New Britain herald., 1924-02-18
FIVE POLICE QUELL
 RESTAURANT ROW
PatrOlman Meehan'S Clothes Bad-
 ly Torn During Scufle

Spilling a cup of coffee in the Presto Lunch early Sunday morning had serious consequences in police court this morning when Judge Bell iamin w. filling sentenced James O'keefe of 115 Clark street and Paul Poplauski Of 2s4 Allen street. to 30 days in jail for drunkenness. 80 days for breach Of the peace. and gave them a suspended sentence of SO days for resisting arrest. Joseph O'Keefe. brother Of James. who was also in volved in the fracas was given a suspended sentence Of so days.
 The combined efforts of five patrol men were required to put the men under arrest and take them to the police station. Patrolman Patrick Neehan having his coat and trousers torn during the scuff1e. According to the story told in court the three men were eating in the restaurant and James O'Keefe was carrying some coffee to the table where the others were seated. when another guest put his foot in the aisle. trip ping o'Keefe and causing him to spill some of the coffee. An argument followed and the one who did the tripping ran from the lunch room fol- lowed by Joseph O'keefc. Patrol man Meehan was outside and grabbed O'keefe as he passed him.
 The brother and Poplauski followed closely on tho hcels Of Joseph and when they saw him in the hands of the patrolman started 10 take him way from the officer. Al that time Patrolmen Grabeck. Doherty. He'll berg and O'Brien arrived at the scene and the men were finally overwhelmed,
 The defendants pleaded not guilty to all counts,
 Just Her Poor Luck
 Poor Eliza Morgan. If her luck doesn't change, she'll have. to serve 80 days in jail as result Of a| suspended sentence imposed this morning by Judge Alling when she vas arraignod in court on charges of drunkenness and breach Of the peace. She told tho court that she is only poor innocent and downtrodden wom- an for whom people like 10 mako trouble and that whom somebody picks an argument with her and shc starts for the police they always beat her fo it, with the result that she Is the defendant rather than tho complain ent. Its just my poor luck, judge, that's all"
 Mrs. Morgan, eolorod, WAS arrested at her home. 56 Smalley street, yes ttrday morning as t result of a com plaint made by James Bell, also col- l ored, that she was drunk and hurting | dishes at everybody in the house. She l told patrolman Michael Mnehan that | Bell started the argument and that l he punched her in tho rye. The or- | feer testified that there were broken | oishes all over Eliza's tenement and i that when he arrived she was in an- | other tenement, and the people could 1 rot get her to go out.
 Fighters Fined sa
 Joseph Backus of i6 Hnlbert street and Joseph Buchiere Of 96 Winter street were fined s5 each when they l ? ppeared before the court on charges ! Of breach Of the peace. The two | young men were having fight in tho 1 alley near the Lyceum theater when ! II was interrupted by the police and ! both men placed under arrest.
 Objects Tn Daughters Visits
 wadislaw Dalkosky of 5a5 Broad | street, was fined sio, payment Of ! which was suspended. when he was ! srraigned on charges Of drunkenness