The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-08
CHESHIRE NEWS
Hubert RIgney
Cheshire Pll0no 33s
TOWN COURT HERE
WILL BE OPPOSED
Present System Of JUS
tees OF the Peace
Satisfactory

Cheshire, March 8--There Is much
opposition to the establishment OF
town court or district court
here. The present system Of JUS
tees OF the peace has been satisfac-
tory and there doesn't seem to be
any advantage 10 the town. In the
changing to the town court or dis
trict court system
Under the district court system IL
is understood the court for this dis
trict would be in Hamden. In the
event OF an arrest the person or per-,
sons charged would be required to
appear before the district court In
Hamden II apprehended for some
violation here.
The expense to the person charged
would be much greater because more
mileage would be required Also In
the event that the person resided
In another state he might be put
to a great deal OF Inconvenience.
The court might not sit until sew
eral days after the offensc was COM
mitted which would necessitate the
posting Of a bond or the holding OF
the person for the court date.
The ofYense itself might be slight
and the person charged might have
important business TO transact
somewhere else and would be caused
great deal OF seemingly needless
Inconvenience. He might not find
1t convenient TO secure a bondsman
and although @ person of promi-
nence In his own locality might not
secure Identification satisfactory
enough TO enable him to continue
OH his way.
Witnesses would also be required
to travel some distance In some
cases. Under the Justice system the
case could be tried at once. There
are several Justices OF the peace and
at no time has 1t been found i'm
possible TO secure the services OF at
least one Of them. Under the town
court system the cases OF persons
charged with offense here In Chesh-
ire would be tried here IN Cheshire.
However, the town court II Is under
stood would have a certain day on
which II functioned as such and this
would cause some OF the same un-
favorable incidents.
Also certain salary would be
paid TO the judge and the prosecu-
tor regardless OF the number OF
cases. Some year the town might
come out ahead on this and DOS
sibly On others 1t might not. Under
the present justice system the town
has always been ahead, sometimes
not as much as at others. of course.
No salary Is paid TO justices OF the
peace or 10 the grand Jurors who
prosecute cases so that In the event
there were no cases there would be
no expense TO the town.
In some towns, 1t Is understood.
much publicity has been given TO
the activities Of the constabulary
and the justices tending TO give the
impression among many who have
heard OF 1t that II Is sort OF a
racket. 1t Is not believed that such
iS the case IN Cheshire and as the
present system Is satisfactory here
there doesn't seem TO be any good
reason for "A change. A petition has
been circulated by some who are
opposed TO the change and It is
Thought that many signers have
been secured.
Is9 Calls Made
The February report OF the dis
trict nurse shows l49 nursing calls.
10 school calls. and five follow-up
calls, making a total OF l73.
The meeting OF the New Haven
county Pomona grange was attend
ed by the following members Of the
local grange: Mrs. Frederick IS.
Boynton. Mrs. Frederick Voos, Mrs.
Marguerite Anderson. MRS. Joseph
Doucette. Mrs. Alice Carey, Mrs.
Lillian Beecherin. Mrs. Frank Peters,
MRS. James Chase. Mrs. Philip II.
Bates, Mrs. Paul n. Emerson, Mrs.
Carl Olson. Miss Celina Steiner,
Edwin w. Storrs and Samuel A.
Hale.
Thompson Funeral
The funeral Of Stephen N, Thonn.
son was held from his home IN West
Chehhirc Yesterday afternoon with
burial in Hillside cemetery. n
Mrs. Doris Dcmie aud tao chill.
dren OF Danbury haze returned 10
their home after spending week
With Mff nanian ssafsflaar Ace lrfta