New Britain herald., 1926-09-22
MOVIE THRILLER IS
 RE.ENACTED IN COURT
Mrs. Hargreaves Gives Vivid Account of
 Fight at Home

A story of an alleged, assault
 that would do credit to the talent
 of the author of a scenario of the
 serial movie type, in which the vil-
 Han and the heroine fight and
 struggle gil about a room, knock
 ing the telephone to the floor and
 spreading the alarm through
 screams and the racket of the fra
 Cas, over the wire to the central
 telephone operator, who trans
 mitted it to the police, with the grand finale showing the arrival of the police and the arrest of the villain, was related in police court Hargreaves. complainant in the case of Charles Johnson, aged AS, of Elm Hill, Newington. Judge AL ling apparently felt that the dra- matic recital, while thrilling and gripping, resembled some of the movie serials in that it was not founded on fact, for he suspended judgment on Johnson after hearing the statement of the accused man and the testimony of witnesses.
 Last Saturday night, Johnson at tackled Mrs. Hargreaves at her home at the foot of Beldon street, according to her story, choking her, throwing her to the floor, striking hood with thn fp1n- pone receiver, throwing her to the couch and pinning her down, while he muttered, This is the chance I've been waiting for; I'm going to kick hell out of you" Her body was bruised and discolored. she said, as the result of the alleged beating, and just as she felt she could not hold out against him any longer, a telephone operator heard her screams of police, police" in tersperscd with untitled commands to shut up, don't call the police" and the police arrived.
 Cross examined by Attorney P. F. McDonough, representing Johnson, 4IIS. I1dl ttiNto ctGtI4lIltCu lICl i4S44IhN for him, but she denied she swore at him. q do swear" she said, but l did not swear this particular time" She denied starting the fight by scratching and attempting 10 bite Johnson, but she admitted that In her own defense, she kicked him, con tending she was obliged to use every way she knew to fight him off as he threw her on the couch and knelt on her, with his fingers closing slowly but firmly on her throat and her strength rapidly leaving her.
 Fred Hull of Kensington and Nels Swanson of New Britain said they went down Belden street about g o'clock Saturday night to meet Mir. Johnson before going to a party on Oak street, where Swanson was scheduled to render accordion selec- tions. Johnson is one of the pro- prietors of a coal yard at the old Cremo Brewery A man named Eng | strom was in Mrs. Hargreaves' house and called "come on in boys and | give us some music" whereas Mrs. | came out and shouted | that everyone but Johnson was wei come. According to Johnson, she | swore when she mentioned his name. | Hull and Swanson said Mrs. liar greaves came out of the house and i advanced towards Johnson, trying to | scratch his face. and when he push od her away she threatened to call | he police. Johnson followed her into | -he house, calling to her not to tele- phone the police. Hull and Swanson 1 lid not see what took place in the | house, as they left at once, and Eng ,trom was not called to testify al .hough he was the only witness to what happened after Johnson enter ed the house.
 Johnson testified that he went to |
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