New Britain herald., 1915-02-15
POLICE MAKE RAID
 ON GAMBLING DEN
Six Men Fined From $7 to Sl00 and
 Costs Apiece by Judge Meskin.
JAILED FOR ASSlULTlkC WOMAN
John Sara Sent to Jail For Three Months For Carrying Loaded RevoI- ver--BraSS Knuckle Man Also Sen fenced to Jail.


 fenced to Jail.
 AS the result of cleverly executed gambling raid pulled off at 3:30 o'clock this morning in the old Smith place on Lafayette street by Officer ! Strolls, M. Meehan, Massey, Mccarthy and Mercure, six men. Bogas Sbogosi- an, John Provenza, Shimon Eshoo, John Mondula, John Kachadoria and John Tsimonis were rounded up and brought into police court where they were fined from $7 to $1O0 and costs apiece.
 Officers M. Meehan and Strolls were suspicious of the Lafayette street house and at 3;15 o'clock this morn ing they sneaked into an alleyway and peered into an open window where they saw the accused sitting around table playing cards and pas- sing money to each other. The duo were then recruited by the three other officers and the raid took place. Off, cer Meehan leaped in through the window while the rest broke in through the door. All of the gamblers were taken unawares except Eshoo who sneaked into another room. One of the policemen followed him and brought him back however. Many packs of cards and considerable money were collected by the raiders as evidence. All of the accused pleaded not guilty but all stolidly refused to make any statements Prosecuting Att torney Klett told Judge Meskill that Tsimonis has a bad record as a gam bier, despite the statement he made officer h O ho r,1a poker for the first time this morning morning and lost $10. Eshoo is also an old offender, said the prosecutor
 Judge Meskil1 found all six guilty. He fined Tsim onis $1O0 and costs and Eshoo S25 and costs. The other four were fined $7 and costs apiece
 Assaults Mother and Daughter.
 For committing brutal assault on Mrs. Katie Oberski and her sixteen years old daughter, Sophie, in their Hartford avenue home on Saturday, January 30. Steve Zubick was sent to jail for four months. Attorney M. D. Saxe appeared for the accused
 According to Mrs. Oberski, she was holding her baby in her arms when Steve came and grabbed her by the hand, squeezing it tightly. He then pushed her into an adjoining bed room and tried to force her onto the bed 1 Sophie ran to her mothe er's rescue and was attacked herself Steve threw the girl across the bed Another 1 boarder interfered. Mrs. Oberski was i badly hurt by Steve and had to be | attended by doctor four times. He beat her severely in the back, she | said and also hit her on the head with | a bottle
 
 Sophie told the same story and so | did several of the boarders who were In the house at the time. The girl said that while Steve was grabbing her he punched her painfully about the neck and breasts.
 Zubick and his witnesses all de- nied the assault and declared the whole affair was a joke. Mrs Oberski and Steve were having some fun. cuffing each other and wrestling about when she got mad, they said. They said that Mrs. Oberski hit Steve rather hard and then rushed into the bed room of her own accord In his own defense Zubick said he was too drunk at the time to remembe anything about it. He says his wife and children are all in Europe on a visit. He has lived here fifteen years.
 Officer Skelly ran down the case and tralled the accused down East Main street to Keeney's theater where he arrested him just as he was about to enter the play house. The man was not drunk, said the officer. Ser geant Herting also denied that the accused was drunk when arrested.
 Prosecutor Klett termed She case he worst of any of the several bad ones that were In court this morn ng and said that it is evident that had not one of the other boarders nterferred there would have been ] ,ase of rape or attempted rape gainst Steve. He scoffed at the dea that the affair was a joke
 Attorney Sake ridiculed the idea I hat his client intended to criminalIy t ssault the two women. He thinks T he man was too drunk to realize I what he was doing. He also said hat according to his belief the won1- s n was sick before she claims to have f 'een assaulted. He showed up for h he courts benefit that never before n las Steve been arrested and until now VI lis character was unblemished. s Judge Meskills sentence was two = months on each count and bonds were xed at s400. An appeal was taken.
 Feore Is Finally Arrested.
 On July 13 last Thomas Feore. u oyle and Delaney stole 100 pounds 2, white lead belonging to the = Wheeler Engineering company. Coyle - nd Delaney were arrested and sent '" Q jail, but Feore disappeared and U ld not show up again until last Sat f' rday when he came back to his al ome at No 20 Olive street in a runken condition and drove his sis st +,