New Britain herald., 1919-04-22
Four Bullets Find Mark in Body Of Laurance Truhan-Mar8ot SieInet Hit in Head With
 Broken Bottle ALLEGED ASSAILANT
 IS HELD FOR TRIAL

After Being warned By Local
 tf1oritics-TroubIe Resulted From
 Drunken BrawI During Russian
 Holiday Celebration.
 Following a card party on Park street yesterday afternoon in which gun play figured prominently, John Ziecek, Mike kohanski, Bronislaw Kiresh and Daniel Protasen were rounded up by the local and Hartford authorities, and are today being held at police headquarters under bonds Ziecek has pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill, while Kohanski Kiresh and Protasen have entered pleas of not guilty to breach of the peace charges.
 Margot Siemet and Laurence Tru- han are lying at the New Britain General hospital in a critical condi- tion as a result of the shooting, four bullets, alleged to have been fired by Ziecek, having found their mark in Truman while Siemet was injured by having been struck with a beer bottle. At the hospital it is stated that the condition of both men was as good as could be expected, and an opera tion will be performed in an effort to remove the four bullets lodged in Truhan's body.
 Bonds at S7,5OO.
 Although Ziecek pleaded guilty to the assault with intent to kill today, Assistant Prosecutor Joseph G. Woods ordered a plea of not guilty on the court records. as is customary in
 such cases. ziecek is 23 years of age and gives his home address as q Martz avenue, Meriden, and his place of employment as the Meriden branch of Landers, Frary x Clark. For time previous he was employed as an orderly in the Meriden hospital. He has been in the local court on one previous occasion and paid fines for assault and contempt of court, this having been in January, 1918. Bonds in his case were fixed this
 morning by Judge James T. Mesl1ill at S7,500. He was arrested on the
 Berlin turnpike, following the shoot
 ing last night, by the Hartford au-
 thorites and was so weakened by loss
 of blood that it was necessary for
 him to have medical attention as soon
 as taken to the Hartford police sta ton. He was turned over to the To- cal police and taken to this city by Sergeants Johnson and Richardson and Officers Souney and Rival. Breach of Peace Charged. The men charged with breach of the peace are held under bonds of S1,500 because of the seriousness of the case. They are Mike Kohanski Of 21 Morse avenue, Meriden, aged 33; Bronislaw Kiresh, of 323 Park street, this city, aged 36; and Daniel Pro- tasen, of 255 Hartford avenue, this city, aged 27.
 Four Shots Fired. The story of the shooting as told by those who witnessed it is to the effect that Ziecck and Truman became l embroiled in an argument When the former drew a gun Siemet step ped between them as peacemaker and someone struck him with some sharp instrument, now believed to have. been a broken bottle, and in hicted severe injuries to his head and neck. When Siemet was out of the way, Ziecek, it is claimed, pointed his revolver at Truman and fired four shots, making his way through the door as he did so. Although the four shots were lodged in his body, Tru- han ran to a nearby store, informed the police and the search Tor L1eCek was begun at once.
 Hartford Police Notified. When last seen in this city Truman l had headed toward the Cremo Brew l ing company plant and the Hartford authorities were notified. Through 1 the signal system all the officers on l the southerly beats in Hartford were 1 put on the lookout and Detective Ser l geant John F. Madigan with the Hartford patrol wagon was detailed 1 to watch the turnpike. After a wait l on the turnpike without results. the l sergeant returned to the city. and was ] informed by Isaac Katz Hartford l autoist that a man, apparently se- | riouslv injured. was making his way i toward Hartford.
 ZicceI< Is Caught
 l Serceants Madgan and Welch and l Officer Rice returned in MT. Katzs car
 to the turnpike and about one mile from the spot where I<atz had first
 seen the injured man, Ziecek was seen making his way toward the city. To prevent any more gun-play Sergeant Madigan stood on the running board
 of the car and as the car passed Zle- icck he stretched out and picked him lup. overpow ering him in the tonneal of the car.
 Denies Shooting.
 When taken to the Hartford station,