Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-05-19
COLE AND BRONSON.
Two Well known Lawyers Pass the
Lie in Clerk Roots Office.

The Office of Clerk Root of the dis
trict court this morning was the scene
! of a tremendous row between Attor-
/ neys Bronson and Cole. The lie, cold
and straight, was given, and it was
1 thought at one time that nothing could
avert blows. 1t would have been a
/ lively and interesting scrap, for both
/ attorneys are the same height and
about the same weight.
| There have been many strange
scenes enacted under Judge CoWell's
! judicial nose, but that of this morning
is the record. 1t was all over the casa
of John Moriarty against the Glasgow
Wooden Mills 90 for $500 rent for three
months. The case was set down last
Saturday at short calendar for hearing
to-day, provided, and that was what
caused the trouble, that everything
would be ready.
! Attorney Cole held there was. no
| provided or nisi about the assignment,
and that the case was set down for
hearing in the regular way and with
out any strings to it.
Attorney Bronson held that it all de-
pended upon nisi There was a depo-
sition to be taken in Boston, and If that
was taken the case would be tried to-
day, but ii not there was to be no hear
ing.
Attorney Cole was on deck with his
client Mr. Moriarfy, ready to proceed,
and Attorney Bronson was on deck
ready to not proceed and to prevent AT
torney Cole from proceeding.
Judge CoWell was soliIoquizing win
his corncob in mis- Office when his rev.
cries were broken up by the voice OF
Attorney Bronson, who was yelling at
a in
Sheriff Rigney, who was perched in
his little rostrum in the court room,
gavel in hand, scrambled to the scene
of uproar. Mr. Moriarty took up a POI
sition behind his counsel to be ready
to back him up if anything harder
than words were used, and Clerk Root
held down MS desk to prevent either
of the attorneys from using it as a mis-
sile. Such storm was never heard
within the walls Of the court house
building.
II insist" yelled Attorney Bronson,
"that it was impossible to get this de-
position down here to-day 1t was
taken last Tuesday and could not have
been ready for use to-day i'll this
trial."
ney Cole; there was nothing said
we'll stand by and let you rob us rig4t
and left? What the
II say there was a great deal said
about the deposition and you are
id liar If you say there was not"
Attorney Bronson was white with an
ger.
Attorney Cole advanced toward him
with clenched fist, glared at him mo-
ment and withdrew. Then he blurted
out:
d. you; what can expect
from the dung-hill stock you came
from?'
There he goes,' retorted Attorney
Bronson; attacking the dead, as usual.
He dare not attack the living"
Once again Attorney Cole, livid with
fury, advanced toward his brother
Bronson but Clerk Root happened to
have business at the other end of the
room just then and stepped between
the Infatuated disciples of Blackstone
Some one rushed to the door and
banged it shut The court room door
was also closed and the blinds in the
clerks Office were pulled down. Every
precaution was taken to keep the war
whOops and sound of clashing cabers.
of the warning lawyers shot and shell,
from the public ear that was passing
to and fro in the lobby. For ten min
utes the row ragged furiously in execu-
tive session. Then the door was
opened, the blinds pulled up, the smoke
of battle cleared away.
Attorney Cole left the grounds first,
and Attorney Bronson left half an hour
will be reassigned next Saturday.