Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-10
POLICE COURT DoINGs
Thomas Conaty Got Heavy Sentence
 from Judge Burpea This Morning.


 Thomas Conaty Got Heavy Sentence
 from Judge Burpee This Morning.
 A house full of business confronted Judge Burpee in the city court to-day. Two or three women had one end of the room all to themselves and their children, there were so many of them One of the women was charged with breach of the peace. Her name is sCarmine DeCarrio and Prosecutor Du- rant thought the best disposition that could be made of the case was to keep 1t hanging over the woman's head for thirty days, for which period it was continued.
 Thomas Conaty was charged with intoxication and being a common drunkard. To the first he pleaded guilty, and the second he scorned. A few days ago Conaty was before Judge Cowell in the district court sorrowful and repentant on an appeal from a sentence. for common drunkard He vowed he was nothing of the kind. He would take the pledge or do anything else for another chance. Judge Cow ell believed him and let him go on his own recognizance with the understand ing that if he violated his promise the case was to be called against him at the December term of the court. This morning at 1:45 o'clock Officer McNiff was attracted to the rear of the old Woods property, corner of Spring and Scovill streets, by loud noise. He found Conaty stretched out on set tee in the rain. On the witness stand he denied having ever been found guilty of being a common drunkard. Judge Burpee seemed irritated by the mans insistence and he asked Clerk McMahon about it. The clerk looked up the records and found the man had, been convicted. Judge Burpee then said, sI'll fix you this time. Ninety days for contempt of court, 24O days for a common drunkard and 30 days shouted Conaty, who was still half drunk. You can't" said the court Conaty was becoming abusive. The police interfered. He called someone a vile name, whereupon he was i'm mediately hustled out of the room, shouting, Take an appeal"
 Angelo Long and Orazio Zerreratio were charged with mauling their coun- tryman, Michael Rinaldi, last night The accused and another man were beer with the complainant when a dispute arose. Complainant was stabbed three times in the back and sides. and he ran to the street from his wounds, shouting for help. Officer Halpin was on the spot and arrested the accused. They were each fined S5.
 Michael Kane and Harry Galway, the amateur prize fighter, knocked against each other on Grand street last evening. It was not pleasant I knock and they fought about it. Each was fined S5.
 Frank Coughlan was charged with non-support. Attorney Lauber said he went to the house yesterday and found Mrs Coughlan in destitute circuln- stances. He got her n doctor and strengthened things in the house. Coughlan says he earns $3.50 day at tha Scovill Manufacturing Co.'S when ! he works, but lately he has been un- | abel to work on account of series of | accidents. He was ordered to pay his | sS a week for six months under 8 pond of $2OO0. He was also put on probation.
 William J. Maton and his wife are unable to get along. Attorney Seery, representing Maton, said it was case # tanning the shrew. Mrs Maton said ner husband will not tell her anything about himself. They have been mar jed four years Maton left his wife ,hree weeks ago. She refused to go to l boarding house, preferring to have place of her own. Several times dur ng her husbands stay on the stand ,he interrupted. She said Maton earns s3O a week. He said he earns $2o week. He was ordered to pay $7 a week for three months.