New Britain herald., 1919-05-27
M'DONOUGH SCORES
 COURT INTERPRETER
His Clients Declare Correct \ Answers Are Not Given

appearing for the young men ar raigned in court today for assault, tU- tempted robbery and highway rob- bery, caused d mild sensation this afternoon when the cases of the ITO were resumed Attorney McDonough voiced a strenuous objection to the answers given by the court interpr eter, and several times during the tesTi- mony of William Ruderlewicz d3d Mrs. Victoria Rodicki, the lawyer ID "pealed to the court, claiming that he interpreter was not properly answer ing the questions as given by the Wit nesSeS. Lawyer McDonough said that during the recess his clients had spoken to him about the manner in which the court interpreter was answering questions At one 1un2turo of the trial Zigmund Shumski jumped from his chair and yelled protest against the interpreters answer.
 Counts Tried Separately.
 The charges were tried as three separate cases at the request of AL torney P. F. McDonouSh, appearing for the accused, and StanislaW Aehk and Walter Jerzeski were charged in the first case with assaulting Charles Bingle The assa ut. which IS al leged to. have taken place at the cor ner of Grove and Broad streets was claimed to have been the first act Ill the series of three items with which the men were chargd.
 Bingle's Story.
 Bingle, on the witness stand, told of starting from Skritulsky's saloon to his home after 12 O o'clock. lie was met by the three men at Booth street and approached by Zenk, who asked him for a match. After the match was given to him, Zenk de- manded a bottle of beer from a bag carried by Binge and when BinGle hesitated, Zenk said:
 If you don't give it to mo, I'll kill you"
 Bingle handed over the beer, he said, and a a third request from Zenk s he gave up $4 in bills He was then stoned by the three men and after leaving the street stood near the Faf- nir Bearing companys factory waiting for a policeman. In a few minutes X the three men came running down the street, and Binsle, thinking they were after him, hid behind fence. Zenk crossed the road to his home and Officer Walenczius emerged from yard near by and he was told that Zenk had assaulted Bingle. Officer Walenczius made the arrest and upon information received arrested Jezer- ski at his home the following morn ing. Zenk explained the presence of numerous bloodstains on his clothing by stating that he had been assaulted in the Ukrainian hall earlier in the evening.
 ForseIIe Also Assaulted Henry Forselle, milkman for the Crogan and Hatfield company, and William Ruderlewicz, both principals in cases which followed the Binsle case. told of meeting the accused and having trouble with them about mid night Saturday.
 When Forselle met the men on Sil- yer street Zenk asked him for a pint of milk and when he refused, Zenk tried to pull him out of the wagon and struck him. Later the accused "a bought pint of milk from Forselle A and paid ten cents for it. About half 8 an hour after making the sale, For 8 selle found Zenk and two other men 8 att tempting to steal milk from the "a wagon
 8 Trouble With Ruderlcwicz. 8 Ruderlewicz sustained a bad scalp 4& wound in his fray with Zenlk and Jer-
 zeski and it was necessary to have the care of a surgeon Sunday morning # when he was brought to the station. & He met the men, he said. about 8 o'clock, but as he passed them they # said nothing. They followed him. 3 however, and Zenk grabbed him by
 the arm. Tn self efense, he bit
 Zenk's wrist scratched his ear and
 pulled his tie off. When he started M 10 shout all three ran, and Officers && yT--1 < 3 later losing track of them in the back yards near Silver street.
 W While the officers were giving chase treey passed Ruderlewicz lying on the &R Sidewalk with blood streaming from SS a cut on his forehead and when Off, & eer Walenczius returned with Zenk
 he identified him as the one who had assaulted and robbed him.
 Zenk Denies Charges.
 "a Zenk admitted that he had had trouble with Ruderlewicz Sunday "A morning, but denied seeing Bingle. He &and Jerzeski, a former sergeant in one &of the local companies of the YD.
 were talking over experiences in the
 war when Ruderlewicz came along, $he testified. RudcrlcWicz became
 abusive and pulled zenk's tie when
 he latter requested that he go home,
 ro protect himself, he hit Ruderle-
 wicz and knocked him against curb
 causing the injuries to his head He
 knew nothing about the Binglc case
 until brought to the police station & land had not seen a milk wagon that
 night he added. As proof that he
 had not robbed anyone that night, he
 etated that but two cents were found #pn him when he was arrested