New Britain herald., 1925-10-26
ORDERED TO GET Up
THEN Fight STARTS
Husband Refuses to Leave Bed
to Chop Kinding

When Demetri Miasnik refused to
leave his warm bed and go into the
cellar to chop wood yesterday morn
Ing, his wife and he engaged in one
of the periodic family disputes
which made him familiar figures in
police court, and today Mrs. Miasnili
displayed Il closed and swollen OPP
tic to prove her charges of assault
against her husband.
At the conclusion Of hearing In
police court. Judge q. w. Alling
lectured both and warned them that
he Is determined, to end their fam
lily rows, even II necessary TO send
both to jail. A 60-day jail sentence
was entered in the record and COM
mitment suspended until such time
as Demetri again figures In a row. If
his wife Is involved, Judge Alling
ordered that she, too. be arraigned.
Patrolman AXel Carlson went to
the Miasnik home on Oakland av-
enuc yesterday morning on q COM
plant. The wife Of the accused
man. had a black eye and several
bruises about her face. M!asnlk
readily admitted he struck the
blows. Mr.. and Mrs, Miasnik had a
series of arguments over the week.
end, beginning with the alleged mis-
use of funds given by the husband
for the payment of groceries, ne
claiming she purchased liquor In
Chn ala i,,,
that he assaulted her when she in
sisted that he get out OF bed at noon
and get some kindling. Demetri
failed TO see the necessity of his
leaving the warmth of his bed when
there was wood in the cellar, 1ie
told Judge Alling.
Question Over Auto Markers
A young man who gave his
name as William Kopy was asked
several times to repeat his name
when Prosecutor William NJ. Green
stein recognized him as a youth be
had known under a name for which
kopy is a colloquial construction.
He was arrested by Policeman John
l,iebler at Broad and High streets
yesterday for driving car without
proper registration. The numbers
were those which the policeman
knew to be owned by man named
O'Day. Kopy said he was buying
The car and had made payments
with the privilege Of returning the
rlachine. Since be deal was not en-
tirely completed no change OF reg
istration was made. Both he and
O'Day use the car, he said, and 1t is
Kept in the accused youths yard.
% determine, who Is the owner of
he machine, Judge Ailing con-
tinued the case until tomorrow at
which time the written agreements
will be produced and O'Day will also
ba in court.
Motorist Cuts Wide SwatIl
John Collins of Waterbury. be-
came confused with traffic signals
Saturday night at the corner OF Park
street and Franklin square,, and
found 1t necessary to shoot across
The street, chasing traffic In all d.
rections to avoid striking trolley
car. Today he paid fine Of SO.
"Come, Five" Policemen Say
Patrolmen Thomas Feeney and
Peter Cabelus surprised party OF
Young men In hall ut 46 Grove
street, yesterday afternoon and ar.
rested five for shooting craps. Joseph
Peters and John Guida admitted
playing and were fined IS and costs
Adam Seipel, Nicholas Broncolica
and John KowaIil1 were discharged
Guida said he had just faded" once
when the police arrived, and Peters
admitted having been in In a $50
ciable game"
Charged with drunkenness and
breach of the peace, William Jones
were held on probation until Wed
nesday. He was arrested on COM
plant of members Of his family.