New Britain herald., 1914-08-10

l moved to Kensington, where he made his home for the greater part of his ] life. He was very active in politics, local and state.
 He was a staunch democrat and an ardent admirer of President Grover Cleveland under whose administra- tion he received the appointment to the postmastership of the Kensington post office, which he held for many years. As testimonials of his popu- larity with his townsmen were his repeated re-elections to the office of first selectman, in which capacity he served about six years. He gained wide acquaintance as a member of the state central committee and as a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Miles F.. Preston.
 Difficulties which seemed to have surrounded him on all sides, drove him from his high standing and. of late, he had found employment in a Taftsville hotel.
 MT. Taylor is survived besides his wife, by his only brother, Jason M. Taylor, a son, Harry E. Taylor of Kensington and two grandchildren. Ruth and Leland Taylor of New Britain.
 me funeral Will De nelQ at ; o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the home of Jason M. Taylor in Blue Hills. and will be private. Interment will be in the Stockings Corner cemetery.
 Wife Beater Gets 12O Days in Jail.
 As sequel to the severe beating which he inflicted upon his wife last Friday afternoon, Albert Badurka, a Pole, who resides in Kensington, was sentenced to 120 days in the county jail, when he appeared before Judge George Griswold in the Berlin police court this morning.
 Badurka was arrested by Constable Enrico Polo yesterday morning, just as he was leaving his home for other rarts. He carried a picture of him. self and his family and a few other personal belongings, it being his in- tcntion evidently, to desert his family The constabulary had been on the lookout for him since Friday, when the authorities were notified by neigh bors that Mrs. Badurka had been found in an unconscious condition on the floor of her home, where her hus- band had thrown her after beating her mercilessy.
 Mrs. Badurka, who is a slight and frail looking woman told in court that the row at her home started when she asked her husband for some money to purchase supplies for the table. He had been paid off at the Tallard Brick company's office the night previous, she said Mrs Badurka testified that her hus- band told her to go to the office of the brick company and get the money herself as he had not succeeded in getting it up to that time. She knew differently, however, and was begin ming to expostulate with him when she received swift blow in the face W hich knocked her to the floor She stood up again and took a chair, only to receive another blow, after which she lost consciousness
 Her husband was partly drunk she said. The abused woman told the court that she became the prisoners wife about eighteen years ago and that they have three children, two in this country and one in Poland. In the winter, she stated, her. husband is unable to support his family, and last year they were obliged to apply for help from the city of New Brit ain, where they then lived.
 Mrs. John Orsi, who lives near the Badurka place, testified that the Badurka children cried to them for help on Friday afternoon Accom- panied by Mrs. Thomas Murray and Mrs. Bolori, she entered the house and found Mrs. Badurka lying on the floor, insensible. They were afraid the woman was dying and hastened