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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10
Shuttle Meadow Lake Rendezvous
For Bootleggers, Court Is Told

the Connecticut Humane society, 10
remain away from the influence of
the Jakubiak home. Mrs. Jakublak
at that time was an inmate OF
state institution for mental diseases
While one daughter is in another IN
Stitutlon.
In the morning session when the
assault case was tried. Jakubiak and
Juchniewicz were represented py
Judge William +. Mangan and At
torney Harry Ginsburg. Judge +. Il.
Hungertord represented Gajda.
Testimony was to the effect that
Gajda and Jakubiak INDUCED in
what all the attorneys agreed was d
genuine "old fashioned knock down
and drag out fight a. milk bottle,
tin dipper, a gas range, kitchen
chair and rocker. and the glass
door of china closet were alleged
to have helped Gajda qualify for
ride in the police patrol to the hos
pital, while policemen testified TO
blood stains from the kitchen door
TO the bed room. Jakubiak rode to
the police station in the same patrol
wagon which took Gal ida to the hos
pital. JuchnicWicZ was arrested lat
er. Some amusement was created
when JuchnieWicZ Indignantly de-
MED that blood stain on his shirt
was caused by this fight, and said it
was from another assault in which
he figured three weeks previously.
/ The latter case also received it's al
! lotment of official police attention
in its turn.
Gadja Gets Revenge
Each man claimed the other was
the aggressor. Policemen Thomas
/ Lee and Gustave Hellberg, Sergeant
John c. Stadler, Sergeant Patrick
O Mara, patrolman Edward kiely
Juchniewicz, Alex Marchinski and
one or two other witnesses testified
t to their various interpretations OF
/ the fight. All agreed that no matter
who started the fight or for what
/ ltaSOl. 1IdJud WIS Dduly DOWN anC
out at the finish. Gajda's revenge
/ however, according to subsequent
testimony, took the form of a con.
fession exposing what the police be
lieVe was a large and systematicall,
organized rum running operation II
the history of the city, and on,
which covered period OF four ant
a half years, supplying liquor to thu
greater portion of the northeastern
section of the city.
When court reconyened in tn
afternoon, instead of hearing argu
ments on the assault case, it wa
agreed to proceed Immediately int
the taking of evidence in the Othe
charges. on the liquor charges Pa
trolman Thomas Lee was the frs
witness.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10
Gloria Swanson's Mother
Marriss Chicago Man

Chicago. Oct. 10 n-Gloria Swan
son has . new sten-father-c. c.
Woodruff. Z member Of the Chicago
Civic Opera company orchestra.
Woodruff and Mrs. Adeline Lou
Burns, mother of the screen star.
we're married recently at Tijuana.
but their marriage became known
here emily when they established
themselves in . home on Delaware
Place.
1t was Mrs Burns third marriage.
Her. first husband, Joseph 7, swan
son, father Of Gloria. was sea cap
tain. Her second was Mathew P.
Burns. . wealthy California shoe
merchant. wAe died, leaving her his
estate.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10

