New Britain herald., 1926-11-12
THEY THOUGHT IT
 WAS FATHERS DAY
Male Parents of t6 Cause
 Trouble in Their Homes
Two men. fathers of 1s children,

Two men, fathers of It children, were before Judg. W. C. Hunger ford in police court this n orning as a result of disturbances at their homes yesterday. caused by drink, according to the testimony.
 Charles Pettigal. aged 53. of 117 Henry street. pleaded not guilty to charges of breach of the peace and assaulting his wife. and was repre- sented by Attorney Henry P. Roche. Mrs. PetMgal testified that her hus- band struck and kicked her, break ing her glasses and cutting her face in a drunken rage. She said he makes practice of drinking heav- fly and last Wednesday after he had ordered her to bail the water out of the cellar. he seized her by l. hair and pushing her face into the water told her to drink it. Yesterday. he had the bailing job and he stopped long enough, she said, to attack her.
 Miss Helen Pettigal, daughter Of the coupl said she saw none of the trouble, az it was over when she came home at noon. Her father works steadily except when he drinks, and then he is ugly and makes trouble for the family. He IS the father of nine children, the youngest being two years of age. Officer Thomas Woods made the ar rest on complaint. .
 Judge Hungerford asked Attorney Roche for a recommendation Petu- gal having been arrested on similar charges before. The attorney sad Il suspended sentence with probation seems to be the only solution. Judge Hungerford remarked that there IS q suspended sentence hanging over the man at present. He sentenced Pettisal to jail for 10 days on eacN count. suspending execution ot the sentence and placing him on proba- ton for six months.
 Alfonso Seidor of 223 North street father of seven children, the young est being two years and eight months old was sentenced to the state farm Judce Hungerford remarkinS tha the city will take care Of the iam' ily. Seidor pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness and no cliltv to tho charge of breach of tho peace.
 Officer X. C. Walinczus made th' arrest yesterday forenoon on com plaint. Arriving at the Seidor hom' he found Mrs. Seidor and the chil drcn on the street and Seldor Tn th' house under influence Of llquor Mrs. Seidor testified that her bus band had been taking long res from manual labor and then worked for one daysbofore coming hom intoxicated. He told her to get ou or he would kill her, even if he wen to jail for 1t.
 In his own defense, Seidor accuse' his wife of neglecting the children She went away and the childreI were without attention. on her re turn she refused to tell him wher she had been.
 Judge Hungerford remarked tha seidor's record is bad and apparent lv Judge Alling has exhausted all ef forts 10 put him on the right path
 Theodore A. Quant, aged 33, of To Garden street, Hartford. was dis charged with a warning on th charge of speeding. Motorcycle Offl cer w. s. Strolls testified that he fol lowed Quant on Stanley street abou o:S0 yesterday afternoon and the lat fer maintained a speed of 35 mile an hour from Allen street northerlI increasing it to S7 miles an hour 1 front of the State Normal school
 Ouant said he was driving ahou 30 miles an hour and he was care ful at street intersections. He know the laws relating to driving, he sait and has never been arrested on an charge before.