Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-01-28
CITY Court..FuIIer Judge

Two eases were disposed OF tn the
city court Monday morning. Another
was down on the docket but the chief
actor didn't appear. In fact he left
the mill where he worked without
stopping for coat or hat. lie beat II
while the going was good, as they say.
Waiter Rock, 20, plead guilty to as
saulting Joe Bednarz. Joe did not
show any marks Of the ftacas and said
he did not know what he Was hit with
but as he said Rock hit him and Rock
said he hit him no doubt ii was Rock
that did hit him. The trouble started
in local saloon. 1t was hard 10 de
termfne what started the little one
round affair. The story was told
through an interpreter and as near as
could be made out by those In the
, court room the two were drinking
! beer. Someone bought couple OF
drinks OF vine. One Of them didn't
want any wine. There were couple
] OF blows and ii WAS all over. In the
court room scene Rock WIS about As
lalkative as deaf and dumb asylum.
lie was ordered to pay fine and costs
amounting to Sl7.29 and il Was hand
ed to the clerk.
II seems that after Rocks arrest a
bond was furnished On the way from
the police station some friend OF Rock S
thought he would like to become one
of the actors in the Rock Bednarz
Company so when the party reached
the corner of Bridge and Elm streets,
this new aspirant for honors, accord
ing TO the complainant, started at him
with AN uppercut or two. One mill in
an evening being satisfactory to Bed
narz he took TO his heels and did
hurdle race over backyard fences and
by roundabout way reached his
home. Captain Ryan went to THE
mill where this second alleged assail'
ant worked after the court cases had
been disposed of. The office force sent
word TO the man wanted to come to
the office. The secondhand in the
room informed this John Doe that he
had caller but IL was not Johns day
at home apparently, as he left by the
rear window and anyone who saw him
few minutes later would have the
old song brought to mind-Out rushed
a man without coat or hat or vest.
John GornicK's presence was wanted
at court Monday morning also SO Cap
tain Ryan went up to Powhatian
street and brought him 10 the STATEN
about 9. 80 John and his wife Agatha
only embarked on the sea OF matrimo-
already arisen and 10 make IL worse
John has been rocking the boat. Ac-
eording TO his wife he Is all right as
long as he sticks To the waterwaeon
but he has not been sticking with any
consistency lately. The trouble arose
out Of his bringing home beer Setur-
day night. Sunday he broke pitcher
of the suds. This his wife didn't object
TO, In fact she rather liked it,but when
IL made John ugly and he broke the
stove, that was entering her depart
ment and she registered a protest John
then became abusive and chased Aga
tina outdoors In her bare feet with a
knife, threatening TO kill her. This
was a little too much and she called
the cop. During her testimony the de
PENDANT was constantly muttering in
Polish. Those that understood the
language said he was making all kinds
OF cross his heart promises to be good.
When the court asked Mrs. John If
she wanted her husband back she said
she was afraid of him and thought
Brooklyn Jail might be just about The
thing for John until he got over the
killing habit. lie was ordered to pay
/ line and costs amounting 10 Sl4 - aud
TO SO days in Jail.
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