New Britain herald., 1927-01-10
WOMAN FINED S20O
 ON SELLING CHARGE
Tries to Destroy Evidence and
 Spl&hes Policeman

street was fined s200 and costs by
 Justice Henry P. Roche in police court today on the charge of hav-
 ing liquor with intent to sell and selling, after Officers John c. Stad-
 Ter and Thomas J. Feeney testified that her home is the rendezvous for drinking men in the northern sec- tion of the city, and an agent" had
 bought bottle of moonshine liquor , there yesterday forenoon.
 Mrs. Zytka denied the allegations
 of the police. and told the court she i had some liquor for Russian Christi
 mas last week after having bought 1t from a farmer whom she does not l know. and yesterday she gave the
 agent" few drinks and also a
 bottle which he requested on the plea that his wife was Ill and in need of a stimulant. Asked why she
 had spilled pail of liquor on the
 floor and allowed it 10 splash on Officer Feeney's clothing, she said she became frightened at sight of Officer Feeney, who has arrested
 many people," Relative to a gallon can taken by the police, Mrs. Zytka said her daughter who lives in Rock | vile, was on visit to her home the rear yard. She salvaged 1t and
 intended to use 1t to carry kerosene oil. Mrs. Zytka said.
 Officer Stadler testified to sending the agent" to Mrs. Zytka's home
 and when the evidence was turned
 over. he and Officers Feeney and | Harper entered. Mrs. Zytka threw the gallon can out window and spilled the contents of the pail on the floor. The police were about to arrest her husband, but she took the blame and admitted having sold the drinks and the bottle to the agent. according to the testimony. Officer Feeney testified that when Mrs. Zytka lived on North street, her home was reputed to be a place where liquor could be bought, and lthe Winter street tenement has the
 same reputation. While the police were in the tenement yesterday, two men of drinking habits called. Prosecuting Attorney Woods asked
 for conviction, characterizing Mrs.
 Zytka as "a cute, designing woman.
 who has successfully evaded the law
 until now" She has been doing a big business in her home, he said. After observing that this is her first offensc, Justice Roche imposed the fine, remarking that he believes there was sufficient testimony before
 the court to justify finding of
 guilt on one count.
 Threo other cases of alleged vio-
 lation of the liquor law were before
 the court, as the result of Saturday
 night activity by Detective. Sergeants McCue and Ellinger, Sergeant ! OMara. Officers Stadler, Feeney and Cosgrove. All were continued until Thursday morning.
 Michael Tynczshin, aged 32, of 1S6 North street, alleged proprietor of bar room in the basement of Ukrainian hall at II Erwin place,
 pleaded not guilty to two counts.
 The police had search warrant and found a quantity of alleged li- quor. There were several men in
 the place and Tynczyshin was in charge.
 At Sokol hall, 45 Sexton street. a search warrant was used and Frank
 Partyka, aged 50, of 137 North street, alleged proprietor, had a jug of alleged liquor in his possession, the police say. A compartment in the attic Of the building contained a quantity of alleged liquor, the po- lice say.
 The arrests Of Andrew Maietta, aged %, of 112 Lafayette street. and his wife, Cozata Maietta, came about as the result of the purchase by an agent of bottle of alleged liquor in Maietta's s store at 107 Lafayette street. According to the police, the "agent" came to headquarters and said he could make the purchase. The raiding squad watched him en- ter and leave and after he turned over the bottle, they made the ar rest. The agent" is said to have reported that Mrs. NIaletta made the sale. Judge w. r. Mangan rep resents the Maiettas and Tynczyshin. Partyka asked to be allowed time to engage counsel.
 Late this afternoon as Sergeant O'Mara was preparing to go to Waterbury and serve the warrant. Mrs. Bowcs telephoned to Captain kolly that the car was being driven by John Sirica of S7 Franklin street, Waterbury. and he will be in police court tomorrow morning on the o11 bi1it,-