New Britain herald., 1917-05-29
BUTCHER FINED S35
 FOR DIRTY CELLAR
Hartford Ave. Merchant Found
 Guilty and VIII File Appeal

' Characterizing cellar conditions be- meath the market At 1O9 Hartford avenue as fragrant violation of pub- hc health regulations and severely reprimanding the accused for his ap- parent attempt to deceive relative to the fixing of responsibility. Judge John H. Kirkham mod IsGAo Stein. proprietor of tho market. 386 andi costs in police court today 1t con- tinued hearing of chArSes ordered by inspectors of the board of health. Bonds for an appeal upon . request of Attorney A. A. 0rsenberg, were fixed at $500. According to Attorney 0reenberg. an appeal will be taken. Not only WIS Stein subjected to a heavy flne and severe reprimand but he was notined by Prosecuting At torney George w. Klett that the cell lar must be thoroughly cleaned out and placed in . sanitary condition before 9 o'clock tomorrow morning or there will be another court ap- pearance Thursday morning. Sanitary Inspector Frederick J. McEnroe was instructed to inspect the cellar to- morrow morning and report relative
  torney Klett before 9 o'clock.
 At the original arraignment, the defense contended that the lease of the store did not include the cellar and therefore Stein could not be held responsible for conditions there. Stein testified that when he leased the store he objected to paying extra for the cellar and so refused to consider 1t included. He testifed that he never used 1t himself and that any refuse was there prior to his occupancy of the store or sifted down through the flooring. In order to clear up this point, an adjournment was ordered in order that the landlord and tenants of the building might be summoned to testify. They attended court this morning.
 Max Kennedy. agent for his mother. who Is owner of the building, testified that 1t was supposed that the cellar went with the store leased by Stein.
 Just before adjournment of court. Attorney Greenberg made another plea for leniency in behalf of his client asking for . suspended sentence saying that assurance will be given that the conditions are to be remedied at once and calling attention to the 4ACt kuAI u40 ClA0Ht Ua0 6 14Iully anu payment of flne will work a hard ship upon himself and those depend ant upon him.
 Bartender Fined for Theft.
 Pleading guilty to . charge of theft, Bernard Anolovieswisy of 34 Orange street, bartender at the saloon in DawsQff's block, waa fined $7 and costs tt cdntinuede nearing. At \ torney M. D. Sake made plea for his | clent, saying there was no premedita- l ton or intention of taking the $2 in 1 question from Ladislaw Askawavich g. patron, last Friday night and blamed liquor as the cause of pro- cedure.
 Couple Bound Over.
 The Platonic friendship of Peter vardusky and Mrs. Frances Ruschuck was rudely interrupted shortly after midnight today by police ratding squad comprised of Sergeant William e. Hart and Policemen William souney and William O'Mara. Visiting 75 Grove street about 12:3O. accord Ing to the testimony, they found the accused in the one room they had rented. Arraisned today, probable cause was found on charges of mis- conduct and they were held for the June term of superior court under bonds of $500 each. It was testified that the wonan's children have been previously committed to the county home.
 Mrs. eRuschuck could not realize that it was not right to have an ad1n- ity and freely admitted that the con- venient change was greatly to her ad- vantage as her husband is mo good, drinks and won't work" while Peter has just the opposite attributes. It was testified that Mrs. Ruschuck. her husband, Walenti. and Peter cape to New Britain about a week or 1O, days ago from Washington avenue, New Haven, but Walenti went back several days afterwards, leaving his wife and Peter, who has been 8 boarder in the family to seek their fortunes to- gether Peter testified that there had been no wrong-doing but he had boarded with MT. and Mrs. Ruschuck, thought highly of the latter and wanted to help and protect her. es- desire to do so.
 Bartholomew Suddal of 109 Orange street was fined $10 and costs for assault upon his landlady, Mrs. Mary. Marcofski. The arrest was made by Policeman William O'Mara upon com- plaint.
 Convicted upon a plea of guilty of the theft of gold watch, flash light and money. amounting to total valuation of $32 from James Long, a neighboring roomer at the Hotel Washington, Clarence Trahan. aged IS, of Providence. R. l.. said to be the son of 8 prominent druggist in that city, was committed to the Cheshire Reformatory. He entered a plea of