Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-10
POLICE COURT DoINGs
Charles Smith Had to Answer Many
 Complaints This Morning. ''

Charles Smith Had to Answer Many
 Complaints This Morning.
 Charles Smith,, aged 10 years. good looking and fair, was before Judge bufpee 1n the city court to-day, charged with theft on four counts in this order: A pair of shoes and a knife. value $3, from Patrick Farrell, a boarder at 266 South Main street; inert Of an oyercoat, value $10 from hopert Doherty, of 53 Grand street; razor from Harry Clark, same address, Falued at S1. and theft of q gold pin, gold chain and locket and half dozen small articles, value $16 the property of Lizzie Porzenheim, of 317 Bank street; also with assaulting Miss forZenhe1m and resisting Officer Hick- ey. on the first count he was declared not guilty, the principal witness not oelng i'll court to testify. He was sen fenced to thirty days and fined $5 and costs on the second. On the third he was med S2o and costs and sentenced 10 TOUT months in jail He was de- clared guilty of resistance and fined so ana costs. and on the last count for theft he was found not guilty
 The apartments at B Grand street. Where he stole the overcoat were ap- parently ransacked by .him. for things Were found in opsy-turvy condition the evening of the theft. 1t the Por- zenheim house, which is situated few doors below Concordia hall. Smith had Il lively Scrimmage With Mrs Por- zenheim and her daughter Lizzie. The latter he knocked down and kicked When she tried to detain him for help to come. He had a pal waiting for ] py1 m ct, i,,,, I,E+ i found that Smith was in trouble with the ladies he did not wait to see how ir ended. but made his escape. The police are of the opinion that Smith is one Of the gang that have been com hitting thefts all over the city He was arrested by Officer Hickey Friday evening. after hard tussle from Grand street to the police station. He had ill his possession then a iadyS fur cape and q lot of small things, such as nuttiers. handkerchiefs and trink- cts.
 Michael Tierney was fined $5 and costs for intoXicat tion yesterday.
 Mrs Teresa Curran and Clifford Noel were charged with disorderly conduct. They were arrested by Officer O'Gor- man in Joseph Landry's house, 413 South Main street. Mrs Curran made d statement on the stand which saved her from jail. sentence being suspend ed for one week. It appearing to the court that the woman has neglected her children, they will be taken from her if she fails to do better. Noel was fined SI and costs on two counts, intoxication and disorderly conduct.
 A neat and respectableapp ppearing young fellow. answering to the name of Edgar r. Bowen. aged 19 years. pleaded not guilty to theft of SIS from his landlady. Mrs H. w. Penney. 26O North Main street. Mrs Penney tes- tified that on December ! she missed her poclletbook and suspected the ac- cused. Sarah AIcMullen, little girl enga ged in the house. substantiated the complaint. Detective Cahey testified that when he arrested Bowen the lat ter said he had only $2.25, that he was going home to New Haven and the money was to pay his fare. He was stripped and his clothing searched and SG in bills and a book of forty eight
 2-cent stamps was found. The detec-
 tive also testified that Bowen smokes