Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
POLICE COURT DoINGs
Four Boys Arrested for Taking a
 Team Without Leave.

Team Without Leave.
 Judge Peasley took hand in dis pensing justice in the city court to- day. He fined Neil McGill $5 and costs for intoxicatton and sentenced him to twenty days in jail for breach of the peace and resisting an officer. Last night McGill, who is a hostler, got drunk. His wife works in a boarding house at S3 East Main street. He had some words with her and kicked and beat her. She said he has not given her a penny in four years and during that time she has maintained herself.
 Michael Breen was drunk yesterday on Washington street. He was fined $5 and costs.
 Four small boys named Willie Mack, living at 21O Bishop street, James Carlin, 16 Vine street, Roy Coles, PTS North Main street, and John Donahue, 19 Park avenue, were charged with taking a team without permission. Edward Spencer testified that he drove from Naugatuck last night and hitch ed his team near the Advent chapel on Cherry street. He came to enjoy party given by his sister-in-1aw and was enjoying himself when he was told that his team had been taken by two boys. He went in pursuit immedi- ately and in Union city he saw his property. The accused were in 1t and he handed them over to the polGe The story told by the boys was that they are members of the Boys club and last evening they were asked by two big boys who were in the team to take it to MT Smith in Naugatuck. They did not know who MT Smith was, but trusted to luck to find him. The cases were continued thirty days. and if any of the boys misconducts himself mean while he will be severely dealt with.
 George Fitzgerald, IT, was then tried for stoning a car near Liberty street on Sunday evening last. Officer Kee- gan and Frank Howard, the latter a conductor on the car, testified that near the corner of Liberty street stones and a SUCK were thrown at the car. Two stones hit the conductor. The latter and the officer pursued three tall fel- lows and a short fellow down Clay street. All wore long overcoats. They disappeared in Tracy's lumber yard. Soon after the accused was seen issu- Ing from the lumber yard with three others. All wore long overcoats, and Fitzgerald was arrested. According to the officer the following brief dialogue took place then:
 Oncer: "So you're one of them fel- lowsY'
 Accused: What fel1ows?''
 Officer: "One.of them that threw the stones"
 Accused: "Wel1, If you say so SUD- pose that settles it and 1t means for me forty and costs"
 The accused said he was on Bank street, when it occurred to him to go to the Naugatuck depot to get drink The depot was closed and then he took a short way home. by going down the railroad tracks, cutting through Tracy Bros lumber yard and climbing the fence surrounding that place, and then he was on Clay street. He saw two or three Italians in front of him and they all got on Clay street about the same time. The moment he appeared on the street he was arrested He admitted all the above dialogue except the part relating to forty and costs. He add ed that when he reached the police sta- tton Captain Ramon asked the officer If he had seen him, the accused, throw the stones, and he replied that he had not. He knew nothing about the af- fair until he was arrested. Fitzgerald said he was walking when he was ar rested; the officer said he had started to run. The court said he believed the boy was guilty, but for lack of evidence he was obliged to discharge him.