Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-13
POLICE COURT DoINGs
McEvoy Fined $2o and Costs on Each
 Count.

McEvoy Fined $20 and Costs on Each ] Count.
 1 Eugene Thompson ran amuck on the verandah of the Earle house yester- day afternoon endeavoring to clear it of the guests that were enjoying the
 afternoon there. Thompson was intox-
 icated and in the city court this morn 1 ing he was fined on charges of drunk
 enness and breach of the peace $5 and
 costs on each.
 l Patrick Donahue, charged with criminally assaulting Josie Mall
 ley minor, waived examination and
 was bound over to the superior court
 under q bond of $500 The superior
 court conyenes here in June. William
 F. Quigley gave bail for Donahue The | defense ill this case is said to be this:
 The complainant was visiting a family
 named Budd which lives at 1S1 East 1 Main street. Donahue occupied apart
 ments in the house subrenting them from the Budds. For . reason, that 1 will be explained later the complain
 ant did not desire to 90 home this par | ticular evening and her friends gave 1 her the defendants apartment, ex- pecting to make other arrangements l for him. Donahue got home that night | intoxicated. which is said to have been his normal condition for some time,
 and, not knowing that his room had been set apart temporarily for the complainant he entered and retired.
 Donahue hobbled into the court room this morning appearing somewhat ,nl 4o Go
 day morning but still quite feeble James McEvoy was charged with keeping liquor for sale and with dis pensing liquor on May 4 at his house on Mohawk park. He was defended by Judge Lowe and said he was not guilty with an air of innocence that was surprising Sheriff Rigney tes- titied that upon the power of q search warrant he went to the accuser's place on Sunday, May ;, and saw the accus ed in the act of mailing on curtain to front window. He entered and saw a few men sitting at table Tn the Kitchen and empty glasses that ap- peared to have been recently engaged in business were on the table. The tell tale "lace curtain of beer was on the inside of the glasses and on the table were little round ribbons of beer damp In the cellar were half dozen empty beer kegs One was in business and was speaking through 8 wooden faucet to pitcher underneath Up stairs ill room that was built for store were four men sitting on the counter smoking and evidently had been drinking for the wet round rib bons of beer were on the counter be- side them. A neighbor of McEvoy named Eyman informed the sheriff that drink was sold in the place in question. Judge Lowe put the sheriff under a servere cross examination. Many of the questions he refused to answer not on the grounds of his be- ing an officer, or on the grounds that he was citizen he knew nothing, neither did the case compare with the copper case in the east end. All this Judge Lowe got the sheriff to admit to the great satisfaction of the public gallery. The sheriff said the accused told him he did bottle beer and Judge Lowe tried to get him to say that it was for John Hurley he bottled it. The accused interrupted that he told the sheriff no such thing. There was no defense and AIcEvoy was found guilty on both counts and was fined $2O and costs on each. He appealed under bond of $100 which was fur. nished by Thomas McEvoy of Bald win street.
 It is barely possible that the charge against Patrick Donahue for attempt at criminal assault may be disposed of in some way to the satisfaction of the complainant besides taking it to the superior court. It is maintained that had the man been sober he would not have committed himself Parties of influence have interested themselves in the case and he may be admitted to the Soldiers home. Donahue has a splendid war record. He was in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bur- pee's father at Cold Harbor, in which battle the latter was Killed. It is caimed for Donahue that were he re moved from the demoralizing influ- ences in which he appears to have late ly lived he would live an upright life. His every fall from grace has been attributed to over indulgence in strong drink.
 The liquors seized at James Me- Evoys residence on Mohawk park, and for selling which he was prosecuted and fonDd rllilty in thp city cOllrt this