New Britain herald., 1915-10-11
SALOON BRAWL ENDS
 IN STABBING FRAY
Patsey Donoruma Charged With Plunging Knife in Mans Back


 will be tried at same times on a men were arraigned before Judge James T. Meskill in court this morn- ing. their cases being continued be- cause the victim is at present in the hospital suffering from stab wounds in his back, alleged to have been in f1icted by Donoruma-
 According to the information fur nished the police a fight started Sat- urday night In Laraia's Spring street saloon. It is said that the argument continued until Lapiano reached his home at 120 Beaver street when, 1t is alleged, Donoruma stabbed him twice in the back. Desano also got into the melee and when Lapfano tried to use a revolver against his assailants he knocked him down. The two men were rolling in the gutter when Officers McCue and Laroque ap- peared on the scene. Sergeant Bam- forth arrested Donoruma yesterday.
 Jail for Embezzler.
 James c. Sullivan, alias Howard Sargent, was fined. $50 and costs and sent to jail for thirty days by Judge Meskill on a charge of embezzlement. preferred against him by the Metro
  amount taken was over $7O but in order that the local court might take jurisdiction Prosecutor Klett reduc- ed it to $49. In explaining his two names the accused said that he was born with the name Sargent but was brought up under the name of SulIi- van. It developed at the triaE that he was married under the name of Sullivan and his wife did not know until he was arrested that he also went by the name of Sargent
 Lawyer w. Mangan, appearing for the accused, asked for leniency He said that his client did not steal the money from the company. He said that it is the policy of the insurance. company to let all policy holders go without paying four weeks before lapsing their policy but at the ex-l piration of that time their policy be- comes void and the agent losses his commission. It is the custom of agents to pay this money from their own pockets but when the policy holder fails to pay them they lose. This was what Sullivan did and then had to take the oney from the company to make good.
 Prosecutor Klett told the court that at the time a complaink was made against Sullivan for embezz!e- ment his wife was having a warrant sworn out charging him with failure to support her and their two chu- dren.
 Sullivan was released from jail at Newport, Vt., only last week. He was 1ncarcerated there on a civil charge: It was claimed that he rented mile age book and failed to return it. The company from which he took it had him arrested on a civil charge and had him jailed. He was locked up since last June.
 Had Gun-Fined. A fine of $1O and costs was meted out to Martin Arorian, arrested yes- terday by Deputy Game Warden stephen Roper for discharging fire arms and having a gun in his posses l ion on Sunday. A number of 3S callbre shells were taken from Arorian | by the warden as evidence. Arorian 1 was With a party of friends when ar rested, but they ran away and left | him.
 Stones Boarding House.
 John sowa was fined $10 and costs Tor breach of the peace Saturday 1 William Grace yesterday. John Zim- ko and Mike Brozek testified that Sowa was drunk Saturday and threw stones at his boarding house and made himself otherwise objectionable. During melee with a fellow boarder window in the house was broken
 Other Gases Today.
 The continued case of Frank Uten- SKI, charged with assaulting John l Loskoski was finished this morning when the accused was found guilty and fined $5 and costs. Lawyer M u. Sare appeared for the accused.
 stanley Malikoski, a boy, was sent to the reform school He stole a bicycle and SIP. He also broke into the Bartlett school.
 The usual number of weekend drunks were in court Joseph Sedg- WICK, arrested by Officer Strolls, was lined $5 and costs. Mike Yuckek, ar rested by Officer Litke was given warning. Edward Saunders, arrest ed by Chief Rawlings, was given an- other chance. Rocco Danarini, ar rested by Officer M. Meehan, was fined $3 and costs. Carnelius Hannon, ar- rested by Officer Meehan, was placed on probation.
 A charge of assault against Alexan- der Rusick was nolled by Prosecutor Klett. Rusick was accused by John Michaels but was able to prove that he was not present when the assault took place. Michaels also had a grievance against the police. He de- clared that one officer refused to leave his beat to make the arrest
 John H. Russell, charged with as- saulting John Sabolotski In a Park street saloon, denied the accusation and even denied seeing his accuser until he saw him in court this morn