New Britain herald., 1917-01-13
rSEEING THINGS"
 CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Franklin St. Mans Imagination
 Lands Him in Court

, sTalking incoherently of strange forms seen about his home at 91. Franklin street, of how he lay hidden uhder a bed, saw mems feet, heard some visitor getting a drink of liquor and witnessed his wife in the arms of another man, John Boncziak, also Known as John Bundock, started sev- eral scenes in police court today when arraigned before Judge James T. Meskill for breach of the peace and Threatening his wife. So rambling was his talk and so vague his de- Aseription of the forms seen that he was ordered held until Monday pend ing an examination into his sanity. Mrs. Mary Boncziak, the wife, testi- fled that there were no visitors to the house at the time John thought he SAW them and in this she was SUD- ported by neighbors.
 After an absence of about three weeks, John, who described himself as a jitneur, returned Thursday night aid imm mediately began to "see things snccording to testimony. Unable to ssIeep, he walked the floor throughout < the night and yesterday morning be- gansto act even more strangely. Mrs. Boncziak went to a store and found John missing upon her return. Later lie crawled out from under the bed $ and began to accuse her of having visitors, saying that he was able to see men's shoes, heard some man asking for drink and then saw his wife in another's embrace. About this time she decided that it was time for assistance and police headquar- ters was notified. Police Chauffeur Frederick Wagner with Policeman 1of1n King, Charles Johnson and Hor- aceAMercure were rushed to the scene in the patrol. John, scantily clad and carrying winter clothing on his arm, had disappeared down the railroad tra6ks Later he returned and Police man Johnson and Chauffeur Wagner arrested him. John did not resist.
 In court he persisted in interruption on his wife's testimony. tried to get hold of their infant that kept holding out it's arms to the father, and partial lv broke down as wife and child were taken from the room after judgment was rendered Later Mrs. BoncZiak tried to obtain his release and wanted him to be given another chance.
 Home, James.
 Tranl< Sayislzi of 195 High street. after less than a weeks vacation, is
 
 lime for a stay of fifty days. Mrs. Sayfski. a frail little woman, testified that Frank had been drinking heav ;1v2 since his release from jail, tried to nawn everything pawnable to secure liauor and had assaulted her by try ing to strangle her as well as Slapplng her face severely. Policeman George 4. Crowley heard her screams early thfs morning. found her in one Of the rooms at her home with her face ahowfng marks of assault and arrested Frank He explained he had little drink and a little scrap The Ja1l ! serfence~ seemed to bother him little and he warned Mrs. Saviski that he would finish the scrap when he gets < out. Her efforts to secure his release m probation during his last jail res tdence gained her much sympathy from court aid police officials. Wear 4ngsclothes far from sufficient to pro- Z fact her frail form from the clements, sSa,e interviewed officials day after day, < ,leaded for her husbands release and x 1nasd every effort to get him out of his plight.
 Sudden Prosperity.
 After loafing since the week before christmas and allowing his wife to s,,pxort him, John Swanson of Main AstrAet got busy last night and easily got three jobs, so he told Prosecuting Attorney George w. Klett. Cues Eti0red closely relative to the jobs, saEt,s.n he could. go to work and why fhe got busy so suddenly last night he only vaguely replied. Twenty days in jail was his portion for using liquor sufficiently to cause disturbance and