Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-23
POLICE BUSINESS REVIVED
Several Offenders Were Brought in
 Yesterday by Officers.

Police business began to revive yes tertiAy, four arrests having been made. John Synnott was arrested by Officer Bowling on Exchange place yesterday afternoon. Synnott said he was not feeling well and came down town from Hill street to get u doctor. The doctor was "a little spirits" which went to Synnott' s head and eventually rolled him into the embrace of Officer Bowling. Pro batdon Officer Oombellack testified that on December 19 Synnott was or dered to pay $9.52 for intoxidation and that he paid only twenty cents. Tn reply to this Synnott said he has been out of work and how could he pay when he could not earn anything with which to pay. He wAs sen tenced to thirty days in jail and the former sentence was revoked.
 Charles Kop was charged with breach of the peace in striking his father and mother last evening Su- pernumerary Officer J. Walsh testified he made the arrest at the request Of Kop's father. Miss Kop testified to the disturbance alleged and the &C., cused's defense was that he knew nothing about dt. He was sentenced to thirty days in jail.
 Edward McGowan was charged with obtaining fifty cents under false pretenses from Mary Edna of the Broadway Millinery store. She stat cd that yesterday afternoon McGow- an presented himself at the store and asked for the boss" Witness saad the "boss'' was out and asked if she could ahtend to him. WheKeupon McGowan said he was from the Ad- ams Express Go and that he was sent to collect fifty cents due on a package delivered lat the store some tima previous. Witness then paid him fifty cents, for which McGowan gave her receipt.
 Manager Parker of the Adams Ex- press Go testified that McGow!an had been employed by the company, but was let go last August. McGowan's defense was an ahbi. He said that from 80 o'clock to 2:15 he was standing at the corner of Brook and East Main streets looking at the peo- pie going to the matinee at Jacques Then he went to the west end and stayed there until about '4:45, when he started uptown and meeting a cousin, went to Drescher & KiePs sa- loon. corner of East Main street and Phoenix avenue, about 5 o'clock.
 Officer Bowling testified he saw McGowan on East Main street with the manager of the Waterbury Drug store, about 2:35, and Officer Claffey sadd he saw him standing opposite Pola's theater about 3:85. Thus was McGowan's ahbi knocked sky high. He was sentenced to three months in ja8l. McGowan asked that he bel fined insteaA but his request was re- fused. He then gave notice of an appeal.
 Frank Downs was charged with as- sauIking William Williams. The cir- cunstances of this case aret Downst and a frdend were playing pool in John Hale's pool rooms in the west end, when Williams entered as ball rolled into a pocket Williams heard a Jingle and looking into the pocket saw dime there. He picked 1t up and Downs told him to leave it dowr There were some words between the
 men and Williams invited Downs to break his neck. or rather said he would like to see him do dt Downs did not break Williams neck but 1nTi stead he broke his left arm in two places with blows of the cue he was using. Furthermore. he knocked down williams and punched him. Downs then did the best he could for Williams. He took him to pr Cranes and had the arm adjusted, Whlch cost him, or will cost him $1O. Hel said he was out of work and Hvdng on two meals a day. but his wife IS wording, and he rendered Wilma ms the best in hds house until hds arm is well. Downs was fined $15 and costs and put on four monrhs prooa-