Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-09
THE CITY COURT.
Tony Mangini Fined $40 and Costs
 This Morning.

Joseph Geigole had $1S5 in his in- side vest pocket Saturday night and had he kept it there Joseph Yorku- his and Mary uishanowfy would not have been in the city court to-day before Judge Burpee charged with stealing his wad, -Yorkunis keeps a saloon on the corner of Leonard and Bank streets and 1t was rather late when the man with the money got around there. He just wanted to let the saloon keeper know that if times were hard with him they, were not i hard with himself. And he showed his money, it Is said, to the woman who was on the premises, and it hay l ing been some time since she sent money to the old country, it occurred to her that here was her opportunity to make up for lost time. There is some cloud about the actual removal of the money from the mans clothes, but 1t is said that the saloon keeper got next to him in physical sense and putting his hands in Geigle'e pocket got hold of the money and removed it. This is all the police cared to state The whole transac- l tion will be told in the city court to- morrow when the case will be tried. if not settled by then. The accused were placed.on bail of $500 each.
 Tony Mangini was charged with keeping a gambling house at 51 Ca- nal street. The place was raided Sunday morning at about o'clock and half dozen men beside the al- legged keeper of the place were arrest ed. Half dozen officers testified that the place was reputed to be q gambling house and that during the past three months numerous com plaints were made to them by men who said they lost money gambling there. Mangini was fined $40 and costs and the half dozen men found in his place settled for $10 each.
 A little girl told Supernumerary Officer James Moore that man had killed his wife on the top floor of a house on Jefferson street Saturday afternoon. The officer went in the house and found Dr Mangini sewing up wound in a woman's forehead. Things were upside down in the ] place. Evidently bad row had talk en place there. The officer searched the place for the husband, who was John Hurley, and found he was hid ing in the cellar. There he went and was just in time to see Hurley es- caping through window. Then be- gan chase and when the officer overlook Hurley there was a fight. Hurley was charged With intoxica- tion, breach of the peace and resist ance and he was committed to jail for thirty days and six months with the costs, which will mean about eight months altogether.
 A very old woman named Mary Reilly has been bothering house. keepers on Maple street of late. She was found wandering about there last night by Officer Lynch and for her own safety she was arrested. Onicer Samuel c. Walsh testified that he was called upon to remove her from hallway on Washington street some time ago and that the woman who called him told him that Mrs Reilly has considerable money in the bank. The old woman. who was wrinkled and gray and stopped. had nothing to say for herself The court remarked as he was committing her to Brookside for thirty days that 1t was matter for the board of chart ties to ascertain if she has property and If she is demented.
 X case against couple of boys for running way with a basket of fruit from fruit stand was nolled without costs.
 Half dozen liquor cases. the principals are all men of decidedly hard sounding names. were put over to tomorrow Assistant Prcsecuting [ Attorney John F. McGrath is. acting las liquor prosecuting agent in tho absence of the regular oflc.al.