Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-18
DELKDsCAMP CASE AGAIN.
Chris" Got Jail Sentence To-Day,
Bergamo Case Continued. N.

- bcTSdmo case CONTINUED. sNE
The Delkescamp family, which was
the means OF bringing Officer Halpin
into. not'oriety some weeks ago, was in
the CITY court again to-day, Jessie, the
wife, and her mother, Mrs Ross, anf
bearing against the husband Chrissfn
InTee complaints, two for breach OF
the peace on Sunday and on Monday,
and one for failing to support his
wife and child.
Mrs Delkescamp testified that her
husband called at her mothers house.
where she has been living since she
left her husband last Christmas. and
demanded to see their child. She
said he struck her then. Monday he
again called and struck her on this
occasion also. She said that the last
case was disposed of by the court or
dering him to keep away from the
house, yet since then he has called
about four times a day and makes
trouble every time he calls.
Mrs Ross corrOborated the evidence
regarding the trouble on Sunday. Re.
garding the occurrence on Monday
she said that he threatened her with
gun. Officer OHearn, however,
appeared in the nick Of time and Del.
kescamp left by the rear entrance.
When the officer left the house Delkes-
camp appeared and produced his gun.
This was in the forenoon He came
again in the afternoon and renewed
his threats to use his gun. On going
away that time he said he would como
again at o'clock and shoot himself
and his wife.
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Delkescanp said he had no gun.
What he had was an old barrel of a
revolver. He admitted that he had
been ordered to keep away from the
house by the city court, but he asked
what he could do when his wife and
her mother sent for him. At the time
of the trial of Officer Halpin they sent
for him and several nights he stayed
in the house, He said the cause of
the trouble was the baby and he want
ed the court to appoint certain hours
when he could see the child.
Mrs Ross was asked if he was ever
invited to the house and in loud tones
she said. sNever! Neverw
On the charges of breach of the.
peace Delkescamp was sentenced 70
thirty, days in jail and when the sens
tence has been served he must give a
bond of 5000 to pay his wife $5 week
for six months.
Joseph O'Neill. whose home for the
last five years has been in Wisconsin,
was charged with taking a team with.
out leave Edward Quirkl said he
engaged team from H. B. Loucks, a
livery keeper on Scovill street. and
that while the team was standing on
Grand street OsNeiM walked off with
it. This statement was somewhat
corroborated by Edward Helimar-
O'NeiIl said that he was somewhat
under the weather at the time in quess
ton and that Quirk asked him if hd
would be his coachman that evening
He consented and he got into the wag.
on. An auto came along then and
startled the horse Away he went
ND the WATERFOWL road and there I'D
came near being killed. He got be-
tween trolley car and a dump carl
and when he got out every wheel OF
the wagon was bent like Chinese
puzzle and the buggy wrecked. Ten
dollars and costs was his sentence
A complaint against young woman
named Er-minie Bergamo for assault
on another woman was continued ta
Thursday. The trouble took place
this morning and is related in another
part of the paper. A bond OF Sl,oN
was imposed.
John Templeton made lots OF trou
bile in his home last night He
threatened his .swife with a razor
broke furniture and put his wife out
of the house three times. Ofncei
John Brickel found the woman and
baby on the street at 1 o'clock TINS
morning. Templeton was given ten
days in jail.
William @. Kingsbury of Spencer
avenue was arrested last night fol
selling personal property which he NAG
mortgaged. 1t was claimed againa
him that he sold rug and picture
The matter came to public n0Ilcd
through Kingsbury's friends. Ine
mortgage on the property Is held BY
Frank B. Ives OF Cheshire, The mat.
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