Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-13
POLICE COURT D0INcS.
Wife Beater Severely Punished
 Cases of Drunkenness.

Drunkenness and marital woes fuEA nished the greater part of the business at to-day's session of the city court. In several cases heavy sentences were inflicted upon the offenders by Judge Furpee, who has no love for wife-beat- CTS.
 A familiar court figure, who has on many occasions shamed his relatives, was charged with drunkenness and with being q common drunkard. He pleaded guilty to the first charge, but protested vigorously against the sec .ond. His record was against him and he was sentenced to 120 days at hard labor in the workhouse for being common drunkard and thirty days for drunkenness.
 Owing to his inability to resist the temptation of drinking to excess and of beating his wife when drunk, John Hurley of Bridge street will spend the next six months in jail Hurley was arrested last week for non-suppOrt and was placed in charge of the probation officer and ordered to pay his wife $6 a week or spend sixty days in jail. He was. again arrested yesterday, the charges being drunkenness and breach of the peace in assaulting his wife. Officer Claffey told of being informed
 
 Bridge street, of visiting the home Of the Hurleys, of seeing Mrs Hurley lying in the garden, her face covered with blood, and of finding her husband in closet. Mrs Hurley testified that her husband took her by the hair, dragged her about the room and kicked her in the body and punched her in the nose. Dr Russell testified about attending the woman and finding marks of abuse on her arms and face. Hurley said some thing in his own behalf, but it had It. tie weight for he was fined 50 ana costs for drunkenness, $10 and costs and three months in jail for breach or the peace. The old sentence of sixty days in jail for non-support will also have to be served.
 William Glynn was charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace. He was arrested by Officer Brearton yesterday on complaint of Glynn's lit tie daughter, who said that he was beating her mother and throwing stones at her. Mrs Glynn testified that she could do nothing with him when he was drunk, but that he was all right when sober. She was rather reluctant in testifying. They have seven chil- dren and receive support from the board of charities. Glynn made plea for clemency, admllung lnaL ne uau done wrong and promised to try to do much better in the future. He was fined $5 and costs for drunkenness and SIC and costs for breach of the peace.
 The case of Joseph Rose and Andrew Cozen, charged with stealing a quan- tity of aluminium wire from the New Milford Power Go, twas continued until tomorrow morning, on request or Judge Lowe. counsel for the accused, who had an engagement in the superioS court.
 John Daily arrived here from New Haven on the midnight train last night, When he reached the station he was so drunk that he refused to leave the train. It took two or three men, in- cluding Oficer Madden, to get him Qn the car, This morning he was repent ant but he was given thirty days in the workhouse for drunkenness and sentence was suspended on the charge of resistance.
 James O'Toole was charged with non-support. He was ordered to fur nish a bond of 200 to give his wife $0 a week or go to jail. He was placed in charge of the probation officer.
 A case of drunkenness against Wil- liam Cusack was nolled for 30.