New Britain herald., 1919-07-21
ATTORNEY SCORES
 POLICE OFFICER
McDonough Arraigns Hellberg
 for Exceeding Authority

Stating that he was about to pro- duce evidence mot short of out rageous," Attorney P. F. McDonough, appearing for Michael O'Meara, charged in police court with breach of the peace, asked his client to take the stand and tell of the actions of Officer Gustav Hellberg on Saturday night The officer, according to the attorney and the accused, exceeded his powers and duties by placing MT. O'Meara under arrest after he had been sent for to take a troublesome boy to the station for trespass.
 Accused BIames Policeman
 The boy, Edward O'Deu, aged 13, and a number of other youths had been playing hide-and- o-seek near the O'Meara home and one of them jumped the fence, tramping down O'Meara's garden, he claims, in an | effort to avoid Edward Meehan an other boy who was Git" The accused l took hold of the ODell boy and de- 1 manded of him the name of the boy
 who had tramped on his garden and 1 when he refused to tell, O'Meara told l his wife to call the police. Officer i Hellberg came to the home on East | Main street with the patrol wagon l and immediately ordered the boy re- l leased, it is claimed. When OMeara asked the reason for his release, l Hellberg said "You're as bad as your | wife," according to testimony, and a l verbal argum ment ensued in which the l accused demanded to know of the
 officer why his wife had been thus 1 branded. The only answer made by l Officer. Hellberg was, I'm going to | bring charges against you," O'Meara | said today on the witness stand. Attorney McDonough in closing his | case after hearing the evidence of
 both sides scored the officer for his 1 actions stating that 'it is the duty 1 of policeman to make an arrest ! when a complaint is lodged and l under no circumstance is he to take | it in his own hands to decide the guilt
 of the parties
 1 Judge Kirkham handed down a 1 fine of $10 and costs announcing that 1 the payment of costs would be all ex
 acted. The accused refused to pay
 even costs and took an appeal in | bonds of $50.
 Father of Eight Held. 1 George Schula, the father of eight
 
 search covering a period of seven 1 months, and arraigned in police court
 this morning on charges of non sup ! port preferred against him by his l wife. He is the father of eight chill l dren, one of whom is married but | the other seven have been dependant | upon the earnings of his wife for
 their livlihood since he left the city. | He is willing to get a job and return
 to work, and upon this promise Judge | Kirkham suspended a three months | jail sentence and ordered him to fur
 nish a bond of $4O0 to pay his wife | $S a week for year to support his
 family.
 The accused returned to the city | yesterday and to smooth matters with l his better half gave her 8 five dollar | bill. This amount was not satisfac- l tory, however, and she reported to tile
 police that he was in the city. His ar
 rest followed. Tn answer to the l charges of his wife, Mr. Schula stated
 that he had been sick for the past five 1 months and for this reason has earned | but two months pay since leaving this l city. He has been employed in a | wood yard before returning to the city, l going there, he said, because he was l driven out of his home by his wife
 Fined for Fighting.
 Michael Ryan was able to prove J that he did not take part in fight 1 Saturday night for which Frank Mo- l Cormack was fined SIS and costs and ] Fred Gordon s7 and costs this morn 1 ing, and a nolle was entered by the l prosecutor in his case. The accused 1 were arrested at the corner of Hart