New Britain herald., 1917-10-20
HUSBAND DID NOT
 DEFEND HIS WIFE
So She Doubles Up Her First and
 Beats Up Annoyer
Because his wife, an Amazon of

Because his wife, an Amazon of "white hope" proportions, seemed we'll able to care for herself in a bat tie with boarder, John Chanefski, stood aside and watched the varying fortunes of the conflict, enjoying the excitement and roofing enthusiastic ally for friend wife, he testified in court this morning when John Slep- ski was charged with assaulting her. Slepski, diminutive man, seemed en- tirely out of his class when he bat tied with the doughty Mrs. Chanefski but no medals of honor were coming his way. Beside a good trouncing at the hands of the fair female he paid a fine of $15 and costs.
 Mrs. Chanefski testified that when she came home from night school last evening her board CT got into an argument with her and finally called her name that no respectable woman would stand" She said her husband did not appear to notice the insult so she took the law into her own hands and wrapping her knuckles into hard bunch bounced them off Slep- skis chin. Although out-maneuvered and outweighed, Slepski fought back and Mrs. Chefanski exposed various parts of her person to Judge Kirkham showing marks of the conflict. When called upon to testify the woman's husband said: "1 saw he wasn't able to handle her and she was getting the best of him so didn't butt in I let them go to it.''
 When arrested by Officer Gustave Hn11 l<; @S% or design took a coat belonging to another boarder and when his own was brought out in exchange a loaded revolver was found in the pocket. He denied ownership of the weapon.
 Parents Taken to Task.
 In an attempt to clean up certain l neighborhood of incorrigible boys l Truant Officer Charles Andrews has | made several arrests during the past | few days and now, as better solu- 1 ton, the court officials are taking the l truant boys parents to task for their ! children's incorrigibility. Two boys 1 were placed on probation and their parents given a severe reprimand and 1 Carmello Dominese, father of another boy who, the court learned, had been kept out of school Intentionally and
  fined $15 and costs.
 The mother of another small boy, was also given severe reprimand for sending her son out to steal coal Railroad Policeman Charles Grace testified that he found the boy yes terday with at least fifty pounds of coal he had stolen from a car con- signed to Landers. Frary & Clark. The policeman also exhibited a com plaint from several local coal deal- CTS, all of whom declared that chil- dren annoy them greatly Among these complaints was unique and convincing one from the City Coal & Wood company. The proprietor, 1 rather than personally arresting the boys, had taken a number of chron- ological snapshots of them in various phases of their thefts and these were submitted in evidence.
 Gun Toter Fined $7.
 Mrs, Annie Mondino was fined $7 and costs for having a loaded re- volver in her possession when ar rested by Sergeant William c. Hart and Officer Mathew McGrath Tues day night. The evidence showed that Simon Mondino, her brother-in-law, took the gun to a dance in Holmes & Hoffman's hall and checked it with the hat and coat man. On leaving the 7, dance he was tipped off that tho police were waiting for him and passed the gun to the girl. in whose possession it was found. Lawyer A. A. Greenberg, counsel for the ac- cused, explained that his client claimed to have obtained the gun from a fellow countryman who had met him on the street and given it to him. :. ,, l
 The only other case in, court today was that of Steve Gozda. charged with non-support. Mrs. Gozda tes- tifled that she has six children and her husband expects her to feed them, clothe them, pay the rent, buy coal and do several other things all on ten cents per week. for that is all he gives her, she said The husband was placed on probation and the pro- bation officer instructed to draw his wages and see that the family is &{0v