New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
REFUSES CENTFARE
 JAILED AND FINED
Mccormack Gets 30 Days, $15
 and $1O-0ther Cases

Stating that the practice of beating
 policemen was going to be discon-
 tinued even if 1t was found neces-
 sary to send everyone brought in on 1 this charge to jail, Judge Meskill inn 1 posed a 30 day jail sentence upon 1 Frank Mccormack, an ex-soldier, in 1 police court today for resisting and 1 assaNlting Officer Charles Johnson 1 and fines of $10 for drunkenness and l $15 for breach of the peace The l accused was arrested in front of the Palace theater yesterday afternoon l following a tussle with Officer John
 son after he had been placed under 1 arrest for causing a disturbance on 1 a trolley car.
 Tears Conductors Coat. Mccormack, according to William 1 Gubh1ns, the conductor on the car, 1 boarded the trolley due into the cen l ter at 5:33 at the corner of Hartford avenue and North street When Cub bins went to him for his fare Me- Cormack said, ''2O1'' which the con- ductor took as an indication that he was a member of the 201st regi- ment in France. He became abu- sive and refused to pay when asked again and also refused to allow a friend who was with him at the time to pay. The accused used vile lan- guage and as many of the women insisted upon having the car stopped to allow them to leave Gubbins closed the door leading into the trolley, Ieav- ing Mccormack on the rear platform He resented this, however, and taking Gubbins by the sleeve of the coat ripped that part of the garment al- most entirely off.
 Officer Johnson Assaulted.
 The mOtorman, Michael OBrien who is also supernum erary polce- man stopped the car at the Palace and called to Officer Charles John- son, then on traffic duty at the cor ner of Main and East Main streets Mccormack Jumped from the car and shouted, Johnson, you nor nobody else will ever arrest me-" As the po- liceman walked toward him the ac- cusel Jumped on him and both fell to the ground. When they came up Officer Johnson had his man held se- curely but his uniform coat was torn almost beyond repair. Officers O'Brien and Daniel Cosgrove came to his as- sstance and held the crowd back while Mccormack called to all his friends to assist him in beating John son.
 Remembers Nothing.
 Although he gave his name cor rectly at the desk in the police sta tion when brought in, Mccormack stated in court today that he could remember nothing concerning the in cident which led to his arrest He had been under the influence of liquor since early morning. he said, and could not recall getting on the trol- ley, refusing Gubbins the fare, tear ing his coat nor resisting and beat ing Officer Charles Johnson.
 In requesting that Judgment be suspended his attorney, Judge Will liam r. Mangan argued that his physical condition would be serious ly impaired if confined. He felt, he l added, that a jail sentence suspend l ed would tend to straighten his client 1 out to which Prosecutor Klett re- marked, Nothing could straighten l him out This is his third arrest l for breach of the peace and drunken l ness in a, few months.
 Placed on Probation.
 As there was no evidence other than hearsay upon which to convict , the accused John Bernoskas, charged l with implication in the theft of a horse from James Whites livery stables on the third of July and the returning of the horse in poor con- dition on the following morning, was continued on probation.
 Two other boys, one of them a sailor in uniform were before the judge July for the same offense and Bernoskas was accused by them The boy claims that he rode with the other boys from Central park to Lawlor street but thought the horse had been hired. The animal was taken, according to MT. White about g o'clock on the evening of the Sd and returned at 6 the following 
 Judgment Is Suspended.
 A sentence to the Cheshire Re- fornatory was suspended upon George Newton's promise to behave in the