Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-24
JUDGE PEASLEY'S HOUR.
Big Batch of Wrong Doers Before His Tonor This Morning.

Michael Richards, charged with drunk
 enness, breach of the peace, assault and carrying concealed weapons, was sentenced to thirty days in jail on each count with an addition of $25 and costs Tor breach of the peace. Richards was arrested by Supernumerary Officer Thomas Colinstanto after a wild chase around Wards flats. Prior to that he
 woke up the whole. Brooklyn district and set people flying in all directions in their mad scramble to get out of the
 way of fierce looking gun which he
 Drandlshed in the air and pulled twice on CoLlnstanto, but it refused tosWork
 me omcer and two other witnesses
 tes1hed to Richards's mad rampage, and during the testimony it was
 brought out that the accused figured. in row in Canal street some time ago in which he sawed up one of his country
 men so badly that he required ten stitches in his cheek. Richards plead
 ed guilty to all the charges with the exception of assault Judge Peasley,
 who occupied the bench, got afraid of
 the terrible looking weapon which
 Richards had carried and refused to
 allow Oftlcer Colistanto to continue
 snapping 1t on the stand.
 William Condon of 27 Railroad Hill
 street, charged with violating a city ordinance by refusing to move on when
 requested to do so by an officer, was
 lined $25 and costs. Attorney Slavin,
 who defended him, took an appeal un- der bonds of $50. Officer Allen testi- A led that shortly before 1 o'clock Sat
 urday night about twenty men were standing near the corner of Railroad
 Hill street and Washington avenue.
 He ordered them to disperse but they refused to go, and Condon advised them not to and called the officer
 names. He said he was afraid to ar rest him at the time because he was sof the opinion that in such case the crowd would pitch onto him, so he let
 It go until later, when he got Officer
 Byrnes and went to Condon's house
 and found him asleep on the veranda.
 Condon denied the allegations in toto
 and gave what appeared to be a very
 good account of his movements up to the time he was tcollared" on his own
 doorstep and taken to Jail. About 8 o'clock Saturday evening he accom-
 panied friend over to Patrick Costi.
 gan's on Mill street. There were some strangers in the house and all remained
 until midnight, when Condon and his friend left. The two men went as far as the Washington avenue bridge when they parted, the other fellow turning back and Condon going direct to his home. He saw nobody at the corner of Railroad Hill street, and in order not to disturb his family he decided to re
 move his shoes before going in. While K thus occupied two policemen came along and after looking at him Officer Allen said: This is he," and then both
 escorted him to the station. Attorney
 Slavin couldn't see anything in 1t but
 case of mistaken Identification and
 asked. that the accused be discharged, but the prosecutor took different view of the situation and the court fixed the penalty at $25 and costs. At torney Slavin promptly took an appeal. Fred and Carrie Shamrock, man and
 wife, and their 15-years-old daughter, created more than ordinary attention. The old folks were arrested Saturday night at their home in Waterville by Officer Lachance, charged with intoxi- cation and breach of the peace. The
 officer heard them warning in the house 1 and was about to drop in when the girl called him. Things were upset somewhat, but the only thing broken
 was fiatiron which Mrs Shamrock had shied at her husband. The officer said ] they were talking very excitedly but | as they spoke in German he couldn't t. 1 tell what they were saying. Of1cer Chatfeld corroborafed what Officer La
 chance had said. The daughter of the
 accused couple bright appearing girl,
 said with some reluctance that for the
 past couple of years her parents quar-
 reled a great deal, and also admitted
 that both drink too much MT sham
 rock claimed that his wife does not
 cook his meals regularly, and that he
 didn't have bite to eat FTioay or Sat
 urday He works at Berbecker 6 l Rowland S and never was arrested oe- l fore. His wife gave a good account of I herself She sta6ed that her husband I was not using her right. He does not
 give her his pay, and besides kicks up I a fuss because he cannot get hold of what she earns washing and ironing. ! ssThat,s not right, she said in her own vay "A woman cannot cook meals I for a man all the time unless he helps I pay for them. I got mad Saturday, I but not without reason. Is 1t fair to J find fault, with a woman for not having l what one wants in the house while I making no effort to put her in posi- l lion to get things?' This made MT Shamrock very angry and he thrust his l hand into his pants pocket and pulled ont a. piece of paper which looked like
 a nav envelope and made an effort to I hand it to the judge, but an officer kept
 him back. The court told them that
 unless they quit drinking and qarrel- ing they would have to go to jail, and I also took occasion to remind them that
 they have five children looking to them for example He suspended sentence J on the charge of intoxication and i'm posed a fine of s and costs on each ! for breach of the peace and bound them
 over to the probation officer, for sixty T days.
 Frank Clark. Walter Lanone. Cor ] nelius Shea, William Alderman and 'l Peter Gavin, all young fellows ranging 4 in ages from 16 to "A charged with Il making disturbance on Waterville l trolley car last night, were each fined ! S15 and costs and turned over to the T probation officer for thirty days. with l th nycention If Alderman who got