Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-29
DETECTIVE DODDS ON DICK
Went Into a House With The Proprietress Saturday Night.

He Came Out With Bunch of Law
 Breakers-The House Had Been
 Watched fora Long Time-Some of
 the Parties Settled Their Cases, and
 the Woman Who Kept the Place
 Was Fined $25 and Costs Case
 Against Erwin Wolcott for Keeping
 Gambling House Continued Until
 Thursday Morning.
 The police furnished a lot of busl- ness for the city court to-day, but the accused anticipated justice by settling. Judge Burpee held court and the ses- sion lasted about half an hour. James Francis was charged with assaulting a fellow countryman in Il saloon on Bank street Saturday night. Both are I Iitnuanians and very little of the cir. cl1lnstances could be got from them on account of their inability to talk the tongue of the country. 1t seemed, however. that the complainant was knocked down and kicked on the head and face by the accused. The latter smoke United States English to the police. but this morning he pretendeu he knew nothing about the language. Not word could be had from him. He was fined $10 and costs.
 Isaac l.. Harper was charged with intox ication, breach of the peace ana resistance. All happened yesterday. Henry l.. Whiteman, Rock street, Ill the north end was the complalnant. He testified that the accused's daugn- ter and son-in-law live in his mother g house and that yesterday the accused stirred LID a big row there. He broke in doors abused his daughter, struck her husband and called compla1nant,s 5 mother names. Harper had nothing to say for himself except that he remem- hered nothing of the occurrence. lie was fined $1O and costs on each con- plaint.
 Anna Smith was charged with keep ino house of i'll fame in the rear of 754 West Main street, over the black smith shop near the golf grounds ana Mrs Esther Judson and Denis Mitch ell. all colored were charged with be- ing freuuenters. Detective Dodds testified that this place has the worst reputation in the city. For months the police have been watching the nIace. Last Saturday night he saw the Smith woman approaching the place and he went in with her. The door was not opened for some time after rapping for admission and when they got inside they saw the above named as well as Edwin Teller and Leonard King. white. All were taken into GUS tody except the Judson woman wdo has a child six years old. The evidence as to it's reputation was furnished by Detectives O'Gorman and Kennaugh and Officers Noonan and Brearton. Smith was fined $25 and costs and the other two $1 and costs. Teller and King settled for $1O each.
 A complaint against Erwin Wolcott for keeping a house reputed to be a gambling house was continued to Thursday morning to accommodate Attorney Thoms, his counsel. The place in question is in the building op- posite the trolley car barn. Several men were in the place but they were not arrested, neither was any gambling outfit found there. Wolcott appears to be travelling hard road. Until re gently he conducted a drug store but the persistence of his creditors obliged him to close his doors.
 Prosecutor Durant stated that George Ercott who was before the court a few days ago for non-support of his family had signified he would not do anything for his wife. An or der for his arrest was issued.