Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-17
POLICE COURT DoINGs
Thomas McEvoy Discharged by Judge
 PeasleY This Morning.

A very peculiar case was tried by Judge Peasley in the city court this morning. Daniel Larkin and Thomas McEvoy are distant relatives, and both are employed by the ScoVill Manufac- turing Go. McEvoy lives at ASS Bald win street and Larkin lives on River street. They have not spoken fr1end- ly word to each other in ten years, yet 1t was McEvoy who got Larkin his present position. They have often had what McEyoy called a chewing match," and this is the extent of their conversational association during the past ten years. McEvoy said Larkin has had trouble with everyone in the factory, but never had trouble with him, because, as has been said. they are not on friendly speaking terms. Wednesday evening Larl<in was on his way home and about TAO o'clock he was passing an alleyway on River street when a man darted out with a club in his hands and struck him once on the shoulder, then on the back and lastly on the head, This blow knocked him down and stunned him for a while,- but he recognized McEvoy as his assailant He was positive on this point because, said he, ''I saw him be- tween the two. eyes, and when was knocked down I called Tom Mack, you have murdered me-" The assailant ran up Liberty street and very soon q crowd had gathered around Larkin. He did not recognize single person in it. Bleeding and dazed, he staggered to his feet and went in quest of police men. To them he complained that he had been AssRu1ted by McEvoy. pr Nc I1arney testified to the character of the wounds on Larkin's head. There were two of them. He put two stitch es in one and three stitches in the other.
 lMcEvoy testified that he has been twenty years a machinist in the Scovil Go. His defense, prepared by Attorney Russell, was an allbi. He said that ne left home about 7:25 on the night in question. He started for the Brass City cycle shop on South Main street, and near Clay street he met with Bernard Coyle and Thomas Coghlan, and with them he went up the street to Hotehkiss &l Templeton's hardware store, where he spent three-quarters of an nour looking at a gun. Then he transacted other business and lastly went to the cycle repair shop. When
 
 to hear policemen were on the lookout for him for assaulting Larkin, and he set out to find them. When he met them he went with them direct to Lar kin's house and when Larkin saw him LarIkin said That's the, hat" Me- Evoy saw Larkin in trouble with an Italian short time ago and heard the latter say he would get square with Larkin.
 MT Minor, clerk at Hotchkiss & l Temp1eton's, MT Coyle. MT Coghlan and Charles Drescher testified to meet ing with McEvoy down town at the time and places lie stated in his evil dence, fully bearing out his story Me Evoy was found not guilty.
 Charles McGowan, Isabella Ward and Lizzie Moriarty were each fined I $10 and costs for intoxication.
 John Soleski was sentenced to sixty days in jail on two counts of theft. of suit of clothes and $10 from John Bandier of 27 James street.
 Michael Kennedy was sentenced to thirty days for theft of clock worth $9 from Mrs Margaret Gray, and he was bound over to the superior co urt under a bond of $500 for having been found guilty of theft three times.