New Britain herald., 1925-05-14
GIRL TELLS JUDGE
 ABOUT BRIBE OFFER
Waitress Says Employer Asked
 Her to Leave City
COFFEE HOUSE RAID ECHO

That Any Attempt to Hamper
 With Witnesses in Liquor Gases
 Will Be Run Down to Bottom.
 Attempts at buying off and spirit ing away state witnesses in cases to be tried in the local police court will be thoroughly investigated and the offenders dealt with severely, Assist ant Prosecutor William NJ. Green stein warned in police court this morning. Tho warning came as tho result of testimony in the cases against Richard Hagopian and John Jacob, proprictors of a coffee house at % Lafayette street, charged with violating inc liquor laws.
 Mrs. Edna ScrOlwcs a waitress, who was employed at the coffee house Saturday night when the raid was made and who admitted to the police that liquor was being sold there, told the court that since the raid, she las been continually both cred by the two proprietors and their friends in an effort 10 have her leave the city if they paid her $50. The statement of the girl was the result of questions asked by Atty Fred E.. Hangerford who attempted 10 show that the waitress and her husband had approached the defendants and asked for $50,
 The two men were found guilty and tIJgOpian was fined s250 and costs, while Jacob, who was charged OH on" count of selling liquor, was fined $50. Judge William C. Hung erford also revoked the probation granted for paying q $100 fine for operating an automobile while under the influence of liquor some time ago and ordered the fine paid imme- diatoly.
 Sergeant Patrick J. O'Mara, Po- liceman Thomas J. Feeney and Pa troman David Doty raidcd the cof- fee house and a bottle half filed with anise favored liquor was found Behind a couch q milk bottle nearly filled with wine was located, The two men denied selling the liquor, but the police allege that after the waitress had said that liquor was sold there, both men admitted that they had sold 1t for 25 cents a drink, claiming that they had to in order to make the coffee house a paying proposition.
 Tn court this morning, the alleged admissions were denied by the de- fendants, and Atty, IIungerford pre- sented a numerous array of wit ncsses in all effort to prove their in- nOccuCe.
 Joseph Pasquarellc of G5 Smallcy street, arrested by Policeman Thom- as ]. Feency Tuesday afternoon when a quantity Of drugs was found on his person. was sentenced to the state farm. Ju1g" lIurEorford telling him that the sentence had been rec commended by physicians as the best manner of getting rid of the drug habit.
 Charged with failing to support his wife and two children, Frank Ncrkikus of Union street vas found guilty and ordered to pay sS week toward the supror' of his family and 10 furnish bond Of $"0O 10 guar antco tho payments or go to jail for 20 days. Ecrkikas old the court that ho had been paying S5 week for tho support of his oldos. child but had paid nothing for the younger, a five weeks old infant, because he had left his wife after he alleges he found her with another man.
 Harry Gaiewskl, brought before the court for 'iolating the terms of his probation. was given another chance after the court warned him that he was to obey implicitly the directions of Probation Officer Ed ward C. Connolly, and pay up the balance Of fine and costs imposed March l9 when he was convicted of theft,
 James Delaney Of T93 Hartford avenue, arraigned on a similar charge, had his probation revoked and was ordered 10 pay the fine or go to iail. Delaney was fined slo and costs February 33 when he was convicted on a charge of assault.
 Several other probation Nolators were arrested last night at the re- quest of Probation Officer Connolly. but they settled up their accounts before court time and were released without arIaignment. The proba- ton officer said that in the future. prohationnrs are going to observe the terms of their probations or be called upon 10 face the court,