Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-29
POLICE COURT DoINGs
Young Men Get Six Months in JAN for
Theft.

nave not yet recovered from the luuu-
ence of Secretary 4doody's stump
speech Monday evening. Neither
Judge Cowell nor Judge Burpee could
get up early enough this morning to
hold city court, and Judge Peasley was
Fastening to his Office long after o
o'clock when he was nabbed by a
court messenger. He had not much
business to dispose Of, however. Ed
ward Archer imposed too much on the
charity Of the police station for bed
and when he presented himself last
evening he was arrested on a charge
of drunkenness. He was committed
to the Brookside home for thirty days,
it being understood that men were
wanted at that institution.
John Powers and Thomas Thalsr,
two young fellows, but old In crime,
pleaded guilty to theft Of $26.S wortR
of carpenters tools, the property Of
Oscar Rernier. The latter testified
that he left his tools in the tool chest
in building he was working ON on
Dikeman street and on Sunday lie got
word that the chest was broken into
and some of the tools scattered all
over the dJacent lots. The greater
part Of them was stolen. He also lost
a pair Of new shoes. Powers said that
he was paid off Saturday night by the
City Ice Co, for whom he worked, and
with his friend Thaler he got drinking.
He admitted taking glass too much
and asked for clemency. Prosecutor
Durant stated that the accused were
the worst citizens In the city. Both
are graduates Of the State School for
Boys, which In their day was known
as the Reform school Neither the j..A
nor the state prison has any terrors
for them. While they are at large the
police are uneasy and forever on the
alert. They have to be. for all move
able property Is 4 temptation to the
accused. They are also a danger to
the public. the prosecutor said, and
therefore he asked the heaviest sem
tence within the power Of the court.
Each was sentenced to six months in
Jail with the usual costs.
Casino Sanshelli and John Daury
settled complaint for breach OF the
peace by paying SIS each.
MEN AND THEIR RIGHTS.
Editor Evening Democrat
Men began to fight over their rights
when they first appeared upon this
earth, but those early fights were
simply brutal. because of no other way
to settle differences except by force.
Later, when they commenced to get
into better relations and the utility of
living together was necessarily ac-
knowledged for the protection OF life
and mutual interests, we see in those
primitive tribes the first element Of
society as well as the -rst rudimental
forms Of regulations indispensable to
any communion Of men.
But the same quarrels and dangers
that had formerly arisen between in
dividuals was unavoidable between
tribes and consequently far more i'm
portant and harder struggles than be-
fore. Efforts were made to regulate
the respective rights OF tribes, and
these understandings are the begin
ming Of what we call internationalism
But this fact did not prevent In the
least q race from assaulting another
and through history we know of the
great and sudden growth and fall Of
kingdom and empire. And SO win the
present apparent. stability OF national
ity, the very great fields of ms are
two-the external and the internal
One to determine the right Of peo-
pie in respect to another In their rela-
tons regarding commerce, trade, navi-
cation, political influence or supremacy
over certain territories, etc. The other
to establish the reciprocal rights and
duties Of every man under the same
law. But il there is dispute OF
whatever Importance between two ma
tons they can come to q terrible
clash even in our days, without any
certainty of Intervention, because there
isn't yet special, a powerful human
law that can prevent 1t. While II any
body's right Is wronged by another,
neither man can take the law in his
own hands, for there is a superior
power that compels them to explain
their case before court especially ap-
pointed to do justice.
In tue first place we see powers get
ting into war for principles that both
contestants claim to be right, but into
history anybody can have an idea Of
how often the true principle has been
oyerpowered, such as independence
and religious and political freedom.
In the other, it certainly happens that
the man who has wronged another ia
some way will try to bring portion
Of right on his side, possibly the whole
OF 1t IL he can. And there is no human
authority that can prevent him from
putting into action whatever means he
finds to fit his purpose, such as buying
or terrorizing men who can damage his
position before a judge. On this ac-
count / will rather say that there is
an authority strong enough to convince
him Of his shame, but 1t Is within him
self, and we know that personal honor
is not held in great consideration yet
among civilized men. Examples of
such iniquities are as many as the
other, IL not more, so many that in
most cases an honest man prefers to
be alone, and the sentiment Of social
relationship that springs naturally in
his early days instead Of growing
stronger, fades by experience. In
these circumstances man Is pretty
near to be slave-a man who has a
heart to feel and mind to think.
But this kind Of slavery which he is
forcing upon himself Is prudent, IL not
wise, because 1t would be very great
misfortune If he had to settle a case
In court. where besides those people 1
have mentioned above he could find
some other against his possible right,
for the truth Is one but many are the
ways to see it. The Justice Is right
because 1t wouldn't be justice If wrong;
but he who administers 1t is q man and
IN conseouanc0 of thof cr1hioot 70 mis-.