New Britain herald., 1927-02-14
WOMAN FINED S2OO
 FOR LIQUOR SALE
Trapped by Police "Agent" at
 Stanley Street Home

Mrs. Anna Kivsavich of S51 Stan ley street protested her innocence of an alleged violation of the liquor law, when arraigned before Judge W. C.. Hungerford on two counts in police court this morning, but she was found guilty and fined s200 and costs, while her husband, John, aged i5, was discharged. Officer Stadler testified that an agent" in the en- ploy of the police made a purchase of liquor at the Kivsavich home about o'clock last Thursday eve- ming, and about Il o'clock Saturday morning Officers Stadler, Cosgrove and Harper raided the tenement and seized still" in closet, small quantity of alleged moonshine liquor, and destroyed a quantity of mash According to Officer Stadler and the other officers, Mrs. Kivsavich ad- mitted she sold the bottle for s2. which was the amount the agent had when he went in.
 kivsavich. who is molder in a local manufacturing plant. denied the charge and his wife claimed she was tricked by the agent" who threw the S2 bill on the table and walked out after she had given him the liquor. She insisted that she did not want the money and was not in the habit of selling liquor but Off, cer Stadler testified that complaints have been received at headquarters that the law was being violated in the tenement.
 Fights With Policeman
 James Smith, aged 42, of S9 Oak street. pleaded not guilty to charges of drunkenness, breach of the peace and resistance, and requested con- tinuance until tomorrow morning, which was granted, in $500 bonds He was arrested by Officer Schoon- maker last night and is said to have fought the officer until Officer Ca belus came to the latter's assistance. During the scuffle, Smith is alleged to have broken window in the tailoring shop of r. Silva at IS Com- mercial street.
 Makes Disturbance on Bus
 William Frazer, aged 33 of 124 Rockwell avenue, was sentenced to jail for 5 days on charges of drunk eniess and breach of the peace. After court Judge Hungeford suspended e. utic the sentence because of tn delicate condition of Frazcr's wife. Office Schoonmaker arrested Frazer last night after the latter had made disturbance on an Oak street bus.
 Disturbance in Dance Hall
 William Mabb, aged 19. of 3 1 Main street, Bristol, pleaded guilty to tho charge of breach of the peace and not guilty to the charge of drunken urday night at the Rialto hall on Broad street when William Craig, aged A of 7S Grove street, asked him if he was looking for a fight A disturbance ensued and Officers Cra- beck and Rappanotti arrested Mabb and Craig Craig admitted he had a few drinks of wine at the home Of friend Saturday afternoon, but he denied hr was too drunk" He ask cd for clemency and promised to re- turn to New York at once and never cause the authorities trouble again. He attends a linotype school, he said and came home for the weekend. In reply to Prosecuting. Attorney Woods he admitted aig is not his correct name. but he assumed it scv- eral months ago because his own name is difficult to pronounce. Judge Hungerford fined each of the offend CT S5.
 The charge of breach of the peace against Paul Ierna, aged 32 of 54 Charles street. Hartford, was nolled. He was arrested by Detective Ser goant Ellinger and Officer Feency.
 Gamblers Ragged
 Odishoo David, aged 43 of 353 Church street. better known as Smoke" pleaded guilty to the charge of maintaining a gambling place, at his pool room. 13 Beaver street. and was fined $10 without costs, on recommendation of Prose- outing Attorney Woods. Five men charged with gambling in the place, wcrn med : without costs each, or the prosecuting attorneys recom- mandatio.l. They gave their names ana aGdrl ssos as follows: George kolosky, aged 21 of .2 Spring street. Thomas Dunbar, aged 23 of 26 Broad street: Wasil Panysk. aged 30 of 55S avenue; Peter Karkoski, aged 31 of 9S Grove street; John Humko, aged 39 of 266 High street.
 Officer John c. Stadler testified that hc and Officers Harper and Cos grove went into the pool room Sat urday evening while searching for two men in another case. Seeing the card game in progress he raided it, but was able to seize only ten cents, while Officer Cosgrove also seized ten cents. The players grabbed the money that was in front of them, Officer Stadler said.