Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-06
POLICE COURT DoINGs
Non- Union Motorman Was Discharged
 in Court This Morning

NOn- union Motorman Was Discharged ill Court This Morning. The continued case for breach of the peace against Lazarus Loria, a non- union motorman. was taken up in the city court today before Judge Peasley. Joseph Derwin, driver of the East Main street union bus, testified that q week ago this evening at 9:15 o'clock he was driving out East, Main street and near Spring street he heard one of of the women in the 'bus scream. Owing to the slippery condition of the streets, considerable ice being on | them, he kept on the trolley tracks for some distance. but when he heard the woman scream he turned round and saw car back of him. Then he turn ed out off the track. On the return trip the car overlook the bus near William street. The accused swore at him and threatened him. Witness said not word. He never saw the accus- ed before and consequently could have l made no threat against him.
 Edward s. Terry, the bus conductor, testified that after passing the church ] of the Immaculate Conception the car overlook them and Loria swore at him and called him names. "Get off that | | run you down" Terry told him to hold on while and he would get the bus off the track, whereupop Loria stopped down near the controller and evidently picked up something. He then called out to witness again to clear the tracks The women in the bus screamed and there was considerable excitement. As the car was passing the ' bus the accused again swore at witness and called him names, and put down what ever it was he had picked up near the controller Witness never saw ac- cused until last Friday morning. Sergeant Blakely testified that he knew Derwin and heard him say last Friday evening that he would put the accused to sleep. There was quite crowd near Cones drug store and Der win complained to witness about the accused. Attorney J. J. O'Neill, who appeared for the state. objected to whatever took place after the alleged breach of the peace occurred and it was ruled out Attorney Meigs, who defended, then put the accused on the stand. He said that the bus kept the tracks for three blocks and that he told Terry if he would not get off he would push him off. He denied using | |said in fact that he does not drink.
 William Ward, the non-union con. ductor corroborated the above
 Then in rebuttal Mrs Stephen Bloom field was called to the stand All of the states witnesses had been excluded from the room at the request of At torney Me1gs. Mrs Bloomfield stated that she was one of the passengers on the bus and she heard Loria say he would run into the bus. She had her. baby in her arms and was greatly ex- cited when she heard the man make this threat. He said he had rung the gong on the car but she did not hear it.
 Attorney O'NeilI then went to the, ante-room to call another witness. but Attorney Meigs objected to his doing this and furthermore said he would object to having the next witness tes-
 tify.> This witness was a woman and she did not take the stand Attorney
 O'Nei1l objected to Attorney Meigs's remarks.
 Edward Robinsion was the next wit. ness. He was passenger on the 'bus and testified substantially as did the others.
 In summing up Attorney Meigs said the court was undoubtedly aware that E 1I GWuS fOIy ullnCulLs IOT. HIS ClleuLs to procure witnesses. Tn the evening he is alone on his car excepting for the presence of the conductor who stands in the rear of the car. But he was surprised when he heard there was warrant issued in this case and he l knew that warrant would not have been issued had not the charge of l favoritism been made against Prose
 cutting Attorney Durant If warrants 7 were issued every time such trivial lcomplaints as this were made the
 court would have to remain in session all the time.
 , Attorney O'Neill said he had case [ without doubt The evidence was SO concise and pointed that his honor re- membered it all without being repeat , ed to him. Judge Peas1ey said he would have to decide the case on the evidence of Mrs Bloomfield. She had . no interests in the case. Her evil
 dence was that she heard accused say
 he would run the 'bus off the track.
 Such remark was not breach of the peace and therefore he discharged the i, accused.
 The complaints against Fred La
 chance and George Walsh for taking a , team without permission of the owner , were nolled for $5 each.
 Alfred Cooper kicked up row in
 the Salvation army restaurant at the
 shelter last night and was fined $1O
 and costs.
 Charles Miller of Cosset street has
 been on a spree for some days and } when in this condition turns his wife . out doors, threatens her with re-
 volver and in other ways makes life
 unpleasant for her. She said t his
 morning that she can stand it no long
 CT. Yesterday he took their baby out
 of her arms and threatened to cut off
 it's head He chased her with re-
 volver and became so ugly that she
 deemed it prudentto have him arrested.
 He was charged with breach of the
 peace and intoxication and was fined
 $5 and costs and sentenced to ten days -sI in jail.