Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
POLICE COURT po1NGs
Hurlock Kidnapping Case Continued
 Until Tomorrow Morning.

Dulll 1O-mOfTOW MOfQluS.
 Alleged stringency in financial cir cles caused an outbreak in the Syrian colony on Bridge street few nights ago and brought George Kowrie and Louis Assaf before Judge Peasley ill the city court this morning. 1t was evident that the stories told by the accused and their witnesses that As saf is peddler and KOwrie Is mer- chant in the estimation of their fellow cOuntrymen on Bridge street. and that Assaf owed Kowrie $41. Wednesday night Assaf bought $5 worth of goods from KOwrie and sought to charge 1t up Kowrie objected and tussle fol lowed, in which Kowrie's account was torn. This case occupied the greater part of the courts attention. and in summing up the situation Clerk Me Mahon, who prosecuted. said the ac- cused ought to be made pay for it. The idea of people bringing such ridi- culous affairs to the court was enough to make anyone tired. If those people could not agree unless by making them pay dearly to do so, they ought to be made to pay. Attorney Russell. counsel for the merchant. did not take this view of it, and he expressed great surprise why Clerk McMahon should make such remark. This was q court of justice. Here a great many smiled, even Bradford Webster, who was representing Prosecuting Agent Pierce. But Webster was once clerk of the court and no doubt sympathized with Clerk McAIahon. '"This, went on Mir Russell, ''is human testimony, and as such it should be given all the weight it was worth. Human testi- e fe, nTr 1(a consideration of any court, no matter whence it comes" In this strain Mir Russell went on for some time. Sen tence was suspended in the case of Kowrie. which was breach of the peace. and Assaf was fined s and costs for injury to private property.
 John Donovan was fined for intoxi- cation and trespassing on the Consoli- dated Railroad company's premises $5 and costs on each complaint.
 Victor Johnson. a plasterer, was fined $50 and costs for the theft of :l gold watch and chain from Carl Bjorkland Johnson was working in the latter's house yesterday, and see ing the watch, took it. His defense was that he traded his own for it with a man who accosted him on the Green yesterday.
 4 complaint against Harry J. Hur- lock for assault and breach of the peace was continued to tomorrow morning. Hurlock lives on Chapel street and is employed at Smith x Griggs's in Simonsville. Some time ago he had an altercation with his wife, which resulted in their separa- tion and various suits in the city court for non-SuppOrt and other affairs. The complainant in the present case is his wife, whose name is Mary She complains that few days ago he kid mapped their daughter, Ethel, from her home and took her to the Gilbert home in Winsted. Hurlock wanted the case to proceed this morning, but the state was not ready to do so.
 The five cases against Hubert Bro deur were then called, Bradford Webster, lawyer in embryo, taking MT Pierce's place as prosecutor. The cases are: One for selling intoxicants without a license; two for keeping them with intent to sell. and two for keeping a place that had the reputa- fion of being a place where intoxi- cants are sold without license. Evi- dence for the state was given by Sheriff Rigney.
 The other witnesses were a little girl of about years old named Jen- nie Dance, William H. Latham, an in- surance agent, formerly a meat dealer, and Patrick and James Lunny. For the defense, which was conducted by Attorney Russell, there was a line of witnesses that threatened to postpone the courts dinner to late in the after noon. The prosecution having closed a motion by Attorney Russell to con- solidate the counts charging intention to and selling without a license under the first head. was allowed. In sum- ming up Mir Russell charged Latham with starting an agitation against ac- cused, he having heard he was intend ing to apply for a liquor license. Latham appeared to be a cold water man. Accused was found guilty on all three counts of keeping with in- tent to sell and was fined $10 and costs on each and was found not guilty on the counts of selling without a license and having the reputation of keeping a place where liquors are sold.