Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31
POLICE COURT DoINas
Liquor Cases Disposed of by the Usual
 Fin and Appeal.

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 Proceedings in the city court today began with every indication for long drawn out session. A case for assault against Nicola Calabresse was con- tinued to Saturday, Judge Bradstreet who presided, considering himself dis qualified to hear the case, Calabresse being his client
 Frank Diona denied he was guilty of defrauding William Blackburn, a boarding house keeper. in East Main street, of $15. Diona told Blackb burn yesterday morning that he was to meet his sister at the depot at noon and hay Ing packed valise he left the house. Diona was employed at the Scovill Manufacturing company. He was on board train yesterday when arrested by Officer O'Gorman. A fine of $2O and costs was imposed.
 Then began the liquor cases. That against Thomas F. Casey. a druggist, for selling drinks to be consumed on the premises on Sunday October ', was the first called Attorney Lawlor conducted the defense. David Bedell, the private detective. was sworn. He testified from his notebook that, ac- companied by his friends, HerZog, Roberts. Ecklend and Adams, they bought certain intoxicating drinks at Mir Casey'S store at 4:1O o'clock. There was no defense. As in the cases of the other druggists, a fine of $15 was imposed.
 Daniel Murphy. 4s5 West Main street, was charged with keeping open his saloon and selling on October !. Attorney Russell defended. There was no material difference from the evidence given in the other saloon cases. Herzog. whose given name is Robert, testified also. He said that he has been a private detective for about fourteen years and indirectly he has done work for the government. The party had four rounds of drinks between 1U:3O and 10:34 q. ID.
 Mir Russell brought out the fact that Roberts was an alias for Johnson and that he was reputed to have kept a house of doubtful fame in this city. Also that the witness had done consd- crable detective work of the character in question at Savin Rock last sum- mer, and also in this city. The usual fines were levied.
 The next case called was against James F. Loughlin, a druggist. at 344 Baldwin street. The usual fine, $15 and costs, was taxed up.
 Marcus Hellmann 4S-5O Grand street, charged with keeping open and selling, was represented by Judge Lowe. Practically the same ground as in the other eases was covered in the direct examination. Bedell tes- tified. The party visited nine places that Sunday.-Witness drank at all of them, mostly whiskey and at some places drank from three to four times. He could not recall the place where he stayed the Saturday night before the first spying trip, Sunday, September g. He could not say if he had had supper with his family ill New Haven before leaving. In his argument to the court Judge Lowe referred to Bedell as ''such character as he," said he had a long thirst and that Mir Hellmann was never before in court. The same disposition was made of this as with the other hotel keepers cases, that is, he was fined $10 and costs for selling.
 John Barrett, a saloonkeeper at 4 Ayers street, was next tried on the same charges. This was the sixth place visited that day. There was an alarm of cops and rush for safe ty. Ten dollars and costs was imposed on two counts.
 R. A. Calendar, druggist on Cherry street, was fined $15 and costs This case was continued from yesterday, there being some doubt regarding q point of law raised by the defense.
 A simple charge of selling Octo- bef was preferred against Dennis J. Donnelly, of IFS Dublin street. Don- nelly claimed he had already paid q fine of $6O on that complaint. Mir Pierce held that Donnelly had been fined for an offense committed on Oc- tober Is, the following Sunday; no dis position had been made of the case for October [. The court held that inas- much as Donnelly had paid $6o for subsequent offense and that he was out of the business now. it would save prosecution by nolling the case. This was done and court adjourned for the day.