New Britain herald., 1914-07-06
hafnville News / ROW AT CHRISTENING
 HAS SEQUEL IN COURT
taNansl lfIned by Justice Prior for
 Breach Of the Peace.


 Breach Of the Peace. TWO CAUGHT IN NEW BRYAN Rrandished Revolver After .'Friends'' Had Assaulted Him. = Bristol
 Drunk" FIned-To Be Buried in
 Norfolk, Va.-Brief Items.
 Fines and costs totalling over $70 were imposed this morning by Jus !tice E.. P. Prior in the cases of Nicolo Lcstonlo, Frank Bardino and Philip Ju1ino. arrested in connection with a fight which took place late yesterday att an Italian christening on Maple street. Breach of the peace was the only charge preferred against the men although 1t was intended to press more serious counts at the time they were taken into custody. The trio were among the invited Yguests at the christening and accord ing to their explanation in court their quarrel was caused by Lestonlo's spilling some beer on Julfno. After an argument in the house the trio ad- ,journed to the street, Lestonlo get 2 ting the worst of a fistic encounter which followed. He then went into the house and secured revolver with which he threatened his as- sailants.
 The christening party broke up in disorder when the revolver was ex- hibited and the celebrators ran in all pdirections looking for police officers. !, Grand Juror M. A. Norton was among lthe first of the authorities to be To- cated and he started for the scene of 1.-the fight having been told that one tof the Italians had been murdered. 1 By the time constables put in an ap- Ypearance, Bardino and Julino had \ disappeared. Lestonlo was locked up and Chief Norton asked the New Britain police to be on the lookout for the other two, it having been re- ported that they were on their way to the Hardware City.
 The pair live in Winsted and Prosecutor Norton, believing they would go by way of Hartford, sent Officer Marine to the New Britain depot to watch for them. When they showed up at the ticket office they were placed under arrest.
 In court this morning Justice Prior fined Lestonlo and Bardino $7 and costs each while Julino who did not appear to be as much to blame as the others got off with a $3 assess ment. The costs amounted to over $50. All of the men paid up.
 Bristol Drunk Fined.
 James Kennedy of Bristol. the only "captive" made by the police on the night of the third" appeared in court Saturday morning before Jus. tice E. F. Prior and was fined $1 and costs on the charge of intoxication. Kennedy was arrested by Officer Marine who found him at the center in helpless condition.
 To Be Buried in Norfolk, Va. Mrs Emily c. Parker. widow of William H. Parker, died Saturday af- ternoon at her home on East street, after protracted illness She was an old resident of the town and was held in high esteem by a number of friends.
 Funeral services were held yester-
  1 l.. Grant off1ciating. The body will be taken to Norfolk, Va, this evening for interment.
 Mrs. Parker leaves a sister. with whom she lived. The funeral ar ranzements were made by Attorney Randolph Parker of Virginia, her | adopted son.
 Start on Pavement. The laying of brick pavement at the center for the Connecticut company was started this morning. The brick is to be placed only between the tracks and two feet outside each rail. It is expected that the work will be finished before the end of the week. The work of laying amiesite pave- ment on the north side of East Main street was completed this afternoon and the south side will be covered within the next two weeks,
 Home From Hospital. Ralph w. Warfield, conductor on the Bristol and Plainville Tramway cumpany's lines, who was injured two weeks ago by falling from a. car on the Compounce division, returned home yesterday.
 An X-Ray examination showed that no bones were broken, although 1t was thought at first that two of his ribs had been fractured. MT. War field will be able to return to work in a short time.
 Had n Quiet Fourth.
 Plainville's Fourth of July celebra- tion was about the quietest on record. The town was nearly as peaceful as it is on any other day and there was hut little to disturb shut-ins and others who do not as rule get en- thusiastic over the usual Indepen- dence Day racket The celebration was safe as we'll as sane. a few slight