New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-17
LOCKS UP LARDER,
NOW HE'SL0CkEDUP
Men Buys Food, Refuses to
Share Il With Family

Two alleged wife beaters, each
possessing a lengthy court record,
were before Judge NJ. D. SAKE in
police court this morning. one for
, assaultinR his wife and the other
; for causing a disturbance at home.
The men are fathers of 10 chill
dren, one having seven living and
the other eight, four having died.
Edward Fuller aged 40, of II
Oak street, denied his wife's com
plant that he makes a practice of
assaulting her and the eight chill
dren. She testified that occasional
ly he gives her a dollar and talks
about it for two weeks. He buys
his own food and puts it under lock
and key, while she and the children
are obliged to go hungry except
when there is food purchased by
money she earns by cleaning a
school building and doing washing
at home. He drinks heavily and
the children are not safe with him,
she said. She told Judge SAKE she
could do very well without her hus-
band. and Judge Sake imposed a
Jail sentence Of Is days, remarking
that he believed Mrs. Fuller's story.
and her husbands police court rec
ord did not tend to disprove it. He
has been arrested % times, prin-
cipally for drunkenness. breach of
the peace and assault.
Fuller, who was arrested by Su-
pernumerary Officer Rappanotti last
evening on complaint of Mrs. Fuller
and her daughter, testified that he
works whenever he can and does
his best to support his wife and
family. He admitted he has a
weakness for drink but since COM
ing out of Jail he has been careful
not to drink to excess, he said.
He returned from work last eve
ming and there was no supper. A
neighbor made a complaint to him
that his children had caused
trouble during the day, so he
whipped them, and his wife remon-
strated with him for doing so.
whereupon he told her to shut her
mouth" or he would slap her face
He denied that he threw anything
at her or struck her. He also de-
MED that she works steadily, say
ing she has been working only two
weeks. Attorney A. A. Greenberg
represented Fuller. After court,
Fuller abused his wife verbally for
having him arrested and promised
her "a good beating" when he re-
turns in Is days.
Stanley Ozorek. aged IS, OF 191
Broad street, charged with breach
of the peace and assaulting his
wife, accused her Of telling false
hoods on the witness stand. She
has nobody home upstairs" he
said. Judge SAKE warned him that
his next appearance in police court
will result in a Jail sentence If he
is convicted. He imposed sus-
pended sentence of 60 days in jail.
with six months probation, and told
Mrs. Ozorek to do all she can to
keep peace in the household for the
sake of the seven children.
Sergeant McAvay testified that he
and Officers Lee and Pechout were
attracted by Mrs. Ozorek's screams
abotu midnight and found her on
the sidewalk near her home. with
her husband bending over her
punching and kicking her. About
twenty minutes earlier. the police
had been called to the house to
ouell a disturbance and had warm
ed the husband.
Ozorek testified that he was NOV
ing to another tenement and some
friends were helping him with the
furniture. His wife was drinking
and would not 90 home although he
asked her to do so several times.
She fell to the sidewalk without be-
ing pushed and he was trying to
pick her up when the police arrived.
Edward Francis. colored, aged
50, of 20 Pearl street, pleaded guilty
to the charge of driving an automo-
bile without a license and was fined
$40 and costs. Officer William ODay
testified that he saw Francis drive
a car in an awkward manner from
Hurlburt street into Elm street last
evening and on/stopping him found
he had no license. He was driving
a Connecticut car and said he had
a New York license.
Francis admitted driving the car
but said he does not make prac
tice OF it. He had left a compan-
ion who has a license, and was go
ing home when the officer stopped