New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-15
ALLEGED BURGLAR
IS Held FOR TRIAL
Probable Cause Found in Case
Against John KaCeaurauskaS
INTRUDER Is FINED SIS

INTRUDER Is FINED $40
Johnson-Peterson Fight Case Dos
posed of-Sowa Fined and Appeals
Did "Danny's Red Streak Violate
Auto Law"
John Kaceaurauskas was charged
in court this morning with assaulting
Anthony s. Petrauskas, with intent to
lob The accused is better known as
John Cook and it is alleged that he
broke into Petrauskaus' home Sunday
wight and hit him over the head with
a lead pipe, intending to rob him of
about $500. Petrauskas shot at the
intruder and Cook has a bullet wound
in the elbow. Petrauskas is the man
who shot wildly up and down Center
street with his revolver to call the
police r.@casss ..,
Petrauskas Accuses Cook.
Officer A. J. Richardson said that
when he found Cook he was lying
with both feet inside Of Petrauskas.
door and the latter accused him Of
trying to rob him. Officers Meehan
and Lyon got heavy iron bolt, blood
covered, and a piece of lead pipe with
. which it is alleged that Cook made
the assault. The interior OF Petraus-
klaus house showed evidence of. a
fierce fight and there were many
cfoiy Y1C1r oc
much from loss of blood and his head
is swathed in bandages today.
Officer M Meehan told what he
knew of the case and said he found
the lead pipe with fresh blood on it
in Petrauskas bedroom. Officer Lyon
told Of finding Petrauskas outside Of
the house in his underclothes and
bleeding from a badly battered head.
lie followed two men across the street
and found them to be innocent of any
offense. In Petrauskas- house he
saw evidence of a fight and on the
floor of the sink room he found a
heavy blood coated iron bolt. Officer,
Strolls told of hearing the yells and
revolver shots and the subsequent in
vestigation.
Victim Tells of Assault.
Petrauskas said he lIves at the
corner Of East Main and Center
streets. He said he was given $3.50
by the society Of which he is treasurer
on Sunday afternoon. Cook saw the
money paid over and later said to
Petraukas that if he was killed at
night and, the money taken no one
would be the wiser. He went to bed
at 10 o'clock Sunday night. He heard
his bedroom door forced open and
saw man enter with his face hidden.
AS Petrauskas jumped from his bed
he was struck twice on the head with
d. heavy instrument Petrauskas said
that he got his revolver and shot
once when the intruder grabbed him
around the neck. In the melee the
intruder got free and Petrauskas fled
to the street. He declared that Cook
is the man with whom he grappled.
He said the lead pipe was in his room,
left there by plumbers. The bolt he
never saw before.
John Reid, who lives IN the tene-
rnent over Petrauskas, testified to
hearing a noise down stairs, followed
by groan and cries Of murder and
then a shot, He then heard four
shots In the street. When he went
cut Cook was nowhere in sight but
when he came back he was lying in
the doorway.
Louis Sloan of Chelsea, Mass, was
passing Petrauskas' house Sunday
night and heard cries or murder"
followed by shot. He saw Petraus-
kas rush down the street shooting.
Later he saw Cook lying on the ver-
anda, wounded
Held in $4,000 Bail
Cook declined to make any state
nient and was bound over to the Sep
TENDER term of the superior court in
bonds of $4,000 by Judge John H.
Kirkham.
Tried to Enter House.
Officer Walter Malona arrested Saul
Moses last night on North street for
drunkenness and breach of the peace.
1t is charged that Moses tried to force
his way into a woman's house on
Lawlor street. Judge Kirkham fined
the. accused SIS and costs for drunk
enness and imposed a Jail sentence of
thirty days for breach of the peace.
On this sentence Judgment was sus-
pended during good behavior.
Johnson Peterson Case.
The continued case against Gustav
Johnson, charged with assaulting
SIAIlcS AN. ClCISOA I'll GOutH SLIGGL
on Saturday night, came up again to-
day. Attorney P. F. McDonough ap-
peared for the accused.
Part Of the testimony was present
ed at Mondays hearing and was re-
sumed with the calling Of Mrs. Peter
son this morning. She said she saw
her husband and the accused in
scuffle.
Officer Gus Nelson, who made, the
arrest, said Johnson had been drink