New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-10
VARIETY OF CASES
BEFORE HIS HONOR
Flying Fists and Strolling Chick
ems Get Owners Into Trouble

! Judgment was suspended in the
case Of Jacob Lipeiko, arrested Sat
urday~ night on Broad street by Su-
pernumerary Officer McAvay on u
charge of drunkenness and breach OF
the peace. The accused, represented
| by Attorney M. D.. Sake, admitted his
guilt but asked for leniency as this
was his vrst offense.
Thomas Lane was sent to the Town
Farm for thirty days. He was ar
rested by Supernumerary officer T.
Gully at the Burritt school grounds
Saturday afternoon
A fine Of IS and costs was imposed
on William Coughlin, charged with
dir unkenness and breach of the peace
at his home on South Main street
Saturday night. He was arrested by
Supcrnumorary officer Mandel.
John Urban was fined 81 and costs;
for assaulting William Peruskas Sat
urday afternoon 1t was claimed that
he threw q stone through Peruskas'
window aid when he expostulated he
struck him with the butt of a whip.
John Sutkus. arrested last week in
Pennsylvania, was charged with de-
sorting his wife two years ago last
month. Mrs. Sutkus said her husband
left her. 1915 to get another JOB and
she did sot see him again until she
confronted him in court today. SUIT
kus claims that he is an organizer
for the WoOdmen Of the World and
is at present located at Plymouth, Pa.
where he has q good job. He prom
Used to support his wife forever. The
court ordered him to pay his wife Sc
per week, in lieu of which he mus.
go to Jail for six months.
Henry Quinlin, who, it is charged,
tried to throw Supernum erafy Officer
Doty down a flight of stairs in Bar
decks hall. The trouble arose when
Quinlin and another fellow tried to
force their way into a Saturday night
dance without buying tickets He
was fined IS and costs.
r. Albert Schultz was charged with
permitting his chickens to trespass on
the property of Promo Abata, 1913
Kelsey street, after being duly
warned. Members of the Abata fam
lily claim that Schultzs chickens
scratch up their backyard garden.
Schultz claimed that because both he
and his wife work days they did not
know the chickens were loose. A fine
of SIS without costs was imposed.
The adjourned case of Joseph Mil
Ter of 3S Wilson street, charged with
assaulting Louis kalenta of the same
address, was taken up today. Kalen-
ia declared that Miller, who lives up
stairs in his house, was making SO
much noise he went up to expostu-
late and was promptly thrown down
stairs by Miller Lawyer p. F. Nc
Donough represented the accused
and brought in witnesses to show
that Kalenta is a troublemaker and
was drunk Friday night when the
alleged assault took place. The ac-
cused was discharged ....- .1-
Stanley Nashotski pleaded not gull
ty to stealing a bicycle from Samuel
Feingold of 10 Lafayette street. Sam
claimed that Nashotslli took his
Wheel, removed the tires, horn, pedals
and seat and put them on another
frame. Lawyer P. F. McDonough
represented the accused. A fine of
$40 and costs was imposed.
The case against Patrick O'Brien,
charged with the theft of a pair of
trousers, watch and knife from
THOMAS Chute, was continued until
tomorrow morning to give the &C
cused chance to sober up.