New Britain herald., 1915-01-05

resistance. breach of the peace, 1 drunkenness, smoking on a trolley car and evading the payment of car fare. He appealed to the superior court under bonds of $500. Natale DeCarni, a. fighter, who wielded a knife, was fined $40 and costs. and Joseph Rozof who abandoned a horse last Friday night, was fined $30 and costs.
 Severe Penalty for Shechan. When Sheehan's adjourned case came up this morning he was further charged with having a lighted cigar on a trolley car. The other charges against him were resisting Officer Cosgrove, evading a trolley fare and drunkenness. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and was defended by Lawyer M. D. Sake.
 Conductor Charles Brown testi- fled that Sheehan refused to throw away his lighted cigar and attempted to hit him. On the car coming back from Smalley street Sheehan declined tc pay his fare, said the conductor, and Officer Cosgrove placed him under arrest. He also used vile language to such an extent that two ladies in the car got off. Hearing this Prosecutor Klett added another charge, that of disturbing the peace. During the melee in the car Conduc- tor Browns coat was torn. Officer Cosgrove also testified to Sheehan's condition and to his resisting arrest. Motorman Taylor, who was on the front end of the car, was another who tosti@ed against the accused as did William Gladden.. Another witness for the state was Officer Gus Carlson.
 Richard A. Brophy testified in Sheehan's behalf. He wouldn't con- sider Sheehan drunk when he got on the car and going down he paid Sheehan's fare. He heard the con- ductor tell Sheehan to stop smoking and then heard the latter say in a Jollying manner: "I've seen a conduc- tor get cigar that way" Brophy said he did not see any of the fracas.
 The story told by Sheehan was that ke was not drunk Saturday morning and that the conductor caused the whole affair. He said the conductor ordered him to throw away his cigar but he refused, saying: "I saw you play a Happy Hooligan trick like that and then get the cigar yourself" One thing led to another with the re- suit that Brown, he declared, forcibly retained him on the car.
 Arrested Thirteen Times.
 Prosecutor I<lett said that Sheehan has been arrested thirteen times. On Friday he had the first drink in three months, said the accused and all he had to drink Saturday was two ginger brandies and two elders.
 nd and imposed sentence as follows: Re- sistance, thirty days; breach of the peace, thirty days; drunkenness thirty day; smoking on a car, $3 and costs and evading car fare $3 and costs, making ninety days in jail and S6 and costs. Bonds for appeal were fixed at $500. George Hermann furnished the bonds.
 Knife Wielder Fined S35.
 When Natale De Carni appeared in court this morning to answer to a charge of breach of the peace and as- sault on January 3 Judge Meskill or dered his bond, declared forfeited yes- terday, reopened. The case continued and the accused pleaded guilty He also pleaded guilty to an additional charge of discharging firearms With out a permit. Attorney P. F. Me Donough represented De Carni.
 The trouble took place Saturday night at II o'clock at GA Booth street where two Poles and the Italian. had an argument, resulting in De Carnis going into the yard and shooting off the gun. From Attorney P. F, Me- Donoughs statement it apeared that the two Poles, Blosl1i and Basseneski, came at him with knife as he in turn, protested himself with one.
 He shot off the gun into the air to frighten his opponents. Superintendent Buol, of the New Britain Machine company where De Carni works, was in court to testify to his peaceable character.
 In the ensuing scrap De Carni stabbed one of his opponents through the fieshy part of the arm and cut the other behind the ear He him. self was slightly cut on the hand.
 Judge Meskill said that he did not like those people who, when they get into a fight. wield a knife. He fined De Carni s35 and costs for the slash ing affray and S5 and costs for shoot ing the gun without a permit. Bonds were fixed at S150 in case of an ap- peal but he paid up, it costing him S59.4s.
 Thcater Dead Beat Fined.
 The case of Frank O'keefe, charged with attempting to defraud the man. agement at Keeney's theater was fined S3 and costs and placed on probation. Officer O'Mara and another witness testified that O'Keefe was trying to beat his way in. The plan of the bows is for one to buy a ticket and he enters and opens the fire escape at the top of the building, permitting his friends to enter for nothing. OI<eefe denied the allegations and also denied that he abused Officer e Mara.