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BOROUGH COURT.0ISvwA bliort Session This Morning'—Caaea ^ Against Robert Powers and Patrick Cuddy Xolled — Uenjiunln McDonald Sent to Jftil for 00 Days—Case of Mar-tin Peterson Continued.The session in the borough court this morning was a short one. Four cases were on the docket. Judge Hvmgerford ^e presided.3 Patrick Cuddy was arrested Saturday night on eomplaiut of his wile, who claimed that he had assaulted her.This morning when Cuddy’s ease was called Prosecuting Attorney Sweeney explained that MrB. Cuddy did not wish ^ ^ to appear against her husband because IS there bad really been no serious assault H 3 committed* Cuddy had gone 1 orae Sat-g urday night between 11 and 12 o’clock and he and his wife had indulged in a lit- n tie family quarrel, and the wife, in her ex- 2 citement, complained to the police. The 5 officer who arrested Mr. Cuddy could seePriotlaTlnno marks on her. Attorney wSweeney said that Cuddy had always flt;borne a good reputation, so far as he ^knew-, and that as MrB, Cuddy is in a del- picnte condition it might injure her to k bring her into court at this time. Coder £ the circumstances Mr. Sweeuey consid- a ered himself justified in asking that k the case be nolled. VJudge Hungcrford ordered the case s; nolled, and added that, while he did not S u object to a nolle, be thought people should consider that there is expense con- ei a nected with r ease of this kind, and that d they should be more tkoughfnl about ft bringing complaints. dThe adjourned caseof Kobert Poweis, Is charged with assaulting George Acker- £ man, v os next called. Attorney Kennedy appeared for Powers, and informed the court that Mr. Ackerman had do detire to push the ease, and that ub it was the first time that. Powers had ever been I, arrested, he asked thatthecase benolled. u Prosecuting Attorney Siveejey offered no objections. aa Judge Hungcrford remarked that he j s was surprised to see Powers in court us ^\ Ci C\%% E-l % ft A ■ I V* A /I 1r f 1 A tt t Irk ^a prisoner. His honor had known _ Powera for 20 years. The case was o “ nolled.; The adjourned case of Benjamin Me- an A n U 1 (1 all o iwruf) niitli OLor.nlt lt;»n Willinni
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Naugatuck Daily News
Naugatuck, Connecticut, US
Mon, Aug 23, 1897
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