New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-17
DENIES HE SOLD
KNOCKOUT BOOZE
Barnett Says He Is MOI 10 Blame
. for Unconscious Man

NO tuaftc was haaae aseseet 49, "
Barnett OF $50 Washington street y
police court this morning except ina
Of being drunk. barnett vas brought
In by Sergeant Patrick MeAyay yes
terday afternoon, upon . second com
plant that an unconscious man Na'
living In the rear OF the Washington
street address, ON the first eem'
plsint Louis Zukawsi Of Pennington
avenue was found IN an nneonselahs
condition and taken 10 the hospital
shortly before II o'clock IN the FORE
noon. Al the hospital he appeared 20
be suffering from wood alcohol pol
sonins. shortly after o'clock the
police received a notice that a second
man was either sick or drunk at the
same address.
Zukswski was in the hospital nn-
conscious. and Sergeant MeANay
brought In Barnett. who was held
pending further developments In the
meantime Zukowski has recovered
consciousness and this morning the
polico department was notified he
MAS ready to. leave the hospital.
Barnett. who Is the proprietor OF a
store at the above address. denied
that he sold the liquor 10 Zukowski.
when questioned In court by rrosecut-
ing Attorney Joseph @. Woods. When
asked where he got the booze he
drank himself. he replied, II don't
remember. there's plenty OF II In the
city" Judge Alling fined him IS and
costs on a charge OF drunkenness.
Several other men were charged
with drunkenness. One man was in
court for the first time and had n SEN
tence suspended. Sam Davis. who was
charged with the technical charge OF
being drunk, was told by the court
that he had broken parole on pre-
vious arrest and had gone to New
York without paying up. He was
fined $40 and had his probation re-
soked.
Generous Californian.
Another man convicted for the
third time within year for being
drunk. told the court he had some
booze given him by man from Cali
fornia he never saw before. The Call
fornia man had quart. The New
Britain man was fined SIS.
John Baker, the negro accused OF
Frank Kozrnoski at the
Stanley Works with a steel machine
bolt Monday night, pleaded not guilty
through his attorney, Thomas Nc
Donough- and was held under $500
bail for a hearing Saturday morning.
Crosby and Marks Discharged.
Two questions, when is a man
irunk?" and How far can man see |
On a foggy night" came up for a |
ruling. Thomas Crosby and A. ].
Marks were arrested shortly before 2
o'clock yesterday morning on Stanley
street. Crosby was charged with
irving a motor vehicle while under
he influence of liquor and Marks was
.harged with being drunk. The evil
lence showed that the night was very
oggy. Patrolman William Grabeck
estifed he had followed the automo-
'ile. which he said was being operat-
d in manner which attracted atten-
ion from Wells street to Common
realth avenue.
Judge Alling ruled from personal
Experience that 1t was impossible for
nyone to see car this far ahead on
foggy night
1t was shown that Marks when
rought to the station house was able
. telephone for bondsman and was
ober enough to purchase cigars while
-aiting. Asked by Attorney Michael
!. Sexton when he considers man
runk, Patrolman Grabeck replied
When he staggers"
Judge Alling dismissed both men
18th the statement that 1t was UNI
elievable that the policeman could
blow the car that distance on a y
,ggy night, and that the evidence
lowed that Marks was not drunk I
Rough to deserve punishment. Both I
EN- denied any knowledge of a bottle