Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-13
TWO FINES AND COSTS
Given Thomas Allen on Account
Of Trouble Last Night.

Two white fellows stood near two
black ones at John Fogarty's bar
corner of North Elm and Water
streets last evening, abating theii
thirst. One of the white men put
down q half dollar and the bartender
took ten cents out and put back forty
cents change. One of the white men
put the money in his pocket and the
other soon after asked for his change.
Fogarty said he had given 1t and one
Of the colored men corroborated him.
Whereupon one Of the white men
made q remark about "coons' to the
effect that they cannot count more
than six. Then the white men left
the bar and soon after Fogarty ad-
yised the colored men to leave the
place by the back door. They said
they had come in by the front door
and would leave by that way. The
colored men were Thomas Allen and
his brother, Archie, who the white
men were no one in the racket that
followed soon after seemed to know.
what had taken place at the bar, &C
cording to Thomas Allen in the city
court to-day. Cronin said he was not
and had nothing to do with the rum
pns. At all events it was evident he
was in the danger zone for his head
was wrapped in bandages. He said
he was shot but doctor failed to
locate any bullet in his head. He
was standing outside the door when
the colored fellows left and there was
a collision. Cronin went down like
log his head cut with a blow OF an
iron knuckle. Officer James e. Walsh
was standing near the corner OF
Spring street when he heard the up
roar. After picking up Cronin he
ran up North Elm street and found
Thomas Allen in John Marandez's
saloon Three shots followed the Of
ficer up the street but none of them
hit, SO he did not bother about them.
Allen resisted arrest the moment the
officer put his hand on him, and
there was rough and tumble fight
all over the street. A young fellow
named Cahill helped to pull down
Allen, who is quite big fellow, a
native of North Carolina. Allen fell
on Cahill and Walsh fell on Allen
and there was crowd of a hum
bred already on the scene. There
were cries of kick the coon, "give 1t
to him -" while Allen struggled
to get free. But Walsh had grip of
iron on him. At length some
semblance Of quiet was restored and
Allen was pulled up to his feet by the
officer who linked himself to him
with the bracelets. Some one restored
The officers cap to his head and the
march to Fogarty's saloon was be-
gun.
When they got there they found
1ronin had been removed to house
nearby and that Aliens brother haC
,een arrested by Officer Samuel G
Walsh.
BY this time the crowd had grown
o several hundred and Allen, still
linked to the officer was in mortal
error of his life. There were cries of
kill the coon - him." kick the
on of gum" and others of like
nature. There is good sized door
way near the entrance to the saloon
nd Allen tried to squeeze in there
With the officer to get away from the
rowd, and despite the officers as
urance that there was no danger so I
ong as Allen behaved himself, Allen ,
till was in evident terror. The /
rowd was growing all the while and !
he cries assailing the ears of Allen ,
yere not of the comforting kind. Still I
'fficer Walsh held the crowd back {
nd took his captive to Cronin to be 3,
Identified. That being done, the pa G
rol was sent for and Allen taken to J
be station house. All kinds of ru- /
Tors were meanwhile in circulation s
nd some of them had fierce race '
lot" on in full blast and others had a
NO or three men killed by colored a
len. So far as known Cronin was a
ne only one hurt. 1t
In court to-day the Aliens were [
larged with breach of the peace and a
homas Allen was additionally
1arged with resisting arrest. He
as fined SIS and costs and SIS and
,sts and his brother was let go
lere being no evidence connecting
Inn with the disturbance. No one
new who fired the shots, and nc
eapon was found on either of the {
,cused, but the iron knuckles with
hich Cronin said he was hit were {
und on the street near where i,
ronin was felled. {