New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
EASHEk IS FINED IN POLICE COURT
Jade Improper Proposals to SeV-
 enteen Years Old Girl

A Kakos Jacob, 30 years old, a Per &an-Assyrian, was found guilty by Nudge John H. Kirkham in police HDurt this morning and fined $5 and 6Dsts for making insulting and inn Sroper proposals to pretty seventeen Nsars-old Miss Vera Sewczk of Broad last Tuesday morning and accused as first arraigned in court Wednes- By morning The case was then 8yice continued to this morning. In Extending his client Lawyer Hunger zbrd termed Miss Sewszk a sensation bver" but this was stoutly denied by Prosecutor Klett who commended the 8irl for her prompt complaint to the #olice. #
 Girl Tells of Insult.
 I Miss Sewczk told the court she is n years old and lives with her mother End father at Al Broad street. She ! as been sick, she said and was going *o pr. George Dunn's office Tuesday horning when Jacob accosted her at Sle street entrance to Hanna's block. When she left the office a few minutes Hter she found Jacob waiting for her Ind he followed her down Main Etreet until she appealed to Officer Rival She withstood rigorous cross- Examination and declared she had lever seen Jacob before or given him [ny excuse for speaking to her. She gold Prosecutor Klett that friend of jacob has tried to settle the case out zi court. Judge Kirkhar1 asked the sirl several questions which she 6nsWered satisfactorily.
 Officer Rival told of arressing Jacob OF complaint and said the pris- bner at first denied making any re- baarks to the girl, He also denied having any money, but on being Eearched he had S2.20. Later he Admitted say, Good morning." to the giri Officers Malone and Wagner lave corroborative testimony.
 Oh! So Innocent.
 Jacob said he is thirty years of age , painter by trade He explained at angth the trouble of Tuesday, saying 1e is greatly misunderstood. He pro- 1 sested that he once painted house an Broad street in which several girls | lved When he met Miss Sewczk he nistook her for one of these girls, he ' declared. Rev. Sergios, curate at the Russian Orthodox church said the ac- i sused occasionally goes to his church ! ind he never heard any bad tales { About him. Rev. Elisha Adams, Per ;ian missionary at the South church, l said the same thing and several na- i've friends of Jacob all declared he s a most moral ana upright man. K George was so positive about Jacobs ehara cter that he characterized him ! IS .'pure like a child seven years old." -
 Charges Sensation Loving.
 Tn summing up for the defense, F. B. Hungerford upheld , ais clients story and said it appeared to him as though Miss Sewczk is a ! 'tsensation lover" and Intentionally Jacobs greeting in or der that she could be a participant in 9 sensational case. Prosecutor Klett this statement as groundless and said the girl is en- titled to a lot of credit for taking the prompt legal step she did.
 In pronouncing judgment Judge Kirkham said the case had been and ably argued and he felt sure the accused was guilty and made the proposals which he was charged with. His previous good record and the fact that this was his first offense led the judge to be 1enient and fine him but $5 and costs