New Britain herald., 1924-11-24
WANTED HER DRINK
 WHEN FINED s20O
Woman Thought Sue Was En-
 titled to Stimulant

"rs' iillie hryszc5nski, proprietor pr q store at 7s Newington avenue, was found guilty on two counts of lolating the liquor laws by Judge William c. Hungerford in police .furt this morning and was fined flOO and costs on each charge. She vas arrested Saturday night when Ter store was raided.
 When she was told the fine tha, bad been imposed by the court, shc bought she ought to be able to get
 drink for it, and she made a vali- mt struggle w,th the police in an flfort to get at the bottles of liquor hat were on a table in the court room.
 "oh. give us a drink, give us a lrink," she cried out when told of he fine, and she started for the ta- pIe. but police stepped in front of her and held her back while Police- nan Thomas J. Feeney collected the vet evidence and put it where 1t vas safe from her clutches.
 According to the evidence given by the police the store was a rem lezvous of men of drinking habits rom all over the city. the police estifying that men go there and tay for several hours. coming out runk. The store is a nuisance in he neIghborhood, according to heir stories
 When the police searched the place Saturday night, they seized a umber Of bottles, one a half.gallon ug containing about a quart of iluted alcohol, and another was a oda bottle almost full. The woman aimed that the liquor was for her wn use.
 Ropiak Is Discharged Stanley Ropiak Of fl Dwight ourt, arraigned bHfore the court on harges of violating the liquor laws n two counts. was discharged when udge Hungerford said that there ras a question ns to whether Ropiak ad the liquor. seized by the police, or purposes of sale, He also said hat he was not satisfied that the estaurant conducted at 351 Park treet by the defendant was open or business at the time of his ar- est. Ropiak was found guilty of To- sting the liquor laws Friday morn hg by Judge Benjamin w. filling nd was fined si00 and given a uspended sentence ot 10 days Po- ceman Thomas J, Feeney went to he store Saturday morning to serve apers on Ropiak for the condem- ation of the liquor seized Thursday ight, and he found Ropiak and an ther man in the kitchen of the res- hurant. the condition of both indi- ating that they had been drinking. Investigating, Feeney found a teapot anding in the sink which contained quantity of liquor. and arrested opiak. The defendant told the court that he restaurant was not open for business when Feeney went there |aturday morning and that the man Tho was with him was considering i uying the place, He went there in he first place, he said, because his lie told him to take some of the hairs and tables from the restaur- Ut over to their house. After do- hs this, he said that he was going b sell the place without opening 1t gain for business. Judge William F. Mangan appear Ii for the defendant, and told the burt that 1t was impossible for the han to be guilty on the charge or ayinE a reputation, as he could not cou,re a reputation within 24 hours his conviction on a first offence h discussing the charge Of keeping buor with intent to sell. Judge angan claimed that if such was the nse, Ropiak had all the time in the orld to dump the small quantity or ouor that was in the teapot into he sink and wash 1t down before @ let Policeman Feeney in. The DOT was locked, and Ropiak said ,at he saw Fceney but he made eifort to dispose of the liquor in be teapot. | Jossph Rabula Of 23s Broad i rect, charged with violating the H. uor laws as a result of raid on is nlace Saturday night, had hls ase con unued until tomorrow morn- hg for trial at the request of Attor- ey Harry Ginsberg, who appeared pr him.
 Abuses Policemen, Joseph Lipski, of 2?a High street. ! harsed with drunkenness and ! reach of the peace, was fined slo {, nd costs He was arrested Satur- ay night by Patrolmen Daniel Cos 1 rove and William J. DohertY The office testifed that Lipski was using | lie langlage on Main street and re- lsed to go home when they order him, insisting on remaining on he street and shouting vile names D them.
 Woman Kicks Policeman.
 Mrs Eva Montville of iSs North rect was fned s5 on a charge Of reach Of the peace Saturday night. policeman Patrick o'Mara telling he court that she hindered him