New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-03
RAJUNE MAY BE
GUILTY, IS Opinion
Judge Alling Holds Alleged Bad
Check Worker for Superior Court

Probable cause was found in the
case of Albert ]. Rajune of 10 High
land street when arraigned before
Judge B. w. Alling in police court
this morning on a charge of passing
fraudulent checks and he was bound
over to the September term of the
superior court which convenes at
Hartford on the third Tuesday of next
month.
Detective Sergeant William P. Nc
Cue testified that Rajune, alias Ryan,
has passed two counter checks on
proprietors of lunchrooms in this city
One was at the Presto Lunch for
S4.63 and was drawn on the New
Britain Trust Co. The second was at
the Central Lunch for $3.50 and was
drawn on the Commercial Trust Co.
The proprietors of both restaurants
testified that they had cashed checks
for the accused man. At the Presto
the check was cashed on Tuesday and
dated August l. At the Central the
check was cashed last Saturday al
though the proprietor was told to
wait until Wednesday before present
ing the check at the bank.
Bankers Testify
c. j. Law of the New Britain Trust
Co., testified that neither Rajune nor
an Albert Ryan have bank or check
ing account with this firm at the pres
ent time. Victor Domijan of the Com
mercial Trust also testified that the
accused man has not got a checking
or bank account with his firm.
Rajune when called to the stand
stated that he passed the checks be-
cause he was badly in need of money.
He said that he told the restaurant
men that he was going to work soon
and would repay them for the money
given him. Rajune said that he was
out TO get the S4.63 when Sergeant
McCue arrested him.
$500 Bonds.
prosecutor Joseph G.. Woods pre-
sented the states case and ATTORNEY
William F. Mangan appeared for Ra-
june. Bonds for release were fixed at
$500.
$500 Total Fines.
Mrs. Louis Walicki of 217 High
street was arraigned before Judge AL
ing on two charges of violating the
liquor law. On the charge of keeping
place where 1t is reputed intoxicat
Ing liquors are sold Mrs. Walicki was
nned 800. She was fined $500 and
costs and given 15 day Jail sentence
with ten days suspended, for keeping
liquor with intent to sell.
Policeman Patrick O'Mara testified
that on Tuesday night he, in company
With Sergeant Michael Flynn, Police
men Feeney and Grabeck raided the
nome on High street. A quantity of
liquor was seized. A daughter hol-
Tered to the mother as the policemen
entered, Officer O'Mara said, and the
mother threw some liquor out of a.
window. A man in the house tried |
to pour some more liquor into a sink
the policeman said. Two five gallon |
cans filled with alcohol were seized |
as well as liquor in small bottles. Five
men, four intoxicated and one drunk.
were In the house at the time the raid |
was made, the officer testified.
See DI1lnlxs.
Pollcemen Anderson and Doherty.
who do duty in this section, both tes.
titled that the place was under OBJ
servation and has been for about three
weeks. AS many as IS men have been
seen to go in early in the evening
and many of them come out drunk
early in the morning, Policeman And
erson said.
Patrolman Thomas Feeney testified
That he had to break in screen door
In order to gain admittance into the
house. Neighbors of the accused |
woman also testified that men have L
been seen to go into the tenement
sober and come out drunk.
THE officers are entitled to some
respect and 1t is about time people
woke UP to the fact" Judge Alling
said in handing out a SIS fine and a
30 day suspended Jail sentence to Will
lam j. O'Day arrested last night on
Park street by Policeman James Sui
Ivan on breach of peace charge.
The officer testified that O'Day
'alled him vile names and continued !
% do so after he had been warned.
0'Day said that he only passed the
'emarks in fooling manner and did