Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-18
SEVEN PRISONERS IN COURT
Judge Wheeler on the Bench -Dr
 Rowland Offered Prayer.

Judge Wheeler on the Beneh-Dr
 Rowland Offered Prayer. Young Men Who Stole from Benedict
 & Burnhams Plead Guilty and Were
 Sentenced to Jail--Calabrese, Who
 Stabbed His Landlady, Given Five
 Years in State Prison-The Habit of
 Carrying Revolvers and Knives
 Strongly Condemned by Judge
 Wheeler.
 The superior court, criminal side, opened here this morning at ID o'clock. Judge Wheeler presided, and the GUS tomary prayer for the welfare of the community, the peace and order of the people, for justice and mercy to the prisoners at the bar, was offered by the Rev Dr Rowland. Sheriff Dun, ham opened court. Seven prisoners were brought from jail.
 The first of the accused put to plea was William Lapalme, who was charged with indecent assault upon Margaret Palmer. He pleaded guilty upon the advice of his counsel, Judge Lowe.
 Joseph Walsh and William Gillette. each r years of age, charged with statutory burglary by breaking into and stealing from the factory of Bene- dict & Burnham a quantity of sheet brass, came next. Attorney Phelian was appointed their counsel They pleaded not guilty. The case against these boys was told by Officer Kennaugh, who ar rested them, in the city court two weeks ago. Two other boys who were with them at the time were charged with theft, one of them telling the whole story of the affair. They were arrested with the alleged stolen goods in their possession. Subsequently they changed their plea.
 Michael Tanning pleaded not guilty to statutory burglary The offense consisted of entering and taking from the barn of W. R. s. Wake on Central avenue a set of harness.
 Michael Calabrese, charged with stabbing with intent to kill his land lady. Anna Ursina, pleaded not guilty. Attorney John O'Neill was his counsel. Giovanni Varnelli of Union City was charged with the same offense, his neighbor, Joseph Etruccki, being his alleged victim. A revolver was used in this affray. Land and poultry was the cause of the assault. Varnelli was detained in prison for some time. Peter Bauby finally furnished bail of $1,O00, whereupon Varnelli promptly fled. After a vigorous search Sheriff Rigney arrested him in New Milford, and MT Bauby surrendered him to the authorities, thus saving his bond. Sen ator Kennedy represented Varnelli.
 Calabrese, after consultation with his counsel, changed his plea to guilty. He was sentenced to five years in the court remarked on the propensity of men of the accuseds nationality to re sort to dangerous weapons on the slightest provocation, and the only way he saw in which to subdue this violence of temperament was to pass as severe a sentence as possible.
 Michael Tanning was sentenced to 10 months in jail, Attorney Carmody represented him.
 The complaint against Lapalme was changed to ordinary assault from in- decent assault. The complaining wit ness is but 6 years old and her father was not desirous of giving the matter much publicity
 On this account, therefore, and in view of the accused being confined since March, a sentence of nine months in jail was imposed.
 This concluded the business of the morning, and recess was taken to the afternoon.
 Before calling the jury this after noon the cases against the two boys, Walsh and Gillette, were disposed of. The court said the boys made a bad start in life. which was matter to be while and then passed sentence. Walsh to one year in jail, and Gillette to ten months in jail.
 This disposed of all the prisoners who had been put to plea excepting Giovanni or John Varnelli The jury was then empaneled and the trial of Varnelli began. Varnelli was defend- ed by Senator Kennedy. An inter- preter was sworn. but Senator Kenne- dy objected to the evidence being taken in this way. claiming that the witness on the stand, Estruski. under stands and is able to speak the lan- guage of the country. Senator Ken nedy was correct Estruski's story briefly was this. He kept a saloon near Union City on the Prospect road. I1G lGdSSQ d IdIul LuS ttCGuSGu. hC latter understood, or claimed to have bought all that was on the farm also. Some days after the sale accused went to the farm and took away buggy. This caused considerable Ill feeling and hot words. complainant claiming that the accused had no right to the vehicle. Some evenings later accused again went to the farm and undertook to remove a number of chickens. An arose between accused and some man who was living near by. Accused went to see complainant in his saloon and there they had very stormy half hour. Recriminations passed right and left, each claiming he owned all the goods. etc, on the farm. At length accused drew re- volver and shot complainant in left shoulder.
 The case was not closed at press hour. MANUFACTURER DEAD
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