New Britain herald., 1924-10-15
TWO FINED FOR
 BREACH 0F PEACE
Alleged ASSalantS Of Policemen Heard in Court


 Saturday night in which Policeman Anthony Kruzinis was badly beaten and thrown, through the window Of store in front of the hall was aired in police court before Judge Benja- min W. filling and five of the de- fendants were let go, one being dis charged and four receiving suspend ed Judgments Edward Matulis of 423 Church street, alleged to have been the ringleader of the gang that assaulted the policeman and the one who was alleged by the policeman to have used brass knuckles on him, was fined SIS on a breach of the peace charge, and George Houck o1 S26 Church street was fined SEQ.
 Matulis admitted to the court that he started the fight outside the hall that ended when Kruzinis was heavcd through a heavy plate glass window, receiving bad cuts about the arms, hands and face. The defendant said that he got mad whe nthe policeman pushed his mother away when she tried to take him away from the po- liceman. It was at this time that kruzinis allaged that Matulis used the brass knuckles and hit him about the head, opening deep gashes that were treated at police headquarters by Dr. Arthur J. Savard. Judgment was suspended on charges of as- ssulting the policeman and resisting arrest.
 George Houck pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness that was placed against him, but told the court that he remembered nothing about what occurred at the hall. A charge of resistance against him re- ceived suspended judgment, Judge filling saying that at certain stages of drunkenness, a certain amount of resistance can be expected.
 Mrs Matulis, mother of Edward, whose action in trying to take her son away from the policeman and who was alleged to have urged her son to attack and kill Kruzinis be- fore the police patrol arrived, had judgment suspended in her case. She alleged that she had attempted to take her son home but the policeman ran over and took him away from her, She denied that she struck the policeman in the arm as alleged.
 Albert Houck, brother of George, was discharged when he told the court that he was assisting Police man Stanley Dombroskas hold his brother and the testimony was cor roborated by Dombroskas.
 Tony Bianco of 57 Laurel street and Anthony Stankelis of 25 Flor ence street, charged with hindering a policeman, had judgment suspend ed in their cases.
 Charges of sssautng each other which had ben placed against the five young men were nolled by the cour on recommendation of Prescott tor Woods.
 Start of Trouble
 According to the stories told the court, the trouble started when Po- iiceman Kruzlnis started down stairs from the hall to investigate a re- port that there was a fight in prog ress there. Just as he started down the rear stairs, he encountered the five young men rushing up the stairs. He attempted to stop them and ques- tion them regarding the. alleged fight down in the parlor, but he said that George Houck and Metuis both 1old him that if he didn't get out of their way they would kill him.
 They then worked him back up the stairs and when he attempted to put them out of the place, Kruzinis alleges that Metulis and Houck, grabbed him by the throat ana starte dto strike him. He blew his whistle for help and Policeman Dombroskas came up to the hall just as Houck and Metulis were run ming for the stairs. Dombroskas grabbed Houck and Kruzinis started down the stairs to call the patrol. When he got down stairs, he en- Metulis and the others, he