Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-09
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Saleea Ksspsss Dsfsss the Court for
 Keeping Opsn on Sunday

X complaint against Bartholomew Sweeney for keeping his saloon at 1S2 Baldwin street open yesterday, and three cases against James Priestly. John Griffin and Edward Joy for being on the premises, occupied Judge Bur pee in the city court to-day for over an hour. The case against Sweeney was one of the most interesting of it's kind that has been in court in some time because of the contradictory character of the evidence. Sweeney was defended by Attorney Cassidy and the states witnesses were Officers Kane and Dunphy.
 Yesterday. according to the officers, they saw from the rear of Sweeneys saloon q number of men drinking there. It was then about 12:15 o'clock. The rear door was locked. Kane went up the steps running by the window and he saw the men inside. One seem- ed to be in his coat sleeves The of fused to open the door. telling the oit- cer. he could break it in if he liked The officer returned to the rear of the saloon and then those inside saw him and immediately they passed out through q barber's shop next door. Where they went to the officers could not say. Bnt they did not go to the street. Such was the case against Sweeney. The three men named above were then put on trial. The stOrw was that they were boarders in the house and that they were not ill the saloon. Priestly was drinking bottle of beer in the kitchen when Of ticer Dunphy entered and handed the bottle to the officer when the latter showed that he wanted it.
 officer Dunphy said he saw two or three children standing in front of the doorway and when they saw him ap- prOach. one of them shouted Papa here's the cop coming At that time sweeney was at the head of the stairs. Three of four men were there also and while witness was searching his pock- cts for match they disappeared.
 The officer rappcd at one of the doors he saw and q woman who turned out to be Mrs. Sweeney re- sp0nded. The accused were inside and Priestly was drinking bottle of beer.
 Mrs. Sweeney said the men were friends. Later. Mir Sweeney said they were boarders. The officers did not see q stove in the room. nor was the table getting ready for dinner, nor uid he get tlle Odor of cooking.
 Sweency's story was that the men were boartlers. Hc did not refuse to open any door for the officers. and when the officer called his attention to d glass of beer on q table in the barroom. he said that men had been playing cards the night before and he did not feel well enough to clean up. He made no objection to the officers looking over the place. and, instead of being standing on the stairs. he was in fact walking towards the house when the officers approached. This was at 11:10 o'clock.
 Pricstly. Joy and Griffin were dis charged and Sweeney was fined $50 and costs.
 \ case against John J. Kelly of Pond street for keeping open his saloon yesterday was nolled in payment of $Ii. and d similar case against Thomas Burns of East Main street was nOlled for SEQ Several men who were found in tke two places were allowed to set tie for Sl5 head.
 Patrick Bergin was fined Sj and | costs. John Ryan $1O and costs. Neil McGill was given thirty days in jail each for intOXicatiOn.
 Hugh Mungavin got into the wrong house on Brook street yesterday morn- ing and there came near being q row The house was John Rinaldo's and when Rinaldo got home he found Mnn- gavin. sleeping soundly in q chair. Mungavin was fined S5 and costs on two complaints. for intoxication and breach of the peace.