New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-18
PERJURY Charge
AGAINST WITNESS
Joking With Police May Prove
Expensive Pastime

OfAhbS stiNStt hlulc WllHtbh III
liquor case heard before Judge II. W.
Alling In police court this morning,
Is being held at police headquarters
pending a decision OF Prosecuting At
torney Joseph G. Woods as to
whether or not he will be held for
hearing for alleged perjury. STAN
ley Pawelczyk, defendant, was found
guilty and sentenced 10 pay a fine
Of s400 and 10 serve four months IN
Jail, three months OF which have
been suspended.
Lukasawicz OF Sc Orange street
was only q witness when he went
into court, But he strayed from the
paths of veracity so far that the
court recommended a charge OF per.
jury and at last reports John was IN
"durance vile"
Pawelczyk was charged with SELL
Ing liquor. According to the story
told by the star witness who fell
from grace when he swore on the
witness stand that he was Kidding
the prosecuting attorney and police"
all one had TO do on Saturday night
about midnight was to walk down
the alley back of 22 Clark street and
some one would ask the wayfarer
what he wanted. In Johns case it
was a pint of liquor for which he
paid Sl.25.
Unfortunately this little scene was
enacted last Saturday before an au-
dience which the actors did not per-
ceivo until the show was over.
John, after buying the liquor. no.
ticed Sergeant Patrick O'Mara in his
immediate vicinity. Trying to avoid
O'Mara, he ran into the arms OF Pa
trolman Thomas ]. Feepey, who,
with Sergeant Ellinger. composed
the balance OF the audience, John
led the police back through the AL
ley. across the yard, up the same
steps he had just come down. over n
porch, through a hallway and into
the apartment of Pawelczyk, who he
said had been the man who sold him
the liquor. This was at 1880 a. M,
and there were four men in the
house.
In court this morning during re-
cess he pointed out the defendant as
being the man from whom he made
the purchase, Later on the stand
he denied any Identification. Asking
why he had changed his testimony,
he said, II was only fooling, They
(the police) were all around trying
to get something out OF ME ] was
only kidding, that's the way am.
always cracking a joke now and then
just to get them away from me-"
He admitted having had several
drinks earlier in the evening and
said he had taken a girl home from
a dance on Grove street. Judge
Alling remarked that he wasn't sure
that the witness should be charged
with perjury.
Pawalczyk was charged with three
counts, selling, reputation and being
a second offender. He was found
! guilty on all three.
Barber Sent to jail
Joseph Blancatto of II Beaver
street Is a barber by profession. He
has had three Jobs In nine weeks
| Recently he was ordered by the
court to pay SO week for the
support OF his wife and family. His
! first Job in the three weeks brought
him $22 a week. the next one he
was paid SIS and the last one net
/ ted him $l5 a week. He couldn't
give his wife SO out Of his SIS so
proceeded to tank up" and get
rough around the house yesterday
when she failed TO cook his dinner
because she said she had no money
TO buy. food. Somebody has gone
on your bond to see that you sup
port your wife so I'm going to give
YOU a Job for the next few days.
remarked the court, He was sen-
fenced to serve 60 days in Jail, 90
of these being suspended pending
an honest effort TO assume his ma
trimonial obligations when, he re-
turns.
Adam Dastych, contractor, drank
that which cheers and also inebrl-
ates Saturday night and in order TO
keep headed the way traffic should
go around the signal light on West
Main and Main street, attempted TO
drive his car backwards, thus being
headed the direction in which traffic
is supposed to go, Traffic Police
man Joseph Kennedy took him to
nolice headquarters on n charge OF
driving while under the influence OF
liouor. He was fined $3.50 and
given a suspended sentence OF 80
days In Jail,
Drove Car Backward
Frank Berikikas OF 4 Union
street, of his own accord reduced
the amount OF SIS a week the court
had ordered him to pay for the sup
mort of his children to 81, because
he said he could not afford to pay
and more than that amount. The
court reduced the amount from slN
to $40 and ordered him to pay tnat
amount as we'll as balance OF $O'iS
due to st. Agnes home.
snuff, Not Liquor
william Warnock claimed, through
his attorney, Thomas ]. Cabelus,
that he was sick from chewing
snuff, instead of being drunk from
LIQUOR, William had had but an
hours sleep the preceding night
Yesterday morning he drove to
Hartford TO see man on business,
He had one glass OF wine, he told
Ihe court.
He ate no monday meal yester-
day but again In the afternoon
drove to Hartford 10 see the same
man. He said he had nothing to
drink at that time, hut a salesman
from New Britain followed him all
the way back from Hartford. He
was driving in zigzag fashion all the
way home.
At Ibelrs corner he was overtaken
by Sergeant Matthias Rival of the
New Britain police department who
| also was returning from Hartford