New Britain herald., 1923-07-30
LIQUOR IN SOCK
 COSTS OWNER $500
Police Court Has Grist of Booze
 Cases Today

Stanley Biedozyki, who conducts a store at SS North street and who was arrested Saturday by Policeman Pat
 rick O'Mara and Thomas Feeney on two charges of violating the hquor law told Judge B. w. filling in police court this morning that in every coun- trv people have their drinks and Tor that reason he carried liquor around with him in his clothes. He denied that he kept the store as place to sell liauor and also denied that ne kept liquor with intent to sell, Prose- cutor. Joseph c. Woods presented the states case.
 Policeman O'Mara testified that he entered the store with Policeman Feeney at noon on Saturday Biedoz- yki had a glass in his hand upon their arrival in the store, the policeman said but threw the contents into pile of rubbish as soon as he saw them. The policemen then searched the store, the officer testified, and did not find any liquor until they searched Biedozyki. They found a pint bottle
 in the stocking on his right leg, the policemen said.
 Policeman O'Mara then stated that the accused man said 10 him. You caught me this time." He refused to say anything else, the officer said. Policeman Feeney corroborated the statements made by Policeman O'Mara.
 Alex Zabara testified that he had purchased liquor on two different oc- casions in the store and each time paid 25 cents a drink. Judge filling found the accused guilty on both charges and fined him s100 and costs on the first charge and $200 and costs on the second.
 Given Suspended Sentence
 Joseph Ruskowski of 15 Beaver street. arrested twice. once on Satur- day on a drunkenness and breach of peace charge and the second time on Sunday on a breach of peace charge, was given 30 day suspended jail sentence and placed on probation. @.
 Policeman O'Mara testified that on Saturday night at 11;3o o'clock he ar- rested the accused man at his home after a complaint. With O'Mara at man Feeney and Anderson. Ruskow- ski secured bail at this time but was rearrested Sunday afternoon by Po- liceman O'Mara.
 The officer testified that Ruskowski was drunk Saturday night and kept calling his wife vile names. When the officer arrived at the house on Sunday he said he found the wife and two children crying and Ruskowski was again calling his wife vile names.
 Mrs. Ruskowski said that her hus- band came home drunk Saturday and put her out of the house. She said that on Sunday he hit her with an ash tray
 Ruskowski testified that his wife had purchased some whiskey and wanted him to take some but this he refused to do Mrs. Ruskowski de- nied that she purchased the whiskey tut said that she had had a small quantity to drink herself
 Assault Charge ..|
 Wadislaw Pawliki was arrested by Detective Sergeant William P. McCue on Saturday afternoon on an assault | charge. When arraigned in court this morning he admitted that he struck | Martin Grabowski but not until Crab owski had called his vile names.
 Grabowski, however, testified that | Pawliki called him crook and then | struck him. He said that he had | tnown him for 14 years and has not | always been on friendly terms with | 1im.
 Charles Drenzik, who was walking | 'n North street with Grabowski until | hey came in front of the store at ss Worth street where Pawliki was sit ing in an automobile said that the rouble started when Grabowski told 'awliki that he was happy because a riend of his had been raided by the police.
 Prosecutor Woods conferred for a moment with policemen on the liouor quad and then asked the accused nan If the fight did not start over ome liquor.
 Before Pawliki could answer. his ttorney, William Mangan said Now Ve have some information from the ssistant attorneys" Pawnki was