New Britain herald., 1920-01-12
STEALS $2O WATCH, FINED LIKE AMOUNT
Several Other Cases on Police :, Court Docket
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Found guilty of stealin= gold watch valued at S2O from Benedict D"iscoll, William Barrett of Bristol was fined S20 and costs hy Judge John Ii. kirkham at the police court this morning. Barrett pleaded not guilty to the charge and was represented by Nudge S. Russell Mink of Bristol
 Barrett was arrested on complaint of D1iscolI. who discovered that he had lost his watch in c Briens cafe on Main street Saturday night, where he had been drink ing with Barrett and several other young men from Bristol. On discovering that his watch was Snissing Driscoll told the boys that they had better give it back to him or hc would have them searched by a policeman. The boys refused to give ii to him and he called Officer Meehan. who arrested Barrett and young man named Wilson. At the station house the watch was found in BarrettS pocket He denied knowing how it got there.
 On the stand Barrett explained that ,hc was drunk and did not steal the watch. One Of the officials of the Bristol Brass company. where Barrett is employed. said he has held. re- sponsible position in that, plant for four years and is well liked. He has
 
 lars daily while working in the factory store and has never been known to l steal. the official testified.
 NegIects Childrcn: Is Fined. . A fine of so and costs was imposed , on Samuel Jacob found guilty of neg , lccting to send his children to school giving them proper care. Jacob. it , was alleged, kept his two small girls out of the Smalley school on several ]  warnings issued him by Truant Officer ] send them to school. 1
 Mrs. Grace Cohclan, principal at The school testified that the children have been in the school for over year and have attended very irregular ly. She said the children told her the father kept them away from school. The court warned tho father that the children must attend tue school or he will be held responsible.
 Theft Case NoIIed.
 The case of John Ciudauskas charged with having stolen ton of coal valued at s13 from the City Coal X Wood company, was nollcd by Prosecuting Attorney George w. klett. on order of inc court. Cudaus- kas is alleged to have taken the ton of coal from the yard while he had been working there. and stored it at his homo.
 Clifton Sweet, ono Of the officials of the yard said that Gudauskas. when Ariven permission to take the coal home. promised to pay for it last Sat urdaA. Failing to do so. the matter was plac in the hands of the police, instead of bringing civil action. Fined for Assault.
 A fine of S15 and costs was imposed sn John Nabrzeski and g. and costs &n Jacob Zwcacski. both of whom were found guilty of breach of the peace and assaulting each other at the banders F'rary X Clark plant last The trouble is said to haVr started when INracsk tcld the assist ant foreman that Nabrzeskis work was poor. Nabrzeski called -ZWcacski a "squcaler" and the latter struck him in the face, knocking his glasses off and breaking them. A fight ensued in which NabrZeski was beaten up and the matter to the police. De- tective Sergeant Theodore Johnson made an invest igItiun and arrested 1 Zwca cski
 Assaults Wife.
 Judgment was suspended in the SC of Felix Hammer who was ar rest cd by Officer Hahn on complaint of wife, whom he is alleged Go have beaten up in family Suua bble. which occurred vest erday afternoon. Prooa ton Officer Connolly. who has in> estigatcd the Hammer case. said the trouble at the home is that the wife drinks and mak kes constant trouble for the husband. who works every day and overtime several days week. The court told the couple that ,oth- had better leave drink d lone and ,hey will be better off. They were $ not to get into court again. C
 Drnnks Start Fight. I \ fine of S1o and costs Was imposed [ III Dominic PietrogelO and S1 and :,