Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-19
Trio Made It Interesting In City
 Court To-Day.
THE pIERPoNT DOG MUDDLE

Judge Cowell's Ruling 2ispleased the Prosecutor-He Refuses to Allow
 Pierpont to Settle Unless He Pays
 the Costs in the Case-Affair Was Put Over Until Thursday. Judge Cowell presided in the city court to-day and turned everybody un- side down by one of his characteristic remarks and made the greatest sensa- ton that ever took place in that courtA 1t all arose over the disposition of the ! case against A. J. Pierpont, charged with keeping an unlicensed dog. seems from the statements made by Prosecutor Durant in court this morn ing that the case would have been dis- posed of in hhe ordinary way but for the accused himself. He came to court one day last week disposed to settle, but afterward retained Judge
 Peasley to fight it It is always
 custom that when a fight is put up the
 accused is made to pay tor the trosTble.
 if he is foilnd guilty or changes his mind and tries to settle. This is the custom even dn the high courts. Pier
 pont changed his mind after retaining
 Judge Peasley and was in court this morning to settle. But Prosecutor Durant would not accept his terms. Pierpomt was willing to pay $5 while l the prosecutor wanted more than that. Attorney J. A. Peasley, Judge Peas leyss brohher, appeared with hin, The prosecutor was mot Willing that the case should go on. because the best l witness, Officer Hickey, was absent attending the funeral of his brother. Attorney Peasley and Judge Cowell
 thought dt was not necessary to hear any evidence if the accused was will 1 Ing to plead guilty, but Attorney Du rant said this was not the custom of
 1he court Attorney Peasley differed
 with him.
 Well, you are not the best judge Of that 7 said Prosecutor Durant Well, T'an as good as you are," re
 torted Attorney PeasIey.
 sI don't know about talat" repIied Prosecutor Durant. T don't think you are. I'm prosecuting attorney here and I think I'm entitled to some com 1 sideratfon''
 Meanwhile Pierpont was literally forced to the stand by his attorney l and Judge Coweu said he was willing l to hear him. Prosecutor Durant said l he was not ready to go on, as the 1 states chief witness. Hickey. was ab- l sent, Judge Cowell said that if the I trouble originated In f1le acclised being l paid a sum of money for the loss of his sheep by vicious dogs 1t was not
 fair. He should be treated as other l accused are treated. To which Tros-
 ecutor Durant replied that there was l no difference whatsoever in his trDaf~s
 ment. Just then Attorney Bauby
 handed over S10 to Clerk McAIahon ir | settlement, of a case exactly like that l against the accused, dog case, a11t9 l the prosecutor informed the court that
 when there are adjolrnments and oth- l CT delays caused by the accused he IS naturally made to pay for them in the
 end, as they were brought on by hiin~
 self. He reminded the court that
 while some dog cases were settled for l $5, others were settled for $5 and costs,s
 some for $7 and costs and some ae
 high as $1O
 l Judge Cowell replied that he saw
 no need of taking any evidence If m accused pleads guilty To which l Prosecutor Durant replied that as long
 as he remembered. and he has been. prosecuting officer for some years. ik I was always the custom to hear the
 states side because if what tgte courn
 said was so only the accused's side l could be heard and he could tell any 1 story he liked. Finally Judge CowelI l said he would adjourn the case fa
 thursday and advised the accused t6
 take an appeal to the distrfct court9
 where justice will, be done you,'' said
 he, If you don't get a fair deal here. That's just what he ought to do.
 said the prosecutor. and the matter was closed for the present.
 James Ulrick created fuss at his
 boarding house on South Main street
 yesterday He said he wanted his l clothes and his landlord, who IS his brotherin-law as well, refused to give
 them unless he paid s2 storage. rti seems Ulrick.has been working in fJr- ion City for some time. He fented
 that he tried to drown himself some l dime ago, and explained thart incident 1 by the statement that he merely ,wafl- l ed into the Naugatuck river beyon.4 ! his depth and was carried down nv
 the current. He was fined S ana costs.
 Patrick Commerford got on the ram page in his boarding house Saturday.. He chased his landlord and landladv with razor and broke things whep
 he found he could not get at them.
 He was arrested twice by Officer Hal
 pin. Commerford had nothing at all. to say for himself only that he knew nothlng at all about 1t. He was fined
 50 and costs.
 A complaint against Patrick Kent lng TOT breachF of the peace was con-
 tinued for lty days. The same d.s- position was made of a similar case against Alfred Bruseau Eugene Finn pafd 70 for dog and Miles Booth tae same. ss \
 THE LINE or MARCH. All members of the Fraternal Order
 of Eagles will form tonight at 7:15