New Britain herald., 1926-01-04
Offenses Range From Vio- lations of Liquor Law to Minor Assaults.

in fines were imposed on offenders in police court this morning by Judge William c. Hungerford. with Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods acting as counsel for the state. It was one of the lengthiest sessions in six months.
 Hotel Raided
 For the second time within a month room at the Spanish hotel has been raided and its occu,AE:- haled into court whene on a chargc of gambling l6 men were tried. Fourteen were fined S5 apiece, the owner. Joseph Reno. was fined sl00, and Anthony Fearless was fined $25. The following were fined $b each: Joseph Estruch, John Gaspii. John Peuliro. John Kopel, Domia Orch James Quart. Andrew Bernian. An thony Alfonso, Nick Botella. Joseph Mardi. John Cariua, Anthony Mass, and Salvatore Foincs.
 Sergeant McCue who made the ar rests, stated that he found the men gathered around a table playing Monkey" Spanish game, and claims there was s5,S0 on the ta- ble. Irving S. Rachlin represented the defendants.
 The money collected at the raid was turned over 10 the police pen sion fund.
 Spcakcasy Arrests
 Due to concerted effort by De- tective Sergeant William F. McCue and his staff of detectives. two al legged proprictors of house of Ill fame and speakcasy, two women habitues and six men were arrested at the home of Peter and Florenc" Malys, 437 Smith street. Saturday night and arraigned this morning in police court. Peter Malys was fined $250 on the charge of selling liquor and $50 on the charge of keeping q house of Ill fame and he was scn- tcnced 10 six months in jail on the two charges. His wife, Florence, was sentenced to four months in Jail on the disorderly house charge, but execution of sentence was suspended owing to the fact that the woman has four small children.
 Anna Letitie, alias Blanche Will Hams, l05 Franklin street, ard Mar garet Rodgers, 174 Winters street, were sentenced 10 the House of the Good Shepherd on a charge of dis orderly conduct in the Malys home. The following frequenters of the house were fined $5 each: Charles Johnson, Ernest Arnstrom. John Sundcll, Edward Killer, Benhart Wickstrom and Gustave Shoglund Attorneys Morris Saxe and F. B Elungcrford appealed the case for Malys and he is under s1,50O bond It is alleged by Scrg"ants McCuc Eilirgcr. O'Mara and Officers Fecney and Johnson, who conducted tn, raid that they went into the Mary home Saturday night, where they found the abov"-namcd mon drink ing liqnor and the Rodgers woman lying across the bed in one of tn, rooms. IL is claimed that other in crininating evidence was found iE thu rooms.
 It is alleged by Sergeant Ellingei thJt at first Malys denied selling liquor, but later confused to il The girls at first are said 10 haV' stated they were from Hartford, but Ia,tr admitted being from Nc" 1;t!tain. IL is alleged that the tWr girls received $S from three m"n. 0 which they gave $4 to Mrs. MalyS Mrs. MaIys denied having receive. any money or having ever run a dis nHJ'Tly house.
 several mon testified that the! tho Malys home and that was tn, ,njY reason they w'Ht there i..iys admitted to having sc,l ji,uo Ht'l h" has been cnnvictci t"ce be fore on the same charge.
 Had No License
 Engone Iiomp, aged 19 of i Bennington avenue, Bristol. Wa fined $50 on charges of having n, operators license. no r. gistratiol and improper headlights. He wa arrested yesterday at the corner 0 M%in and Commercial streets.
 The youth admitted having n op"r@,tors license but says he has rrGis,rat!on license.
 An argument over a fork las night at a restaurant on Churc, ,.1 i,l- p,.I aged 24 of 123 Shuttle McadoN al,uue, William Frcdcrickson. age @1 of 172 Steele street and Myro Strinborg of Shuttle Meadow avenue being fined SIG each and put on pro bttiun for a yrar.
 Sulman and FrCdcrickson wer charged with being drunk and dis turbing the peace. Stcinbcrg va charged with drunkenness.
 It is alleged by the manager ( the restaurant that Frederickso dropped a fork and demanded hir to pick it up and he refused, where upon Frcdcrickson came over an cursed him, assisted by his tw raTneIs.. creating s disturbance the lunch room.
 Charged with breach of the peac George Lcgas, aged IT, of GAS Ea' street, was plac'd on probation aft( he had resisted arrest by an office on Main street last night. It claimed that LcGas was lighting an that when the officer attempted stop him he bcGn using profal language. The boy claims that Il officer struck him on the leg twic
 Frank Anduygcd of 40 Gro' street was fined s10 and costs ft breach of the peace. It VI charged that he assaulted a ma with a poker yesterday afternoon.
 Nathan Gown of Al Vance stre was discharged after his arrest la night on Main street, charged vii driving without registration wht he displayed it in court this nor ing.