Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-14
THE POLICE COURT.
Judge Burpee Had q Crowded Dock
 Before Him To-Day,


 Before Him To-Day.
 Judge Burpee's court was crowded this morning, indicating that the po- lice must have had busy time since Saturday evening. A bottle of cognac and a large cobble stone stood on Clerk McMahon's desk and every seat in the room was occupied.
 Walter Burton and his friend Will liam Neville had falling out Satur- day night, and Burton, it is claimed struck Neville on the head with a sharp weapon inflicting wound that required seven stitches. Neville will not be able to appear in court for a week in the opinion Of the doctor. Burton was held under bail of $500.
 Nellie Dawson was charged with intoxication and injury to private property. The stone on Clerk Mc- Mahon's desk was thrown by her against a window ow William Trau- rigs saloon, 746 Bank street, Satur- day. The damage will cost $125. The woman was arrested by Officer Fitzgerald, and she was fined $1O and costs, and $20 and costs. with the alternative of working the fines out in Brookside.
 William Lahey and his wife Mary were also arrested by Officer Fitz- gerald on Bank street late Saturday evening for breach of the peace. Mrs Lahey said she wished her husband to go to New Haven with her. He has been here the past week working. Mrs Lahey said he could do better in New Haven and that two or three times before her husband ran away from her and their two children. She looked to be respectable woman while her husband seemed to be careless fellow He was fined $5 and costs, and she was released.
 Saturday evening Detective Kee- gan got on the tracks of a man who was found in cellar on West Side Hill The man escaped through the cellar. Later the detective arrested Florence Sullivan whom he found hanging about the place. Sentence was suspended.
 Peter Gergellunes was charged with making a disturbance in his boarding house last evening. Officer Dunais put him to bed, but the fel- low would not stay there. Someone tried to bite piece out of his face and almost succeeded. The officer had scarcely left the house when he was called back to again subdue the man. A fine of s5 and costs was inn posed.
 The bottle of cognac above referred to was taken from the window in Augustine Pallidino's saloon on Meadow street last night It was found by Officer Fitzgerald on John Murray who was charged with break ing into the saloon. It was about o'clock when the officer heard crash of glass and discovered the broken window. and it was about this morning when he arrested Mur- ray as he was issuing from door way on Canal street. Murray said he got the bottle of stuff in Torring- ton but he could not say what time he came to town.
 What time does that train come down here?" he innocently asked. and everybody smiled. He was held for the superior court in bail of $2O0. Murray seemed to be about GO. The bottle of cognac was identified by the Pallidino as his property.
 2 Saturday evening squad of nine policemen headed by Superintendent Beacn marched against Bunker Hill and captured two room house and nearby barn known as the cheese factory" besides two women and five men. The place was conducted by Louis valealla who was charged with keeping disreputable place. The men admitted to Detective Dodds keeping such a place and also selling liquor there on a United States rev enue license. He thought he had that right. He paid $20 a month rent to Carmine Martone. whom he said gave him permission to run disor- derly house. Attorney Guilfoile, counsel for the accused. said Martone was as liable as the other man. De tectiye Dodds stated that the men were not there to buy cheese. There was no cheese factory in fact. Tor, said the detective. "there was a horse in one stall and the factory, if there was such thing. must have been in the other stall" A fine of $40 and costs was imposed, and for selling liquor without a license Valealla settled for $50.
 Antionella Scatoneggice, charged with living in the place. settled for s25. Joseph Matano. John Masono and Rafael Tomaso for frequenting the place paid s15 each. A like case against Pasquale Masso was nolled for lack of evidence.
 Patrick whitty and Angelo Masone each paid s1 in settlement of charges of breach of the peace.
 Two years ago. Frank Lane de- serted his wife and sick boy. Satur- day he was arrested in Danbury for non-support. The boy. though IS years old, is inclined to be sickly. He has had paralysis. diphtheria and other ailments and is now convales- cling. Mrs Lane is housekeeper for F. c. Humphrey. president of the Waterbury Lumber & Coal Co. She said she would not risk her life by living again with her husband. he made SO many threats to kill her. In this testimony she was corrohorat- cd hy her son. Lane said he left his wife because she was a morphine
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