New Britain herald., 1921-08-30
BOTTLE WIELDER
 IS ASSESSED $75
OSga Couldn't Collect Debt so He Assaults Brother and Wife
SODA MANUFACTURER FINED

Shows-Maria Smith Is Sent to
 State Farm for Improper Conduct
 Other methods of collecting $10 owed to him by his brother having failed, Andrew Osga awaited the homecoming of MT. and Mrs. Louis Osga last night and attacked both in the dark, using large soda bottle effectively. The assailant then fled but was pursued by Policeman An thony Walenczius. who apprehended him several hundred yards away. Today a fine of; $75 and costs was inn posed.
 Dr. Waskowitz Called.
 Dr. David Waskowitz was called to attend the injured couple. He found Louis to be suffering from a jagged cut on the back of the head and a laceration over the eye, while Mrs. Osgas injuries consisted of bruise over one eye.
 Policeman Walenczius was patrol ling his beat about 11:3O when he was attracted by yell coming from the neighborhood of Hartford Ave. and Winter streets. As he approach ed the intersection of those streets, the policeman saw Andrew Osga run out and head for Elm street. A lively chase resulted. Returning with his prisoner, the policeman found the two complainants in the yard, both bleeding from scalp wounds and a call was sent foE Dr. Waskowitz. The accused admitted n 1oin cd that it was caused by money matters.
 Gave $1O Toward Wedding
 Louis Explained to the court that Andrew gave him $1O when he was being married for the second time. Since then he has, tried to collect the money but since Louis considered it a gift, payment was not forthcoming Last night when he was going through a dark yard with his wife, both were atta cked.
 Andrew admitted waiting for his brother. He said they argued over the money given by him to his brother. The accused denied having struck with the bottle, although he admitted that he threw it at his brother.
 Action brought by the State Dairy and Food Commissioners office at Hartford, resulted in a $15 fine upon George Koplowitz, who conducts a soda water manufactory at 152 Dwight street, for the use of sac charin in his product
 Bought Strawberry Soda. Mrs H. L. Sanders, connected with the Hartford bureau, testified that on August 27, she purchased three bot ties of strawberry soda, paying 20 cents. One bottle was left at the | factory. a second taken to Hartford | and third sent to New Haven for analysis. after all three had been 1 sealed.
 i The chemists's report, stating that l the soda water was adulterated and contained saccharin, was introduced as evidence in court
 l MT. Koplowitz testified that sacch-
 arin has never been used in his plant
 and he was at a loss to know how it could have gotten into the soda water
 lie always used from nine to 10 pounds of sugar to a gallon of syrup,
 lie told the court. Three sons of the accused conduct the business, he said, l AIu Ol1S CApldlH0u LO llll1l l1ldt
 saccharin was probably put into the product instead of citric acid by mis- | take.
 Woman Sent Away. | Maria Smith, aged 22, was sent to 1 the State Farm and the case of Tony l Viola was continued until tomorrow
 morning after a hearing in the case arising out of charges preferred by Patrolman Patrick Howley after he
 lad found the two living as man and
 wife on Clinton street, last night
 Maria was one of the principals be- fore the court when Joseph Aparo's
 Myrtle street dive was raided several months ago. At that time, under her promise to go straight, she was freed. 1he girl and Viola came from the 1 same town in Pennsylvania to this l city at about the same time, but both leny that they came together.