New Britain herald., 1926-01-27
GANGSTERS BEAT UP
 POLICEMAN kUMM
(Continued from First Page)

iContlnued rom First Iage) Gorski and Kolski struck him. but | he could not point out anyone else | who hit him, although ho was sure | that the others in court were mem- hers of the gang who surrounded him and beat him after he attempt ed to arrest Gorski,
 Desk Sergeant Matthias Rival questioned I.cgas and the other prisoners and Legas denied knowing anything about 1t at first but told the sergeant who was in the fight after further examination.
 Gorski said that he had just come from il wedding at Dudacli hall and that he went with Legas to escort tho lattcr's girl 10 her home, He said that he came back and saw q crowd at North and Sexton streets. He admitted having q drink. On fur thcr examination he bacome con- fused, made several horrible faces, and said. T'm dizzy"
 "Youll have q chance 10 get over your dizziness if you do this again." exclaimed Judge filling.
 Kolski was next on the stand and arrogantly replied to all questions put to him by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney William Grecnstcin. How | ever, he admitted seeing Gorski pulling the pickets from the fence. He said that they were running 1 down North street when Officer Grabcck saw them because they wanted to go to a Main street lunch ! room for something 10 eat. He also said that he was going to take Cor ski home as he was drunk. He then became confused and said he did not know whether he was going to take | him home or to the lunch room. He vas hay about whether he saw the fight, and became confused about whether he pulled Gorski away from the officer.
 He became so confused during his testimony that it is impossible to give a straight account of just how he figured In tho fight. After Kolslli stalled around for q few moments the judge interrupted him.
 "You'll get off a great deal easier If you tell the truth" Judge filling warned him.
 kolski then admitted pulling Cor ski away from Officer kumD}.
 I'm getting sick and tired of you
 fellows coming in here and lying,
 Judge filling declared.
 Olewnik insisted that he va;
 among the last of those to com'
 from the hall. and declared that hs
 was not with Gorski He said tha
 he was with the second groUp wht
 passed Officer GrabeCk He said thu
 fight was ended when he got down
 George koloski, Walters brother
 also contended that he was almos the last one 10 come from the wed ding. He said that he was with girl, but did not take her home who he saw the crowd downstairs. H ) says that he was also stopped by Of - fcer Grabcck and denied running ? He said he was not going home q r midnight as he never goes homo s
 early. He said that he has been sic q and has not been working for scvCra
 months. On cross examination h = admitted having been out four night n ago
 2 "Mc and Eddie took walk aftc ,, we came out the hall." began Joh e PopaviCz land We went to tho lunc Q room, and then we came back [ l Dudack S. and we went to North an Clark streets. I don't know nothin
 about it. No. l ain't working. e,
 ccpt at nights when I sell candy ;
 the Lyceum. After we seen wh5 f was doing there we went back to th IF lunch room, just for fun" !. Kcrcle2za, also denied seeing tl q fight and denied seeing Offic' , Kumm knocked to the ground. + N, stated that he was not working, ar . has been idle for the last three (
 four weeks. He says he went to al v. other lunch room alone.
 e. Padloski was emphatir in h n denial of seeing tho affair and Vi ,d rather hay about the facts in Il "A case He said ht saw Officer Kum ,o strike Gorski while he was han or cuffod but when pressed further Ea ,., that the officer hit his prisoner h ,,, cause the youth called him a vi D name. Judge Alling told him th h. two many young fellows were han
 ing around the streets after mi ;. night.
 ,+ Logas admitted he saw someo ,,t grab the officer but does not knt
 who if was. He said he ran do'
 Clark street because the others wC
 running. He said he met Ofrit
 Grabcck. and then went 10 the lun .G room where he met the rest of r, companions. He also admitted seci m. Gorski pull tho picl;cts from [ i,l fence but denied seeing him tigh ms "You arc on parole now from 1 Ia. state school for boys" Judge Ali ho stated, and you'll probably go b9 nd if you don't know enough 10 ta iu- care Of yourself"