New Britain herald., 1926-11-08

She denied having sold drinks to
 Carlos Smith. Prosecuting Attorney Woods recommended a suspended
 jail sentence of GO days. Judge Hun
 gerford said the recommendation
 was a good one and he accepted it. placing the woman on probation for
 six months, out of consideration for the children.
 Caught Serving Drink Thomas Scovak of 3o3 High street. alleged proprietor of a store l at so Lafayette street. pleaded not guilty to two charges of violation of the liquor law.
 Officer Thomas J. Feeney arrested | him yesterday at the store. The po-
 lice allege that Scovak was serving
 drink when the officer entered
 on other business.
 Scovak asked a continuance until
 Wednesday morning and 1t was granted. Scovak was convicted for
 violation of the liquor law on April I g. 1921. and December 10, 1921. Woman Arrested for Speeding Mrs. Stella Zapatka, aged 20 years, of 553 Pennington avenue,
 pleaded not guilty to the charge of
 speeding and was represented by
 Attorney Harry M. Ginsburg. Motorcycle Policemen w. S. | Strolls and w. P. Hayes arrested
 her at 6:15 last evening at her
 home. They testified they saw
 roadster speed up Pennington ave-
 nue and they turned around and | followed The roadster was in the yard at Mrs Zapatka's home and
 the radiator was warm. The first two numbers on the markers cor responded to those of the roadster
 that had flashed past them. Mrs. Zapatka's husband told the | officers he had been driving but she l interrupted and said she had driven the car, according to the testimony of the officers.
 Officer Strolls testified that Mrs. Zapatka said she was driving at a speed of 35 miles an hour and
 could not drive any faster because
 there is carbon in the engine. He, however, estimated the speed of her car at 40 miles an hour. Mrs. Zapatka and her husband, stephen Zapatka, denied having passed the motorcycle officers on | Pennington avenue. They did not see any policemen, they testified. The husband said, in reply to Pros- ecuting Attorney J. G. Woods, that the reason he told the police he
 had been driving the car was to shield his wife. He does not make a practice of telling untruths, he said.
 The motorcycle officers testified they passed the roadster on Farm ington avenue between Allen street and Commonwealth avenue, but Mr. and Mrs. Zapatka and a friend who was with them insisted that they had come east on Osgood ave- nue and turned north on Farming ton avenue.
 JuuSe I1ullStIlOIu ItCdlltu NlI- cer Strolls to the stand and asked about the condition of the traffic.
 The officers said there were no other cars on the street at the time.
 Attorney Ginsburg said he be- lieved the motorcycle officers made an honest mistake, as the Zapatka car had entered Pennington ave nue from Osgood avenue and had not been below Osgood avenue as the officers had testified. The attor- ney doubted the ability of the po- licemen to estimate the speed of a vehicle coming towards them while they were riding down hill.
 Judge Hungerford said he would give Mrs. Zapatka the benefit of the | doubt and discharged her.
 Man in Tub. Wife in Pockets
 Paul Kawecki, aged 29 years, of 152 Oak street, was charged with i assaulting his wife. Officers | Tanguay and Hayes made the arrest Saturday night on complaint. ! Kawecld testified that he pushed his wife because she took money from his trousers pocket while he was taking bath.
 She struck him with a chair and | punched him in the nose. drawing blood, he said. He has had trouble | with his wife before and some time ago he feigned suicide attempt | by turning on the gas. to frighten her. Judge Hungerford remarked | steps to take to compel Kawecki to behave. He imposed a sentence of five days in jail.
 Mrs. Kawecki attempted to make | a plea to the judge not to send her husband to jail but Prosecuting At torney Woods silenced her. After court, Kawecki was allowed proba- tion.
 Fight Over Near Collision
 Alphonse Muro, aged 31 years, of 2S3 Lasalle street, was charged with breach of the peace and assaulting Joseph McCusker of o6 Smith street Their automobiles almost collided on North Burritt street, short dis tance from West Main street Satur- day night and an argument ensued.
 Muro said McCusker accused him of driving a car with only one light and talked bad" Muro warned him not to use such language, and push- ed him but did not strike him, &C., cording to Muro. McCusker, said Muro slapped him across the face as he attempted 10 take the registration of Muro's car. Judge Hun- gerford discharged Muro.
 He Didn't Know His Sneed