New Britain herald., 1920-08-16
SIX FINED TODAY
 FOR DRUNKENNESS
18th Amendment Not Strictly
 Adhered to Saturday

Jnis mOrnlngs s DOliCe court sesst 1n ! favorsbly with-the old-tfme ! Monday morning sessions as far as | drunks were concerned. six hav'ny l appeared to answer 10 that charge. while tho element Of drink entered ! into at least two of the other three cases which made up the morning docket. It was apparent that new '1eaks'' were discovered Saturday night or. at least, the old leaks" were functioning properly. Fines were handed down in each Of the six cases, while additional penalties were meted out for the subsequent actions of the drunks
 Charles Docsn't Like Reds.
 Charles Caspervich and some friends became embroiled in an srgu- nlent in a Hartford avenue saloon on Saturday night after imbibing freely and when Charles was told that his proper place was with the bolshevi<f he proceeded to "clean up things. Patrolman John O'B1en was sought out to make arrests. After an inves- t!gation Inc preferred charges of drunkenness and breach Of the peace against Charles who argued that he had but two bottles of beer to drink. A fine of s10 was imposed on the drunkenness charge. while judgment vas suspended on the second count
 Alex Konak Arrested.
 After Alex Konak struck his land lord. the landlords wife and child fol- lowing a discussion on rentals a phone call was sent in from Engine House No. 3 Saturday night and Alex was placed under arrest. He was charged l today with drunkenness and with as- aaf ffI hn In nl arFu Fines or si0 and SIS were imposed. l
 Patroiman Patrick o'Meara. who 1 made the arrest. testified that the | accused was making trouble in the | Panis home when he arrived He 4 said the accused was under the in- nuence of liquor,
 Sold MIX for whiskey.
 Trouble followed an attempt by Eli | Falk to sell two pints of milk to Michael Fisk instead of two pints of | whiskey, which Fisk claimed the milk man had agreed to furnish to him. Officer John O'Brien tried to act as peace mediator. but Zisk refused to he auieted. he testified. After TO- peated efforts to send the accused to | his home had failed, he was placed under arrest. A fine of s7 was inn posed for drunkenness and one Of s5 Tor breach of the peace. Cariott Among Those Present..
 c. s. Carlott was fined s5 and sI0 ,n charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace as a result of alleged actions on Main street Saturday eve 1ins, when he figured in an. alterca- ion with two wallingford youths. Patrolmnn Axel Carlson made the arr est upon complaint of the wallinr- ord boys. who claimed to have been assaulted by Carlott. r-.-,
 ChapelIc Is Also Present.
 Wallace Chapelle was arrested by Policeman George Crowley near the railroad station Sat- irday on a drunkenn ,ss charge. He vas fined s7 and costs.
 Sick from Soda.
 At s:45 o'clock last evening. Jacob was found by Patrolman J. o'Brien helplessly drunk on North street. Jacob claimed to have been aken sick after drinking several glasses of soda water. The officer tes- ified that there was no question as to the cause Of his illness. A fne of v was imposed.
 Thomas Kozin Reports.
 A SIS fine was meted out in the case of Thomas Kozin. charged with assaulting John Neala. The trouble took place Saturday night fin a La fayette street saloon when Neala re- fused to drink with the accused. it | was testified. In the altercat ton Neala l was struck on the head with a beer l, glass with such force that the con- tainer was shattered. He exhibited | bruised head in court this morning
 Assaulted Bootblack.
 Upon complaint of Toney Lari. who conducts a shoe-shining establishment in the railroad arcade, Paul Polachef- sky was arrested Saturday evening on an assault charge. Today he was fined s2 when Lari testified that a discolored optic which he displayed was the result Of the activities Of the accused. Lari claimed that the ac- cused refused to get off his chair to allow him to close up his stand and, when asked twice, he alighted and struck the bootblack, Polachefsky claims Yonkers. N. Y. as his home.
 Auto Case Continued.
 A reckless driving case in which Morris Appell is the accused as a result Of injuries sustained by Thomas McAloon several days ago was con- tinued for two weeks. The injured man is undergoing treatment in the local hospital and will be discharged in about 0 sIays