New Britain herald., 1914-05-30
SALOON PROPRIETOR
 FINED FOR ASSAULT
Leroy Jackson, TTUaHt, Sent to
 Reform School.

Frank slepski, proprietor of a saloon in the Stanley building, was fined $15 and costs by Judge Mangan in the police court this morning for assaulting Frank Haber, and Louis Schmidt, bartender in the same resort. was discharged on a similar charge. Haber claimed that he entered the saloon Monday night and found his younger brother who halls from Thompsonville, playing pool and get ting drunk. He tried to get his brother to come home and interrupted the game of pool in order to do so. Then, he claims Schmidt rushed upon him and punched him in the mouth, knocking out one tooth. After that he asserts that Schmidt picked him up and dropped him out of the rear door. While out in the yard recover ing from this shock he says that SIepski and another man came out and attacked him. knocking him down and kicking him. He showed his mouth, minus one tooth. and numer- ous bruises about his body as evidence of the assault.
 Has "Some Uniform" .
 George Haber, the Thompsonvfile brother appeared in court in the most giddy costume seen in this city in years. His garments would put the uniform of Mexican generalissimo to shame. He was adorned in a brown suit with fancy cuffs on the sleeves and trousers and profuseiy decorated with pearl buttons Buttons adorned the coat the trousers and were even sprinkled about the bottom of the trousers. He and a couple of other state witnesses testified to the fight but none of them saw Schmidt knock out Franks tooth. All agreed that there was a fight in the back yard later.
 Schmidt Denies Charges.
 In his own defense Schmidt told the court that Haber had become offensive and had threatened to hit him When he could stand his abuse no longer he elected him but did not strike him. he claimed. Slepski gave the same testimony and added that he himself took Haber's hat out to him and was punched for so doing. He claims to have neglected to hit Haber after he had been punched himself. The first 1 broom" in Slepskfs saloon and five or six other witnesses for the defense all denied that the proprietor or bar tender made any assault Attorney P. F. McDonough defended the accused and made a strong plea for their ac- ouittal. Much of the testimony was given through Interpreter Malinow- ski.
 Judge Mangan declared that there was a reasonable doubt in Schmiots case but in Slepsl1i's case he thought the accused guilty and imposed me of SIS and costs with bonds of $lOO Tn case of an appal.
 Sent to Reform School.
 Leroy Jackson, fourteen years old coiored boy, who was summoned into court yesterday on charge or pelnS 2. truant from school, appeared this morning with his father. The case ,vas heard in chambers and the young ster was sent to the state reform school
 Nye Admires Flowers.
 Lorenzo Nye, we'll known char acter was fined $5 for picking flowers in. Walnut Hill park. He admitted the charge. said he knew he was do- ing wrong, but told the court that he wanted to have the flowers to take over to his daughter, who lives on Shuttle Meadow road. Officer Han ford Dart who does duty at the park. told of warning Nye previous to ar resting him, but declared that he did not heed his words. Wye, who is quite deaf. told the court he did not hear the warning of the policeman.
 The flowers in question were in court, adorning the table and greatly improving the appearance of the court room.
 Kedron in Again.
 For the next six months Henry Kedron will he compelled to pay his wife $3 per week under a bond of $2OO. Only a few days ago Kedron was in court on charge of non- support He was placed in proba- ton at that time by Judge Mangan, but failed to live up to the terms of his probation. It was stated that Kedron was drunk yesterday and put his wife out of the house. Officer Carlson brought Kedron to tho sta- tion.
 Case Held Over.
 Eighteen -years-old James Corbett, charged with assaulting Frank Par tyka and Stanley Grismia. will be given a hearing next Tuesday morn- ing. Another charge of damaging property has also been preferred against Corbett. Officers C. Grace. Kelly and English made the arrest.
 Father and Son fin Jail.
 Officer Frank English. who took Joseph Skinner, who was sentenced to jail yesterday morning for drunk ,nness and vagrancy, to Hartford yes terday, reports that as he was en- tering the Seyms street resort he was met by Hartford policeman
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