Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-16
THE POLICE COURT.
Long Session Kept Judge Peasley on
Bench All Morning.

Business in the city court was
booming to-day there being enough
to keep Judge Peasley on the bench
the entire forenoon. A case agains
John Becker, small boy, for theft
a bottle of milk, was settled for 81.
A case against Paul Tedesco for as
sault with attempt to kill was pu
over to tomorrow morning and tn
same disposition was made of a case
against Charles Newman for theft o.
a diamond worth $500.
Saturday DRINKS were disposed OF
thus: Richard Fay So and costs
Thomas Lee the same, James Sullivan
thirty days, John Doherty the same.
Sunday drunks: Barney Stringer,
$40 and costs or jail. Frank Philips
drunk and breach of the peace, SIS
and costs. This man tried to get at
his landlady with knife, and fail
ing, he jabbed big pieces out of a
wall with his knife, fierce looking
weapon. Patrick Burke, drunk, SIC
and costs. W.
Edward Fitzpatrick and Joseph
Myers, aged Is years, were charged
with breach of the peace. Timoth.
Buckley of Dikeman street said they
threw old cans at his door and when
he chased them they turned on him
and inflicted two wounds. one over
the left eye and the other behind the
ear. The boys said there was party
at Buckley's house and they were
merely looking on outside. Some one
n a. ~ ha vi N o
the door bell and Buckley suspecting
they did II chased them. He struck
first they said and they merely re-
taliated. They were each fined $40
and costs.
Michael Rispoli and Nicola Scopet-
Ia were charged with cruelty Il
animals. The evidence showed that
Scopetta sold or gave a horse to
Rispoli which the latter kept in a
barn on Kingsbury street. On Febru-
airy II d. NJ. Stewart, an undertaken,
complained at Bradley's livery stable
that one of the horses was kicking
for two days. Investigation showed
the kicking horse was In the barn o
the accused, down, and would neither
eat nor drink. A doctor was called
in and shot the animal. r. n
Blakeslee, an agent of the humane
society, testified when he saw tn,
horse he was emaciated and NANCY
There was a barrel Of cabbage In the
barn which looked as though II had
not been cleaned In three months
Scopetta stated that he gave the horse
TO Rispoli and Rispoli said he had
TO go to Hartford to see his sister
who, was sick and he left the horse In
charge OF a man. scopetta was dis
charged and Rispoli was bound over
under bail OF 500.
Friday evening Rocco Gallo, Frank
Jacaruso and Joseph Calucci had al
run In. Gallo said the other two laid
for him. He wore a turban of hand |
ages on his head, where. he said. he
had been knocked and stabbed by the |
other two. When the trio were ar
rested last evening bad looking
knives were found on them. They
were charged with breach of the
peace and carrying concealed
weapons.
The evidence showed that on last
Thursday night Gallo and Calucci met
on the Bank street bridge and each
tried TO throw the other into the
river underneath. Jaearuso carried
a revolver because he WAS afraid OF
meeting Gallo unarmed. lie said he
got permission from the mayor to
carry the weapon but what mayer
he referred TO was not disclosed
For carrying concealed weapons
Gallo was fined s25 and costs and for
same offense the other two were
fined $50 each. while for breach OF
the peace they were fined IS and
costs each. They all took an appeal