New Britain herald., 1916-09-05

MISTAKEN IDENTITY RESULTS IN ARRESTS
But Men Accused Of Breaking
 Plate Glass Are Acquitted

Michael Perank and Stanley Mitu- rim were charged before Judge James T. Meskill in police court this morn ing with smashing a plate glass door in Samuel Lehr's Hartford avenue store last evening. Perank was aG- ditionally charged with assaulting Michael Brown. Assistant Prosecutor J. s. Woods conducted the states case and Attorney A. A. Greenberg ap- peared for the defense.
 Brown said that the two accused, with a third man, attacked Lehr'S' little boy and when he interfered the two turned on him. He said Perank hit him in the eye and when he ran into the store and held the door he said Perank kicked tho glass in and fled. The Lehr boy said the same thing. Miturim denied all complicity in the affair. He denied knowing Perank and said the first he knew of any trouble was when he was arrested. Perank also denied the charges and said that three strangers whom he saw but did not know were the guilty ones. Officer McGrath made the ar rests on complaint.
 The court believed Perank not guilty and also gave Miturim the ben eft of the doubt. Both men were discharged when Miss Lillian Lehr openly declared that the accused did not resemble the men she saw break ing the window. The arrests were the result of mistaken identity, the court thought.
 Fighter Fined $15.
 Joseph Karaslli, Charles KarnOf- ski, Steve Tutkofski and Adam Tut kOfski were arrested by Officer Fred Wagner at Grove and Orange streets yesterday afternoon for fighting. Evidence showed that Steve Tutkofsl1i was the trouble maker and his brother, Adam, was trying to quiet him. The others were innocent spec tators. Steve was fined $15 and costs and the others were discharged.
 Fined for Hunting.
 Santo Marchetti of South street was fined $20 and costs for hunting on Sunday, August 20. Several small boys testified that they saw him shoot ing birds on the street Marchetti said he shot a sparrow but did not l know he was doing wrong.
 Objects to Galicans.
 Because he is a Galician, Paul 1 Litski said Stanley Sukowsly, a Pole, 1 him on Broad street last | night and gave him beating. Off, l cer Perry, who found Sukowsky hid 1 ing under rear porch of a house. | made the arrest. A fine of $1O and costs was imposed.
 Jail for Wife Bcater.
 John Snider of Pleasant street was sent to jail for ten days for beating his wife last night. Officer Gustave 1 Carlson made the arrest. Mrs. Snider said her husband came home drunk l and because she did not have supper | ready he kicked her. She grabbed a ] broom to defend herself and he l wrested it from her and struck her | with it.
 Fight on Silver Street.
 Theodore Oblanski and John Pall- ski were arrested by Officer Joseph Kennedy on Silver street last night. Oblanski was looking for fight and when Pallski declined to accommodate him he struck him. A fine of $5 and costs was imposed on Oblanski.
 Not a Drunk.
 Incidentally, it is said that today's session of police court was the first in several years following any public holiday when there was not at least one prisoner charged with drunken ness. Today not one of the accused was charged with intoxication.