The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-27
CITY COURT HAS
A VERY BUSY
MONDAY SESSION

Violators of the state auto laws
gamblers and DRINKS were in the ma
jority when Judge Frank L. Wilder
took the bench in the City Court this
morning. The following cases were
disposed of in the usual lengthy Mon
day morning session.
Ethel Mae Elwee, colored, of p
Church street who has been in the
City Court three times in the past
month and who had just been re-
leased from Jail on Friday was given
charge of getting drunk yesterday
On previous arraignments she was
fined SIS and costs at one time for
keeping a house of i'll fame and re-
Gently served a Jail sentence for be.
ing drunk.
Joseph Gillick who gave his address
as the East End and who was arrest
ed yesterday, on drunkneness
sober up. In deciding the case
Judge Wilder asked curt Officer
Thomas Gerrity how long he thought
it would take Gi1lick to sober up.
Gerrity said Five days, your honor"
You are too LIBERAL" said the judge,
'Pll make it ten days.
For getting drunk Saturday night
and resisting an officer, Joseph Ellery
Ellery is alleged to have tried to take
the officers club away when he ar
gued about accepting the advice of the
cop to go home.
John Brodicz of II Columbia street
charged with breach of the peace and
court paid a, fine of SIS and costs. The
fact that he had seen service in the
late war let him off lightly.
Paul Chasnock of 442 Mountain
Grove street also charged with breach
of the peace and assault was fined s25.
The case against Ching Wah, alleg-
ed proprietor of gambling house at
45S Water street was continued until
Wednesday,. Bonds were fixed at
$3.50. The case of the nine Chinese
-frequenters who were also arrested
when the raid was made Saturday
night were also continued until We'd
nesday, the bonds in each case being
fixed a $50.
For operating his automobile with
out q drivers license on Fairfield
avenue yesterday, Judge Wilder i'm
posed fine of So on Gabor Julis Of
so Orland street in the court this
get license as soon as possible the
fine would be increased to $40 and
costs.
Frank Ternady of Is school street
paid a fine of SIS on a similar charge
Other violators of the state auto laws
and the charges and fines against
them in the court this morning were:
Guy L. LaBruzzio of 81 Lexington
ceeding the speed limit on Connecticut
avenue last night. The judge warned
him that he would be fined another
s25 if he failed to secure a license
Fred Freedland of Brooklyn was
fined s35 and costs for reckless driv-
ing. The judge at first imposed a $50
fine but on account of the accused
having a good army record for ser
vice in the late war the fine was les
sened.
An argument which started over a
bag of peanuts at the corner of
was settled in the court this morn
ing when Judge Wilder fined Tom
Doherty of 731 Wood avenue s25
Doherty and a friend, Pat Doolan of
1880 ogden street both of whom
were said to have been drunk were
in the court this morning. Doolan
charged that he had bought bag Of
pea nuts and that Doherty pes,ered
him every five minutes to Give him
some peanuts When Doolan got
tired of feeding him the peanuts and
refused to give him any more the
gument which drew an officer to the
scene and both men were taken to
headquarters.
Charged with breach of the peace
had the case against him nolled in
court this morning. His brother,
Thomas Phillips of sos Carroll ave-
nue. who was arrested at the same
been one of the participants in
"brotherly love" argument at the
/ home of the former on Saturday
night failed to appear in court and
forfeited s25 bonds.
Richard Martin. a Portuguese of
Lexington, avenue, charged with as
sault on Charles Skinner was fined
SIS and costs. Martin was accused
of having attacked Skinner with a
sharp instrument and cutting the lat
for our manufactures of which our
exports have grown from approx
| mately $1,000. 100000 in the year be-
fore the war to $3.827,0oo,0 900 in the
| fiscal year ending June 80, 1920, and
| promise to exceed $1,000 600 aQQ in