New Britain herald., 1926-01-18
SHE COULDN'T SING
 BUT SHE COULD CUT.
Colored Woman SlaShes Friend, Resentins Criticism Of Music

Because shc insisted upon indulg- ing in vocal solos, Josephine Gomez, colorcd, Of 72 Grove street. was sashci on the arm last night, and Margaret Gomez, colorcd, but no relation, Was fined s10 by Judge Benjamin W. Alling on q charge of assault and breach Of the peace, In police court this morning.
 Margaret claims that Josephine sang at great length and greater volume, which annoyed a friend on the second floor who was i'll. Mar garet says sho asked Josephine to stop singing, as her friend was i'll and could not appreciate good sing ing Josephine refused 10 stop.
 Ill hit you it you don't get out" Josephine is alleged to have added as an afterthought.
 You ain't big enough" was Mar garets snappy comeback.
 of engaging her in fistlc encounter. stood up and signined her intention O fengaging her in a tistic encounter Margaret said Josephine held knife in her hand, and before she would fight she asked her to drop the knife, and she would go her a couple Of rounds with bare fists.
 When she saw that Josephine had two deep gashes on her arm, Mar garct said she was astonished, as she couldn't imagine how she got them. "She must have cut herself, didn't have no knife" Margaret declared.
 Josephine insisted that Margaret cut her,
 she cut hcrself,' Margaret in- sisted. Shes crazy enough 10 do anything. She was drunk and she just got out of jail for seven months on account Of stealing"
 Josephine wore bIood-spattered dress, and showed the court her bandaged arm. She says she re. ceived treatment at the New Britain General hospital last night after she was cut. Margaret appeared 10 be in sullen mood, which did not at all match her dress of violent red, with gold trimmings.
 Officer Mccarthy arrested the Gomez woman. Officer Thomas J. Fceney investigated.
 Eye Cut With Poker
 As a result of drinking bout, John Nenitsky, 25 William street claims he was cut in the eye by a poker yielded by Peter Stockus 117 Henry street, at the Stockus home. A free for all ensued in which Charles Pettigown, 117 An drew street, helped. All three were fined s5 each this morning. They were charged with being drunk and breach of the peace.
 Vcntsky claims that he was drinking with his crstwhile friends when they began arguing and Stockus struck him. His eye was bleeding and cut when Officer Thomas J. tecney arrived at the home last night. Pettigown was scratched and Stockus hands were skinned.
 On the table in the kitchen Of the Henry street house, several glasses of wine were seen, and there was q pitcher half filled with wine. The men and Stockus wife seemed 10 be in a stupor.
 Cuts Storckeepcr With Knife
 Earlier in the evening when he was ordered out of the store owned by Peter Del Barba, who conducts a store al Seymour street, Car mella Coccomo, 2G Seymour street, is alleged to have stabbed Del Barba in the face. He was arrested by Officer Thomas J. Fceney later and charged with breach of peace and assault. His case was continued until tomorrow in order that the state can secure witnesses.
 Del Barba claims that Coccomo and another man were arguing in his store at S:30 o'clock and Del Barba is said to have asked Coc- como to leave the store. Coccomo is alleged to have become infuriated by the request, and when Del Bar ba forcibly tried 10 put him out Coccomo is said to have knifed him.
 Albert IIuck. aged IS. S26 Church street was fined s5 with execution of sentence suspended, on a charge of breach of peace. He was arrest ed by Officer Rapponotti last night in the Victory lunch room, after he refused 10 leave when ordered out by the officer.
 Alleging that she refused to leave the mons comfort station in Central park Saturday, and that she was drunk, Mrs. Eva Tomkavich, Of New ington, was given a suspended sen tonce of S5. IL is alleged that she used abusive language 10 Officers Anderson and Malona, and that she kicked the officers when they tried