Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-08
NAMES BADLY MIXED
Amusing Apple Stealing Case in the
 City Court To-Day.

City Court To-Day. There was a picnic in the city court 1 this morning arising out of comedy of errors that was played yesterday by the police and the prosecuting attor- ney. The latter was not on hand this morning to enjoy the sequel, but there were enough present to do that for him. It seems that some one has been com mitting depredations in the apple or chard of Patrick Dunphy on Town Plot. MT Dunphy knew the thief by | ''eyesight'' as he called it on the wit ness stand to-day, but the name of the person he did not know. A woman was the thief in his opinion and he was determined to punish her.
 Yesterday he laid a trap that was successful. He saw the woman in the act of taking about peck of his ap- nles. It couldn't be said this time that Eve tempted Adam; she went in boldly and nlucked the forbidden fruit off the trees The woman was the wife of some man whom MT Dunphy knew by "eyesight." He told Officer Cronin all about it. Mir Dunphy said the officer inouired into the matter. However, It is certain that the officer informed the prosecuting attorney and warrant was accordingly issued for her arrest. The name on the warrant was Joseph inc Junas. There was no Josephine Junas in court to-day. EVerypodJ waited around for her to show up, Dut not a sign of her appeared. She was under a bond of $1OO to appear in court and 1t would far more prontaple to the court and the city, but not to the woman herself for her not to appear. Everybody got tired wainting for the fair Eve to show up and when 1t De- came evident that she had no intention of coming, Judge Peasley took the bench.
 tsIoseuhine Junas,' cried Clerk Me- Mahon. who intended to prosecute. No answer, but a semf-bald man leIt his seat in the public chairs and march ed inside the railing.
 Are you Josephine Junas," asked the clerk
 The man in his best English said he was. This was queer, certainly. man answering to woman's name. But then they do queer things in Po- land, and apparently one of them was the calling a man by woman's name
 "Are you sure you are Josephine Junas?'' asked the clerk.
 The man was sure of 1t and that set tied it.
 "WeN, then" said the clerk, you are charged with stealing a peck or apnles from Patrick Dumphy, what have you got to say about it?"
 The man said he never stole an ap- pie in his life. Had more apples on his land than all the small boys in Brooklyn could eat in month.
 q think there must be mistake here," interrupted Mir Dumphy. Tt was a woman who took the apples, this mans wife"
 The man was asked if he had been arrested last night, and he said he did not know Here was heart-ache of a man who could not tell if he had been arrested. #
 Don't you know if you were arrest ed last?" he was asked again.
 ''No. he couldn't remember, he said, but perhaps he was. He looked at his clothes as. if to see if there were any signs of arrest about him and again said he had not been arrested last night.
 What is your name, anyway" was the next question.
 Joseph Junas" was his answer.
 ''You said while ago that it was Josephine Now which is your nameY
 He said he was willing to stand for either, but finally he said his name was Joseph.
 ''Well, we'll fix the complaint then" said the clerk and the last syllable of the first name was stricken off mak- ing it Joseph. Everything was then in working order for the court to pro- ceed; the road was cleared and the man was put to plea for stealing a peck of apples from the aforesaid Pat rick Dumphy. He said he was not guilty. Then MT Dumphy testified that he accused the accused's wife of taking the apples, and the accused said 1t was his wife's sister who took them. Witness knew the accused very well and was certain he never saw him take the apples. Accused was asked his wife's name an dhe said 1t was Annie. Here was another complication. 1t was evident that some one had taken MT Dunphy's apples and that that per son was not in court, notwithstanding all the pains that had been taken to get her there.
 T guess you've got the wrong party. Better nolle the case" said the court. So the case was nolled and Josephine or Joseph, or whatever his name was, was warned to keep his relations away from MT Dunphy's orchar.