Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-07
POLICE COURT DoINGs.
$50 and Costs and Three Months in
 Jail for Stoning Gar.

$50 and Costs and Three Months ill
 Jail for Stoning Car.
 Michael Bowen was in the city court to-day, charged with intoxi- cation and injury to private property by breaking window in trolley car on the South Main street line. below the Smith & Griggs factory, last Sun day evening, about 10 o'clock. Bowen was defended by Attorney Slavin. Special Officer Roach, who made the arrest, testified that at the place named he saw three men standing. One of them threw a large stone which broke through the front platform window and the vestibule door window. lm- mediately the young men fed; the car was stopped and the crew and the off cer alighted and ran after them. Wit ness fired few shots iil the air and the conductor, F. M. Slough, elnptied the five chambers of his revolver in the air also. The one who threw the stone was within ten feet of the car, and when the pursuit began the men were about 100 yards ahead The officer fired to make them stop and soon after the accused fell and remained down until the officer came up. The men were about fifty yards when the &C., cused fell. He said he was tripped up
 by stone
 Louis M. Currie, the Tnoturman, iden- tided Bowen as the one who threw the
 stone. He had revolver near him OH the car. He claimed he never lost sight of the accused even when stoop- ing for his revolver. Attorney Slavfn doubted he could do this and wanted the witness to tell where he kept his revolver, but the court ruled out the question. Currie said he came to town about six weeks ago from New York, where he was employed on the Metrb- politan street railway. MT Slavfn tried
 to go into his past, because the witness reluctantly answered his questions, but the court ruled against him.
 Slough, the conductor, also identified the accused, and admitted firing five shots in the air. Ills evidence was a repetition of Currie's, but he added that there were eighteen or twenty passen4 gers on the car. There was no de fense and Judge Peasley, in disposing
 of the case, said tfiat ir all the previous cases of this kind the cars were empty.
 This one was the exception, and he Imposed a sentence of three months in jail and fine If $50 and costs. An appeal to the district court was taken
 under bond of $500.
 Thomas Ellnor, 16, residing on Glen street, was ci,. ed with breaking the | globe of an arc lamp, the property of | the trolley company The lamp i'll question is situated at City Corners. c. H. Halleek and frs Halleck, neigh. bors Of the accused, and Henry Mur- ray, a lineman for the trolley company testified for the complainant. MT Hal
 leck said he saw the boy throwing stones at the lamp, though he was
 about ninety feet distant. Then Ell
 nor, who was defended by Attorney | Pierce, took the stand. The affair took place two weeks ago last Saturday
 night. Ellnor said the globe was miss l ing from the lamp when he saw it, an6 that Mir Halleck denied having evel accused him of breaking tic globe. El1nor was fined $1O and costs. H. 1 took an appeal.
 Emmett Riordan, 15. employed by l the Smith & Griggs Go, Joseph shu
 grue. 13, and few other boys, testified
 for the defense.