New Britain herald., 1923-11-12
ALCOHOL AND GAS
 GET MAN INTO JAIL
Arch Street Resident Fined SiO0
 and Given Five Days

V
 court this, morning on charge oi
 driving an automobile while under
 the influence or liquor. He was ar
 rested early Sunday morning by
 Policeman Patrick Meehan on Church
 street. Johnson pleaded guilty to the charge. ,,
 Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods stated
 that the accused man had been ar-
 rested on Church street by Officer Meehan after his car had become stalled. He said that the officer ap- preached and asked him to continue on his way when he noticed that he was under the influence of liquor. Desk Sergeant Matthias Rival had also informed the prosecutor that John- son was intoxicated when brought to police headquarters.
 Romanick Assessed S250 Nick Romanick, proprietor of a meat and grocery store at 13f North street, was fined $50 on a reputation charge and s200 and costs on a charge of keeping liquor with intent to sell when arraigned before the judge this morning. He was arrested
 
 store conducted by Detective Sergeant William P. McCue and Policemen Feeney. O'Mara. and Rapponatti. A pint of liquor was seized by the off, ficers.
 Policeman William Doherty who does patrol duty in that section of the city, testified that he has received complaints about the place. Officer Feeney testified as to reputation.
 s2O0 For Oak Street Man
 Fred Welenski of Oak street plead ed guilty to charge of violating the liquor law and was fined $20o and costs. He was represented by Attor- ney Harry Milkowitz.
 Pays SS5 for Reckless Dri,iIsg
 At about 12:45 o'clock Sunday morning Policeman Dart saw an sutoS mobile travelling north on Hartford avenue at fast rate of speed. He stepped into the road and put up his hands to signal the car to stop bnt the driver he said. drove to the ieft of the road, put out his lights, ana continued on his way. Officer Dart directed Edward Horwitz. who WAS standing nearby. to give chase Tn ms car which he did. When they got past Tbeile's corner they were able to pass out the other car and stop the machine, The driver was William Ahearn of Hartford. who was fined ssb and costs by Judge Alling on a charge of reckless driving. Ahearn said that someone who was riding | with him put out the lights and he eould not state why he did not stop | when signaled by the policeman
 Fighters Pay Tor Their Fun
 Rudolph Deski and John Bura were each fnad ss and costs on a charge os aSssuIting each other. They were arrested by Sergeant George c. El- inrer and Policeman Thomas Feeney i, aho,t 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon Ellingef testified that he was ,a assinr at the corner Of John ana Whiting streets when a girl approach "A him and told him that there was sght going on in the house. He vent to the house. he said wns.e m ,aw the men engaged in a nsnt uu' oesld rar, away. He placed buna un ,sr arrest and when Policeman rec lev arrived he found Deski hidins ," clothes closet , .k or
 stanley F. Lashcr was fined se on
 drunkenness charge and sS on a haree of breach of peace. He was rrosted = Saturday night in front oi the hudson lunch by Policeman 'ohh .icblor.
 Gamblers Rounded Ip
 Ferdinand Rodrigus was iined sSV nd costs on a charge of keeping . [ ,phlinr house while Braz Gomas, -olson Mantle and Manuel Baptc ,ore each fined s5 without costs as Bonds were called in the . se of Manuel Pickicki. who failed , appear in court, although arresteo pr being a freauenter.
 Sergeant Eliinger testified that ne -itb officers Liebier. Kieiy and Dolan, aided Rodrlgus' place at 4S Cherry rect at about .2;45 o'clock Sunday ,orpine. The Men were playing ards, he said. and the police secured s 25 which was on the table and oors.
 R. w coban and George E. Rovelt. harged with assault were discharged efore court.
 stopped It With His Eye
 David Schuman of Winter street, .bo has acted as a stool pigeon" fer ne police in a few liquor cases of the ast week, was in police court this lorning with red bsndana tied over is head and covering his right eye. e lifted the bandana to show Judge Hing a closed blackened eye which e had received at the hands of Meyer erkowftz who was fined SIS and ,sts on an assault charge. The ac- Ised man was arrested by Policeman lillian Hayes. -.-- s According to stories heard about olice headauarters, Schuman had lrchased some liquor from a relative Berkowitz and he objected 10 this be two men in a store on Hartford venue last night and became engaged
 an argument. The police were mo- lied and Officer Hayes was detailed
 investigate. After arriving at the ore the officer told schuman that he iould see the prosecuting attorusy fl , wanted Berkowitz arrested. Ofi- r Hayes then left the store. he said, id the two men followed him. out. hen he was a short distance down e street he heard schuman scream -