New Britain herald., 1925-08-05
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MOUNTAIN VIEW
 FIGHTERS FINED Two Given Suspended Jail Sen- tenceS--Siry and Wife Freed COURT LASTS FOUR HOURS

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 The free-f -for-al fight at Mountain
 View late Sunday night was aired in a long four-hour session of the town court yesterday afternoon, the trial
 of the six principals being marked by much arguing between the law ,ers for the defense and by contra dictory evidence given by the wit lnesses of both sides. stephen Proc ko and Nicholas Yawin were each fined g and costs for breach of the peace and given suspended S0-day Jail sentences on charges of assault. Mrs. 1awin and Mrs. Procko were fined S1 and costs apiece for breach of the peace. Mike Siry was dis charged on a drunkenness count and Judgment was suspended in the breach of the peace and assault charges against him and his wife upon payment of costs.
 The story of the scrap as revealed by the witnesses was one of many blows and falls, It appeared that late Sunday night Mrs. Siry was go- ing home, and she whistlcd for her | dog. Mrs. YaWiu overheard her and made few defaming remarks about ! Mrs. Siry's character. Counter ac- cusations followed and finally Nick l Iawin bounded over the fence into Siry's yard and aIIegedly knocked her down As she fell, she struck out with fork which she had in her hand, the implement entering Mrs. IaWin's neck and then falling to the ground.
 Procko, Mrs. Yawin's hrother.in law came with his wife to ioin thu fray on one side, while Mike Siry. reused from sleep by his daughter, rushed downstairs in his paiamas 10 ,onter the lists on the other. Threats 'of murder filled the air and sprawl Ing bodies covered the ground, the darkness during the heat of battle being so intense that nobody could see much of what happened. Procko even striking his own wife in tho confusion,
 William C, l,amonte and Mir. and Mrs. John Fall. who live near the scene of battle, were attracted ny the noise and finally separated the .comhatants. Their intervention Was just in lime, for clubs and other weapons were coming into play and murder might have boon tho rr.ujt 'lf the struggle had continued. Suy ,t'lcphoned 10 Grand Juror Wi tn IT. Foran, and Deputy Sheriff l.. ". Furrey hastonod to the scon", inc six principals being rounded up for ap- pcaranCe in court.
 The Fight In Court
 The battle in court yesterday aft "rnoon vas fully as fierce as that of sunday night but tho only blows struck were i'll demonstration of pro Nlous ones. Mrs, Siry, with two black eyes, took the stand first and told her story, after which Mir. Slry told what little he knew. I.amontr was put on the stand by Attorney charles |. C0nlon, who represented the Sirys, and told of separating tn. rioters, his testimony being corro boratcd by John Fall
 Attorney E. J. MonkicWic1 of New Britain, who acted for tho proclos and Iawins, moved that the women involved be discharged, but Justice L. s. Mills denied this Dr.. Law renee H. Frost, who attended Mrs. NaWln, took the stand, after which Mr. Monkicwicz called YaWin, Mrs. Nalbanian, Procko, and Mrs. Yawin. All Of these Contradictcd the testi- mony Of Conlons witnesses and were subjected by him to d gruellinc Cross-eXamination which caused So,- cral tiffs between the opposing law yors. Prosecutor Foran sat back and watched the other two fight ii ont among themselves. Monkicwicz tired 10 bring out that Mrs. Srv's bruises were due 10 her being beaten ny her husband after the fight, but p'putE Sheriff Furrcy was called 10 'estltN Tn denial of this, as he had taken Slry away directly afterward. l. J. Blrnhaum acted as interprctcr tor several of these witnesses.
 Grand Juror Foran recommended the sentences which were eventually imposed. this rtecipitating an arcu- ment hot""en him and Monkiewicz. who claimed that Foran had no right to make such recommendations Each Of the three men employed