. which amounted to about S1., in all. Edward Sweeney. a pictur" deal CT. who furnished her house with things from his store. gave d bond of S1GN. The couple parted then and lat cr the doctor sued for divorce. Sub scquently they made ID aild for a time lived in New York. but they again part ed and the divorce proceedings were renewed. Then Mrs E,nlind came back to Naug;,tltcll and later settled in this city on West Main street and conduct ed q boarding house for Il while. She is at present in her old home, t'inlAN. c. She has recovered all of her mon ey excepting $1. .0tO. which he invested in a church property ill Philadelphia. i tpCn this statement tho court thought it hettpr to continue tH" ease to the next term and meanwhile the accused $ bGndsmau will cndeavor to locate her. She is about .S wears old.
 The features of destitUtiGn and drama were furnished by Mrs Daniel Lynch. who appeared against her hHS- band in a cunDlaut for non-SupDort The Lynches formerly lived on Bald win lane. SimonSvillc. 4 few weeks ago Lynch was ordered ny the city court te pay his wife St; a week or take the alternative of sixty days in jail. He took an appeal from this decision. Lynch was represented by Attorney IaW-l0r who stated that the local eli mate does not agree with his client and he is forced thereby tu live in lorlln@- ton. He is paid S20 month with lllS board and out of this sum Il" cannot afford to pay his Wife what would support her and their children. ile was willing to pay her S4 A week though the balance would hardly tlo1h" him. Mrs I.yncE's story was to the effect that she has suffered great hart- ships and poverty ami one reason foF her lpclning to live in ICrrln@t"a WAS a dread that he would not keep to his contract. She told Il story or SlrNh"SS and distress she suffered last June. when it was supposed th' counfr! Was smiling under the most slowing pros ne,.ity Her state of mind was such ti,at she would net occupy tn" witness chair but she stood erect and t0id her story of sadness with q precision anh force that had great effect. Ih" court did not know Wl,;tt to do. he Salh. but finally arrccl tD continue the ease |" the next term under the accused own rcco"nizancc of :;lU0. to pay hlS Wlit S4 q week.
 Thomas Conatv was allowed t" go on lis hail of &lON. Cona1N took an npnCal from the city court x derFS'"a that he was q common dIunkarh. -N' toincy Russell appeared for him flih muarlntcch the court that his rleh' would lead a>mouel fife
 Dennis J. Donnelly pleaded guilty |" keeping his saloon. 1I3 Dublin street. open on Sunday October and H. He vas fined SEQ and costs. which amount cil3 to SG0O+ Later when the court asccrtained that the two offences Wer" combined in oilc count by q mistake in the lower court. he refused to give Donncjly a certificate to tie county l commissioners.
 William B. RrOoi>S appeared for sam ucl Wood. who was charged with as sault Attorney Church was hpp"int- cd Woods guardian and get hins oil with the light fine of S1 and costs. Wood was warned tG run the next tune hc was attacked. no matter whether Ill the day or night time.
 Complaints for breach of the peace arainet Patrick. Nrinn and John Sn;ll- nahan were noilcd. The first is an old case and the witnesses cannot be found.
 Attorney Durant then stepped to the front and stated that in the cases oi John CrOnan and John -Mctahe for disorderly conduct he wished to make d statement. TIe was allowed to pro ceed and he said that friends of tne accused. who were not in court. by the way. asked him to help them out after being sentenced ill the city court. He then procured a bondSman and ar ranged with him that in case there would be any trouble he would pay the Dill. There has been trouble. the ac- cused not appearing in court. The bond was S1O0 in each case. but con tsidering the circumstances MT Durant thought he ought not to be asked to pay that amount: he was willing to pay the mems joint fine, $50. He was deceived by men to whom he did a good turn and he did not think he ought to be made suffer for his Grau- Itude. Then he deposited d check for