Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-06
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Aatron of Day Nursery Assaulted on
 Saturday Night.

The day nursery on Kingsbury street was the center of Il bad assault Satur day evening in which Jeremiah Scully character well known to the police and Miss Elizabeth Whitmore. matror of the nursery, were the principal fig Urcs. The telephone wires were tC some extent accountable for the seyeri ty of the occurrence. because it was impossible 10 get the connection Scully was on the rampage. Tho Rey MT Lewis, who was tclephoncd for be fore the police were, had arrived there long time before they did. It was about 10 o'clock when the message was received by the police. which was about half all hour after the occur renee
 Scully plcadel not guilty to assault Miss Whitmord was then callcdi and she was led fr,i the antc-room to the witness stand by the Rev Mir Lewis, rector of St .Iop's F. F. church. She was dressed ill black and though she wore q heavy black veil it did not hide a plaster on the bridge of her nose, nor heavy dark swollen circles around her eye. It was apparent that she had been trough great deal of excitement.
 Miss Whitmre said that on Satur. day night Sculy called at the nursery and asked forhis wife He was in formed that sle was not there, but he insisted that ;he was and that his children were here also, and he would get them or thre would be trouble foi some one. It vas evident to the wo- man that SculY was bent on mischief, and she was qictly taking precautions to keep him ut of the place. The telephone washight near her and as she turned arilnd to send Il call to the police sttion for help, Scully struck her on te head. She then tried to get inside he office door for pro- lection, and Sully put his clenchcd hand through No of the panes of glass in the door. Ie then sat on the vcral. da railing andllt his feet through two |. more panes al broke the whole win dow frame.
 Miss Whitme then dropped the re- "civcr and r;t to the outer door to e'osc it in ordt to keep Scully out, as shc thought itwas his intention to go through the Hiding. But Scully di- vined her throghts anl rushed for her. Miss Whitmo, took up chair and held it betwrd her and her assailant, but he iudicte not less than seven or eight blows olhcr face, eyes and head. Had she not ,d the chair she would have fallen al would have been at the fellows I,rcy entirely.
 The uproar ought Miss Proctor, the nurse, down airS, and she opened a window and dled to a man who was passing for ho. This man sailed into Scully and klcked him down after a few blows. Ss Proctor, still calling for help, succdcd in attracting the attention of tOther man, and both held Scully dtn on the floor until the police arrived
 getting the pice station on the tele- phone. and tn sent for the Rev Mir Lewis. She W two blows dealt Miss Whitmorc bycully. Miss Proctor at tended to Mi Whitmore's injuries. which consisd of two iucsed cuts on the forehcadJoth eyes highly dscol- ored. the calagc of the nose was broken and q cut on the head.
 The night sfore Miss Proctor said Sc,tlly remoN one of his children from the nuery almost naked. not Nithstandngi was very sick.
 Mrs Scullyestiiied that Saturday she asked fot warrant for the arrest of her husba for failing to support her and thcililildrcn. He threatened her then thaf she had him arrested some one wdl go to the hospital in consequence Il. that no o.. policeman would arrcstlim. Scullv has not worked in stc time. his wife said. but she wor every day. The .agcs Of their thr, children are and 6 years and )nths respectively.
 Scully's st;inent in response to the above was tt whenever he goes to the nursery is turned away, and that he kncvLat if his wife got him sent to jail hrcnt would be paid by the Rev Mir wis.
 In disposiuof the case, Judge Bur pee said lie tlld bind Scully over to the superior irt in bail of S1.2O0 and hoped that lsyo,lld get heavier pun ishment thcrdan the city court could impose uponim.
 Mrs EliZall Leonard made a row in the red ho, on Abbott avenue yes tcrday. The)mplainant was Proba- ton Officer mbcllack. who said he was passing house when he heard an uproar inc, and going in he saw Inc accused Mrs Belle Ward fight, ing over a pler of hard cider. Alrs Leonard waillowed thirty days in which to pay fine of Slo and costs.
 Joseph Gri, for being drunk yes. terday. was Pd SJ and costs.
 There wa birthday party Tn Charles Stas house in Mill street Saturday nj. Tynact Stczeck. an "uninyited gt," made trouble there Mrs stack. . of the landlord. said he tried to :into her room and she called her band and they threw him ont do, Tynact's head was swathcd in andagcs. stack was charged witksault and sentence was suspended.
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