New Britain herald., 1922-02-20
PLAYFUL MAIDEN
 PAYS FINE 0F Sl5
Dorothy Finds Sport in Smashing
 Dishes and Scratching Friend

While playing" with Joseph Jones last night at her boarding house at SC Arch street Miss Dorothy Hunter scratched the back of his neck and his wrist and broke several dishes, as well as knocking q panel out of the kitchen door. Joseph thought the party was getting rather rough so he started for the street. He was ac- costed by Policeman Thomas Tierney, who had been attracted by the noise, and the arrest of Joseph and Dor othy followed charges of drunken ness and breach of the peace being preferred.
 The two were arraigned before George w. klett in police court this morning. Dorothy was fined $10 and s5, while judgment was suspended in Joseph's case.
 Huge Crowd Collected.
 Policeman Tierney told the court that crowd of between 300 and 400 was attracted by the breaking of glass. He found Jones with evidence of drink. Dorothy he said, was good and drunk" Mildred Mitchell and Garry Hackett, boarders at the house, heard the breaking of dishes, but did not investigate
 Both Joseph and Dorothy said they had been playing" Prosecutor Jo- seph G. Goods asked the latter If she did not think it was rather unusual procedure in playing to scratch one another and break dishes. Dorothy apparently could not view the inci- dent in the same light as the prose- cutting attorney, and assured him that if they had been fighting it would have been entirely different.
 Friend Pleads Ignorance.
 After his neck had been scratched, Joneo said, he thought the young lady was angered so he left the house. In reply to question of the prosecutor as to whether Dorothy was .ntoxicat- ed or not, Jones said he was not ccr- tain since he had little experience with drunken women and did not know the symptoms.
 The principals in the case are both colored. The house in question is boarding establishment for persons of 
 Builder Is Arrested.
 During the excitement attendant to the Jones' Hunter case, big crowd had gathered on Arch street Pollce- man Peter Cabelus was attempting to disperse the crowds when he met Israel WeXler, a local building con- tractor. WeNler was ordered to move along and, according to the pollce- man, became indignant. lie asked and received the policeman's number A second trip through the crowds found Wexler again standing on tle walk. Another request was mace that he move on, and when it was not compiled with, Wexler was put 1hto the patrol wagon and brought 10 po- lice headquarters.
 Tn court this morning, Prosecutor Woods asked that the case be con tinued until Wednesday morning.
 James Malley, drunk, was arrested by Policeman Thomas Lee, saturday night at 7:3o o'clock on Grove street. He admitted his offense and accepted a term on probation
 Mary utopski was picked up by Pc "A. 50 Broad street, at 9 o'clock last night. She was intoxicated, the po- liceman reported She was fined s2o.
 Didn't Clean Walk.
 Lewis Di Cassie paid s2 and costs for failure to remove snow ana 1ce from his sidewalk at ) chapman street. Three days after the last snow storm Policeman Strolls, inves- | tigating a complaint found that the | snow had not been removed.
 John Battisti and James Boba went | into M. D. Fox's store at 91 Hartford avenue last night and bought two sandwiches. Since it was after mid night, the proprietor asked that they | hurry out of the place. They assert ed that they had 8 right to eat on the premises since they had purchased | their sandwiches there. The pnr- chase price was refunded and they [ were put out. After they had awak- ened the entire neighborhood with loud protests against the storemans | actions. Policeman William J. Me |