New Britain herald., 1915-01-30
FRACAS AT CABARET
 HAS COURT SEQUEL
"Jakt" W|nk|e, Who Punched StTang5::, DischaTged-- --0ihtr Cases.

Jake" Wrinkle, who is the New Britain Window Washing company, was discharged by Judge William F. Nangan in police court this morning on the charge against him in which it was stated that he assaulted an un- known man shortly after midnight last night in front of the Hotel Grand. The assaulted man could not be found and Wrinkle was arrested on John Doe warrant. Officer William Strolls ard Officer Mccarthy testified as to the assault, which was denied by the accused Both policemen declared they saw Wrinkle swing heavily to the strangers jaw. the blow staggering him, but the defendant declared that the man was drunk and had called him a name. He simply pushed him aside, he said. Judge F. B. Hunger ford appeared for Wrinkle.
 Officer Strolls was subjected to strict examination by Judge Hunger ford He was asked if he knew how far it is across Myrtle street and he replied that he did not. Several times he was asked this question un- til finally Prosecutor klett interrupted by telling Judge Hungerford that he CiGn't think he knew how wide it was himself.
 "Yes. do too.' snapped the lawyer.
 Well, tell us then," answered Prosecutor Kiett.
 Officer Strolls statement that he did not rush across the street when he saw the fracas led Judge Hungerford to make much comment. 50 you just strolled leisurely across the street did questioned the lawyer, unmindful of the pun he had made.
 'No, I didn't say strolled. I said I didn't hurry" shouted back the officer whose name was the butt of the unin- tentional joke.
 Wrinkle said that when he was ar rested a cabaret singer named Shir- ley was also arrested but he talked the officer out of taking him to -the police station. Officer Mccarthy tes- tified the same as Officer Strolls.
 The court was obliged to grant a ten minute recess while two of Wrinkles witnesses got out of bed and came to court. c. H. Burr. manager of the Postal Telegraph company. was al the Grand last night and said that the stranger with whom Wrinkle had trouble was "noisy-like" all the even ing. A man named Shirley, one of the cabaret singers, came into court with sleep in his eyes and in negligee. Are you one of the performers at the cabaret-one of the artists ?' questioned Prosecutor Tlett. "Yes''
 "A waiter or Singer?' T am a singer waiter' replied Shirley, who went on to tell that all during last evening the man with whom Wrinkle had the trouble was making a disturbance. trying to get the girls to go out with him and push ing around,' he said.
 In discharging Wrinkle, Judge Man gan declared that he did not for a moment doubt the word of the police men, but thought there was some ele- ment of doubt as to whether or not Wrinkle committed an unprovoked as- sault
 Poison in His Beer. Walenty Fisk, wno sat in the prs- 1 oner's pen holding onto his head and | looking exactly like old man R. F.. 1 Morse who generally follows the un- | fortunate victim of too much booze 1 on the mornings after told the court l that he was a little drunk, but not much. Warming up to his subject, ne declared that what ailed him was the poison the bartender put into his beer glass.
 When the officers of the court doubted his word he became peevish | and said: Lords sake, I saw him put it in
 He was fined S5. but the informa | tion had no effect on him, his throb- ping temples causing him much more l bother
 Three or four glasses of beer and a cigar on an empty stomach proved too much for Dominic Ravinick last night and he got drunk. He was ar rested and was fined s5 and costs | Steve kulas. another drunk, was taxed $3 and costs.
 Boys Arc Given Lecture.
 Avis Dyson, Adolph Cook and Henry Dolan were all given a severe lecture in court and then sent home. The boys were arrested by Officer Michael Meehan, charged with stealing milk and cream from Shapiro Brothers 1 barn and also with stealing thirty five cents from the pocket of Harry l Rersons coat The Dyson boy was the rinsleader Of the trio and his { father admitted that he is a bad boy and sometimes runs away from home
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