Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-02
POLICE COURT DoINGs
More Stone Throwers Before Judge
 Peasley To-Day.

The greater part of the forenoon in the city court was taken up with the troubles o the trolley. Manager Sew ell and his body guard and two or three non-union men entered the judges room before court opened and had talk with Prosecutor Durant. Judge Burpee was on hand, but on hearing that business connected with the strike was on the list he had Judge Peasley sent for. 1t was some time before court began and then Prosecutor Du- rant appeared with the general statues under his arm. For man who was said to have been murderously set upon last night he looked remarkably serene. There was no scratch visible upon him. .lM
 Joseph Mellen was fined $5 and costs for intoxication and Joseph Beg ley for vagrancy and intoxication was sentenced to thirty days in jail and fin ed $5 and costs.
 Attorney Russell, who appeared for Henry Errico, aged 13, charged with throwing stones at an arc lamp and Frank Solinardi, aged IS, charged with breach of the peace and resistance,
  he had only been just called in to them. Attorney Durant objected to continuing any cases that grew out of the trolley strike and Judge Peasley decided it was better to hear the states side anyway.
 Deputy Sheriff J. J. Walsh then tes- tffied that yesterday he was one of an escort to a non-union trimmer. They were at the corner of School and Sco- will streets when Errico ran out on the street and threw stone at the lamp. He was immediately taken into cus-> tody and few minutes after man appeared and said no one would take the boy out of that street Then Soli- nardi came on the scene and said Err rico was his cousin and that no one would take him off the street. He was ordered to keep quiet, Whereupon he took hold of the horses head. Then he ran along the street calling out for help. On Harrison avenue he was ar rested. Deputy Walsh said he did not tell Solinardi why he was arrested; did not think 1t was necessary; and when he demanded to know what he was arrested for the information was denied him. The deputies bore no in- signia of their office on their person. There was no violence nor any threat ened. Yet Deputy Holleran and MT Ovfatt said it was dangerous situa- ton, the crowd was growing all the time
 Solinarii testified that he is employ ed by the Novelty Manufac curing com pany and was never before arrested. He was sitting at the window of his home when he saw the cOmmOtlOn. He went out on the street and when he saw his cousin in the wagon he called out to friend He did not know who the deputies were or why they were taking away the boy. He ran after the team and in Harrison avenue deputy put his hand on him and a pc flee officer told him to go along and he complied. He saw no trouble.
 Attorney Russell said in his argri- ment that the. deputies ought to do as much as the people in keeping the peace. Everybody is not alike. Some tact <. is necessary and 1t, was small thing for the deputy to. show his badge to these people. The poor people are thinking, and thinking great deal. They are thinking If they are getting a fair deal They know the assumption of law in crim- 1 inal affairs. Now one of these deputies ! is evidently puffed up with the power of his position. The other is discreet. The accused is entitled to every con- sideration. Your honor knows the kind of people who live on School street and that if they wished to make trouble they would not take long to think about it. These deputies should wear a badge. They should be distinguished so that the authority of their office would be apparent to the ignorant, to everybody. no matter who they may be. A rattle e-headed officer can make great dea1 of trouble now These are exciting times. Prosecutor Durant replied that the people should have a fear, an awe of the law, but it is evil dent that they have not. A fine of $1O and costs was imposed on each An appeal was taken under bond of $1OO. David Cronin was charged with ston- l ing a car near the Pearl lake road yesterday about 5:3O o'clock. Daniel Hogan, the motorman, testified on the way down he passed a crowd of which accused was one, near Platt's Mills. The crowd jeered him and the conduct or, called them names and threatened them. On the return trip near the Pearl lake road, the car came up with the crowd and witness slowed up to see whether or not @tthe gang was go- ing to kill him." Accused was within l ten feet of the car and threw a stone the size of his two fists. Witness got off and accused ran up the Pearl lake road, but a team came along and he got into it. Boss Farley and Superin- tendent Wales drove up and Farley followed up accused and caught him. Philip Stein, the conductor, recognized Cronin. so did William H. Minor, or ganist of St Johns church. He said he was in the car and heard stone strike the car. He thought it struck the roof. The car slacked up and the crowd retraced their footsteps. The conductor took revolver from under the seat and the motorman got off the
 car. Witness heard no shot fired. Concluding his testimony he said his te.9<p pkaA T@-r& |.