New Britain herald., 1920-10-18
TOO MUCH LIQUOR
 PROVES EXPENSIVE
Many Fall Into Clutches of Law
 Over the Week End

The usual Monday morning collec- ton or drunks was in police court this
 morning. practically all of them fac
 ing two or more charges as a result of Saturday night escapades. Fines were
 meted out in each case by Judge John H. Kirk ham.
 Steve Bezruckik walked the streets
 Sunday morning in q drunken con dition. Patrolman Michael Flynn met Steve on Main street and directed d
 series of questions at him, which re-
 vealed that he had been drinking eA- cessively and was unable to find his
 way home. He paid a fine of s1O and costs.
 Joseph Cazalik was taken in bv Supernumary Patrolman Parker Sat urday night at I2:45 on North street Cazalik, the patrolTnan testified, was helplessly drunk. fine of SIC and costs was imposed.
 Fines of $1O and s5 were handed down in the case Of Thomas Kozen, charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace. Kozen was arrested Sunday night on High street after he had struck his wife and threatened to put her out of tho. house. Patrolman Joseph Kennedy was investigating the wife's complaint when he found Thomas in the gutter on High street. drunk.
 a Turn Over New Leaf Turn over a uev leaf or it will be Jail tho next time." said Judge Kirk
 ham in imposing fines of s7 and s3 ! upon Patrick welch on charges of drunkenness and assault. weIch had trouble with George Kukish, aLed IT. saturday night on Myrtle street The | accused stepped out of a saloon and was insulted. he claims. When he ob-
 Iected he was assaulted, he told the | court.
 kukish testified that he was com ! ing down Myrtle street when welch
 came out of the cafe and spoke to ! num- when he did not answer welch ! '"id him that he was nothing but a l collar and tic bum." Inc said. Az i cording to his story. welch then grab
 bed him hy tho coat and started n tus- 1 Sle. both falling to the ground. Pa l trolman James McCabe placed both men under arrest
 Bodis krech upset a gas stove last
 night ft the homo Of a friend on Oak : street when the friend refused to fur-
 h'sh bottle of whiskey for 9 s5 bill
 which he had proffered. PoIicennan | Thomas Ticrney was called to tho l the house. IIc placed Rodis under ar rest on drunkenness and assault
 charges. Fines of S1o and ss wcro | imposed
 The accused said this morninr .ha, | he had given tho boarder SIC with
 which 10 buy two bottles of "hootch. ..
 Tho hoarder returned with one bottle
 but refused to refund the other s5. James Dchan and Steve Meskar had l an argument Saturday night on Main 1 street near the Menus store Wb.p 1 they began to exchange blows Patrol | man James MrCahe was called to the
 scene. He placed the accused under
 arrest. Each was fined s1O and costs | today. Both had been drinking heavily | and were unable to recall the incl 1 dents leading up 10 the fight. Meskar 1 know he had trouble with someone but l didn't think it was Dehan. Fight i'm saloon. Spernumerary Policeman William | Grabeck arrested Steve Nederoski Sat ] urday night in a Main street saloon | on a charge of assaultinC Paul Sitcros- | Xxi and he was fined S2O today. The | policeman took a knife with which. if
 was claimed, the accused attempted to strike Paul.
 Paul was drinking beer in the | saloon. he told the court when the l accused entered. After threateninr to | kill someone he made a lunge st Pan, ] yith tho -kpifa>T The victim side