New Britain herald., 1916-05-25
FINE EDELSON $25;
 PUNCHES SHUPACK
Prominent Business Men Figure in
 Police Court Hearing

LOUIS 1LuelSOu. one Ol tlle Elly . | best known business men was fined $25 and costs by Judge James T. Mes kill in police court this morning on a charge of assaulting Morris Schu- pack, another well known citizen. Edelson admitted the charge in his examination but claimed he was jus tified by Schupacks attitude Lawyer $. Russell Mink appeared for Edelson. MT. ,Schupack testified that follow- ing a dispute over the payment of d $425 note due him from Edelson, the latter was summoned to Lawyer J. G. Woods office late Tuesday for the purpose of effectin9 a settIement Edelson refused to pay the note and Schupack threatened to bring suit Whereupon hard words were passed and Edolson grabbed Schupacll by the throat and chOked him. When Law yer Wood interferred Edelson hit Schupack in the eye, knocking him to the floor and smashing his glasses.
 Lawyer Woods gave zorro borative testimony and denied hearing either Schupack or Cdelson using vulgar names in talking to each other. Mr. -'chupack vouchsafed the information that if MT. Woods had not been pres ent to interfere Edelson would have killed him right there.
 MT. Edelson testified to the trouble over the note and complained that Schupack persisted in calling him vile and vulgar names even though he had threatened to choke him if he did not cease. "When he called me l., and when I pushed him he took a little rest in the chair" testified Edel- son.. He denied punching Schupack and said the glasses were broken when, in shaking Schupack, they were knocked onto the floor.
 Constable Fred Wrinkle, who con- fessed to a twenty years acquaintance with both of the principals, tried hard to be a neutral witness. He testified that he heard rough words passed back and forth so he was unable to say just which man was applying the names to the other.
 When Judge Meskil imposed a fine of s25 and costs Mir. EdeIson- at once appealed. Bonds were fixed at s15O and Harry Krikoria went on Edel- sons bond.
 EofcNkS N1nOOW, ray S4O.
 George Gritski. young man. was arrested late yesterday afternoon on Main street by Officer Skelly on a charge of drunkenness and breach of the peace. The man came out of Smyolin's saloon in drunken con- dition and suddenly smashed in a plate glass window belonging to the turran company. The glass was six
 
 Gritski admitted the offense and said he was willing to pay. The judge or dered him to pay a fine of $35 and costs for breaking the window and $5 and costs for drunkenness.
 Automobilist vs. Cyclist.
 Harold R. Kalish of F'orestville was arraigned on two charges of violating the automobile law on Arch street last saturday evening. He pleaded not guilty and was defended by Attorney Noble F. Pierce of Bristol Charles Deam has owned this auto only two or three weeks and con- fessed that he knows nothing about the machine.
 Otto Lipske who has a bicycle converted into motorcycle made the complaint. lie said he had stopped
 
 and had just started again when Deam's car suddenly drove towards him from West Pearl street. He swerved to the left to avoid an ac- cident and as he did so his wheel skidded under the auto. Lipske said the auto went over his bicycle and then proceeded without any of the party getting out to inquire as to he damage IjpSle'S head was ont in the accident. Frank Dutton placed and said he saw the entire accident just as Lipske explained it. So did Mrs. Rose Johnson, Mrs. Martin. William Gallagher and J. Hooper. All insisted that the auto struck the cy- clist and did not return to learn the extent of the trouble.
 MT. Deam, owner of the car, denied striking the cycle and said the front wheel of Lipske's bicycle collapsed, precipitating him into the street. The reason he did not stop was because he did not consider himself respon- sible inasmuch as he did not hit the man on the bicycle. MT. Kalisl teS- tiled in similar vein, denying that he hit Lipsl1e and declaring that the bicycle wheel collapsed. MT. Kalish had obtained his license only a week before the accident. Mir. Kalish said he started to return to see if Lipske was badly hurt but stopped when Mr. Deam said there was no need as they were not mixed up in the accident.
 Mrs Deam corroborated previous testimony, declaring emphatically that the auto did not hit the motor cycle at all.