Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-09
THE POLICE COURT
Long Session Thls Monlhg -valae sf
 Charles Dsllss' JsWsIy.

This mornings session of the city
 court was long and interesting and
 dealt mainly with the value of jewell
 ry. Several trinkets owned by
 Charles H. Barnes, the we'll known
 livery man and which he valued at l $iOO, were appraised by an expert at
 $6. MT Barnes said he would not take $11 for them. They consisted or pair of cuff buttons, one or two stickp!ns. few studs and what
 barneS supposed to be diamonds. George H Marsh. IS, was charg- cd with steaming them from MT
 Barnes house on Abbott avenue. Other goods of the same kind were also taken and have not been recov- cred
 David Zaslov. an expert in jewelry, said that the supposed diamond which MT Barnes would not accept
 woo for was worth or 10 cents now and when new probably cost 75 cents. The cuff buttons were worth xl and when new probably cost $5. The studs, he said, were paste and brass and worth few cents and all told were worth about SC. Marsh was employed by Mrs Aus tin who moved next door to MT Barnes few days ago. Marsh said he got the stuff from one of the truckmen who brought the furniture; that he worked for T. r. Lunny five weeks. though Edward Knickerbuck- CT said he has worked only two weeks.
 Mir Barnes was very much sur prssed when he heard the evidence about the value of his jewelry. Marsh was fined s and costs.
 Paul Duffy was charged with the, theft of gold watch and silver watch, both worth $50. the property of John Gwhzeowski. and another silver watch,- half the size of saul cer, the property of L. Arnold. Last Saturday night. Duffy, whose father and mother are dead and is living with his aunt on Phoenix avenue. found himself on the street about midnight. He went to the Polish Union club at 164 South Main street. bought a glass of beer. though he was not member, he said. and proceeded to make himself at home He saw a man sleeping on couch and after a while he extracted two watches from his vest pockets The expert who testified in the Marsh theft case said he could buy watches of the kind in question for s a piece and sell them for $10
 Duhy's story was that after taking the watches from the sleeping mans pocket he went out on the street and walked around till morning. He met George Sickmund. cobbler, on Phoe- nix avenue and showing him the two watches asked him what he thought of them. Sickmund said the gold one was worth $5 and the silver 8. Duff fy told Sickmunl he could have both for 30 and the sale was made. The watch which Duffy took from Arr mold he sold for $l to Charles Fine. a saloon keeper at the corner of East Main and Brown streets: sickmund Dickerman of Southington for trade for a wagon.
 Weren't you surprised to see tw6 watches with young fellow like Duffy" Sickmund was asked by Judge Cowell.
 You're not surprised at anything you see on Phoenix avenue was Sickmund's answer. In Judge Cow elfs opinion Sickmund was ''fencA" for stolen goods and on his sugges- tion Sickmund was held for theft. and Duffy was fined $7 and costs on each of the two counts. the sentence to he enforced or suspended at the discretion of the judge who shall hold court tomorrow. 1t being intimated that the Polish club manager will be arrested for selling drink to Duffy.
 Tt seems to me-" said Judge Cow ell. we're uncovering lot of good business here this morning."
 We are" remarked Prosecutor Meigs. but this liquor case will be for MT Pierce tomorrow morning." Mir Meigs wished to have the court pass upon the case against Sickmund, but the court did not wish to do 90. He did not care to go on record as recommending the arrest of a man and acting as trial judge on the case. Prejudice would at once appear in the matter, so Sickmund was held.
 Charles Mercy was charged with failing to support his wife and four children. Recently the family came from Torrington. Mercy is employed by John w. Gaffney and earns @10.50 a week. He gave his wife during the past three weeks s2 to run the house. He was ordered to pay her s7 A week.