Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-31

George Morrisette, the crew or tue trolley car on the WatervlIIe line on the evening of February 20 was opened in the police court this morning before Judge Peasley, Attor- ney Durant assisted by Attorney Meigs, prosecuting, and John ONeili: William Kennedy. w. 10. Thoms ana ]. ID. Russell appearing for the defend- ants. Half an hour before court con- yened the place was filled with sight- seers. and all appeared to be ready to eff if out for the rest of the day when Sergeant Cahey came along and put everybody out who could not find seat. Three or four prominent ladies occupied seats among the spectators. If was agreed to try each case separ- ately
 Such a pressure to get into the city court today to hear the cases was never before witnessed. Police officers had to be stationed at the entrances to keep out all who had no business in the room. Policemen, lawyers, detectives, deputy sheriffs, strikers and strike breakers, women, young and old, were present Seating accommodations were certainly at a premium. The commo- ton at first was considerable, and things were assuming normal appear ance when Officer Keegan, who was stationed at the rear entrance, revived the confusion and clamor by chasing across the room. elbowing everybody out of his way. and finally landing ms official hand on the arm of gray neau- cd man whom he tried to push toward the dock Everybody got the impress sion that the man was trying to es- cape, because the officer said he had left the dock. Sergeant Cahey pushed the man one way, while Officer KeeGan pushed him the other way. At last, after a good deal of pushing both ways. 1t developed that the man was a well known democratic politician, and those who had recognized him could not help laughing at his predicament. The man was Henry M CAnfield of Southbury one of the wealthiest farm CTS in his community and q most con spicuous democrat. 1t was the first g lime in his long career that he ever found himself in, the hands of the po- lice. Officer Keegan's mistake was made by his seeing Mir Canfield leave the dock, which he had mistaken for a public seat Quiet having been re- sumed, court opened and the following were put to plea for assault with In tent to murder George Morrissette and William, Merna on the evening of Feb yuary 26, on the Waterville line.
 Names of Men Arrested:
 Clifford Vandemark, conductor, 1929 West Main street.
 Willis yandemark. conductor, 57 Johnson street.
 John Brearton. trolleyInan. son of Police Officer John Brearton, 12S Gen. trai avenue
 Harry w. Warren, motorman, 49s West Main street.
 David c. Marsh, conductor 240 Cher. " street.
 Edward B. Winnegar, conductor, 45 Watertown road.
 John J. Mcclure. employe of repair shop, 921 Bank street.
 Charles T. Ross employe of c. R. & l.. Go, 455 West Main street.
 Irwin H. Wolcott proprietor of pool room, 2S North Riverside street.
 Charles Thorpe.
 John Ennis, of 55 South Willow street.
 James Quinn of 40 South Willow street.
 Thomas Quinn, 40 South Willow street.
 James Whitty of seery place.
 Michael Ryan.
 Stephen Ball.
 Joseph Kelly.
 William Costello
 The last five are minors. All plead ed not guilty The state desired t take up all the cases at once, as tn evidence in one is the evidence in al but the defense objected to this an desired that each be tried separately The state could not object to this an proceedings were opened.
 Evidence of Conductor Merna.
 The case against Winnegar was tn first on. Merna. conductor on the ca on North Willow street on the night il question and one of the men who wa attacked. testified the car reached tn switch at 11:38 o'clock. They wer on the switch about two minutes whel three men entered the car Each car < ried a revolver and ordered the vii ness and the other man to throw u their hands and leave the car. Wi ness and his comrade were speakin when the men entered. They con piled without any hesitation with tn demands of the men. As witness wa leaving the car he was struck on tn head with brass knuckles and when h got out of the car he tried to get ava, but he was felled by blow of a clu from behind and rendered unconsciou How long he was in this state he coul not say, but on coming to saw Office Healey near him, At this point of h testimony he was asked to look aroun and identify If he could the men wl entered the ear, and he pointed towar Winnegar and said he was the leadt of the trio that entered the car. Thes men, he said, boarded the car as pa sengers. When he had stepped o the car seven men. masked, jumpe up and there his memory stops. Wi ness was in hospital until March [.
 Under cross examination he said had come to Waterbury three weel before the assault He came fro