New Britain herald., 1922-11-13
FORTY.SEVEN SEE
 HIS HONOR TODAY Big Grist Goes Through Mills Of
 Police Court RECKLESS DRIVER PAYS S75
Waterbury Man Pays s75 - Farr Bound Over to Superior Court sMf%. Olescevicx Assessed $500 On Liquor Charges--Other Cases Hearl

sMiS. Olescevicx Assessed $500 On
 Liquor Charges--Other Cases Hearl
 What is near the high record was presented in police court this morn ing, when Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods presented 47 cases before Judge G. w. Klett, the mus ually large number being the result of a gambling raid by detail of police uAder Detective Sergeant w. P. Nc Cue. Saturday night at the Cafe Oriente on East Main street. There were several important cases, includ- ing manslaughter, reckless driving, taking car without the permission of its, owner, liquor sales fighting. breach of the peace and drunkenness.
 Albert Balster. through Lawyer Harry Ginsburg. pleaded not guilty to maintaining a place on East Main street. known ss the Cafe Oriente, re- sorted to for the purpose of gaming. Joseph Tavenres, Salvatore Barber. Raffaele npni and Vincent Monserrak pleaded guilty to gambling. The fol- lowing, charged as frequenters. plead cd not guilty: Joseph lines, Harry Gomez, Pasquale Monna, John Jen- ester, Vincent Mas, Manuel Mas An geli Pero. Andrew Sewers, Samuel Ranarto, Henry Alveatt, Frank Pas qualle, Michael Thomas, Antonio Mott Joseph Carsio. Michael Molen- jos, Joseph Mutt James Quart. John Selles, Angelo Reig, George Perara, Peter Loudres, Melohier Meyer, AL bert Costa, Frank Solver and Amiel Redol.
 Judge Klett founded Balster guilty and imposed $50 penalty while the gamblers were assessed s5 each The frequenters were dismissed when Prosecutor Woods nolled their cases.
 Sergeant McCue had information that there was to be big game Sat urday night. He stationed himself near the resort and when many men were seen to enter, sent to police headquarters for squad of police. They entered the place and went di- rectly to back room where game was in progress on a table covered with blankets. Some money was taken by the police. Balster pointed out to the sergeant four men who he said were playing. and admitted owner ship of the. place. The other men, standing around. were taken in as frequenters.
 The sergeant described the place as . restaurant and living apartments. In one room there was a pool table which was pushed aside to make room for the card table.
 The confessed gamblers took the stand and testified that they had Dor rowed cards from the proprietor, but did not tell him what they intended playing. They said they gave him no money, nor did they promise him anything.
 Attorney Ginsburg argued that a case had not been made out agains, his client since there was no evidence that he received a 'rake-off" from the games. He maintained that the men were gambling without knowl- edge of Balster who was attending to business in the front of the store.
 Took Car Without Permission
 William Farr of Lasalle street, was bound over to the next term of the superior court in bonds of $500 for taking car owned by the Eastern Provision Co.,, without permission of the owner. The machine, in charge of William Carrigan, had been left standing in front of 59 North street, November 8, while Carrigan was mak- ing sales. Farr took the car and drove down North street, up Fremont and was about to turn into West street when he crashed into pole, wrecking the automobile.
 Policeman w. s. Strolls who in- vestigated, arrested Farr yesterday. MT. Carrigan said the damage would amount to about $1S0. He said he had not given Farr permission to take the machine.
 The accused said he had often taken Carrigan's automobile before without objection on the salesman's part. Last Wednesday he had some groceries to bring home so he took the machine and was proceeding up Fremont street when the wheel was jared from his hands by striking h stone.
 F1nc0 $4UU FOr l1QuOr SueS
 Mrs. Rose Oiescevicz was fined a total of $500 and was given a sus pended To-day jail sentence, and Stanley Dombroski, an employe. was fined s100 for liquor sales in the Olesccvicz store on Lafayette street. Tn the woman's case, $100 was rep resented in a fine for an offense in August for which she had been on probation, while s200 was for an Oc- tober offense. The conviction was ob- tained on beer which the state chem ist's analysis showed to be more than two per cent alcohol.
 Policeman Frank English arrested Axel Johnson yesterday at the rail road station on a drunkenness charge. He was fined si0.
 Prosecutor J. G.. Woods nolled the case of Harry Graham of Plainville, charged with breach of the peace. He was arrested Saturday night on Arch street by Policeman Thomas Feeney after complaints had been made that women were being &C., costed by a man..
 Automobile Ran Away.
 While Policeman Axel Carlson was walking up Main street yesterday rsorning he was amazed at the sight of driverless automobile coming down the incline. When the car crashed into w. J. Farley's machine in front of St Msry's church. an in ye.tisation was started, resulting in the arrest of Daniel Carmody for ---.xx..x -~.,or hroEee The Il