New Britain herald., 1920-07-23
REVOLVER, CLUB AND DOG CAUSE TROUBLE
Fight on Yale Street-DOs
 Warden Too 0ffiCiOuS

Thomas Yankowski and Justin Stangalis of Yale street were in court this morning charged with assault on Dog Warden Thomas Reynolds. The men were arrested. about 1 o'clock this morning by Officer McGrath in answer to a complaint to headquar- ters. Warden Reynolds testified that he went to the house on Yale street after midnight because a dog there was creating nuisance. He asked for tho dogs license and the owner would not produce 1t. An argument followed and the two men are said to have picked up big sticks and hit Reynolds. The latter admitted dis charging his revolver as a means of protection for himself and to stop the attack of the men. He said he thought he had n right to go and ask for license even after midnight if tho dog in question was causing a disturbance and was a nuisance in the neighborhood.
 Yankowski said ho went to sleep about 10 o'clock and soon after was awakened by his wife to sec what tho trouble was outside. He saw three men and 6 girl under a tree near his house. The dog was bark ing. He went to the window and hol- lered to them to go away. He claimed Reynolds then came to the door and asked for n dog license for the canine. Reynolds had a stick and also made n threat to shoot, he said. Tho accused admitted that he hit Reynolds with big stick and that he hit him hard. He got angry when he was called damned Pollock" Stangnlis told much tho same story. claiming also to have been In bed and getting up to stop the dog from barking He admitted hitting tho dog warden. The men were discharged by the court and Judge Alling warned the warden that he would leave his premises mighty quickly h he came around looking for n dog license after midnight. Prosecutor KIett advised the young man to uso more discre- ton in performing his duties in tho future.
 Autoist Is Fined S3.
 Davis SarEosin of Maple street pleaded guilty to operating motor vehicle without q license yesterday morning when arrested at the corner of East Main street and Hartford ave- nue by Officer X. r.. Atwater. The driver cut in on another machine which had signalled to turn into the avenue. He said he left his license in his truck which he uses most of the time. He had just left his truck to drive the other car home. He was fined s3 without costs.
 Children Cause Trouble.
 Judge Irving L. Rachlin heard the case against Della Krystopa and Mary Alicky. It was charged that on last Tuesday. Mrs. Krystopa struck Cath erine Alicky, aged II. and left marks on her back which were plainly seen when she appeared at the police sta ton with her mother. Sergeant J. A. Johnson testified to receiving the and also to seeing the body of the little girl which was covered with red welts.
 Catherine testified that the woman and came in and struck her with the strap. Catherine's brother had stepped on the toes of one of Mrs. Krystopa's children which caused the beating. Bertha Tuppa. a child also in the same house. gave a similar story. Mrs. Krystopa testi- fed that she did strike the child but that she had been given permis- sion to use her own Judgment in the children by Mrs. Alicky. who works. She went after the children because they were troublesome and had caused her little child to cry. She took a strap away from one Of the boys and used 1t to hit the children. Attorney F. F. McDonough represented her and pleaded that the hitting was not in- tentional as proved by the fact that she grabbed the strap from one of the children present. The court fined