Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-15
DELANEY ON TR|AL TODAY.
Mrs Nichols Condition is Said to
 Be Serious.

The Woman Has Concussion of the
 Brain-An Adjournment Taken This Morning Until This Afternoon-Drs
 Mcdonald and Crane On the Witness
 Stand-The Former Claimed the Wo-
 mans Present Condition Might Have Been Caused by the Medicine
 Given Her.
 The case against Thomas Delaney
 for assaulting Mrs Nichols on Will
 liams street few. days ago was called
 in the city court before Judge Burpee this morning. Dr Chipman testified that the woman has been unconscious for the past three days and delirious at times and that last evening he held a consultation on her case The chances of her recovery are about even, but a moment later he said her condition was not favorable. She has severe concus- sion of the brain and possible fracture of the base of the skull. The case was adjourned to this afternoon.
 The case against Frank Mccormack and William G. Flanagan for breach of the peace was called next. Representa- tive Guilfoile defended the accused in this as in the case above mentioned. The testimony was slightly different from that given in the case against Flanagan's brother Nelson, which was tried a few days ago. The stone which Nelson said his brother threatened to throw at~ him grew to the size of goose egg; it had been the size of a hens egg, in the first case. Judge Bur- pee said there was evidently breach of the peace and that the accused should have been tried when Nelson Fldnagan was. He found the accused guilty and fined them each $5 and costs. An appeal was taken.
 A case against Tony Altorisi for car rying concealed weapons was adjourn ed week from Monday.
 The case against Delaney was re- sumed this afternoon by Judge Burpee. Drs Crane and Chipman testified to examining Mrs Nichols, the woman whom Delaney is charged with having assaulted, and to finding her in bad state. She was partly unconscious half an hour before he came 10 court said Dr Crane and when she was reused she gave evidence of having musculatory spasms, particularly on the right side. The pupils of her eyes were contracted and did not respond to light or shade. A very tender spot was over her right temple Her pulse was very weak, her respiration sha How and extremely ir-a regular and alternately sEsw and rapid All this showed positive symptoms of severe brain trouble. A stick of about four and one-half feet long and two thick was introduced William Lima by W. T. Disley said he saw Delaney strike the woman two blows with a stick like, that referred to. pr B. w. Mcdonald was put on for the defense. Though he saw the woman with Dr Crane and found the same con- ditions as he had, he did not consider them to indicate what Dr Crane main tained. In the witness opinion shes| was in a normal state and had he not known that she had been assaulted heI would say that her condition was se- were hysteria, or extreme nervousness. He was positive her brain was not in- jured and saw no signs of impending danger. Neither was she shamming but the medicine she had partaken might have been responsible to some extent for her condition when he saw her..
 After hearing all the evidence Judge 1,nII lo1- A Fl ,000 for the superior court.