Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-30
POLICE COURT Do1NGs
Several Witnesses Against Hurlock
 But He Was Discharged.

But He Was Discharged.
 Before Judge Peasley in the city court to-day Justin Mccarthy, Michael Breen and Patrick Burke were each each fined $5 and costs for trying to find all the comforts of home in a box car at the Highland division depot. Me Carthy was fined $5 and costs addition al for intoxication. These men were contributed to the court by Officer Me Lean. A case against George kowrie of 2S Bridge street for assault on his countrywoman, Mrs Assaf, was nolled during hearing, the complaint signlfy- ing q reluctance to testify and it ap- bearing that the case would last the whole day and no one would be a bit wiser as to the circumstances.
 Two boys, Howard Titus and Joseph Mclaughlin, aged respectively Is years, were defended by Attorney w. G. Church, against a charge of theft of box of tobacco, worth $2.60, from Edward Morgan's store, 432 North
 Main street. The boys were engaged by MT Morgan to remove lot of pa per from his store. and while thus en- gagged they removed the tobacco. They were arrested by Officer NJ. T. Sulli- van, as they were trying to dispose of the tobacco for 50 cents. The Titus boy complained to the officer that he was hungry, not having had any food in two days. It developed that the boys parents are living apart, that Mrs Titus has two children with her and Howard lives with his father. That the latter lacks parental interest in the boy and leaves him to shift for him self Howard was discharged from the Gilbert Home, his father failing to pay $1 a week for his maintenance.
 Chief Egan stated with permission of the court, that Howard Is a bright and intelligent boy, but has been al lowed by his father to drift into bad company. We know what boy comes to without a mothers care ill this city,' said the chief. If the state school is not proper place for boys such as this one, a place ought to be provided"
 Mrs Titus testified that she is not as strong as she appears to be and it is all she can do to care for the two girls, one 10 and the other3 years old. She is under doctors care She would | not like to see her boy go to the state SCuOOl OuI SdSA sAoIC -OC bSStSA 1 for him than that which he is drifting | to through his fathers negligence. He l had been, she continued, in the Gilbert l Home, but his fathers refusing to pay | $1 a week for him caused him togbe discharged As for the4 Mclaughlin | boy Chief Egan knew nothing officially about him, which, of course, was the l best recommendation the chief could IT., o1rxI for him. Both cases were continued thirty days.
 The case agaist Harry J. Hurlock, for assaulting his daughter, Grace. was next called. Accused was defended by Attorney Russell. The witnesses for the state were the Misses Bridget Null cahey, Annie O'Leary and .Norah Walsh, George Tow and the complain ant. The evidence showed that Grace and her father are employed at Smith | & Griggs' factory, that Grace had been accustomed to give her wages to her | father, but that three weeks ago. she refused. Then she hid it in her attire and he took it. Last "Wednesday he | tried to take it forcibly from her He 1 seized her in a terrible manner, used her roughly and drew the attention of | all the employees. This occurred at noon at the factory. Grace testified that in fact her father did not hurt her. She said she was 14 years old. Hurlock's defense was fatherly precau- ton. He said he had heard the day of the alleged assault that his daughter was going to have "a circus" with him and once as he was passing through the factory he was assailed with shouts of rubber" The Hurlocks have recent ly been divorced and this fact with some of the proceedings attending it were brought out Hurlock has mar Tried again. The influence of Mrs Hur- lock No was apparent in Grace's con duct They sat together in court
 The arguments were warm and lengthy and eloquent. Attorney Dur ant got into an awful passion and closed with the remark that "Hurlock
 is not fit to eat the dirt his first wife stands upon." Nevertheless the court found Hurlock not guilty.