Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-08
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
The Jary Disagreed in the Was Case
To-Day.


The June term of the district court,
criminal side, opened this morning,
Judge Cowell presiding. The court
room was crowded with persons IN
terested in the long list of petty
cases which constitute the criminal
business of this court. There was
scarcely room for all present. After
She jury panel was called Prosecutor
Bradstreet went over his list OF BUS
mess.
The case against the boy, Samuel
Pettine for breach of the peace, was
continued to the next term of the
court. and the same disposition was
made of the case for theft against an
other small boy, James Josick. On
April 6 this boy broke into the resi-
dence of Mrs David Hull on Baldwin
street and took pair of gold trimmed
spectacles,> a pocketbook valued at So
and which contained So. AS the boy,
Notwithstanding his age. has decid-
~ bad record, the court did not know
what TO do with him. He is only ten
years old, but he has been before the
court for horse stealing and other Sc
rious matters. Considerable time was
lost In moralizing and suggesting by
the court and the prosecutor before
the case was finally disposed OF. Until
September, when the court opens
again, the boy will be in the custody
of Probation Officer Comeback.
A recent arrival i'll the country,
named Annellio Sackardo, on the
morning of April % removed one
doyly, one center piece and half doz-
en- napkins from a clothes line in
Roger 8. Wotkyns' yard on Central
avenue. He was caught with the
goods on him. Prosecutor Bradstreet
said this was the meanest class OF
thieving and refused to settle the case
on that account. Sackardo was fined
81 and costs.
The bond In the case Of Tom Cos
tello, gypsy, was called. The
amount was $50 cash. and the bonds
man another gypsy. John Harrison.
William BrederIow pleaded guilty to
starting fire on the highway on the
Meriden road April 19. Attorney Rus
sell appeared for him. Brederlow
said he could not account for the fire,
except that 1t originated from light
ed match he had thrown away after
lighting his cigarette. The DroseCu-
tor said he would have nolled this case
but for the moral effect the boy
would get by appearing in court,
and the court said that farmers
have suffered greatly from fires of
this nature; in fact he suffered him
self, and that thousands of acres
around the city have deprecated in
value on the same account, young
trees have been damaged. BrederIow
was fined $26.
Policy dealing on March 20 was
charged against Joseph Mendillo and
James Pelluso. They pleaded guilty.
The prosecutor said he refused to set
tie these cases because he did not wish
to hamper the endeavors of the police
IN stamping out this crime. Had they
not pleaded guilty he would ask for a
jail sentence TO rthe moral effect it
would have upon the public and here
after such cases, he said, will be pun
ishable by commitment to Jail. In
the city court they were sentenced to
six months In Jail, from which they
APPEALED. Mendillo was fined $50 and
costs and Pelluso $50 and costs, ii be-
ing his second offense.
The case against Morris Was for
breach of the peace was then called.
Was got into wrangle with a wo-
man tenant on iVne street. She said
he called her vile names, and he said
the same Of her.
Though Was was defended by At
torney Freeman, he had to have his
own say to the jury. He insisted he
was innocent. The jury was out about
twenty minutes and reported q dis
agreement. AS the case was not seri-
GUS one the court did not ask for a
more definite conclusion. 1t is be-
lieved that Was saved his own bacon
by his plea to the jury.
This closed the business of the term.