Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-16
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
G. III. Cloves and Attorney Beardsley
ON the Witness Stand.

George H. Cloves had sentence sus-
pended In the city court this morning
in his alteration with Attorney Harry
]. Beardsley, which took place on q
North Willow street trolley car Thurs
day. Mr. Cloves pleaded technically
guilty of breach of the peace. He was
a most dramatic witness.
Mr. Beardsley testified that he was
In a pleasant frame of mind, antici-
pating a good dinner, when he took a
seat In the car. Going up North VIII
low street Mr. Cloves, who sat beside
him in the front seat, preached the
question of dog house, claiming that
he had moral and legal right to the
one which was on Mr. Beardsley's
property when Mrs Cloves sold 1t to
Mr. Beardsley's mother. Mr. Beardsley
said the dog house was his. The dis
pute became quite warm and at length
Mr. Cloves said that some people Of
means can be as mean as the meanest
Mr. Beardsley asked Mr. Cloves If he
meant him, and Mr. Cloves said he did,
and that he never wished to see or
have anything to do with Beardsley
ever again.
"Mr Cloves used bad language to
such an extent" said Mr. Beardsley,
that / told him he was no gentle
man." He said that Mr. Cloves flew
at him land so unexpected and unpre-
pared was I that l could do nothing.
and did nothing, only said, why, Mr.
Gloves, you're no gentleman
The motornlan went for Mr. Cloves
and tried to get him off the car, but he
refused to move because he had paid
his fare.
Near Cloves terrace Mr. Gloves, Mr.
Beardsley and Attorney Minor left the
car, and the former went on his way.
him was not extinguished and 1t broke
out again. He came back to us and
cursed us all as a lot Of Yankees, and
the motorman yelled back at him.
Who's Yankee? 1 want you to I'M
derstand that I'm no Yankee He &C.
costed Mr. Minor in offensive language
and then went away. / was knocked
out all day and the more l thought Of
it the madden I got" concluded Mr.
Beardsley.
Mr. Cloves admitted that substan-
TALLY all that Mr. Beardsley had said
was right, only that he drew on his
Imagination very much in telling 1t.
They spoke about the dog house, and
explaining that matter Mr. Cloves said
that it did not belong to Mrs Cloves
when she sold the property to the
Beardsleys; it belonged to him legally
and morally and he would take pos
session of it. He said the Beardsleys
| made themselves conspicuous in many
little meannesses since they went to
/ live on the hill. He has tried to be
civil to them and act as a neighbol
should toward his neighbor, and wher
a little matter of a few dollars worth
of property became question of 50
much Importance to them 1t stung hin
to the quick.
~ told Mr. Beardsley this" resumed
Mr. Cloves, rubbing his glasses, "ant
I also told him that money was hi
| god, and that / did not want to have
any more to do with him. He prevail
Gated when he said I used bad Ian
| guage. He said was no gentleman
but If l was as mad as he said l wal
! don't think he would be in court to
day. l admit that I shook my fist un
der his nose and that l squeezed BIZ
throat a few times, and that I ma!
have said damn, and that I woul(
smash his face. But after that / re
turned to my seat and the motormaI
came toward me with the lever in bill
hand and demanded that / get of.
told him that had paid my fare ant
1 did not propose to get of until
would reach my destination, and dit
not get off until then. He did not tr,
to put me of. II he had / guess h,
would have found something to do.
81 believe that a man ought to de
fend himself. Let a man be a maj
and not monkey" he cried quite dra
matIcally. Then he cooled Off, and re
Stunning his story. said that after leav
ing the car he saw Mr. Beardsley anC
Mr. Minor standing near. II heard Nj
Minor say something about my gra!
hairs protecting me. I went TOWARD
them and Mr. Minor eaid he was no
talking to me. I said would max,
him talk to me, but found / was get
ting mad and I went back. That Is al
there is to say. / throw myself on tn,
mercy Of the court and II the sentenc,
Is light / shall abide by II. but II
consider Ii too harsh I shall avail my
self Of the right OF appeal"
Finkseller, the motorman. who tool
exception to being classified as a Yam
kee, said he did not see much Of thu
row, and Attorney Minors evidence die
not add much to the case.
Judge Burpee without any comment