New Britain herald., 1919-04-16
JITNEY CAR DRIVER
 PAYS HEAVY FINE
Arrested for Driving Car While Under the Influence of LiQuor

Izydor Zedziniak of 87 Arch street who drives 8 public service car be- tween here and Wal1ingford, was ar rested shortly before midnight by Officer Michael McCue. and locked up on 9 charge of operating 8. motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. Tn police court this morning, Judge James T. Meskill imposed 8 fine of $50 and costs.
 Officer McCue was standing on Main street near Commercial street, when Zedziniak left Slapskis saloon and staggered out into the road where he had left a Ford car. Ac- cording to the officer, he keeled over in front of the car, but regaining his balance, cranked the car. zed- ziniak then stepped into the car and started down Main street on an un- certain course, and Officer McCue stopped him at the railroad tracks.
 When the driver left the car, at the officers order he staggered and the smell of liquor was very notice able, Officers McCue, Cabelus and Hellberg testified, and he was not in proper condition to drive car.
 zedziniak, who claims to be 8, total obstainer, in spite of the statements of the officers, stated that he had nothing to drink but soda He had just returned from the hospital he said and had brought his two sick children home.
 Fined for Taking Horse.
 A report received by the police to the effect that Q, horse had fallen on West Main street, Tuesday morning resulted in the arrest of Patrick Glynn, who was fined s15 and costs today for taking a horse without per mission. The horse was the property of James White, the local 1iveryman, and was taken, during the night, without his permission, he told the court this morning.
 Officer Hellberg stated that the complaint was received after mid night, and he went to West ~ Main street, where he found the horse down Glynn and two others were in carriage to which the horse had been hitched, and were unable to get the horse up. The officer inquired at Whites stable, and found that the horse had been taken without the knowledge of the owner.
 Non-Support Charged. [ "T suppose I'll have to support her. Michael Stein said today when asked if he was willing to go to work and support his wife properly. Stein was arrested on a charge of non-support, and brought into court this morn ing. Mrs. Stein claims that her hus- band works only once in 8 while, and gives her only a few dollars out of his pay. Last week she received nothing from his earnings and com plafned to Prosecutor Klett. The case was continued on probation. Workman Assaults Boss.
 Clifford Harroll was placed in charge of a gang of laborers on West Main street, and when he ordered one of them-Paul vo1ento, to get to work, Volento assaulted him using a pick handle as his weapon. Harroll was struck in the ribs, on the head and on the shoulder with the handle and was hardly able to walk to the witness stand today. A fine of S25 and costs was imposed.
 HarrolPs story was to the effect that he had been placed in charge of the gang of laborers, and that he had requested that Volento do some work or at least not prevent the oth- CT men from working. Volento re- sented the orders of the second boss, and asked for his pay and when Har- roll was unable to give it to him, he picked up the pick-handle and assaulted him.
 Fined for Assault
 Joseph Perrin paid fine of S7 without costs for striking John Sowa in the eye Saturday night. Trouble started in a Main street saloon, and was continued on the street later. Sowa's eye bore 8 dark circle this morning showing where he was struck
 Sent to Reform School Alex Arnzewicz, the 15 year old boy for whom the police have been searching for the past month in con- nection with the theft of S100 from his boarding boss on High street, was