Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1903-02-27
POLICE COURT DOINGs
Fine Of $40 and Costs on Each Count
for Strike Breaker.


for Strike Breaker.
Notwithstanding that the ATTRACTIONS
In the city court to-day was a ease con.
nected with the trolley strike, the at.
tendance was not very large. The ac.
cused, Alfred Hopson, was charged
with breach of the peace and carryina
concealed weapons. Judge Peasley
presided and Prosecutor Durant prose.
cuted. Hopson hesitated a good deal
before he pleaded not guilty To ths
nrst charge and guilty to the second
charge Martin Clark. bartender at nj,
y. McEvoy's saloon on Exchange place
testified that about 3:15 O'Clock yester
DAY afternoon half dozen patrons
were In front of the bar waiting to be
served, when the accused and a friend
OF ms entered They took up positions
IN the middle of the bar and, gave mn
order. Witness being engaged on the
other patrons who had given orders ba
lore ,s the accused, he did not serve The
ia.1er when his order was given.
:, are you going to serve me?v asked
,he accused, and witness renlied tIaf
ne womb IN his turn Whereupon ths
accused swore an oath that he wonId
~ served anyway. Witness replied 81
anis tnat II accused talked like thai
tha aln ne would have to get out. and
lien accused pulled a shooting iron ana
m,ssd lt at witness. William 7.
a' VINO was standing near the ac.
Suseu, STRUCK his hand which held fhe
msapon' put did not strike 1t out Of his
n 20 y, accused changed the direction
~, ~ ens revoivers turning it upon those
VINO STOOD outside the bar, and backed
~ ~ tne door in this manner, and
was put out by witness. 80
accused interrupted witness once 81
$500, $500 Wnlie ne was giving his testf.
III MI AFTER witness had concluded
!, -, .esliniony ne took advantage Of his
thaa % question him. and asked him II
VINO called him bloody scab. VIE
ness replied that there was ~ s,aI
name used, at least he did NOT l,ea,. -
Did you not come out from bah5nd
the par with a bottle III your hand p,
he asked. - $50
NO said the witness. FOR ~ II aid
I cont think I'd be. here now
LID have the gun in nv hand
wen leeI was going toward the door? ~
Yes. SIR said Clark.
70, did not" said the accused. ~
did not take It out until I was followed
up the street. - I =
Witness then repeated his testl.
mony on that point that the accnsed
had his rim in his hand when he bacled
toward the door, and added fhat IL.
witness, complained to Sheriff Rienev
put 80 sheriff did nothing. s
Thomas Quinn, driver FOR the Adams
express Co. corroborated fllis tasff-
mony. and w. e. Duane also supnorted
It. The latter added that he followed
the accused to the street and saw him
flourish his weapon on the sidewalr
No one tried to assault him. or inter.
fere with him In any way. He heard
no one call him 4scab.v and All he III.
tention was directed on accused De-
tective Dodds testified that complaint
was made to him about the affair by
Charles King. one of the strikers. and
THAT he saw the accused approach wifi,
the revolver In his hand. 1t had Ave
chambers, thirty-eight caliber. and
every chamber was loaded.
: Hopson's story was that he has been
Of late by d crowd A month
ago he ffst began carrying the weapon.
He was prompted to this by having
been struck on the head with stick.
Two weeks ago he was struck in the
groin and hurt. In general way he
seemed r have been getting hard
knocks. He said he had been to Me-
Evoy's before and aways served. aud
that he supposed he could have got
away from the crowd by going into the
trolley company's Office on Exchange
place, had he SO desired. It was to
that Office he was taken before he was
taken to the police station Judge
Peasley found him guilty on both
counts and imposed a fine Of $40 and
costs on each.