New Britain herald., 1924-08-18
POLICEMEN UNCOVER.
 SOURCE OF BOOTLEG.
PCplaWskl, First Offender, Sent 10
 Jail and Fined

What the police believe was the
 source of supply for q number of
 heotleggers about the city was uneoV-
 cred Saturday afterneen when they
 visited and rsided the premises of
 Peter replawski of 4ei Beach street and seized a gallon ing of moon.
 shine, a complete distilling autfit. and
 destroyed about so gallons of rye mash, Policemen Thomas J. Fesney,
 Patrick oMars and Thomas polan made the raid,
 When P0nlawsli was arraigned be- fore Judge William c. HungeFford in police court this morning he vas found guilty on charges Of keeping with intent to sell and havinr q rep- ntation, Judge Hungerford said that in spite of the fact that 1t was the first offense for Peplawski. the fact that he seemed 10 he doing a whole sale business made it a more serious matter and he lined him sib0 and sentenced him 10 IS days in jaii.
 The police testified that they have received many complaints from rssi- dents of the neighborhood in which the defendant lives regarding tho large number of men and automobiles that are around his house every night. The complaints were to the effect that PoplawsN was making liquor there and that crowds of men went there nights and drank tho liquor and made . general nuisance of the place.
 When the police arrived at the house Saturday afternoon. there were several machines there and a number of men. Upon entering. the police found a gallon jug of moonshine in the pantry and further search of the house revealed the distilling ap- paratus and the mash in the cellar.
 Fighters Arc Fined
 Joseph Santos of 5s Lafayette street and Martin Snyder of 74 sey- mour street engaged in a battle at the railroad station last night and both men were arrested by Patrol- l man William Grabeck on charges of assaulting each other. Santos was fined $10 and costs and Snyder SIS and costs.
 According to the story told the | court, both men were under the in- | huence of liquor when the fight oc- Snyder claimed that he was by the station on his way to | ! Church street restaurant when he | came upon Santos and five other men. He alleged that the men took hold of | him and didn't want to let him go by. He argued with them and they pitched onto him, knocking him to the ground. beating him. He fought back % protect himself, according to his 'tory. Santos claimed that he had not struck Snyder and did not know what .he trouble was, that 1t had been started by som other fellows at the station. He was struck in. the eye by Snyder, he testified.
 He Was Keeping Order
 Joseph Baruchi of 265 Lafayette street undertook to keep order in a srnoon and felt that 1t was necessary o strike a woman to do it, according 0 testimony offered in court when 3aruchi was arrigned on charge of assault Barnchi pleaded not guilty, put he was found guilty and fined &5 md costs.
 It Makes Some People Fight
 Anton Norman was found guilty of Lssaulting John Golbach early yester- lay morning in their home at 75 Hartford avenue, and was fined $10 Ind costs. He pleaded not guilty and lenied all knowledge of the assault ,pon Colbach, which was a sequel of drinking party in another tenement If the house. Colbach positively iden- flied him as his assallant, and an- 'ther resident of the house who saw he affair, identified Norman.
 According to the story told the ourt, Colbach decided to go up to lis tenement but Norman followed Jim and tried to prevent him. An , rgument followed and Colbach tried ' 0 push his way past Norman, As he lid, Norman is alleged to have struck i'm on the head with a blunt instru- nent, opening deep gash over the ar.