New Britain herald., 1922-12-04
HELD FOR ISSUING
 WORTHLESS CHECK
Insurance Man Appears in Court,
 Pleads Not Guilty
sergeant MIchael Flynn arrestc

Sergeant Michael Flynn arrested
 ~r....ilast night for obtaining money under false pretenses. acting on a complaint of Joseph Malinowskas ..~.......--. an insurance agent, pleaded not gu,lty in police court today and his case was continued to tomorrow morning so that officials of the Com mcrcial Trust company might be sum moned as witnesses.
 -,-.-... >.s alleged to have given the complainant a worthless check calling for the payment of $2o at the Commercial Trust Go. The order is drawn in pencil and hardly a word on the paper Is legible. When it was presented at the bank with 'rf~7yarwr.r endorsement, payment was r.,uscd, the teller explaining that it was worthless. Malinowskas then com plained to tho police and the arrest followed.
 Shortly after he arrived in the city tor visit with friends. William | Brown was arrested last night by Po- liceman William McMurray. charged with drunkenness The policeman had received a complaint and acting on information went to the Hotel De Vile where he picked up Brown. A $5 fine was imposed.
 Fireman Makes Arrest
 Lieut. Thomas Hinchey of Engine company No. arrested Michael Mat ozi of Kensington, last night on Myr- tie street for drunkenness, breach of the peace and indecent exposure. Matozi had followed two women and annoyed them by his actions It ap- pears that for several months past, Matozi has left his wife and family every Sunday under the pretense that he was to attend church services here, and upon arriving in New Britain vis- ited "moonshining" establishments.
 Judge Klett warned the accused and imposed fine of s2O on the ex- posture count, suspending 10 day jail sentence.
 Finds Woman Destroying Hootch
 Acting Detective Sergeant Matthias Rival crashed through door at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Bonolo at 33S East Main street, yesterday afternoon and caught the woman in the act of destroying evidence of liquor activities She and her hus- band were arrested. Today Lawyer M. D. Sake pleaded guilty for Joseph and accepted fine of $75 which was the prosecutors recommendation.
 Sergeant Rival was accompanied by Detective W. P. McCue and Patrol man John Carlson.
 The comparatively low fine was rec commended in consideration of q guilty plea, promise to sell no more and the fact that the Bonolo family is practically without means
 Ride Cost Gerartlo $4S
 Fines imposed upon Domonic Ger ardo for violation of motor vehicle laws totalled $4S and costs. He was arrested on Stanley street last night by Policeman Peter Skirkowski. Ger ardo was driving car with one light. improper license plates. no registra- tion certificate and no drivers license. Judgment was suspended in the first count, a $25 fine was imposed on the second, a $10 fine on the third and | a $3 penalty on the fourth charge.
 The accused driver said he was trying out the car. which was one he has just purchased, The markers and l registration were for an automobile he had previously owned and since he did not intend to keep the new car very long he didn't feel it necessary to | change the registry. The light, he said, went out just before he met the policeman, while the operators license was in another coat.