Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-23
IN POLICE COURT
Mr,. MeCann Said She Was Insulted
 By Shop Foreman.


 Mrs Mary McCann of Ill South Main street set out yesterday after noon with a revolver to scare Gaylord Burdon, a foreman in the employ of the Waterbury Button Co, whom she claimed had sIandered her. In conse- 0uepce the woman was before Judge Peasley in the city court to-day charged with breach of the peace. She was defended by Attorney J. F. Law Tor.
 Officer Hickey testified that 1t was about o'clock when he and Officer Cavanaugh were informed that wo- man was at the gate of the button fac tory with revolver in her hands. He went there and found Mrs McCa1n sitting in the gate house, quietly, and evidently waiting for some one or something. She had thirty eight cali Der revolver in her right hand exposed to view. A crowd of school children blocked the street and the wsdows of the neighboring factories were thronged. There was great excitement on the street, but to all appearance Mrs McCann, who is young woman. was perfectly calm. She quietly an swered the officers questions and made no trouble until they undertook to place her in the patrol wagon. Then she objected strenuously and it re- quired the strength of four men to place her in the wagon.
 Alden Donahue. a pupil in the High school. said he saw the woman on River street walking up and down, the revolver in her right hand Once she fired at the ground and the explosion brought a number of people to the street. It afterwards developed that the cartridges were blank.
 Mrs McCann then took the stand. She is tall. rather slim woman. and was apparently greatly excited. She said she lives with her husband and has two children. She is employed by the Waterbury Button Co, she said, and some time ago when she was very i'll. she lost fifteen quarts of blood. which left her very weak. Foreman Burdon's advances were ignored by her and when she was i'll he took his satis- faction by traducing her reputation.
 Yesterday afternoon she set out to make Burdon apologize. She walked to the rear of the factory on River street and sent word to him that she was awaiting an apology from him. None came and she went to the front entrance and sent Gate Man Sullivan to Burdon with word that she wished to see him at the gate. She was de termined to impress upon Burdon some thing he would not forget. She re- called firing the revolver on River street.
 Attorney Lawlor said that under the circumstances clemency should be used. It was an unusual case. The woman was insulted by foreman in the factory in which she was en- ployed. His advantage over her was obvious. because she is compelled to work every day, for her husband does not support her The woman was con- mitted to Brookside for thirty days. An appeal was taken and bond fur nished.
 A case against Tella Gregorio for chasing fellow. countryman with loaded thirty-eight caliber revolver wes continued to tomorrow. This af- far occurred on Spring street yester- day afternoon. Mike I.Ongre was the fellow who was chased. X few weeks ago the men had row over game of cards.
 Frederick Wilder was ordered to pay his wife sf a week for six months and furnish bail of s2O0 to do so or go to iail for sixty days. He took an appeal and was defended by Attorney ]. J. O'Neill.
 Mrs Wilder said that since last Au- gust up to three weeks ago her hus- band paid her S4 a week through his counsel by order of the court. Since then he paid her nothing. Wilder's defense was that he paid her double some time in October and that during the past three weeks he has been ILL Mrs Wilder said he was not i'll but at his mothers home in Bridgeport, and there his money went" she said. Wilder is employed by the Clock Co and his foreman. Samuel Sloan, testi- fled that his average earnings is S13 a week, that he earns from sl1 to s16 week.
 Mrs Wilder said she works every day. likewise her daughter. who is IA years old: that her income is s10 week and she pays s14 . month rent. The Wilders have not S.I together in years.
 The case against Harry Fox for maintaining gambling house was set tied for $50.