Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-14
THE POLICE COURT.
pr Mum Discharged by Judge Bur.
 pee This Morning.

Owing to a decision by Judge Bur- pee in the city court to-day the peo- pie may have their rights to the pub- lie sidewalks again challenged by dogs. In the case of Dr s. 5. Mum. who was charged with keeping dog that Is vicious and allowing 1t to be at large Judge Burpee construct ed the mayors order to mean that dog is not at large if 1t Is closely fol- flowing It's owner on the public side- walks. Fred Grabner. who claimed to have been bitten by the doctors coach dog, testified that he saw man who looked like the doctor walking on Center street on Tuesday with his coach dog. The dog Just ran at him. nipped him in the right knee and ran away again. He did not feel the bite for an hour or 50. Then he called at the doctors house on I.eavenworth street and told the doctor about the matter. The doctor treated the wound. which the doctor said did not look like dogs bite; at least If 1t was dog bite the dog did not contract its jaws on the flesh.
 Furthermore he was not on Center street with his dog at about il o'clock, the time Grabner said he was bitten. The doctor was accord ingly discharged on the complaint of keeping a vicious dog. On the charge of allowing it at large, Prosecutor Meigs contended that the mayors or- der meant that dog without leash on a public highway was at large. Judge Burpee took different view of the matter. He said that if the mayor so intended he could easily have said it in his order. On that charge also the doctor was dis charged.
 The charge against George Natale turned out to be serious one. He was charged not only with falling to support his wife, but with having abandoned her and living with an- other woman. He was defended by Attorney Bauby. The evidence of the state was to the effect that the Natales were married in Italy twelve years ago and a year later Natale abandoned his wife. Guests at the wedding testifled to this. About New Years day Mrs Natale arrived in Wa terbury from Italy. She was asked If her husband was in court and she said she did not know because 1t was so long since she last saw him she would not be able to recognise him. Attorney Bauby tried to show that the reason Natale left his wife was because of unfaithfulness. Natale was bound over to the superior court.
 John Deegan was charged with non-support of his wife and three children. Mrs Deegan stated that her husband frequently leaves her and remains away about a year. She has three children the eldest of whom is 12 years of age. Desgan said he take fits of going away once in while and the court asked him If the fits last year each time. Dee gan was ordered to furnish bail of $200 to pay his wife 3e . week for six months or 50 to jail for sixty days.
 William Hubbard was fined s7 and costs for intoxication.
 The case against John Maier for embedding S5 from Samuel Krauss Of 3S Clay street was a failure. krause said he gave Maier a 15 bill to change at the same time that An. na Giles asked for change for simi. lar amount from Maier. He gave Miss Giles her change. she boards in the house and was paying her board, and he gave Krause a letter written in German to read. according to krause's story. Maier contended that he gave Krause his change back and opened his wallet to prove. 1t. The court found it was a matter for a civil action and dismissed the case.