Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-24
IN THE CITY COURT
Scanlon's Bond Was Reduced This
 Morning to $3,0O0.

III tue Clly court lO-udy UelOTe JuuRt Peasley Timothy J. Scanlon was put to plea to the charge of assaulting witl intent to kill Daniel Brennan in Daniel Regan's saloon on Baldwin street Thursday afternoon. He pleaded moi guilty. Drs McLarney and Crane then testified to what has already been pub llshed regarding the nature of the wound inflicted on Brennan.
 Then the state showed it's hand John Harmon testified that he was tending bar for Began at the time the assault took place and was standing outside the bar. Brennan and Scan lon were playing cards at table, and, disputing some point, they arose and left the table. He could not recall what the men said and to the best of his recollection they did not call each other names.
 Brennan went back to the table and sat down, while Scanlon remained standing near the front door with his back to the bar. Brennan left his chair at the table and walked toward Scanlon and put his hands on his shoulder. Then he heard Brennan say I'm stabbed" and he saw him leave the room and go to the drug store A minute later witness ordered ScanlOn to leave and he left. He did not hear Scanlon say that if anybody interfered he would give him the same.
 James Healey, dealer in barrels, corroborated the testimony. He add ed, however, some details. He saw Scanlon and Brennan in a tussle in the middle of the floor. Brennan's hands were on Scanlon's shoulders. Brennan said, What could you do to me?' and Scanlon said, "Tm just as good man as you are" Then he saw Scanlon make drive at Brennan. He did not see knife in ScanlOn's hands then, but the moment after Scanlon made the drive at Brennan the latter exclaimed, Pm stabbed"' and he saw Scanlon close a knife in his right hand. There was comna,tion in the room and Scanlon said he would give the same to anybody who would bother him.
 A pocket knife, said to be the one used by Scanlon, was then introduced. Healey would not say that it was the one he saw in Scanlon's hands, nor would Officer Hayes, who arrested Scanlon. The officer said Brennan told him ScanlOn had struck him, and after taking Scanlon into custody he asked him what he had done. Scanlon said he had given Brennan ''the knife. 7 He took from his pocket an ordinary pocket knife and opened the small blade and said it was with that he stabbed Brennan. There was no blood on the knife, but when Healey saw Scanlon close the knife there was blood on it.
 Dr Crane said Brennan had good show for recovery, but that he is not yet out of danger. This closed the evi- dence. and Prosecutor Meigs asked that the bond of 5000 be allowed to stand. Attorney Lynch thought it ought to be reduced in view of the physical condition of Brennan. The bond was accordingly reduced to s. GOO. Saturday ScanlOn was released on bail furnished by Maurice Harring- ton and Patrick McEvoy.
 William Mares was fined in the city court to-day 8 and costs for intoxica- tion and breach of the peace on West Main street Saturday evening. Mares said he came from TorringtOn few days ago and is a book agent.
 George DuckwOrth was fined 8 and costs for intoxication and the same amount for disorderly conduct on the green Saturday evening. A number of arrests for int0xicatiOn were made Saturday evening and all were settled out of court.
 The case against Edward J. Dwyer, a druggist on Baldwin street, for vio- lating the liquor laws, will be tried to- morrow unless settled by that time It is one of the remnants of the visit made by the state police.