New Britain herald., 1917-01-02
ASSAULTED MOTHER
and LITTLE SISTER
Zadrowski Given Thirty Days in
Jail to Repent

Branded by Prosecuting Attorney
George w. Klett as lone of those
| fresh fellows who ought to get taste
of JAIL" Stephen Zadrowski, 10, Of
$40 Elm street was sentenced to
! thirty days by Judge John H. Kirk
| ham in police court today for a
brutal assault upon his invalid mother
| and little sister, Ellen. Smiling in
| superior manner at the court officials,
he pleaded not guilty but refused to
| make any statement in his own de-
Tense. His mother. Mrs. Guida Ia
drowski. trembling and showing the
effects of age and Illness, testified that
Stephen was in the habit of coming
in after midnight in an ugly mood
and causing much rampus. Last
night, she testified. he came in. had
been drinking and was unusually
ugly. He seized a chair, threatened
to kill Ellen and. as he started to
hit her over tse head. the witness
interfered. According to the testi-
mony, he seized her by her arms with
such force that black and blue marks
were clearly seen this morning, threw
her to one side and then dashed her
10 the moor with violence.
His sister testified that she met him
on the street last night. that he was
walking with girl and, as he had
clearly been drinking, she advised
him to come home. at least. early.
This advice caused him to fly into a.
rage and he threatened to "get
even" with her.
Policeman William P. McCue, pa
trolling Hartford avenue beat, was
called to the house by neighbors. AS
he approached Paradise park, he
noted Stephen hurriedly crossing it
and attempting to avoid being seen.
A short chase and Stephen was in
custody and taken back home where
his weeping mother, ON the verge of
mental and physical breakdown,
made the complaint against him.
To Deport Woman From City.
Mrs. Annie Usavage of 141 Chestnut
street, subject of much attention from
the police and charities departments
of late, made, what the authorities
hope, will be her last appearance in
local court. Carrying one of her six
children in her arms, she appeared as
non-communicative as ever and as OBJ
stinate. She was technically charged
with violation of probation but will be
taken back to her former home in
Wilkes Barre, Pa, by a representative
Of the state comptroller's Office this
afternoon. It was stated by Probation
Officer Edward G. Connolly that her
husband, John Usavage, is now serv-
ing a. Jail sentence and no one is re-
sposible for the support Of the family.
She was fined $50 and costs Novem-
Der %, 1916, for assaulting a neigh
l. y.
a kettle Of boiling water that hospital
treatm entwas necessary for her vic
tim. Since then Probation Officer
Connolly and the charities officials
have been unable to do anything with
her She is the mother of six children,
two of which are now serving refor-
matory sentences. Pending the arriv-
al of her guide to Pennsylvania, she
was taken to the town farm for safe
keeping.
Michael Sunday, also known as
Sunta, not affiliated in any way with
the Billy Sunday organization but a
gentleman of color from the shores
of Portugal was fined IS without
costs for celebrating New Years day
unwisely but too we'll. He recently
came to New Britain to work on the
new country club property.
II came from Hartford. got drunk
and was pulled, in" explained Joseph
Kozie in explaining his condition yes
terday. F'urth ermore Joseph had $40
yesterday, he told the court, but not
even a sign of 1t today His explana-
lions was given with descriptive ad-
jeetives not found in Sunday school
rituals or even court oaths. His fine
was IS with costs.