New Britain herald., 1917-04-30
PAYS $lO FINE FOR :. CONTEMPT OF COURT
Restaurant Man Finds Mistake. CoStly-Soldier'S Assailant Fined

Scathingly arraigned by prosecut- ing Attorney George W. klett for his connection with the case, James Con-
 dravalis of 119 North street, proprie-
 tor of a restaurant just west of the
 Main street railroad crossing. was
 fined $l0. and costs for contempt Of
 court by Judge James T. Meskill in
 police court today despite a vigorous
 defense by Attorney M. D. Sake. 1s-
 suance of the capias quickly followed
 the n-appearance of the accused in
 police court Saturday as a material
 Witness against Charles Albanaki who
 was held in bonds of $1.5OO for the
 June term of superior court charged
 with misconduct, the evidence and
 testimony to be reviewed by United
 States Attorney Thomas J. Spellacy
 for expected proceedings undeE the
 Mann white slave" law.
 After the accused, placed on the
 witness stand by Attorney Sake had
 testified that his non-appearance was
 because he thought the hearing Sat-
 urday was to be in Hartford, where
 he< went instead of to the local court
 room, and returned to this city on the "1O:30 car," Prosecuting Attorney
 Klett placed Policeman Thomas c. Dolan and Court Clerk Emil J. Dan-
 berg on the stand to refute the tes- timony. The former stated that he met Condravalis walking up and down
 Main street shortly before 10 o'clock and hurried to the prosecuting at- torney's office to verify his belief that a capias was out. The latter testi- fled that he. also. saw the accused on Main street some time before the return was fixed by the witness. Con- dravalis had not only fixed the time of his return definitely but had re- affirmed it.
 While unable to state definitely the extent of Condravalis connection with the case of Albanaki and Mrs. Min erva Vogel, Prosecutor Klett said that it was a suspicious circumstance that the woman should have gone to Con- dravalis' restaurant, secured em- ployment there and that notes bear ing her maiden and married name with her Reading, Pa, address should have been found in his possession afs ter the arrest on a capias.
 Condravalis testified that he went to the Hartford courthouse Saturday morning with the mistakened idea that the adjourned hearing of AL banaki and Mrs. Vogel would be there. telephoned to Attorney Saxe's office when he found no signs of the hearing and returned to this city or the first car, the one arriving at "1O:30" that morning. Prosecuting Attorney Klett said that he did not want to be harsh, if an honest mis- take had been made. but he consid- cred it highly suspicious that a mis- take should have been made on this particular occasion and this particu- lar case.
 Fined for Insulting Soldier.
 It cost Giovanni Lattanzie of Main street rear Hotel York building, $15 and costs to call Private Francis Campbell of Co E.. First Connecticut Infantry. vile names yesterday after noon on Main street and otherwise him after he had been jostled by, the latter as the two were passing. This was in addition to the stiff upper cut to Lat tanzie's jaw. given speedily by Camp bell when the name was applied. Ac- cording to the testimony, Campbell and Private Walter J. Smith of the same company were walking on Main street towards Keeney's theater when was slightly hit by Camp bell in passing. A verbal explosion in Italian, accompanied by many ges- lures, followed. The soldiers proceed ed on their way and when near the theater, were informed by a crowd of small boys that Lattanzie and a party of countrymen' were following close ly threatening vengeance Almost inn, ediately the pursuing party ar. rived, their arrival being announced by the calling of name by Lattan- zie. Almost as quickly Campbell's fist shot out. Lattanzie reached a hand significally towards a hip pocket but was immediately seized by Super numerary Policeman Andrew Lieb- Ter, who was near the scene. Police man Meddrick Perry aided in the arrest. A small pen knife was found in a pocket of the accused. The kha1i-clad compliments testified against the accused. Judge Mcskill imposed the fine without comment.
 Misses Money at Turkish Bath.
 Charged with an assault upon An drew Tolia of 21 Horace street, patron of, the Turkish Baths conducted by parents of the accused at rear 34s Main street, Harry Rabinowits was fined .$5 and costs. He was defended by Attorney. Sake. It was alleged that the comptainant, after patronizing the baths. discovered the dporsof his locker open, alleged that his money was considerably less than when lie entered the place and demanded that there be a return of what was alleged to be missing. Also that Mrs. Rab- 1 inowits, mother of the accused, ex- 1 pressed her willingness. to do so but the son refused, there was an argu- ment and blows. The accused ad- mitted that lin the excitement" he lost his temper and struck the com plainant whom they supported in tes- Is d "Tark" Rabinowits was