Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-19
THE POLICE COURT.
There Was . Full Dock Before Judge
 Burpee To-Day.

Judge Burpee had full house in
 the city court to-day. Frank Win.
 ters and Mrs Minnie Bunyan were charged with disorderly conduct and robbery. On the complaint of Mrs
 Bunyan's mother the pair were ar- rested about o'clock this morning. It appears that since Mrs ~Bunyan succeeded in getting her husband jailed for non-support some weeks ago she has been boarding Winters. Mrs Bunyan's mother tried in vain to get Winters to leave the house be- cause she was opposed in this course by her daughter. Yesterday, 1t seems, Mrs Bunyan and Winters be- came intoxicated They made 1t a warm and interesting day for the old woman. They tried to get money from her, either as present or a loan. She was most unbendable to their requests. Failing to get any, thing from her, the couple left the house, but returned in the evening drunker than when they had left. They thereupon forced the old wO- man to her room. took all the money she had, supposed to be $3, locked her up and left the house.
 It was quite late when they re- turned and after seeing that the old woman was still safe in her room, they retired.
 Meanwhile, however, word had been sent Officer Tehan and about o'clock this morning Sergeant Blake ly, with Officers Stevens and Hickey, arrived. Climbing on Officer Tehan's shoulders, Sergeant Blakely got into the house and put the couple under arrest. Of the money that was talk en from the old lady, $2.30 was found on them. Attorney Bauby will defend them tomorrow morning, the case having been continued to that time as they were not able to pre- pare their defence this morning.
 Edward F. Hobby pleaded guilty to forging Edward H. Wheeler's name to check for $7. Wheeler is employed at Russell's machine shop in Naugatuck and Hobby was arrest ed in New Haven yesterday by De- tective Kennaugh: John J. Caul- field, who keeps a restaurant on Brook street, was the complainant. He testified that Hobby used to visit his place and that Hobby owed him $1. Friday last Hobby asked him to cash the forged check and Cauldeld said he would have done so had he had sufficient change. Wheeler knew Hobby slightly. The signature on the check was nothing like his, it was not even a poor forgery.
 Hobby told Detective Kennaugh that he got the check at the Citizens bank and he supposed that Wheeler had bank account there. Hobby was held for the superior court on bond of $30V. He denied trying to get Rev Mir Lewis to cash a check Friday last
 For intoxicati6n, Michael Breen was fined $7 and costs, Thomas Lee $-. and costs, and John O'Donnell $7 and costs, Frank Borlis 35, and Arthur Bennett, charged with intox- ication and vagrancy, was discharged and Thomas Mclaughlin was fined $7 and costs.
 Mclaughlin and Bennett said they were cousins. "How's that?" asked Prosecutor Meigs.
 Our fathers were sisters" said Mclaughlin, who was perfectly so-. Der.
 Your fathers were sisters" gasp ed the ,prqsscutor,
 Yes, slr.S said Mclaughlin, "and Bennett keeps me in change and pays my way at the Salvation Army"
 How could your fathers be sis- ters?" asked the prosecutor.
 "I mean they were aunts," said 
 "Oh, that will do," said the court md sentence was passed.