Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-04
IN POLICE COURT
Black Nigger' and "White Trash"
 Made Trouble at Bank Hotel.

There were lively times at the Bank
 hotel on Bank street this morning al 6:45 o'clock. William Sampson, a col ored waiter. haiiing from British Guiana. in the West Indies, and only four months in the country. was one of the principals. The others were the manager, Robert Molzon: the bartend- CT. Edward Logan, and half dozen boarders. Molzon told the story in this manner.
 Sampson dropped dish to the floor, breaking it, and when he was repri manded he wilfully dropped whole trayful. Then he became abusive and would not serve dozen waiting board CTS their breakfasts and allow them to go to work He shouted for his razor, his knife. anything that would cut or shoot. He ran out to the bar and pick ing up loaded bottle flung it and broken glass flew in every direction. while the boarders sought refuge under the tables and chairs. Logan was struck on the. with a flying bottle. and the night porter, seeing discretion was the better part of yalor. took safe ty in flight and called in Officer Ga DiICis anu s,dnipsoh nds tahcA iAlu Nus- tody.
 Simpsons. s.story was that he dropped vegetable dish by accident, a board CT allowing door to bang against him as he was entering the dining room with the trayful of dishes for break fast. Molzon rebuked him in a dread full manner. Called him a black nigger and worse. This nettled Sampson ana he called Molzon white trash" Epi- thets like this flew fast and furious, and then Sampson dropped the trayful of crockery. Whereupon MolZon jumped on him. Logan struck him iu the back with something very hard and some one struck him in the face. cutting it. He said he had number of witnesses who. if they were gentle men. would bear out his story. Judge Burpee continued the case until to- morrow morning.
 The case against the boy George Herk was continued to Monday.
 Louis Corr got into wrangle with 6 fellow bricklayer Monday evening and struck him. To accommodate his lawyer. Attorney Guilfoile. the case was continued to Saturday.
 John Hickey was fined 8 and costs for intoxication. and ThoIVas Conway the same amount for creating dis turbance in trolley car.
 James Fennel and Dennis Connr were drinking in saloon at II Grand street yesterday. Connor fell asleep and Fennel relieved him of his silver watch and chain and 90 cents. Will liam Kelley saw the act and had Fen nel restore the watch. 4 few minutes later. however, Fennel grabbed the watch again and scooted. Kelley ran after him. but Fennel had too much odds. He accordingly informed Officer Brearton of the matter and Fennel was found in the red house" on Abbott avenue. The watch and chain were worth S9. Fennel was given sixty days and S7 and costs.
 John Powers and Patrick Barrett came very near getting clear of the charge of breaking into the Barlow Bros Co.'S store on Grand street Christ mas night and taking cutlery valued al 50. consisting of eighteen raZors and twenty pocket knives. They broke in the rear door.
 Officer Gabriel said he saw both men near the store on the evening be- fore Christmas. and when they sa-- him they went away.
 Joseph Lang. a pawnbroker at 9 State street. Bridgeport. testified to buying three raz0rs like those that were stolen. He identified Powers as one of the two men from whom he bought them. Powers said it was i'm possible for him to have committed the burglary because he went to Bridge port the Saturday night before Christ mas, and Barrett said he had never seen Powers before until he met him on the street in Bridgeport. He was standing on the street and man asked him for a chew of tobacco. Then Powers came along and asked him for q cigarette. Detective kennaugh tes- tified that he saw the accused together on South Main street a few days be- fore Christmas.
 Such was the evidence against them until Charles Belfit. president and treasurer of the Charles Thatcher Go. took the stand and stated that Powers worked for the concern the day after thus contradicting Powers's most vital testimony. On the sugges- ton of the court the complaint was changed from burglary to theft and both were fined sJO and costs and given three months in jail. The court said that many bound over cases do mi cofua syand in the Gflr.prinr eorrf