New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
CASES
 NET S225 IN FINES
Costs Will Be Added by Court--
 Mondays Docket

Frank Biaskiewitz was fined $15( and costs and John Bastikowski wa.
 fined $75 and costs by Judge B. w
 filling when arraigned before him ir
 police court this morning on charges
 of violating the liquor law. The
 men were arrested by Policemen
 Patrick O'Mara and John c. Stadler at about 10:30 o'clock Sunday morn-
 ing following raid on store at 6l North street conducted by Biaskie- witz. Prosecutor William Greenstein presented the states case and At torney William Mangan represented the accused men.
 Policeman O'Mara testified that searching the stor at 61 North street yesterday morning John Bastikowski entered through a rear door. The policeman said that he grabbed the man and found bottle of moon shine" in his coat pocket Officer O'Mara said that Bastikowski admit ted to him that he carried liquor back and forth from a house on Broad street to the store and was paid s10 a week for doing so. AL though no other liquor was found in of glasses and empty small bottles in which there had been liquor.
 The policeman also said that Bias kiewitz told him that he sold the liquor for 25 cents drink. Attorney asked the judge to be lenient in imposing sentence upon the men as both had frankly admitted by their own statements that they had violat- ed the law. The fines were then i'm posed upon them.
 Hahn Arraigned.
 Charles Hahn, who is the alleged of Froeba's restaurant on Arch street, was arraigned in court today on a charge of violating the liquor law. He pleaded not guilty and on request of Attorney Mangan the case was continued until Wednes- day morning.
 The case of Abe Edelson, charged with theft, was continued until Au- gust Is on request of Attorney AL red Levitt who represents the &C., ,used man. Edelson was arrested by Detective Sergeant William P. McCue .or the alleged theft of goods from he Boston store, the Fair depart nent store and Woolworth's.
 Leroy Jones was fined $5 without | costs and judgment was suspended n the case of Leroy Barrows both | trraigned before Judge filling on a .harge of assaulting each other. They were arrested at about 1850 ,'clock Sunday morning in front of he Presto lunch by Policeman ! George Collins.
 Policeman Collins testified that the wo men were fighting when he 'laced them under arrest. William ;oons testified that he saw them ighting but did not know what the ause of the trouble was. Jones said 3arrows called him vile names so he truck him. Barrows admitted that Tones struck him in the face but leither of the men were able to tell udge filling what the trouble started yer.
 Grabeck Case.
 Judge filling fined Joseph Grabeck 10 and suspended execution of judgment for being drunk and sus- ended judgment on the breach of eace and assault charges which had . cen preferred against Grabeck when :, e was arrested Saturday night by 'olicemen John c. Stadler and Will Y, am Strolls.
 Policeman Strolls testified that he rrested Grabeck on Lafayette street , I drunken condition after a com laint had been made at police head uarters by Delbert Warner. The off CT said that Grabeck became abusive Then brought to headquarters and . @ struck him three times to quiet , i'm.
 Officer Stadler testified that War CT complained to him about Gra- , eck's actions and said that the &C., , used man called him as well as . Warner, vile names. Warner, who , yes at 76 Lafayette street said that , -rabeck called him vile names Sat- ' rday night as he had done four , lonths ago when he was walking on I lain street in company with other ' oung men. He also said that Gra- q eek called him a 'stool pigeon" z Grabeck said that he met Warner , l the street and asked him what he cant "by taking my wife out in an f He said that Policeman adler wanted him to go home but |.