New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
POLICE COURT DOCK
HOUSES % GUESTS
Hot Week End Works on Nerves
Of Submerged Tenth

The men in question, Frank Lahey,
lanes Wilson, Charles Smith, William
Costello and James Callahan, were
charged with drunkenness as we'll as
vagrancy and were arrested early
Sunday morning near the Gulf Re-
timing Co. on Stanley street. Yard
master Louis Holt of the N. Y, N. H.
& H. r. r. Co. learned that man
named Sandshaw had been robbed Of
s13 and bottle of gin at the Re-
filming co. and notified the police.
Policemen AXel Carlson and Anthony.
Walenczius then arrested the men
who, with the exception of I-aley,
were sentenced to 80 days in jail on
two counts. Lahey, who lives in
Berlin, was sentenced to so days in jail
for being drunk
Fought Over Baby.
William Boyle and Fred Hickey
were each fined SIS and costs and
former probation was revoked IN 'no
case of Hickey on the charge OF as
sault According to the testimony
offered. Michael Poloshian and Moses
Poloshian and wife were beaten ny
the two accused on Plainville trolley
car yesterday. In police court TINS
morning, Michael exhibited ,olue
eye, Moses had a cut on his cheek out
Mrs. Poloshian, suffering from nei-
vous shock at the General hospital
was unable to appear. Lawyer irving
Rachlin appeared for the defense.
Moses Poloshian testified that MS
party were sitting in seat in the rear
of the men, who annoyed his year ola
baby by pulling its hand untll the
child cried. He protested with the
result that he and his brother were
beaten. He said Boyle called him a
"nigger'' and struck him in the eye.
His wife tainted and had to be taken
to the hospital, when the car reached
the center. Boyle and Hickey denied
that they struck the Pedestrians td1t
Conductor James F'rawley saw them
fighting, according to his testimony,
and the above fine was imposed.
He Entered Unannounced.
Stanislaw Wiczbowski was before
the court on the charge of breach OF
the peace He is said to have entered
the sleeping apartment Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pillow of Gold street, UNI
announced and armed with a fiat iron.
Mrs. Pillow was awakened by his en-
trance and awoke her husband. The
husband pushed him out into the
kitchen and then put him out on the
in again and broke a pane of glass
in the veranda door. Policeman Han
ford T.. Dart heard the breaking Of the
glass and arrested Stanislaw. A fine
Of $40 and costs was imposed.
Boarder Slandered Wife.
Michael Dishue and Peter Zigamou-
ski, charged with assaultings each
other, presented a case involving a
domestic scandal to the court. Joe
Chaplin, who claimed no relationship
to the> famous Charles, but acted like
him, told the court that Mike was the
boarding boss and Peter was a
boarder. He also said that the trouble
began when Peter informed the
boarding boss that he had as much
right to his wife as he had. The boss
became angry at this and soon after
put his finger in Peters mouth, where
upon Peter bit it and Mike scratched
Peters face. Chaplin said that he
separated the fighting men. He also
said that although Mike has two chill
dren, Peter says one of them is his
child, which makes the boarding boss
angry. Peter was fined $40 but the
boarding boss, Mike, was discharged
Lawyer A. A. Greenberg appeared for
Dishue.
Fight Over Hat.
Because Hogu Carlson did not have
his hat on straight Saturday night
Rosario Bergeron and Charles Allen
are said to have assaulted him. Ac-
cording to testimony, the fight took
place at CrowelIs corner and the two
accused did all the striking. Allen
said that Carlson caused the trouble
when he smiled at them. Bergeron
and Allen were each fined So.
Opened Pool Room Early.
Steve Polas was fined $25 and costs
by Judge Maskill for opening his pool
room too early this morning. Ac-
cording to the law printed on the
! back If Steves card he must not
! open Lis pool room in the Bronson
building until a. m, but he said
| that he never read the law and has
| been II the habit of opening up about
| $50 in the morning. Policemen
| Axel Carlson testified that he notified
Polas on Saturday that he was vio-
| latirg the law and arrested him this
morning, when he found six men
playing pool there before o'clock.
Out Picket Pulling.
| For pulling pickets off fence at
| the corner of Washington and Lafay-
! cite streets early Sunday mornln g
| and then smashing the pickets agai's.
| the fire alarm box on the same COR
| ner Philip Noeon and Joseph Net
J sucki were fined IS and $40 each on
| the charges of drunkenness and
| breach Of the peace. Policemen
| Sowney and Twining heard the noise
! the men were making and arrived on
| the scene together.
Bastian Was Sorry.
| John Bastian, arrested Sunday on
| the charge Of drunkenness and breach
| of the peace, told the court that he
was sorry" but some neighbors
were playing a graphaphone and he
shouted out if the window at them,