New Britain herald., 1924-02-05
JUDGE A|STONISHED
 BY GLIB WITNESS
filling Unable to Recall Such
 Fabrication, He Declares

T don't recall of case in my ex-
 perience where the defense has put
 up such fabrication" was the com
 nlent of Judge Benjamin W. filling in police court this morning after the evidence of the witnesses for the de- fense in the case of Asdoor Yagoobian of 34 Silver street, charged with liquor violations. had been taken. Yagoobian was fined s200 and given a suspended jail sentence of 20 days.
 YagoobiaTs house was raided Sun day after his boy, Edward, was stop ped by Officers Thomas J. Feeney, William s. Strolls and William P. Hayes on Lafayette street and gave them a bottle of moonshine he was carrying in his pocket, and which he told them that he was delivering for his father to a customer. Acting on the information the boy gave, the of flcers secured search warrant for Yagoobian's house and found quan- tlfy of moonshine, about a pint of wine and a pan of mash that was fer menting behind the stove.
 In court Yagoobian denied that he ever sold any liquor or sent his boy II. that he made it for his own use. The boy told the court that he had stolen the liquor from his father so he could sell it to Chinaman and get dollar for it. Yagoobian's brother, who act ed as interpreter when the police were talking to the father Sunday, ex- perienced a total loss of memory. The stories told by the defense witnesses centradicted the story the police al- lese that they told on Sunday. At torney Thomas McDonough represent ed Yagoobian.
 Judge Warns Wife
 The case of Stanley Greska, arrest | ed on carge of breach of the peace | on complaint of hks swife. Rose Greska. was continued until Feb. 16 for sem tence. Judge filling said that the man was more sinned against than sim | ming" after listening to the evidence in the case. He warned the wife to mend her ways or she would have to deal with the court.
 In her testimony she told the court that her husband did not give her any money and that he did not work. The court asked her where she got the money that enabled her to run an automobile. She answered that she had some money in the bank but that it was nearly gone.
 Nlorowski Sent To Jail
 Stanley Morowslsi of 247 Washing ton street was fined s20o and given a sentence of 10 days in jail. when he was found guilty on charges of having the reputation and keeping and exposing liquor with intent to sell. Liquor officers raided his house Jan. 27 and found n five gallon can of alcohol in the cellar and two jugs with small quantities in the house.
 The raiding officers were Thomas J. Feeney and William F. Hayes.
 Failed to Tic Horse
 Patrick Mccuslser was fined g for a city ordinance by not Iying his horse. He was arrested at the corner of Main and Church streets by Traffic Officer John stadier, who caught the horse as it vas galloping up Main street.
 Judgment was suspended in the .ase of Lawrence Beilman, arrested as night on Arch street by Liquor officer William S. strolls on charge 1, ,f reckless driving. ls
 The state entered a nolle in the ,ase of Frank Bogdanski of 10 Horace 'treet, charged with transporting lquor without a permit. Bogdanski's machine was found on Maple street with 10 gallons of alcohol in it, and IS no one turned up to claim it, the police drove 1t to the police station where the liquor was removed and he machine place in the garage.
 Louis Squilliotta arrested on stan ey street Saturday by State Patrol nan F. J. Geddes on a charge of eckless driving. was fined s25.
 Judgment was suspended fin tee , ase of Philip Klein of Hartford, ar- ested January 27, by Patrolman seorge Collins on charges of driving without . registration or license on1 . lie perspn. He produced the certin-. !. ates in court.