Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-20
POLICE COURT D0INCS
Cases Against Collins and Eiolohan
 Continued Until Saturday.

The continued cases for burglary
 against the young men. Raymond Holo-
 han and George Collins, were called
 in the city court to-day before sJ Judge
 Burpee. The value of the goods said
 to have been taken was $25 and con-
 sisted of cigars, candy, snuff and to-
 bacco. The burglary was committed
 Monday night at Benjamin Matson's g
 store, 241 Cherry street The glass in the rear door was removed; it was then
 easy to draw the bolt and enter. Detective Keegan stated that Holo-
 han and Collins charged each other with the burglary when they were ex-
 amined in the police station The goods were found in a shed in the rear of the house where Collins lives. Hoi0han
 told where they were concealed, and
 he asked that the prosecuting attor- ney be sent for so that he could make
 a full statement. He asked the ofIi. cers if by making a statement he
 would be released, and when told that he would not, he asked for the prose
 cutor.
 Attorney Cassidy was appointed guardian ad ltem of both the accused. He produced Sumner w. Gushing, teacher in the High and eyeninS
 schools, who testified that he renlem-
 bered seeing Holohan at school Mon-
 day evening How he remembered was
 this: He asked the class why the Pa cific ocean was so called and one pupil said it was because it was more peace- full than any of the large bodies of
 water, and Holohan said the waves of the Atlantic ocean are three times higher than those of the other oceans. Egbert A. Bass, a clerk for the Wa terbury Clock Go, remembered Hdo- han calling at the factory either Men day or Tuesday morning, asking for work.
 1 Holohans sister. Mrs Waken, and her husband testified that he got home X Monday evening about 10:30 o'clock, and it would be impossible for him to leave the house without theirfknowAs edge, because they would be aroused,
 by their St Bernard. dog
 A boy named John Donegan also,
 testified to Holohan's alibi, and Eu-.
 gene Hosey added strength to it. Attorney Cassidy made such | strong plea for both accused, Holohan especially. that Judge Burpee was left 1 in great quandary what to do. He recalled Detective Keegan to the stand and that officer stated that when Holo-
 han was examined by the police he de-
 nfed having broken into the store. Some candy, cigars and snuff were found on him and these he said he got
 from an Italian Later he said he got l them from Collins. He differed. how- ever. from his sisters and brother-in- laws story about his return home
 Monday evening. He said he got home l about 9:30 and that nobody was dlh
 They said he got home Tt nlG6 1t
 developed during the learing that Ho1ohan could not get along with his father because of his smdzing. There
 is another case against him for break l ing into shoe store and taking a pair of shoes
 Collins made statement to the eff 1 feet that he got the goods from Holo-
 han. The cases were continued to Sat-
 urday.
 Another George Collins, alsb minor,
 was charged with i11toxi,ation. It being his first appe in court. sem tence was suspended.
 l Bernard McNally was finea $5 and costs for intoxication. Thomss Wood l ing and. James Laffin were fped the same amount for fighting. and Orson Light agreed to pay his wife $5 week in settlement of case for non- | support.