New Britain herald., 1915-11-18
JAIL AND FINE FOR
 W|ELDER OF KNIFE
Must Pay $25 and Costs and Serve
 Sixty Days Sentence

The curse of drink was ably ex- pounded upon by Judge John H. Kirk ham in police court this morning when Steve Tiluk, termed by the court ''the case of boy who gets drunk and commits a serious crime all because of a ten cent harmonica,' was sent to jail for sixty days and fined $25 and costs. Tiluk was found guilty of stabbing Nicholas Karminski of 1O3 Orange street. Bonds for an appeal were fixed at $500.
 The fight took place at 12:30 o'clock Tuesday night at the corner of Ly- man and Grove streets and Officer Hart ran down the culprit and ar rested him on the street. Karminski and Tiluk, who were not on good terms, were members of a party in which one man had a harmonica. Kar- minski borrowed the instrument and then Tiluk wanted it. A fight ensued for it's possession during which Tiluk yielded a knife.
 Karminski was stabbed in the leg. on the head and in tho shoulder and a statement made by the victim that Tiluk had made a lunge at hs heart was borne out by the nature of the gash in the shoulder.
 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jo- seph G. Woods said that this case was one of the most serious ones to come into the police court for some time and inasmuch as during his testimony Ti- lux had admitted that he and Kar- minski were the only one fighting, he declared that this fully proved that it was Tiluk who used the knife.
 Lawyer D. E. O'Keefe, who ap- peared for Tiluk, argued in behalf of his client and declared that as no knife had been found on his client or near the fight there was no real evil dence that he had used one. The court thought differently however. Karmin- ski was discharged as it appeared that he had been trying to protect himself in the melee. .....
 Couldn't Unlock Handcuffs.
 A humorous incident occurred in connection with the arrest of the two men Tuesday night. Officer Hart handcuffed them both together and telephoned for the patrol. Both men were bundled into the auto and in cus-
 
 the station, Officer Hart remaining on his beat When the sergeant in charge tried to remove the handcuffs, he found that his key would not fit. Neither would the keys held by any other of the policemen at the station. The officer on the Main street beat was called in, but his key. was likewise not the kind to unlock Officer Hart's cuffs It was finally necessary to compel the two men, who for few minutes be- fore had been trying to take each others life, to sit side by side, their hands locked tightly together, while the patrol could be sent out to find Officer Hart and get his keys.
 Will Support His Wife.
 The adjourned case of John Mey- CTS, charged by his wife with non- support, did not come before the court today as the parties in question came 1 to a satisfactory settlement. Meyers has agreed to pay his wife $7 week l for year and mas been placed on pro- 1 bation for that time.
 1 Wants to Go to Jail.
 "Philly" Smith was arrested by Officer William Grace this morning l but was too much under the influ. ! ence" to appear for trial this morning g Smith is frequent guest of the state at the Seyms street jail and he in formed the police this morning tha he was anxious to get back The weather is cold, he declares, and ht wants a warm place to sleep He als' is looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner and wants to be in jail in tim. to partake of the dinner on that day he says.
 Seeks Audience-Gets It.
 A great surprise was given Josepl Anderson this morning. Yesterda 1 afternoon he came to the police sta tion seeking an "audience" with thu chief of police because he wanted t' get out a warrant for the arrest of { man who had robbed him. He wa referred to the prosecuting attorne. and left the station shouting Judge ment is judgement and justice jus tice." Instead of seeing the prescott ing attorney however, he visited hi bar-room friends and was arrested 10 drunkenness by Officer Hart. He wa fined $3 and costs.
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