New Britain herald., 1923-11-05
FIRST OFFENDER IS
SENTENCED TO JAIL
MajeVSki "TOOk a Chance" in
Park Street Restaurant

Edward Majewski, proprietor of the
restaurant at 290 Park street, WAS
fined 500 and costs and sentenced to
Jail for five days by Judge William G.
Hungerford when arraigned in police
court this morning as a first offender
TO violating the liquor law. Prosecu-
tor Joseph G. Woods presented the
states case. Bfajewski was arrested
Saturday night following a raid at
his place by Policemen John c. Stad-
Ter, Patrick O'Mara and Supernumer-
airy Officers Rapponatti and krizins.
He entered a plea of guilty to the
charges preferred against him.
Policeman O'Mara testified that the
accused man conducted the restaurant
next to the railroad crossing on Park
street. When the officers entered
fhe place they secured some liquor
and Majewski admitted to him that
he sold IL for so cents a drink. Ma
Hewski said that he could not work
I'm the factory because of ill health,
and took a chance" at selling liquor.
because he took the chance Judge
Hungerford said that he should go
10 Jail and then imposed the penalty.
Raid on Gambling House
John Pone was fined s35 and costs
for keeping a gambling house at As
Lafayette street, while Frany Felandis.
Vincent Torelson, Carlos Sara, Joseph
PERKS and Albin Marie were each
fined SO and costs as frequenters.
The Pone tenement was raided by
Detective Sergeant William P. McCue,
Sergeant Patrick McAvay and Police
men John c. Stadler, william Strolls.
Jones and Skirkousd Sunday after
] DON at about o'clock. The police
men secured s21.O5 which was on the
sable with a quantity OF cards and
blanket.
Had No Motor Certificate.
Tarrie Tueedi, whose home is in
2luine but who is at present living in
Hartford, was fined $40 and costs on
a charge of driving a motor vehicle
without certificate of registra-
sion, Judge Hungerford discharged
him on charge of driving with
out an operators license as he
produced one from the state of Maine
and has only been in Connecticut two
weeks. He was arrested yesterday
by Policeman William Strols after a
Motorcycle he was driving had caught
fire on West Main street The ma
chine, he said, was owned by a Hart
ford man.
Fighters Fined $40.
Walter Kowalsky. charged with as
kaut, and Stanley Krominsky, +
charged with drunkenness and breach /
of the peace, were each fined SO and /
costs. Kowaisky was arrested by Sill /
pernumerary officer Nolan on North !
Main street Saturday night IT was |
claimed that he beat up Krominsky ,
and he is alleged to have said: Hold
him up so that can slam him and /
give him ono more FOR finish" /
kowalslSy denied that he struck /
Krominsky and said that he was
merely picking the man up out Of the
gutter when the police arrived. /
krominsky said that he knew that
bunch OF young fellows beat him mp
but di5 not know whether or not
koWalsky was in the crowd.
Repkless Driver Fined s25.
John Bocki, charged with reckless
driving. was fincw s25 and costs. Ac-
cording 10 testimony presented in
court Block was driving south on
Spring street Saturday afternoon
when, at the intersection OF Winter
street, he struck a touring car being
driven by Matthew Clark. The
Clark auto was badly damaged ami
the two rear wheels were smashed.
Attorney Stanley j. Tracski appeared
for the accused man.