Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-03
POLICE COURT Do1NaS
Two Wives Had Husbands Before the
 Judge This Morning.


 Mrs Arthur Freeman of Simonsville, bride of four months, had her bride groom in the city court this morning, charged with breach of the peace. From the evidence of Mrs Freeman II seems that she left her husband ana is living with her people in SimonsVlile
 She left him because he abused her. Then he began to annoy her. lie LOOK away her clothes. He met her on the street one day and snatched her watch and walked off with 1t. Wednesday evening the latest interference with her took place. She said she was Walhins home with her sister and the latter gentleman friend" when her husDanu, who had been following them tor sone time, rushed up and tore her nat oH her head and ran into the woods Wltn it. Every time and place he can ne meets and annoys her. Judge burpee did not think much of the case ana Attorney Guilfoile, counsel for the ae- cused bridegroom, said his client was willing to support his. bride 1T sne would live with him. The bridegroom said he had the best claim to ms brides clothes because It was he lhat paid for them. The matter was con tinued for two weeks.
 Troubles of another young couple, more pathetic than the first, formea thA next case. The woman in the hrst case was defiant, in this she was pa thetic and fearful. Her husband, Chris 1 bopher Camp, was charged with oreaen of the peace, and Camp said ne fnougnss ! he was guilty. The circumstances or l the case,are these: The couple are not living together. They have baby 4 wears old, and this seems to be the cause of contention Last Christmas Mrs Camp left her husband and Tel l turned 10 her fathers home. The cause of her leaving she did not state. l Camp said 1t was case of father-in- l law. However, 1t seems he has been ] bothering his wife since, and the oLnsr l night he called at the house with onh- l cer Halpin and took away the Dapy. l Mrs Camp at first declined to surrender l the child, but, according to her story, the officer told her that her husband I had first rights to the child. That set fled it and she gave up the child re- ] luctantly Last night he called at tne house again and because the door was not opened immediately he broke It m: l Mrs Camp was asked by the court IT l she was sure that the officer said she had no rights to the child, and she said slfa was, and that he said Prosecutor Durant did not know everything. All this she tearfully testified to- Camp 1 stated that the officer said nothing or I the kind attributed to him by Mrs Camp. He said that the father had as I much right to the child as the mother. | Camp admitted breaking in the door, I but said he was sorry for 1t and that he was feeling mad when it occurred. 1 It was a case of too much fafher-in- law. he said The court informed him I that he had no right whatsoever to call 1 at his father-in-law's house unless in vited and that he had better stay away. This case was also continued two l weeks. @
 1 John Brick was fined S5 and costs for creating a disturbance at M. j.. DaIy's shop on Bank street yesterday, and a complaint against Thomas Me Kee for intoxication was nolled for lack of evidence, and because he has been l good young man.