New Britain herald., 1915-09-20
DAYS OF CHIVALRY
 ARE NOT YET PAST
But Championing Cause oiTdiir
 Sex Costs John Zehrer $5

Modern chivairy and a desire to champion the cause of the fair sex proved costly for seventeen-years< old John Zehrer of Center street last night for ne was fined $5 and costs by Judge James T. Meskill in police court this morning. Frank Luka, IS, the William" of zehrer's noble rally to the standard of fair feminenity, was fined $3 and costs.
 Aehrer, who is now on probation for having been mixed up in a Hotel Grand cabaret scandal, said he was talking with two girls near the head or Center street on East Main street when Iuka and two friends passed. Luka made a slurring remark, said Zehrer, and the girls were shocked. Bravely he told the girls that it was fellows like Luka that needed punch In the nose. Luka overheard the re- mark and came back to see if Zeh- Ter would carry out his threat. Zeh- Ter said he sent the girls on and then turned on Luka who punched him. He said he hit back and when Luka's two friends closed in he yelled for Officer Laroque to come across the street and do a William Jennings Bryan stunt.
 I1uka testified that as he passed Zehrer the latter said: Those are the kind Of guys I like to slough on the nose." He turned back, he said, and asked Zehrer, "who do you want to slough?'
 Lulla said Zehrer told him he ought to be 'sloughed'' for one so "before he 'sloughed' mo sloughed' him."
 ''Then he grabbed me and hollered for an officer. l knew that while he was holding me he couldn't hit me, so I stayed quiet," said Luka. Luka denied making any remarks about Zehrer's girl friends.
 In Which Paint Figures.
 Henry F-enski of 115 Beaver street was also in court for assault, it being charged that ol Saturday morning he pulled down a ladder on which Pat sey Dolce was standing painting house. Fenskt was also charged with assaulting Frank Dolce. The com plasnant said Patsey was on the lad der when Fenski rushed out and shook the ladder, knocking a pail of white paint Off on top of his own head and making ii necessary for Pat soy to jump to avoid falling. Fenski claimed that the ladder was on his property and when he attacked Frank Dolce, his son Patsey slapped him across the face with a paint brush loaded with white paint. During the melee one or two women entered the fight and today Fenski had a black eye given him by one of the Amazons who yielded q broomstick with un- erring aim.
 Prosecuting Attorney Kleet intro duced a warantee deed to show that Andrew Segemoud, for whom Dolce was working, had right to the drive way and therefore was not trespas- sing.
 Christina Morris, placed all the blame On Fenski and said that a lot of women entered the fight. Lawyer F. B. Hungerford, representing Fen ski. argued that Fenski was defend ing his own property and therefore had a. right to eject the painter.
 What! do you mean to say that if Dolce had been knocked off the top of that lao6er and killed Fenski wo,,id go scct-free?" asked Prescott
 
 tor Klett.
 "Absolut ely replied Lawyer Hung erford.
 "That's ridiculous; I'm surprised that you should make such state ment." replied the prosecutor.
 "You were drunk Saturday. were you not?" t:ne prosecutor asked Fen ski.
 Well, drinking and drunk are two diffei ept things, you know,' replied Tenski.
 Lawyer Hungerford argued long and vociferously that his client had right to assault Dolce to protect his property. Prosecutor Klett however, took a different view and declared that Fenski should be fined for the unexcusable breach of the peace and assault.
 The court imposed a fine of $5 and costs.
 At the close of the case Lawyer Hungerford made a lengthy protest, noted in another column
 Punches Man in Eye.
 Steve Buckowski was arrested last