New Britain herald., 1927-10-31
Bristol Mews
PAYS FINE OF Sl50
 FOR FOUR CHARGES
6ohko Caught With Liquor When Customer "SQueaIs"
RECKLESS DRIVER TAXED

RECKLESS DRIVER TAXED
 Man Who Refused 10 Go 10 Hospital Found Dead In Bed-Rc,. Will
 liam F. Iafin Pastor For Nine 1 Ngar<.
 Liquor figured prominently in the undolng yesterday of Dannis Sut- koWSki and William Bohko, both of 9l B"nham street. East Bristol Sut- koWsli, sporting q pair of badly dis colorcd optics. called at police head quarters yesterday morning and asked that Bohke be arrested for as- saultirg him. He also furnished the polio" with the additional informa- ton that Bohh" was selling liquor and had been engaged in that ne- farious traffic for some time. A warrant was immediately issued for f Bohke and Sergeant Henry Jcglin- ski and Officer William Thompson went to his home. where il was served. X search Of the premises revealed q quart bottle of alcohol in the house and q little well directed digging in the garden nettcd ten ad- diti0nal quarts and five gallon still i These wore confscated by the off cors and used as evidence this morn ing.
 While at th" BOhkc home. a sec | ond complaint was made to tho off ccrS and this time about SutkoWski. i. The complainant was Mildred Sul- isn. who told the police that on Sat urday night SutkowSki came into her apartment scan,ily clad and when she told him 10 go 10 his room hc struck her in the eye. SutkoW- ski was then arrested on q charge Of assault and breach Of the peace. In the city court this morning Bohko pleaded guilty 10 charges of keeping liquor with intent 10 sell, reputation, assault and breach of the peace. He was fined st5V and costs
 SutkoWski. who said he might havo hit the Sulish woman in the eye but couldn't remember it on ac- count of being drunk. was fined S25 and costs.
 "Iucky 1o Be On Top'
 James F. Murphy, charged with drunkenness. was fined s3 and costs in the city court this morning by Judge William J. Malone. Murphy was picked mp asleep on West street early this morning by Officers James Keith and Lawrence Doolan.
 Murphy frankly admitted that he was intoxicated. When Judge Ma lone, seeing the marks on Murphy's face. suggested that he must have hi, the ground rather hard. Murphy replied that "I probably did but ] suppose l am lucky that ] stayed on top Of the ground"
 Fined For Reckless Driving X charge of driving while under the influence Of liquor was changed to one Of reckless driving, when Gustat GustafSon Of 226 Garden street extension, Forostville. was brought before Judge William ]. Malone in the city court. A fine Of So5 and costs was imposed.
 Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Gus,afson while operating is car on Mine road, backed into one operated by Reinhart Helming, who called police headquarters and advised Captain Thomas r. GuCkin that Gustafson was driving while in toxicated. Motorcycle Policeman James Burns was sent 10 Gustafson's home to notify him to appear in court Tuesday morning and also at the same time advised him to watch his step" His duty per formed. the officer left the house and had proceeded only short dis tance when he saw Gustafson disap- bearing in his car. He immediately gave chase and overlook Gustafson on Brook street. bringing him to hcaduuarters where he was exam inad by Dr. B. B. Robbins. who pro- nounced him under the influence Of lis1ior. Gustafson pleaded guilty to the charge this morning but his good record and the fact that he has a large family led the court to charge and impose the lesser penalty.
 Found Dead in Bed
 Theodore Ecklund, aged 4o, was found dead in his room at Doyle's rooming house on North Main street shortly after C o'clock last night. Death was attributed 10 natural causes by Dr, E. x. Whipple, the attending physician.
 ECkIund had been i'll for about a week and had refused to be taken 10 a hospital for treatment in spite of his being advised to do so. On Tuesday, the doctor left with the understanding that ECklund would permit his removal 10 a hospital on the following day hut on Friday ECklund sent word that he was bet ter and did no, require additional treatment His death last evening came suddenly.