Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-17
THE POLICE COURT.

THE POLICE COURT.
 Sickmund and Duffy Fined for Ap.
 Dropriation of Harness.
 Paul Duffy. IS, admitted in the city court to-day that he has been stealing for the past two years. He was witness against George Sick mund. who was charged with having received from Duffy a set of harness alleged to have been stolen by him. While Duffy was in detention at the police station week ago for theft of two watches he denied all knowledge of set of harness taken from Charles A. Sackett's stables some time ago. He said this morning that he had been sent for by the police yesterday afternoon and informed that 1t would be better for himself and easier for them to make a. clean breast of the harness transaction. He thereupon told all about 1t, saying that about six weeks ago Sickmund told him he had bought a horse and he wanted harness. Duffy said he would get him one. That day he had been working for Sackett and he went to his stables and through back window he pulled out a set of harness and took 1t to Sickmund. This was about 5:S0 o'clock. He wanted $5 from Sickmund for 1t, but Sickmund said he would give him $4. Duffy said he could have 1t for $4 down and $5 on credit. Sick mund hung the harness on a peg be- hind the door of his cobbling shop on Phoenix avenue and the follow ing Sunday Dufiy said he saw it on Sickmund's horse. Sickmund told him to keep the matter quiet. The harness had been used only twice.
 Sickmund told Detective Keegan that he traded the harness for watch with man whom he did not know. Sickmund stated in his de- fense that he has been in town twen- ty-five years. is carpenter by trade and has been in the cobbling busi- ness for ten years. He denied hay ing horse at the time of the theft or speaking to Duffy about getting him harness. The boy offered 1t to him. he said, and he bought 1t from him for $4. Sickmund said Duffy probably had heard him inQuiring for a pony harness. as he intended buying pony. Sackett said the har- ness when new cost SIS.
 Judge Burpee in summing up tho matter said that excluding the boys evidence altogether, Sickmund, a man of 43, ought to have known that Duffy who had neither horse nor harness could not have honestly come by the set in question. A fine of 315 and cost was imposed.
 Duffy was then charged with hay ing stolen parts of another set of harness from Sackett on September 27. The harness was identified by Sackett as his property. He said he was coming down Phoenix avenue yesterday morning and identified the bridle on one of pair of horses standing near Duessler Bros market. After a few minutes Charles Reed of Park road came out of the market and Sackett asked him where he got the bridle. Reed said he bought 1t with other pieces of harness from boy. He was in the market one morning and the boy. Duffy, entered and asked him if he needed any har- ness. He did, and after looking the pieces over paid Duffy s1.50 for them. Duffy admitted stealing the harness and his excuse was lack of work and money at the time. He was fined 910 and costs.
 Alesandor Filippone. charged with intoxication and breach of the peace, pleaded guilty and was fined S10 and costs.
 Angelo sparzo. charged with breaking into Isaac Shapiro's house, 31 West Farm street. on July 2s. last year. and taking a watch worth 35. received the heaviest sentence imposed in the city court since the days of Judge c. c. Root. Shapiro and his wife and their niece, Sara Shapiro, were the witnesses for the state. Their evidence was that Spar 70 called to the house on the night before the burglary and asked for Shapiro. Mrs Shapiro told him hey husband was not in.
 The next night about II o'clock he called again and this time he was seen by Sara Shapiro. He made in- quiries of her about the sleeping apartments of the Shapiros, who lived on the first floor. but got no information. About { o'clock Mrs Shapiro was aroused by a noise In the kitchen. Shapiro got up and saw Spar1o. Sparzo threw a chair in front of Shapiro to prevent him catching him. Both the Shapiros were positive he was the burglar. There was no defense and spsrso was fined sso and co~ts and committed to jail for six months.
 Louis Gambut was arrested last night by Ofeer Kiersted in a house on Pearl street and this morning he vas charged with attempted rape up- on Rosie Arnott. 1s. As the case vas not ready for trisl It went over to Monday and Gambut vzs held in baii of $500.