New Britain herald., 1924-12-01
'SQUEALER' BEATEN,
 SENT ID HOSPITAL
Man Who ''PeaChed'' on Gam.
 blers Is Badly Beaten

beating with some blunt instrument on Sunday night, Ignatz Pustilnik of 20 Albany avenue Is confined to tho New Britain General hospital and was unable to appear before Judge Benjamin w. filling in police court this morning to answer to a charge of assault. Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods informed the court that he had been notified that the man would be able to appear tomorrow morning and the case was continued until that time for trial.
 The troubles of Pustilnk started when he sat in at a card game with in the house at 2l Silver street. The cards were against him and he lost steadily until at o'clock yesterday morning. he took inventory and found that he had lost about s150. Unable to get any sympathy from his fellow players, he left the house and went down the street and in- formed Patrolman Clarence kumm of his loss.
 The patroman notified hcadquar- tcrs and squad of police headed by Sergt. George C. Ellinger, raided the house, arrested five men and seized a pot" amounting to slO. John Ok norski, who occupied the tenement was arrested on a charge of main- taining a gambling house.
 PustiInik gleaned some satisfac- faction by this turn of events, but only for a short time, as when he was entering the yard of his home at 29 Albany avenue last night he was met by one of the gamblers, according 10 his story, and attacked with a blunt instrument, He was struck twice on the forehead and twice on the head, gashcs being opened by the blows. Covered with blood from the wounds, he made his way to Main street where he met Patrolman Maurice Flynn and told him of the assault. saying that Peter Tancurski was the man who had struck him.
 Policeman Patrick O'Mara investi- gated the assault. and arrested Tan curski. Tancurski admitted striking Pustilnik, but claimed that he did so in self defense as Pustilnik attacked him first. He had two marks on his forehead and cut on his head that he alleged were inflicted by Pustil- nix. On this information, the police man placed Pustilnik under arrest.
 Tancurski was one of the men ar rested In the gambling raid and he was fined sl0 without cost on that charge. The trial on the assault charge was continued until tomorrow morning when PustNnik will be ar raigned with him.
 The four other men charged with gambling pleaded guilty and were fined s4 without cost. They were Stanley Bio, Michael Metka Wojack Peters and Jacob Noga.
 Oknarski, charged with keeping gambling house. pleaded guilty, but after hearing his story of the affair, Judge filling ordered that the plea be changed to not guilty as he was satisfied that the man had nothing to do with the card game in the house. He discharged the defendant, Oknarski said that the men were friends of Tancruski, who boards at his house, and they came there after he had gone to bed, so he didn't know what they were doing.
 Wild Exhibition of Driving
 Raymond Goodreau of 55 Willow street gave an amusing exhibition of how an automobile should not be driven at the corner of Hartford avenue and North street Saturday noon, but Patrolman Charles John son proved to be a skeptical specta tor, and his skepticism resulted In Goodreau's arrest and arraignment in court this morning on charge Of operating a motor vehicle without license. He pleaded guilty and was fined S1o.
 The patrolman told the court that Goodrcau rolled into the intersection in his machine and immediately started over the curbing and onto the sidewalk the only thing saving him from proceeding through q store window being the fact that tho engine stalled on him. After con- siderable eNertion, Goodreau finally set the machine in motion again and it dartod diagonally across tho road, headed toward a parked machine, but again the engine stalled and averted d collision.
 Collecting his wits, Goodrcau started the engine again, and this time it did not stall until it shot across the road and struck another machine.
 Chasing Tony Alphonzo up Main street. Frank Geni caught him in front Of the Palace theatcr and battle started that landed both men before the court this morning on charges Of breach of the peace and assault. They were each fined S5.
 Two Arrested in Raid
 Caught in a raid on room al A West Main street laN night. John Young of 76 West Main street, and Mrs. Stella Lezette of 74 West Main street were fined $10 and costs each when they were arraigned before the misconduct. Both entered pleas of misconduct. o3th entered pleas Of guilty through Atty. Donald Gafrney, who represented them. The attor- ney made plea 10 the court 10 he lenient with the couple and impose a slight fine, as the offense could not be a severe one in view of the matured years of both defendants.
 Mrs. Lezette gave her name as Mary Brown when she was arrested, and when her correct name became known in court Judge AllinC or