New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-27
WIFE'S MARTYR ROLE
EXPLODED IN Court
Said She Was Driving Car
But Husband Is
Jailed

when the case of Steve Sarosky
aged %, OF 152 Wilcox street came
up for disposition in police court this
morning, Prosecuting Attorney
Woods sprang a surprise by putting
Supernumerary Officer Michael
Brophy and Norman Danberg on the
witness stand and they testified that
on the night of an accident which
resulted In his arrest, Mrs. Sarosky
in their presence, demanded to know
Of her husband whether or not he
had been driving the car. He re-
piled Shut up" according to the
surprise witnesses.
When the case was heard We'd
nesday, Mrs. Sarosky swore she was
driving the car when 1t struck Will
liam Sadd's car on Wilcox street, and
she produced witnesses who verified
her statement. Because of the doubt
Of Sarosky's guilt thus created.
Judge Alling reserved decision until
today.
Attorney NJ. D. SAKE, defense coun-
sci, called Judge Alling's attention to
the fact that Sergeant Ellingers tes-
timony did not contain any reference
to the remark Officer Brophy quot
ed Mrs. Sarosky as having made.
The attorney said he did not believe
she made the remark.
"She ought to be brought in for
perjury" Prosecuting Attorney
Woods replied. Anyone who would
60 on the witness stand and DELHI
erately lie the way she did. That's
what think Of this case"
Judge Alling asked Attorney Sake
II he wished another continuance in
order to refute the new testimony.
The attorney conferred with Sarosky
after which he informed Judge
Alling that the only thing to be
gained by a continuance would be
the testimony of Mrs. Sarosky. which
has already been heard.
There is no ground for the charge
Of evading responsibility. the attor-
ney said, to which Judge Alling re-
piled that he was not concerned
with that feature of the case. "If
this man was driving the car. and
am firmly convinced now that he
was, and he comes in and says he
was not, and others come in here
and swear he was not, conditions are
becoming pretty bad" the judge
said. II don't believe a man in his
condition should be charged with
evading responsibility. I find him
guilty on the charge of driving un-
der the influence. Thirty days in
jail"
sorosky took an appeal in $500
bonds.
Charles Demski. aged A. of 81
Clinton street, was fined 500 and
costs and sentenced to jail for five
days on the charge Of operating an
automobile while under the influence
of liquor. He was represented by
Judge w. F. Mangan, who said there
wa, no possibility of refuting the
testimony OF Officers Strolls and
Stadler and Lieutenant Bamforth,
who swore Demski was under the
influence Of liquor at the time Of his
arrest following an accident on
Broad street about $3.50 last eve
ming, but he called the attention Of
Judge Alling to the fact that Demski
was honest with the police and the
court in admitting he had two drinks
OF wine. He was not on Joy ride
and he did not drive recklessly. His
wife was with him when their car
struck a machine driven by Walter
Stokarski of 124 Booth street. DEM
ski is steady factory hand and the
reason he was not at work yesterday
was that the factory was not in OPP
Grafton.
Judge Mangan said Demski did
not realize the strength of the wine
he drank. apparently in observance
OF the holiday season. The police
testified that he became more intoxi-
Gated as time went on, and this prov
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