Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-02
hAY0R.ELECT TH0nS
He Looks for Good Times Ma y
 Court Cases in Sight.

G0urt S8SeS ID StBuf. Mayor-elect Thoms does not expect
 to be very busy after January i. IIc
 said this morning that he is busity
 now than he will be after his inan guration, by which he meant that he
 expects there will be no kicking over
 his appointments on the yariC us boards. It was at short calendar ir
 the district court he made these re
 marks. Attorney J. A. Peasley was trying to get a famous horse cuse
 down for trial. He said he has been trying for two years, but Attorney Thoms blocked him every time. He wished it to be tried before Attorney
 Thoms assumed the municipal reins, for if it is not tried before then he was certain that Mayor Thoms would surely be buster than Attorney Thoms and the case would sang fire for two years more.
 T am buster now than will be af ; ter January l." replied Attorney
 Thoms significantly, and a litter went
 around among his legal brethren as much as to say: "We suppose you stay up nights with the city directory se lecting your appointments"
 .'Everything will be lovely aflN
 January l." resumed Attorney Thoms. ssWell be all sailing on smooth sea. The battle for the custody of the child. Carmela Nardazza. which was to have started in the probate court this morning was postponed until Monday morning for the accommoda- ton of counsel.
 Judge Cowell handed down few
 decisions at short calendar in the dis trict court to-day. Tn the suit Of Weisman against Hosford judgment was given for the defendant to recover
 costs. This was an appeal from l justice court and te issue was to re- cover commission on sale of land.
 Judgment was given the plaintin Tn the case of the Brass City Coal com
 pany against Eugene l.. Jacques 10
 recover the full amount claimed, $2lo | with costs and interest. This suit was to recover for certain quantity of coal, how much neither party to the issue could say. The defendant gave his note for S460 and was twice re- newed and reduced to S215. In the case of Lanyon against Ives judgment was given the plaintiff to recover S2oO
 with interest. This suit was to re-
 cover on an accommodation note. The
 parties live in Cheshire.
 A young girl named Emma Lyons was found wandering aimlessly about the streets last night and was given over to the custody of city court Pro- bation Officer Combellack. A year ago the girl was taken from the cotln- ty home by a family living on North
 Main street and last night she said
 she was not treated properly and left.
 She is not yet 16 and Mir Combellack
 will have charge of her pending an in-
 vestigation.
 Justice of the peace Slavin heard peculiar case this afternoon. Michele Florio sued Frank Farin0 for S20.
 claiming that he lent that amount to him two years ago, Attorney Kelley
 appeared for the plaintiff and Wood . for the defendant and the latter set up two counter claims: one that he did not owe the money and the second, i'll which lies the peculiarity of the case. frthat but for him the plaintiff wonld be discharged from the clock shop, and that he taught him watch making
 and charged him S20. Decision was reserved. The December term of the district
 court, criminal side, will open next Tuesday at 10 o'clock. Judge Cowell
 will preside. There is not much busI-
 ness on the docket, Robert Molzon.
 proprietor of the Bank hotel, has an appeal from a conviction of keeping
 a disorlerly house. Patrick Hayes
 appeals from a conviction on common drunkard, Thomas Conaty and John
 Bohan the same. Dominic Berbiero
 is charged with assault and Dr Her
 bert T. Thurber's appeals from a con viction for violation of the motor vc- hicle law. A few weeks ago the doe tor was fined S7 and costs by Judge
 Burpee for overspeeding his car on
 East Main street and almost Knocking
 down an old woman.
 Judge CowelI is getting to be ln great demand as parson. This morn
 ing he was called upon again to per form the marriage ceremony. The callers were TolemeO DeLuca. 2S, and
 Antione Coatti, 19. They were mat<
 ried before they knew 1t and they will spend their honeymoon in Italy. The
 groom was also given a certificate of citizenship for protection from being drafted into the Italian army upon his arrival in the country.
 Attorneys Seery and Minor to-day heard evidence on the claim of Charles Dank against the estate of tho late George Powell. The administrator on the estate Is Albert Powell. the only heir. Mir Dank lives in New Haven and he claims S245 for the care and board of Mr Powell for twenty-six weeks.
 Z
 The police are on the lookout for youngsters who make practice of lighting brush fires and if the boys keep at it some of them will be apt 10 get Into trouble.