Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-16
CRIMINAL COMMON PLEAS COURT
Women Keepers of Local Basnios Go to Jail for Sixty
Days-Mahoney Liquor Case NoIled as was Donovan
Case-Disposal of Other Cases at New London.

Giving II as his opinion that Judge
Lucius Brown Of the Norwich city
court is better qualified than he to
Judge the conditions in Norwich and
the penalty they demand. Judge
Charles 3. Waller in the criminal
court OF common pleas. which opened
at New London Tuesday morning, re-
| fused to substitute fines for jail SEN
fences in the cases Of Pearl Brown,
Nellie Davis, May Edmond. Marion
Morse and Vinie Nordiby (Malady),
keepers of houses Of Ill fame in Nor
witch, and directed that these women
be confined to the New London county
jail at Norwich for go days each.
The refusal Of Judge Waller to set
aside Judge Browns decree that the
Norwich women must go to Jail came
as a SAD blow to the women, all Of
whom were present in court.
The women we're arrested March 16
last and expected the customary fine.
When the jail sentence was handed
down the appeal was promptly taken.
Attorneys John II. Barnes OF Nor
witch and Clayton B. Smith of New
London appeared for the women. Mr..
Barnes declared that public sentiment
in Norwich does not demand the i'm
prisonment of these women. In Nor
custom for years to arrest the keepers
of houses of III fame and fine them,
proprietcrs being fined SIS and costs
and their inmates SIS and costs.
Attorney Smith said that there is
no class of people more tin1id of the
law than women OF this stamp. Had
they been warned that a Jail sentence
would be the penalty Of the next con-
viction the doors of all the houses in
Norwich would have been closed. Mr..
Smith thought fine adequate.
The women were brought here in an
automobile by Sheriff Brown about
7.S0 O'Clock Tuesday evening, and are
now at the local Jail.
The woman sent to jail under the
name OF Vinie Nordfby is none other
than Vinie Malady, now out under bail
from the superior court. The Malady
woman was mixed up in the Addie
Burns case. She IL Of immense pro-
portions and justified the saying that
stout persons are good natured by
being highly amused at the sentence.
The others were much downcast and
there was some shedding Of tears.
James Kirby paid SIS and costs in
the criminal court of common pleas on
the charge of maintaining a way of
access from his saloon in New Lon
don.
Morris Goldberg of New London,
charged with receiving stolen goods
and concealing the fact, was fined SIS
anu cOsCs, WHICH was PAID.
Kelly Fined 500.
Peter B. Kelly was fined 500 and
costs for keeping a house Of assigna-
ton at lis Green street, New Lon
don.
Continuance in Satti's Case.
A continuance was ordered in the
case Of Charles Satti Of New London.
with having a stairway lead
ing from his saloon to the dwelling
above.
The case against Michael L. O'Con-
nell Of New London, charged with vio-
lating health ordinance in maintain.
ing an open cesspool at his home in
street, was nolled on payment
Of So and costs.
James w. Beckwith, charged with |
collecting swill in New London with |
out a license, paid $40 and costs and
the case was nolled.
Donovan Case NoIIed.
A nolle was entered in the case of |
Dennis Donovan of Norwich, charged |
with refusing to obey Supernumerary |
2. Murphy. Donovan was standing on |
West Main street, when he was or |
1ered to move on by an officer. He |
refused, saying that he was waiting for |
4 car. Trouble followed and Donovan |
was arrested.
1t was explained that there had |
been bad blood" between Donovan |
and the officer for some time. The |
nolle was entered on the payment of |
costs amounting to SIS.
A nolle was entered in the case |
against Joseph Sicily of Norwich, ]