New Britain herald., 1925-02-23
COUPLE DEFIANT
 IN POLICE COURT
Refuse to Tell Judge Where
 They Got Liquor

Fines totalling $500 were imposed on MT. and Mrs, Michael Hrywnick of 22 Clark street by Judge Ben jamin w. filling when the couple pleaded guilty in police court this morning to charges of violating the liquor laws. The court also imposed suspended sentences of 80 days on each.
 Considerable time and effort was expended by Judge filling in an effort to force the defendant to tell where he had purchased the liquor he was selling, but to no avail. Threats of a jail sentence failed to loosen the tongue of either the man or the woman and the farthest either would go in identifying the vendor of the liquor was when the husband said that he had purchased it from a "tall fellow"
 An unusual feature of the case, as such cases go in the local court, was the appearance as witnesses for the state of seven young men who are alleged to have purchased liquor from either Hrywnick or his wife on various occasions. These wit nesses were Herman Hallen of S5 Linden street, William Walinczus of 47 Willard street, Herbert Swan of S1 Jubilee street, Joseph McDer- mott of Main street, John Cook of Arch street, Herman Globow of 96 SmalIey street and James Fitzgerald.
 Mrs. Hrywnick assumed defiant attitude when she took the witness stand and her answers to ques- tions put to her by Judge filling were given in a snappy manner. When asked by the court If she was through with liquor she said that she was going to continue having it in the house as her husband had to have 1t for an appetizer or he couldn't eat. This condition was caused as a result of being gassed during the war, she said. Efforts on the part of Hrywnick to get aid from the government have been un- availing, the court was told, in spite of the fact that last week four different doctors are alleged to have told him that he was in a poor con- dition as result of being gassed.
 The couple were arrested Satur- day night by Policeman Thomas J. Feeney, Thomas c. Dolan and George c. Collins after they had watched the house and watched the man go in. After several minutes, the police followed the man in and found him near a door with Mrs. Hrywnick who was giving him a pint bottle almost filled with liquor. The woman admitted that she had sold the liquor to him for 95 cents.
 Evaded Responsibility
 Peter Norman of Agawam, Mass, was fined s25 and costs, $10 of the fine being remitted when he was found guilty on charge of evading responsibility He was arrested last night on Main street after he had knocked over a traffic post at the corner of Main and East Main streets and failed to stop. He told the court that he intended to stop and had only continued along the street to get good place to park his machine.
 Ex-Councilman in Tolls
 Ex-Councilman T. Frank Nc Cormick, charged with breach of the peace, pleaded not guilty and his case was continued until Saturday for trial. He was arrested at his home on Daley avenue last night by Patrolman Thomas Rouski and Axel Carlson after complaint was received at police headquarters that he was causing trouble.
 Non Support Charged
 Harry Joseph of IS Clark street, charged with non support, had his case continued until March S1 for final disposition and he was placed in care of Probation Officer Edward C. Connolly. Joseph was arraigned before the court last week and the