New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
WOMAN AT BOTTOM
 OF SUNDAY BATTLE
Two Men Love Same Girl and
 Fight About It ...

Differences of personal opinion as to the status of race for the heart and hand of a fair Hartford avenue damsel. differences stimulated by the contents of keg of beer, caused. &C., cording to testimony before Judge James T. Meskin in police court today, bloody and lively fight with um- brellas, fists, bricks and other weapons in the north end of the city early yes terday. All of the seven accused bore signs of the conflict, both at the time of the arrests and today After a lengthy hearing, during which there was much difference in testimony relative to those responsible for the rumpus and other details, stiff fines were imposed on several while others were discharged! It was testified that, after a keg of beer had been bought. there was a difference between Joseph Ponominsky of 104 Grove street and Benny Drusilowski of 287 Washington street. The debaters were joined by endorsements, it was testified, and the battle was on. After the after- math today fines of $10 and costs each had been affixed to Benny, Bromislaw Miowski of GA Booth street, Benny Holkovich of 1S8 Winter street and Adolph Kolsl<i of 64 Booth street for breach of the peace and assault. Ponominsky, John Zamonski of 231 Washington street and Frank Chuska- vich of 66 Orange street were dis charged. Policemen Michael Meehan, Daniel J. Cosgrove and James Mc- Cabe figured in the arrest.
 Cleanliness Is next to godliness. ac- cording to the old adage, but that did not interfere with lively differences at SS Franklin street late Saturday night relative to the amount of water used In Saturday night baths. As result. Policeman Frank R. Hahn ar rived at the house in response to emergency calls and James Becrowlas and his brother-in-law. Angelo Ltn- dini. a boarder at the house, were ar raigned in court charged with breach of the peace, their arguments having caused considerable excitement in the neighborhood. Sebastiano Parra is owner of the tenement but was not implicated. Becrowlas was fined s5 and costs while Lindini was dis charged. Attorney A. A. GTeenberg appeared as counsel in the case. OAuu 9uAASy OA SOOAaA0 AAAAHAA~<~SSSs ~.' strenuous rumpus on Lilac streeet Saturday night, during which black jack was. used, the combatants were battered up, bitten fingers. lacerated scalps and mourning optics being dis played at the hearing today. Michael Kopa of 56 Church street was fined $20 and costs for assault. Andrew Perren of Lilac street. charged with assault was discharged. Attorney M. D. Saxe appeared for Perren. Super numerary Policeman Albert Sharp on duty at the gas house. heard the sounds of battle from distance, fn- vestigated and separated the com ,batants with much difficulty. Dr. Joseph Walsh was called to headQuar- ters to give surgical attention to Kopka.
 7 Adolph Carlson of 335 New Park avenue, Hartford, was fined $1O and costs for assault on Amelia Tesien of 66 Dwight street. Wassil Jernoski of 199 Washington street was discharged from breach of the peace charges. James Burns of Hartford. charged with intoxication, made such a force- full plea to go because of its being planting time with much money to be made and little opportunity for temp tation that he was discharged with 8 warning. Gustav Calliyan of 416 Main street was fined B and costs for intoxication, breach of the peace charges being nolled. Frank War licki of 9S Broad street was fined 8 and costs on similar charges.
 Today's court session was one of the longest and heaviest in number of cases for g long time Thirty-two offenders were up before Judge Meskill for judgment.