Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-06
CARRYING WEAPONS.
Stsictsr cAartsr Amsndmsnts en This
 Qusstion tiiiht Produce Good.

The examination conducted by Med ical Examiner Crane yesterday regard, ing the death of the late James Dunn developed nothing new except that he died from internal hemorrhage.~ It was somewhat different. however. at the hearing conducted by Coroner Mix. where evidence was brought ont which showed that Thomas Mooney. the maj. who did the shooting, didn't have a friend in Waterbury else his antics would have been reported at the police station and he would have been taken into custody and put where he could not harm himself or anybody else. It appears that before going to McCar" thy's saloon he dropped into Skelly's blacksmith shop on Meadow street and while there he made a fellow dance jig about the shop under threat that if he didn't he would riddle his feet with bullets. He is also said to have pulled the gun in other places and threatened to, shoot. It is not likely that anything will be done right away about giving him another hearing. In fact, 1t is not necessary. He is held under bonds of S1,O0O and if anybody should come along to furnish this, which is not likely, he would have to apply to the clerk of the court in this city and then the situation would be met by the authorities. Mooney is 2S years of age. over six feet tall and weighs about 240 pounds. He is q rough looking fellow, but just the same his better nature got the better of him after the commission of the deed and his thoughts flew back to his own fire side at Wilkesbarre. Pa. and he i'm aglned he could hear his mother weep ing over his sad fate and he wanted to have her made acquainted with all the facts. What sad thing the whole at, fair was, anyway. At the same time another mother. in another country. probably had Dresentment that there was something wrong. Look at the number of lives made miserable on ac' count of the rash act of this foolish man. The amount of Geviltry he car, r:ed on before he did any real harm furnishes pretty good proof. if proof were needed, that people have toe much license in regard to the use of firearms. Why, almost ever other per son you meet, even the small boy. has "popper'' in his hip pocket. and does not care who knows it. People would think twice before walking about the streets carrying such weapons if they felt that detection meant> long jai sentence. There is q good work fol the department of safety to take III and see what they can do about add ing to the penalty for carrying con cealed weapons.
 This particular case is bad enough but if Mooney happened to be req shooter and more vicious, it would have been worse, for there was noth ing to prevent him from emptying th' contents of his revolver into others an( then making his escape. Waterbury i' . ill need of few more charter amend ments and ordinances, but not the kin, some folks are aiming to secure, near ly all of which have nothing in view but political advantage for one set O citizens over others. In Il town llk' this q man who struts about with re volver or dirk Tn his pocket Is dan gerOus person to have at large and tn law should be framed SD that all sucl offenders shall receive sentenc which cannot help having an intiuenc for good on people who have notiO1 that they are not safe unless they ar equipped with death dealing instru ments and ready to take the life o anybody who brushes against them a . moments warning.