New Britain herald., 1923-09-10
.AUTOAW BREAKERS
IN Police COURT.
Church Street Man Fined $500
Tor Selling Liquor

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aud drunkenness cases were heard b,
Judge n. w, Alling in police eourf
this morning, Prosecutor Joseph q
Woods presented the states cases.
John Samuel spitko, is year old
Newington youth, was fined 800 ane
given a is-day suspended Jail sen,
tenee for driving an automobile while
under the Influence Of liquor, He WA
arrested al about sii5 o'clock this
morning by Policeman Dart al the
/ corner Of Main and Fast Main streets
after he had been stopped by the Of
feer for driving without headlights.
Desk Sergeant Matthias Rival also
testified that the accused man was
drunk when brought 20 police head
quarters.
Joseph Carlo OF Kensington admit
ted that he had violated Section 4e
Of the motor vehicle law by not hav-
ing the maximum and minimum
weight marked on the side OF his
truck and that he had changed the
body OF his truck without having his
certificate of registration changed.
He was fined $40 and costs on the
first count and SO on the second. Car
DO was arrested Saturday by Police
man Lanpher. Thomas Saunders ad-
mitted that he was driving Carlos
truck without license and was fined
$40 and costs.
Passinissi Fined $500
The heaviest fine melted out this
morning was given to Antonio Passin-
issi of $40 Church street who pleaded
guilty to two counts of violating the
liquor law. He was fined 5000 and
costs for keeping place where 1t
was reputed liquor was sold and 5000
for keeping liquor with intent to sell.
A 15-day jail sentence was suspended.
Passinissi was arrested by Detective
Sergeant William p. McCue, Sergeants
Patrick McAvay and Michael Flynn
and Policeman John c. Stadler fol-
lowing a raid at his store on Church
street.
Sergeant McCue testified that Pas
sinissi conducts a grocery and fruit
store on Church street and several
gallons of liquor were found In this
place when the raid was conducted
Saturday night. Sergeant McCue said
that the accused man admitted selling
the liquor for Is cents drink.
Judge Alling discharged Andrew
Sarislsy charged with assaulting Ben
jamin Cutler of Oak street, Sarisky
said that he struck in self defense as
Cutler had ordered him off the side
walk and he believed that he had a |
right to walk on the sidewalk.
Steve Buczynski was fined SO and
costs for being drunk and SIS and
costs for injuring personal property
Of Charles Kodrak who conducts
grocery store at 70 Grove street,
Buczynski was arrested by Policeman
Anderson at about $3.50 Saturday
night after complaint had been re-
ceived at police headquarters that
TWO windows had been broken. by
flying stones, in a store on Grove
street.
Thomas Higgins was fined S. on a
and IS on a breach of
,eace charge when his continued case
vas heard this morning. He was ar
'ested early Saturday morning by Po-
iceman Thomas Feeney.
Kept Disordcrly House
Rose Gresky of It's Oak street was
med $50 and costs and given a. 80
ay suspended Jail sentence for keep
ne a disorderly house and1 John
Cops, Mike Wozechanski and Peter !,
were fined IS each for be-
1g frequenters
Supernumerary Policeman Joseph
layes testified that he has had the
Ireslty home under observation for a
lumber of weeks and many times has
cen men go into the place in sober J
theirs have gone in in an intoxicated
ondition. Saturday night the officer
aid, he saw rs men enter the house
etween the hours Of and IL o'clock.
Sergeant George C. Ellinger testi-
ed that he visited the home last
light at 11:40 o'clock and found the I
lree above mentioned men visiting
18th Rose. Alex Savora, owner of the :
ouse, testified that one crowd goes !
p as the other goes down and there !
re men visiting the place at all hours.
Raid on Gambling House
Sergeant Patrick McAvay, Police
ian Thomas Feeney, William Ora
eek and William Doherty descended
pom a store conducted by Jack Perez
124 Lafayette street early yesterday
orning and arrested the proprietor
r keeping gambling house. Frank
amco, Bantista Margoes, Pat Puet
incent Sardis, Joe Sanks, Vincent
arsegara, Dioko Mas Malona, Bap-
ste Mas, John Stiles and Antonio An
es were arrested as frequenters.
Perez was fined s35 and costs and
lch of the frequenters were fined IS
lthout costs. The accused men were
presented by Attorney David l..
air and each pleaded not guilty.
Policeman Feeney testified that he
tered the place with the other Of
ers at 2:45 o'clock Sunday morning
i'd found the men playing cards.
he sum Of $3.50 was taken from
e table in the room and so cents
IS taken from the other table. Po-
emen Giabeck and Doherty cor
tho fat af