New Britain herald., 1925-02-28
SOLD LIQUOR 10 SUPPORT CHILDREN But That Is No Excuse, Judge
 Tells LOmbardO

A fine of $500 and costs and 8 sus- penalty imposed on Andro Lombardo | of 145 Washington street when he 1 was arraigned before Judge Benja- min w. filling in police court this 1 morning for sentence of charges of | violating the liquor laws. Lombardo l was tried before the court earlier in | the week and found guilty, the case being continued until today for sen- tcncc.
 Lombardo was called to the stand ! and questioned as to conditions at | his home. He said that he has q wife and three children of his own to support, and that he is also taking care of his brothers family of five children. The brother died in De- cember. Lombardo told the court that his pay was not enough to care for both families so he decided to sell some liquor to make up the de- tlcicncy rather than make it neces- sary for his sister-in-laW to go to the charity department for aid.
 Judge filling impressed upon the defendant that the excuse, no mat Ter how worthy, was not sufficient for him 10 deal in liquor and warned that if he was ever arrested again for similar offense he could ex- pect 10 serve his time in jail. Attor- ney Alfred Levitt appeared for LOmbardo.
 Gable Bound Over.
 Elliott Gable, 20, of 61 Connecti- cut avenue, a jitney driver, was bound over to the superior court un- der bonds of s1.O0O after he was given a hearing on charge of car nal knowledge of a girl under 16 years Of age. Gable was originally charged with indecent assault, but after the story of the girl had been told, Judge filling recommended that Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods change the charge.
 Attorney Saul P. Waskowitz, ap- bearing for Gable, attempted to es- tabiish that the girl had been friend- ly with a number of jtney bus dri- vers, and he questioned her as to her acquaintance with about seven of the so-called "sheiks." Medical Examiner John J. Purney and Dr. John T. Donnelly testified that they ! had examined the girk
 Must EsChew Liquor
 Frank Mccormick, arraigned be- fore the court on a charge of breach Of the peace at his home last Sun day, was found guilty and given a suspended sentence to the state farm. He was placed in care of ! Probation Officer Edward C. Con- molly, Judge filling telling him that he was to report to Connolly as or- dercd and if he reported at any time with the odor of liquor on his 1 breath, he was to be locked up and the sentence enforced. In addition to this. the court told Chief Hart 10 give orders 10 all patrolmen in i the city to watch Mccormick and if i they find him drinking to place him 1 under arrest.
 Mccormick was arrested by Pa ! trolman Thomas Rouski, who lives in the apartment under him, when 1 the former is alleged to have ar- rived home Sunday under the in- fucnce of liquor and started 10 shout. Judge William F. Mangan, who appeared for Mccormick, at- tempted 10 show that the disturb ance had been started by the patrol man, when he is alleged to have ac- costed Mccormick and demanded an explanation for remarks alleged to have been made about him. Rouski said that Mccormick had threaten ed to frame him." remarking about some episode that is alleged to have occurred at the Smalley school
 shooting Case Continued
 The case of Salvatore Diblas, held on a charge of breach of the. peace in connection with the shooting at- fair on Washington street over q week ago. was continued at the re- quest of Prosecutor Woods until March 2S. The continuance was taken 10 give the police more op- portunity 10 apprehend Angelo Louri, the man who is alleged to have fired three shots at Diblas. . 1
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