Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-09
JAIL FOR LEMON MAN
Worked BIs Game With Roll of
 Near Moasy.

William Wookey roomer at the | Y. M. C. A. and brother-ln-law Of
 M. J. Cheney who used to run u meat store on North Main street and Is now in business in Milford, had no idea there were men bad enough In this country to work the lemon game on him. Wookey came to the country in September and to Water bury in October. He was rambling about town the other day when q man asked him the location of a certain hotel. Wookey could not tell him where 1t was and added that he was a stranger in town him. self. The stranger then invited him to pool room to show him some fine shots, adding that no doubt Wookey had read all about him as the worlds champion pool player with one cue. No, Wookey had never heard of him whereupon the stranger produced some newspapers with what purported to be a picture ol himself playing three ball pool
 WOokey said he had never heard of him in England and the stranger said that was very strange for the world knew of him. To make all exceedingly long story short, the stranger tried to induce him to play few games of pool. But 1t was no go. They parted, but in an hour they met again on East Main street and the stranger once more induced Wookey to go to the pool room and try his hand. After a game or two another stranger, Edward Hansen, pale of face, extremely mild looking, fair hair and blue eyes asked if he could not join. The stranger said he did not care. Then Hansen showed Wookey a wallet full of money, which afterward turned out to be stage money, and said that he would return to him any money he might loose. Wookey had $20. They began to play, first for $l game, then for $2 and so on until Wookey found himself broke. At the close of every game he would ask the stranger, Hansen, for his money but Hansen would say as he showed his wallet of stage money, which WOokey did not know frol the real thing: Ant I all right, and though there was something be- ginning to dawn upon the English man s mind he still played on. When he was broke, he made another de- mand for his money and Hansen put him off. The stranger then disap- peared.
 All next day Wookey was on the lookout for Hansen. and a few days after he found him in Bridgeport.
 lie had him arrested and the case was heard in the city court today Hansen was defended by Attorney Kennedy but put in no defense and he was committed to jail for six months. He took an appeal and bail was fixed at $500.
 After drinking good deal last Saturday Edward Arzberger and Cor nelius Brennan, both of Watertown, went to bed in hotel on Grand street about o'clock When Bren- Aoii "'he hio liieHu Hdu SOue anu S22 with him. Arzberger made strong denial of the theft in court to-day but Judge Peasley thought him worthy of six months in jail.
 Annie Kronsky was fined $5 and costs for intoXication and John Synnott the same for the same of. fense. He was also charged with re- fusing to pay trolley fare but sen- tence was suspended on that charge |
 John F. Daniels for intoxcation and making disturbance at his i. home was fined $10 and costs. and case against C. s. Pfersick, a saloon keeper on Grand street for | maintaining a side room contrary to 1 law went over to Saturday.