Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-15
JUDGE BURPEE's RETURN.
A Full Dock Greeted His Honor This
 Morning.

A Eull OOck GEeeteu Ills hOuoH Anto
 Morning.
 Judge Burpee made his first appear ance in the city court this morning, after an absence of month. The dock was fairly full. From the dock Charles Munson peeped out. His eyes which are accustomed to look upon the ruralities of Woodbury and nature, as the farmer lives in that community were enyeloped in circles of dark hue and his usually jolly face looked as though he had been swimming in some of the frog ponds that abound in his accustomed haunts. Yesterday Nun son. who is we'll known here, came to town as usual with a load Of farm pro- duce. He was returning home with load of a different find when it oc- cured to him to have a parting glass at a saloon in the West End. A row and his discolored eyes resulted. Nun son disputed the proprietorship of schooner with it's evident owner George Picket, the bartender, sided with the owner Munson was elected and he returned with a knife in his hands threatening to clean out the place. Thereupon the bartender struck him and Officer Mclean did the rest All that Munson had to say was that the knife was an honest affair accus- toned only to perform rural labor, such as cutting turnips and occasion ally hay If ever it cut anything else he would like to know. The court did not bother himself about trying to fur nish enlightenment on this point, but fined Munson S1O and costs for intOxi- cation and breach of the peace.
 Mrs l.. J. Churchill of Rushton place was charged with assault on child named Montville, aged years This case was noIIed. Prosecutor Durant stated to the court that the child in question was accused of stealing fruit from the accused's garden; that the accused found him in the act and tied him to tree. Father of the child ob- jected to this and demanded the ar rest of the accused, but later his anger cooled off as the child was not hurt and he was satisfied that the accused should go unpunished.
 Patrick l.. Shugrue. a youth of Is years, was fined So for playing ball on East Main street near Wall street. Officer Claffey, who made the arrest, stated that various complaints have been made of this nuisance of ball toss ing on the sidewalks in the east end of the city. particularly near the Sacred Heart church.
 The man, William Reynolds, who was arrested Mcnday after serving term of six months in jail there said his name was not Henry DaIy and hne @h~ him for stealing a lady's and a gentleman's watches, valued at $50 Ia fall of $20 since yesterday he wished to be heard as to the value of the goods. He plead ed guilty to the complaint John Carey, who owned the watches. then stated that he was living at 205 East Main street on January ' last. That Key holds boarded with him for a while, claiming he was a barber. Mir Carey thought the watches should be valued at $50. Reynolds said he could get only $10 on the gentleman'S watch and s3 on the other one. He could not in- duce a pawnbroker in New York, he said. to give him anything on the la dies chain, which MT Carey said he was sure was solid gold. Chief Egan stated that Reynolds is wanted in Brewster, N. r., for theft of $1OU. Key holds in making his statement to the court showed that he was up in all legal technalities. His object in speak ing of the value of the goods he said was to show the court that they were not of the value that could render him amendabIe to a sentence in the state prison. He was fined $50 and costs and sentenced to four months in jail.
 The Master Plumbers think they have landed an expert sneak thief in Angelo Mancini. who was charged with theft of three faucets from a building on WoodIawn terrace which the Barlow Bros company is plumbing. T. D. Barlow stated that recently from the same house about $5O worth of goods were stolen. The faucets in evidence were worth about S2- F. C. CowIes of the H. w. keeler company testified that the accused tried to sell him the faucets MT C0wles arranged that the man should call "Wednesday evening for his money. leaving the goods with MT KeeIer. who was to as- certain their price. Mancini offered ther,s for 50 cents first and came down to 10 cents. When Mancini called last evening to get his money he found an officer awaiting him. His defense was that he found the faucets. His story was not believed and he was given the full penalty. thirty days in jail and q fine of $7 and costs He may be con fronted with other thefts upon the ex- piration of this sentence
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