New Britain herald., 1926-11-01

had asked Romancyk whether or not i he had ever been arrested and the
 officer replied he had done so. Romancyk said, according to the
 officer, that he had never been ar rested.
 Kopacz testified that he has never
 sold liquor. In reply to MT. Woods,
 Kopacz denied that Officer Stadler
 had asked him if he had ever been arrested. He admitted that the desk officer had asked him and he had
 replied negatively, although as a matter of fact he was arrested for violation of the liquor law about year ago. He said Romancyk brought liquor with him. At this point At torney Dunn said the prosecuting at- torney should remain in his place at the counsel table instead of being close to the witness stand. "The other morning he held an open bottle under a mans nose until the man did not know what he was smelling" Attorney Dunn said to Judge filling.
 The defense produced a witness who said he went into the place a short time after Romancyk. The latter had a bottle in his hand and asked him if he wanted a drink There was liquid in the bottle. He did not take g drink. The police came in and took the bottle and the glass from Romancyk and asked him how much he had paid for it. Romancyk replied he had not paid anything for it. Then the witness left.
 Judge Alling examined the wit ness at length. MT. Woods recalled Officer stadler to the stand and asked him if the witness was in the place during the raid. The officer replied that he had not seen him until today. He was positive the wit ness was not in the place while he was there. Officer Cosgrove, recalled to the stand. testified that the wit ness came into the cobbling shop from the tenement In the rear while Officer Stadler was out calling the patrol.
 The officer said the witness was not in the cofbling shop while Officer Stadler was present.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods asked for a conviction. Kopaci has been arrested before for violation of the liquor law and ther( is no question of his guilt in this instance, he said. ! The star witness for the defense, | who boards with Kopacz, deliberate ly lied to save Kopacz, he claimed. |
 Attorney Dunn claimed that no ! credence should be attached to Ro- l. testimony because he lied . to the police. The charge on which . he was arrested in New Haven is . sufficient in itself 10 discredit him, he said.
 Just a minute" the judge inter rupted. "The only thing before the court relative to his record is that he has been arrested. There is nothing to indicate he has ever been 
 "Well, I think the fact that he vas arrested several times creates ,oubt as to his credibility," Attorney Dunn replied.
 "I don't care If he was arrested every day for year." Judge Alling continued. There is nothing to how he was convicted"
 Attorn~- Dunn said Romancyk jed to the officers when they sought 0 learn his record. There is enough loubt about the guilt of Kopacz to ,ntitle him to a discharge, the attor- ley said. He expressed the belief hat Judge filling could not see nough cause for conviction.
 "Well maybe I can see more about it than you can," the judge .eplied. He pointed out that Roman ,yll had gone to Kopoc2's store with m empty bottle. Had there been iouor in the bottle when he en- cred, as Kopacz claims, a man Of he type of Romancyll would not lave waited for a glass before talk ng a drink, and according to kopacz le had gone into the tenement In he rear to get a glass for Ro- nancyk to pour a drink.
 John Ratti, aged 49, Of 1925 Stan ey street, was charged with breach If the peace The case was continued lntil tomorrow morning,
 Violates Parking Law
 Israel Lipman, aged 21, of 151