New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-02

tTlal 4 lew days ago. truSSWSkl 5 Qlo-
sipatton was long reaching. With seT-
eral hundred dollars in his picket he
started out and met Otto Schmidt,
iitneur Both are registered enemy
| aliens They met Celia Smith and
| May Nolan Of Hartford and despite
| the restrictions of the enemy alien law
! came here Gusewski lost some
money, or thought he did. but it was
| subsequently, shown that he was q
| good sport" and spent his money
freely. He rushed to the ponce sta
ton and made a complaint, Whch re-
suited in their apprehension for VIOLA
ton of the enemy alien act TuSeN~
ski was fined with the Smith WonSn
upon conviction Of the charge made
A gainst them The Nolan woman was
decamped
Schmidt was the first witness called
in the case against Mullin. He testi
fed to trips made to the hotel. He
made six rips, he said. On cross eX-
aninatjon he said that it was a COM
mon experience to drive parties to no
to- He said that he did not know
Isne clurz at the hotel previous to his
visits.
Mrs Smith said that her visit to
the hotel on the day in question was
her first and only one. Asked con-
woman who was in the party she
said that she only knew that the No
Ian woman did not work. AS the
trial progressed she was recalled to
the stand two or three times. She
identified a receipt for money that
was written by the hotel clerk,
Gusewski told of his stay at the
hotel.
Sergeant Johnson was called to tes-
tify to the character of the hotel. The
witness said that Patrolman Howley
had spoken to him about women go
ing to the hotel and later the patrol
man told him he had given the hotel
proprietor a warning.
Women of low character and repu-
tation visited the hotel. said Patrol
man Howley. He mentioned wood
en- Les Peggy" and Baby Ruth" who
came from Springfield, and local wo |
men. On cross examination the Off
Ger said that after speaking to the
proprietor late in January he did not |
notice the persons mentioned visiting
the hotel. lie was on the beat until
July /.
Patrolman Malona testified that he
saw certain women that he named
going into the hotel.
he had been in the hotel business for
six years and had never been prose-
cuted Night clerks employed there
were warned against renting rooms to
nersOns of questionable character.
FREQUENTLY parties were turned away.
He said that efforts had been made to
locate Bartlett, but without success,
When Patrolman Howley spoke to
him he gave the clerks another warn
ing.
Fred Joyce a clerk at the hotel for
over three years said the instructions
about renting rooms were given TO
every clerk. Persons mentioned had
Visited the hotel, but merely for the
purpose of buying drinks.
Walter Burdick and Ernest Nealon
roomers at the hotel. testified they
never saw any misconduct In the hotel.
Burtlick has lived there for three
years
Judge PIERCE argued that his client
should not be, convicted under the
statute charged as there was no tes-
timony that the hotel was maintained
for the purpose as charged and the IN
stances were merely occasional which |
cannot be avoided in the hotel bust |
ness.
The Smith woman was placed on |
proba ton today GuseWskl paid MS
fine and Schmidt was turned over to !
the federal authorities for violation OF |
the enemy alien permit
Spccicr Fined.
\ fine of $50 was imposed on Ste |
phen Martzen Of South Manchester
who was found guilty of reckless driV- !
ing on West Main street. Sergeant
johnson and Harry Searle SAID that
Martzen drove down the street a t d,
speed of at least 40 miles an hour,
Martzen denied it, saying that his
auto is an old car and ratified, giving
the impression it WAS going fast.
Edward Alderman, a Waterbury
true man. was not in court to answer
the charge Of operating an auto truck
with out a mirror. The case was
adjourned.
Private Patsy Warren was gwen an
opportunity to get back to the army
hospital in Washington. Yesterday
while drunk he hoped into A. \.
! Mills automobile and tried to start 1t.
| Drunkenness and tampering with an
auto was charged. He just got out of
| a hospital and his 4 days furlough
| will expire Monday night. He prom
! ise q to leave at once FOR Washington.