New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-04-11
Jitncy Man Fined


A fine OF SIS was imposed upon
Charles Burr. "a jitney driver. for park
ing car in front of an aliey-way
Policeman Clarence Iamphcre notified
the driver TO appear in court Satur-
day afternoon after his vehicle had
tied up traffic on Main street, opposite
Court street.
Louis Morganztein. proprietor OF an
auto salesroom in Waterbury, permit
ted a friend TO uso a set OF his dealers
markers Saturday TO get to the Unit
ed States court at Hartford. tn time
for the trial OF his liquor charge. To
be late for court would mean the for.
feiture OF n $500 bond, the friend ex-
planned. The accused said he was not
aware that dealers markers of the
type he had purchased, could not be
used on a motorcycle. .-s
John O'Brien and Harry Landgren.
both of whom are carpenters. were
! eating in n lunch-cart near the rail-
road tracks on Main street early Sun
day morning when someone brought
up the question of how many shingles
man can place i'm an hour. The
two men started TO tell of their re-
spectivc abilities in that line with the
result that a heated argument arose
in the course OF which someone
pushed q window through. Police
men John Kennedy and Thomas Stor-
cy ran into the lunch-cart and placed
both under arrest on charges of
breach of the peace. Each was fined
IS withou: costs. E.s#
After drawing down a fine of SIS
and costs for assaulting Mrs. James
Potts, Peter Notofski was ordered
down to the celi-room to sober up this
morning. The accused refused TO
keep quiet when warned TO do so by
Prosecutor Albert A. Greenberg.
Policeman Charles Anderson was
called TO the Potts home on Broad
street Saturday night to break up a
noisy party. He was informed that
tho accused had struck Mrs. Potts
in the eye. The woman's optic was
greatly swollen at the time, he testi-
fed. The accused was visiting, he
said. when the woman began to throw
shoes and bottles about the house. He
told the court that he took no active
part in the melee. being only among
those present
/ Policeman Frank Parker happened
in on a row on Lawlor street Satur-
day night in which about a dozen
young men were participating and
collared three OF the disturbers. In
court today. Louis Prelatino and
Harry Medvick were charged with as
saulting Jacob Machuki.. who himself
was one OF those arrested Saturday.
Machuki could identify neither of the
young men as the ones who struck
him although he was sure they were
in the crowd. The boys were warned
by the court to keep out OF trouble
in the future. and were discharged.
Thomas Scorak's wife drew $1,000
out OF the bank n few weeks ago.
which, with 1900 of Scorak's personal
funds. was appropriated for the pur-
chase OF n store on Lafayette street.
Sunday morning. Sergeant w. @. Hart
visited the place and found evidence
OF whiskey sales. The accused was
fined $50 and costs this morning for
having liquor on hand with intent to
I sell.
Business Poor. So
The accused explained that bust
! ness was poor and that New Haven
salesman recommended that he pur-
! chase q gallon of whiskey, either to
I sell for 80 cents n drink or to give
/ TO his customers. gratis. He decided
to buy for tho latter purpose. he told
the court. The former owner of the
J plncc was convicted on liquor count
last month.
A quantity of liquor and Kimme,.
g.