New Britain herald., 1917-08-20
'PEDDLED HANDBILLS
 WITHOUT LICENSE
Hartford Man Assessed S1O and
 Costs in Police Court

John Babieez of Hartford was in the police court this morning on the charge of causing to have peddled 8 number of handbills advertising a wrestling bout in which one Zybysco will perform. Babieez picked out the happy time and place of Sunday morning close by the Sacred Heart church to have the distributing done. As the congregation left the church small boys approached them with hand bills, until Policeman Denis Nealon stopped them. Policeman Nealon had been detailed to duty near the church to prevent the handing out of literature on complaint of the clergy. Babieez paid several boys ten and fifteen cents to do the distribut- ing, but when they saw Policeman Nealon they threw the bills in sewer. A fine of $1O and costs was imposed.
 Thomas Mathus sat in the dock having safely arrived from Passiac, N. J., in the custody of Detective An drew J. Richardson. He was charged with having stolen SAP and a number of other articles from his former boarding boss Joseph Poskowski of Fremont street. He pleaded guilty to the charge of theft, but said that he had stolen the money and clothes because the boarding boss had won $50 from him in a card game. The court found probable cause and bound him over to the September term of the Superior court under bonds of $500.
 The case of Andrew Woheczy, charged with operating a motorcycle on the Stanley Quarter road reckless ly and while under the influence of liquor on August 16, was continued until Thursday under bonds of $2o0.
 Assaulted Child Wife.
 Gusepppi Gianto faced the judge on the two charges of non-support and assaulting his wife, who is but 16 years old and has been married q year. Giantino forfeited a bond by not appearing in the non-support case on Saturday morning, but the case was re-opened this morning and con- tinued two weeks. He was fined $5 and costs for assaulting his wife, how ever. His excuse was that she took his money and gave it to her mother and that made him mad. Joseph De- posti was fined $5 for assaulting his wife. He admitted that he had been drunk or he would not have done it.
 Rudolph Novick was charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace said to have been committed He was alleged to have attacked an unidentified man in Symolian's Main street saloon and threw him on the floor. He denied that he had done anything out of the way and exhibited a torn shirt to ylt to@ The court was of the opinion that the young man was the kind of fellow who ought to go into training in a camp and fined him $7 and costs.
 Grant Beats Women.
 Anthony Switai a husky six-footer. was before the court on the charge of assaulting his wife and step daughter. The wife said that he had been caus- ing trouble for a, long time and beat her and kicked her daughter Satur- day. Judge Kirkham told him that he ought to be ashamed to strike woman and told him to take some one his size Switai was put on pro- bation.
 When Isidore Broscckle invited number of his male friends to sleep with him at his bOard1ng house on Lilac street last night he started something. The boarding boss ob- jected to his boarders unauthorized hospitality and an argument followed in which the boarding boss was damned against the wall and the po- lice were called in. A fine of $5 was imposed.
 Dominic Moleski was in court on the charge of assaulting his wife, Casmira. Among other offensive acts he threw beer bottle at his spouse, when she chided him for getting drunk on the day of his brOther-in- laws funeral. Moleski said that he had had only three glasses of beer after the funeral Saturday morning until o'clock Saturday night. He was fined $5.