New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-18

Denying that they had any in
t@ntion of going to the Hartford
public high school yesterday morn
Ing when they left the city and
claiming that they only wanted to
talk Saturdays football game with
Coacn John Newell, the seXtet of
local high school youths arrested
yesterday were found guilty of
breach OF the peace by Judge
Nathan Schatz in Hartford police
court this morning and fined SIS
each without costs. All had sutfl-
cicnt money with them and paid the
- without any delay and left the
building.
Those who were fined were Harry
S;romquist of 60 Euclid avenue,
!ullback and acting captain OF the
n. j.. II. S. football team, Albert
Poltis of 424 Chestnut street, one
Of the tackles; Harry BojnowsN OF
co Euclid avenue, former acting cap
tain; Ladislaw Arczylowicz, Edward
SoWka of 9S Dwight street and Ed
ward Ondrick OF 10S Sexton street.
All are understood TO be members
Of the same fraternity.
Two Barred From Classroom
Principal l.. P. Slade of the high
school said at / o'clock this after
noon that two OF the six had re-
ported at the school this afternoon,
hut had not been permitted to enter
their classrooms, awaiting action by
the principal for absenting them
selves from school yesterday morn
ing without permission. The princi-
pal said that the case of each youth
would be considered separately and
that no standard punishment exists
for the offense they committed. He
said that If they had reported at
the school and then left, their ac-
ton would mean thatSthey had au-
tomatically withdrawn from school,
but as they did not report, two facts
had to be made certain before ac-
ton could be taken. First, that the
parents of the students had not
given them permission 10 remain
away from school, and second. the
use to which they put their stolen
time would be taken into considera-
ton.
Ondrick and Sowka were arrested
Yesterday morning after they ran
from the high school building, but
the four others were notified to ap-
pear at the Hartford police station
at $50 o'clock this morning by the
local police. All six were on hand
at the stipulated time, and after
their names and pedlgrees had been
entered on the police blotter, they
were escorted upstairs TO the court
room where they awaited the OPEN
ing of court,
All Plead Not Guilty
When their cases were called all
entered pleas Of not guilty to the
breach Of the peace charge and the
5anitor and superintendent Of the
high school building, with Patrol
man Eagan, who arrested SoWka
and ondrick, were called upon to
tell the story Of the affair.
The janitor told the court that he
encountered the six youths in one
Of the corridors, and when he asked
them what they were doing there
they told him thcy were going out.
He watched them leave by one
,loor, so he then went and reported
the incident TO the building superin-
tendent. While he was talking TO the
superintendent, they heard the SEX
tct entering the building by another
entrance, so they went to bring them
10 the Office for questioning.
They corncred them in a corridor
and invited them 10 the Office to eX-
plain their business at the school
They agreed to 60. The supcrin.
tendent said that If they had gone
into his Office and explained who
they were and what their business
in the school was, no action against
them would have been taken. In.
stead Of going along as they started
20, as they were approaching the
Office, the six bolted and ran for tho
exits. Ondrick and Sowka were
caught outside and when brought ir
and questioned, Ondrick denied that
ne had been in the building at all
This aroused the suspicion Of the
superintendent and he summonc
Patrolman Eagan, who arrested tht
two on charges Of breach OF thC
peace. They gave the names Of
the four others and the names wer,