New Britain herald., 1925-02-13
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FINED AND JAILED
 ON ASSAULT COUNT David Perieu Appeals Sentence
 to Superior Court in Hartford SEEKING TRUCK DRIVER

Legion Auxiliary Committee --'Y"
 Basketball Notes-To Entertain visitors--Board of Relief-Plain-
 vile Briefs. David Perieu Of Prentice street was fined S1 and costs on a charge of breach of the peace and was sen- fenced to 30 days in jail on a charge of assault in the local police court yesterday afternoon by Jusaice l.. s. Mills. He was arrested yesterday noon after complaints had been re- ceived by neighbors that he was raising ructions at his home.
 Testimony in the court room tend cd to show that PerieuA while in a fit of bad temper, struck his wife and young son and drove them from their home into tine rain.
 The neighbors who sent in the complaint, were able to find Select man Edward P. Prior and notify him of the mans actions. MT. Prior hastened to the home and after scuffle with Perieu, he loaded him into his car and took him to the home of Deputy Sheriff F. W. Fur rey wbo placed him in the lock-up to await hearing.
 Grand Juror William J. Foran presented the states case and after calling several witnesses, he asked that the court impose maximum fine in hopes that the accused would behave >better in the future. Jus tice Mills stated that the breach of the peace was not serious but the mistreatment of the wife and son deserved a more severe penalty than the recommendation of the prose- cutor and he fined him $1 and costs on the first count and sentenced him to 30 days in jail for the assault count.
 Perieu immediately served notice of, an appeal to the superior court and his bonds were fixed at $500. These were furnished by his brother in New Britain.
 Seeking Truck Driver
 Grand Juror William J. Foran to- day stated that in his investigation into the complaint of Mrs. Laura Pierce against the driver of truck which struck her automobile last Saturday night, the man who was to blame was not Albert F. Sroka of 1263 Main street, Hartford, the own- CT of the truck, but a driver en- ployed by him to operate the vehicle.
 Sroka, who conducts the 1nterur- ban Transfer O., appeared in Plain vile following the affair Of Satur- day, and he communicated with Mr. Foran and also with Mrs. Pierce.
 He stated that he wished to settle for the damage caused to Mrs. Pierces car but explained that he was not the driver. He said that the driver was one who was formerly employed by a New York concern and had been working for Sroka only Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week. He is not one of the regular men employed by the com pany.
 Sunday morning, Sroka stated, he found the truck driven by thel man and the same one that figured in the accident here, in his yard It evi- dently had been in a more serious collision because of the fact that it was pretty well damaged. MT. Sroka could not give any informa- tion as to the mans whereabouts but 1 stated that he is seeking him also ! because of the fact that receipts for | the days business are still due the l He will inform the local | of any progress made in the case.
 Legion Auxiliary Notes
 A number of important commit l tees were appointed last evening at l the regular meeting of the Amcri- | can Legion auxiliary to Brock | Barnes post, held in the post rooms on Whiting street. The committees and the members of them arc as follows: Membership: Mrs. William Cassidy Mrs. Robert Craig and Mrs. Sophia Hemingway; welfare, Mrs. Chloe Warren, Miss Anna Graham and Miss Helen Fisher; sick visiting Mrs. William Cassidy; poppy: Mrs. Eunice Moore, Miss Anna Cafferty and Miss Irene Foran; memorials: Miss Helen Brock; Christms sale: Mrs. Cilvernail.
 The unit voted to accept an invi- tation from the Southington auxiI- sry to visit them at their installa- lion ceremonies next Thursday eve