New Britain herald., 1927-04-22
Bristol Meus
BATTLING MA7RON
 FINED FOR ASSAULT
Mrs. KenneSon Assessed S15 for
 Attacking Mrs. Clark
OLD RIVALRY FLARES UP


 Window Later Hitting Two Autos
 Police Concert and Ball This
 Evening.
 In the good old days, street brawls were indulged in by men only. but alas! the good old days are gone, apparently forever. This morning Mrs. Myrtle kenneson Of 115 North Pond street and Mrs. Lucia Clark, both emploes in q local factory were arraigned before Judge William J. Malone In the police court On charges Of breach Of the peace and assault Mrs. kenneson, who was represented by Attorney Joseph r O'Connell, was found guilty, fined Sio and costs for her pugnacity and placed on probation for six months Mrs. Clark was found not guilty. According to the evidence pre- sented by witnesses for both par ties. all Of which was consdera biy contradictory. Mrs. Clark was walk ing up North Main street last Tues day noon with two girl companions when her attention was directed to q remark made by Mrs. Kenneson and directed at her 10 the effect that N was nice coat she (Mrs. Clark was wearing even though it was l91 years old, Mrs, Clark told the court that she took the ibe as a joke and continued on her way However, when she had reached a point near the corner Of North Main and Race streets, she was made the object Of flying tackle by Mrs kenneson, knocked to the ravemen, and received a couple Of stiff upper cuts before she could get in q posi- ton to defend herself. She ey- l hibited two bruises 10 the court to , sustain her contention,
 Mrs. Kenneson on the stand ad. ! mitted that she was the first 10 use her hands during the encounter but said she did that only after she had been called vile name. She stated that no one could apply such g cognomen and get away with it, Attorney O'Connell. in cross exa nl- nation Of Mrs. Clark brought ou, that prior to Mrs. kenncson's mar, riace. she tNrs. Clark) had beer friendly with kenneson and there was some question of a ring passing back and forth. IL was the con. tention of the defense that Mrs Clark was jealous Of Mrs. Kennesor for the latter's success in capturing henneson's affections
 The evidence 70 the effect tha Mrs. Konneson started the pugilistit festives was so overwhelming tha, | Judge Malone stated he could dc nothing but find her guilty as the aggressor.
 Prosecuting Attorney James T Mather presented the case for the state.
 Horses Dash Into Window
 A pair of horses. attached 10 a heavy wagon Of the Judd Coal Co or North Main street. furnished ex- citement shortly before 7;3o o'clock this morning when they staged ar exciting runaway in the heart Of Inc city The team was backed against a freight car Tn the public deliver, yard of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. and a gang Of mon had started to load the wagon with sewer pipe. The horses without warning gave a quick start and dashed out of the Main street | entrance Of the freight yard directly across the street and crashed through the largo plate glass win dow of the Andrews Brothers store The glass was broken in thousands | of small pieces by the impact and tho horses in an effort 10 stop reared and the marks of their hoofs were clearly discernible to q heishtf of about six feet on the framework Of the window.
 The animals then proceeded 'c | back out and making a sharp righ turn down the sidewalk until the, reached Prospect street where they swervcd sharply to the left anC crashed into two cars parked neal the railroad park They wor, stopped at this point but not unti they had succeeded in puncturinl the gas tank Of a coupe owned b, /, Reinhardt Streoleau of FarminGtor avenue and denting the rear of { coupe owned by L. s. Rawson 0 Lincoln place.
 X peculiar feature was the fac that this was the first morning th, horses had been used by the Judo Coal Co. the purchase Of tho ami mals having been made yesterda, and their delivery 10 the Judo stables made this morning. Mir l Kennedy Of tho coal company stat ed that they had been described {, him as gentle, characteristic whicl