New Britain herald., 1927-12-17
SALESMAN GUILTY
 0N ASSAULT COUNT
Kenney Fined SS5 After Woman
 Tells Of His Actions

home. r Maple street. last July anC fined S35 and costs by Judge M. D
 Saxe, who also imposed a suspondel
 jail sentence of Co days, in police court this morning. On request oi
 Attorney Thomas r. McDonough representing kenncy, that bonds bt fixed for an appeal, Judge Sake named $500, but after court, the fine was paid and no appeal will be taken.
 kenney denied the accusation oi Mrs. kearsley, who testified that she was visited by him seven times and the last time, which was q Tues day afternoon about the second week or July, he put his arm around her waist and seized her by the arm. al the same time telling her she was good looking and should not stay at home all the time" He wanted her to meet him at night, she said. She pushed him away, telling him she did not feel well, also that her husband was jealous. kenney, she
 
 Denies She Was Friendly
 During the sS-eXamination by Attorney McDonough. Mrs. Kearsley testified that she was positive the alleged assault took place while her husband was at work. He had been working on q night shift in d local factory, and one afternoon she awakened him when Kenncy called 90 that he might hear tho pronosi- 'Ion about q piano which Kennev was trying to sell. Mrs. Kearsley sad kcnney was "a great talkcr." Sho denied that she was "frieudIy" with him or any other salcsmcn who called at her home on business. She said she made a complaint to Ser Seant McCuc about tho alleged as sault and she also tclcphoncd to the company employing Kcnney and asked that he be kept away from her home. He kept on coming there talking about pianos and get ing fresh." she said.
 Denies Attempted Assault
 kenney, in his own defense. tcsti- lied that he made only three calls on Mrs. kearslcy, and he met her husband at home once. The latter It that time said he would not buy l plano because he and his wife were occupying only two rooms, but [ they moved to larger quarters he would be pleased to call at the piano 'alesrooms and listen to q proposi- Ion. T never put my hands on the woman in my life" kenney insisted. When Sergeant McCuc called on him ast week and asked him to go to he police station, he did not know what the trouble was, he said. The 'eason he asked to be allowed to 'pcak With Mrs. INearsley privately n the police station was to learn why she had made complaint lbout him. as he had not seen her ince July and knew of no cause for on her part.
 Detective Sergeant w. r. McCue old of arresting Kcnncy and the alters denial of the charge until 'e had talked privately with Mrs. \earsley, after which he admitted. ccording to the sergeant, that he es'retted the incident and had apol- eized to Mr. llearslcy. John D. 'asson of Springfield. Mass, general ales manager for the piano com any by whom kenncy is employed, 'as called to the stand by Attorney lcDonough and asked whether or ot he recalled having been intro uced to Mrs. Kearsley by Kenney. lr. Casson replied that he ha: been n numerous calls with MT. Kenncy nd had seen so many people that he ould not recall Mrs. kearsley ill !, articular
 Mrs. Johanna Olson of Main street | 'ho lived ali 12 Maple street in uly, was called by the defense, | .enney having testified that the last me he had seen Mrs. Kearsley she | as present when he called on Mrs. l lson. Attorney McDonough tried to uestion the witness as to Mrs. -r2rsley's reputation for Neracity, Ut Assistant Prosecuting Attorney reenstein objected and Judge Saxc Istained Him.
 Father Pleads For Son
 kenneys father made 8 plea for
 n, telling Judge SaNe he felt his ms word should carry as much eight as that of Mrs. Kearsley. ucstioncd by Mr. Grcenstcin, Mr. cnney said he did not know that IS. Talbot of I2O Lafayette street Id made complaint in July, 1925
 an assault committed by the ,ung man. Questioned by Attorney cDonough, Mir Kenncy said he had ied in New Britain 27 years and td done all in his power to give his mily q proper bringing up. ] Attorney McDonough claimed enney was entitled to be freed of 0 charge on the evidence before Q court. His word was certainly serving of as much crcdence as at of Mrs. kearsley, and the ele- cnt of doubt existed strongly ough to create ground for q dis arge. No attorney wants 10 go 10 cross examination of a young arried woman as deeply as he lsht, but Your Honor may well agine what the situation is as re- rds Kcnney and this young wo~ ln,' Attorney McDonough said. "I state to touch on it because she s her home and her husband and 1 is certainly embarrassing for her
 any other young married woman
 be dragged through a police court : SC of this sort. kenneys family T this case very kecnly and l lst Your Honor will not permit a gma to become attached to their cd name through making finding .. guilty on this charge"
 Grccnstcin Claims Conviction MT. GrecnStcin claimed a convic- n, pointing out that kcnney had , after his arrest, that he | apologized to Mrs. kearsley.