Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
LOOKING FOR A MATCH.
James Sullivan Found Prowiing in Stone Row House at 2 A. M.-Held for Superior Court

James, known as Scope" Sullivan, who has been an inmate of the county jail many times for intoxication, was before the police court Tuesday morn ing. The charge against him this time however, was breaking into and en- tering the house of Michael Duda, 36 Stone row, at ? o'clock Tuesday morn ing. Sullivan entered plea of not guilty.
 Officer Thomas Grady testified that Duda at 2.20 o'clock Tuesday morning informed him that a strange man was in his home; he had broken into the place, and was being held there under guard. The officer went to the house and found Scope" in his stocking feet seated between two men, calmly smok- ing his pipe. He asked where his shoes were and Sullivan said they were out side They were found and Sullivan put them on and was taken to head quarters. Sullivan told the officer that the door was open and he had sim ply walked into the house to get 8 match.
 Kate Duda, aged IS. testified that she saw Sullivan in the house about 2.15. John Anderson, a boarder in the Duda household, testified that he was lying awake about two o'clock and
 
 first believed it to be another boarder who had come in for a match or some- thing. The fellow had walked up to the bed and slipped a hand beneath the pillow and the other hand in the witness pocket. Witness then grasped the fellow by the hand and led him down stairs into the kitchen. Sullivan was the man caught in his bedroom.
 Mrs. Mary Duda testified to having seen Sullivan in her kitchen. He had then come to her bedroom and looked in, and then walked upstairs, where one of the boarders apprehended him. She was lying in bed, endeavoring to get her baby to sleep. The outer door to the house was shut but not locked.
 A number of other witnesses for the state were in court but no more were called.
 Sullivan infoZhed the court that he would like to<Sell his side of the story. He commenced by saying about nine o'clock Monday evening he had gone down to the Stone row to see John Ladda and they sat upon the step talk ing and drinking for a while. He be- came intoxicated and walked across the track to a place near the cotton mill and went to sleep. Later he aWoke and wanting a smoke found that he did not possess ma ten. He saw a light in one of the Stone row tene- ments and went there to see if he could get match. He had taken his shoes off when he went to sleep and when he went to the Stone row he car- ried them in his hand He walked right into the house and looked around but could not find a match. There was a lighted lamp In the kitchen, He went up stairs because he heard man snoring Upon entering the bedroom he awoke the fellow and asked him for match. They both went down to the kitchen. He was given a match and then the officer was sent fer. Hs said he did not mean to do any one any harm and had no idea of taking anything, his sole purpose being to get a match.
 Judge Arnold asked him if he did not think it a risky thing to walk inte a house at two in the morning te get a match, Sullivan admitted it was, but said he would net have done it if he had not been drinking, Judge Arnold said he was obliged ts bind him ever te ths next term of the superior court, as the witnesses we're all against him, Perhaps in the sHperisF court ths juFF might find differently. Sullivan was taken te Brooklyn jail sn the s.45 a, m, tFsiR by Officer Allan MeArthuF.