Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-15
MRS DOOLIN FINED
Judge Peasley Asked Her to Pay
 $1O0 and Costs.
APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT

The Woman Was Arrested for Prac~ Using Midwifery Without License Attorney Durant Handled the Woman Without Gloves--Other Cases in Court To-Day.
 Prosecutor Durant made some terri. ble statements against Mrs Johanna Doolin in the city court today. Mrs Doolin stood accused of practicing midwifery without a license, and there was cOnSiderab ble doubt of proving the case, as it was not shown that the ace cused had received or expected re- ward for her alleged services. The
 complaining witness, James Harmon,
 whose wife it was said accused attend
 ed on November 2T last, was not up to 1 to the expectations of the prosecution, and Mir Durant stated that in view of Harmon having told different story
 from that which he told on the stand
 the inference was that Mrs Doolin l had received or did expect cenapensa- i ton for her serivces to Mrs Harmon. l All that could be obtained from Har-
 mon on this point, which was the es- sential one in the case, was that his wife had told him she had paid Mrs Doolin $1.50, but as this was only 1 hearsay evidence, 1t was not allowed.
 Attorney Carmody for the defense asked that the woman be dischargefs l He said that Mir Durant was only jolS~ l ing and did not expect a conviction.
 MT Durant said that he was never
 more serious i'll his life. He believed, 1 he said, that Mrs Doolin was responsi-
 ble for more deaths than any other
 cause in her neighborhood. He will
 prosecute her on every possible Occa-
 sion, and Mir Carmody ought to be the l last one to say or think that he, MT | Durant, was not serious in this mat ter. Mir Carmody ought to protect these unfortunate poor people from l such persons as Mrs Doolin. Shame
 on her. cried the prosecuting attorney;
 'sshe has left q trail of blood in her ] tracks. People like Harmon,"- he said, "are generally unwilling witnesses
 and the state can prove more cases l than this against Mrs Doolin. Judge 1 Peasley. however, did not view the case through the same spectacles as Mir Durant. He spoke as though he 1 would discharge the accused. It was 1 not shown to bis satisfaction that she had received or expected a reward. On l that point the evidence was remark l ably lacking. Prosecutor Durant said he could furnish evidence on that point and the case was continued to l o'clock.
 This afternoon the necessary evil I denee was furnished by Mrs James Cronin and Mrs Mary Toomey, each saying she paid Mrs Doolin S. County ] Health Officer Hoadley asked that the maximum penalty, q fire of $500. be ,! imposed. Attorney Carmady said that 1 if the woman were found gailty the minimum penalty, $l00, woull suffice l This fine was imposed and m appeal was taken under a bond Of $500.
 A complaint against B@n&rd Kri- l vitsky for theft of Stoicr goods and peddling without license was contin- ued to next week. A complaint against l Michael Marcilinas for assault was nolled by the court after hearing, or rather trying to understand some of
 the witnesses. People who do not uE- derstand the language of the country 1 sufficiently well to make themselves understood should nor take their trou- bles to the city court. for there are troubles enough there already and
 they get little sympathy, moreover. if
 an interpreter is necessary. and an-
 other interpreter is need to interpret
 his statements.
 Frank Shaw was fined s and costs
 on two counts of intoxication and theft and sentenced to 30 days for
 breach of the peace.