hospital when Gajda made his con-
fession duplicating Frank Jakubiak.
Liquor Customer Testifies
Harry Gheremeta of Union
street testified to having purchased
liquor at the home . Of Jakubiak.
He also said he had seen Jakubiak
deliver liquor frequently to the
home of a neighbor. He was asked
by Mr.. Woods the name OF the
neighbor. He replied: Must
answer that question:" Mr.. Woods
did not press the question but Mr..
Mangan demanded a reply. who
wants to know" demanded the
witness. Instructed by the court to
answer he said 1t was to the home
of Vido Tomashefski, who lives
downstairs In the same tenement on
Union street,
Sergeant Stadler and Sergeant
Feeney on their way to arrest
Juchniewicz on September rs, saw
a son of Frank Jakubiak carrying
a can of liquor cut of the house
and concealing 1t In the back yard
Sergeant Stadier testified.
Walter Perznowski, aged IL
years, of 16l Broad street was in
Jakubiak's back yard on the 25th
when the latter drove In with car
which. he said was the same car
later confiscated by the police.
Gajda. brought back to the stand,
said Jakubiak sent him to Shuttle
Meadow for the load of liquor on
the date mentioned. He said he
had been doing this twice week
for four and a half years and was
paid $s5 week for his work. At
one time, he said, he helped Jaku-
biak deliver liquor over the north
end to stores and other customers.
Later he denied making any such
statement. He said he drove the
car to Jakubiak's home where the
latter took two cans. Then he
(Gajda) took the car to the garage
: where two other cans were added
completing the original load. He
, said Jakubiak went out to deliver
, two cans. totalling in contents Ia
. gallons. while he waited at the
house.
1t was upon Jakubiaks return
1 that the fight ensued witnesses dis
: agreeing as to the exact cause OF
4 hostilities.
Gaida admitted when cross exam
ined by Judge Mangan that the cal
l. was insured in the name Of the two
Jakubiak brothers and himself. and
after several denials, finally admit
> ted that they were partners in the
business. He denied knowing the
men from whom he got the liquor
= He said he waited one hour al
Shuttle Meadow while they drove of
with his ear and got the liquor, after
, which they returned the car to him
- Calls Prosecution Unfair
In the arguments which followed
the taking of testimony, Judge Man
4 gan raised the point that the prose
r cution was showing a spirit OF un'
J. fairness in not charging Gajda witt
e offenses he actually admitted, while
l. charging Jakubiak with the mort
e serious offense. Gajda denied that III
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10
Transporter Says He Has
Received Load of Alcohol
There Weekly for Past
1 IL Years.

Testimony that Shuttle Meadow
lake was a rendezvous used by rum
runners and bootleggers was gwen
in police court yesterday when two
men, accused of violating the liquor
laws. were bound over to superior
court. One OF the men testified that
for four and a half years he had
been going to the lake weekly ODD
tanning a load OF alcohol and bring
ing it to this city. For this he was
paid S25 Per trip. Court Whlch
opened at the regular time, $3.50 d.
m. was In session continuously eX-
cept for an adjournment for lunch,
until o'clock last evening, one OF
the longest sessions in the history
OF the city.
The morning session was consum-
ed by hearing evidence against Ieo-
fit Gajda, 23. Of 1875 Smith street.
who was originally charged with
transporting liquor and whose
charge later was changed to having
liauor in his possession with intent
10 sell: Zigmund JuchnieWlcz, ~, OF
100 Washington street, charged with
assault; Frank Jakubiak. "a, OF 90
LYMAN street charged with assault
breach of the peace ana with trans
portin gand selling liquor: and Cen
eyieye kapczynski, II, OF Mountain
View, Plainville, charged with be
ing in danger of falling INTO hablts
of vice.
The three men On September 20
were involved in a fight at the Jah-
nbiak home on Lyman street Whlch
resulted in sending GaJda to the
New Britain General hospital uneon-
seious and landing the other Two III
the tolls OF the police.
Copper Tank Found In Wall
When the girl, who had been NV
ing at Jakubiak's home, leit the htA'
day for her home, police ralded Inc
Jakublall home and removed lafR'
copper tank from its place OF con-
cealment in the walls, and coni,scat'
ed car with so gallons OF liqhol
IN hoard in a nearby garage, pc
lieyed to be owned jointly by fraht
Jakubiak and his brother, Antony
and Gaida. GeneVieVe, who admit
ted to misconduct with Galda ahe
who was accused by Galda OF sllnlla
offenses with Jakubiak, when sh'
denied emphatically, repeating: II
Ia living" was ordered by Probatiol
Officers f. c. Connolly ana Ruti
Bristol, and by George Williams o
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10

He testified to going 10 a place IN
the rear OF 81 Gold street on sep
TENDER IS upon information receive
ed by Lieutenant Samuel hamforth
and finding a car containing some
thing which smelled suspiciously like
alcohol. He teiephoned police head
quarters and Lieutenant Bamforth
dispatched Sergeant Patrick Nc
Away and Patrolmen Otis Hopkins
and Edward Kelly to the scene.
Liquor FOiind IN Auto
Sergeant McAvay had in his pos
session set of keys taken from the
envelope holding property of Frank
Jakubiak, who was locked up in the
police station. The keys opened the
rear of the car, where the ponce
found 10 five gallon cans full OF al
cohol.
The car and liquor were trans
ported to police headquarters anu
Jakubiak interviewed in his cell. He
said the car was owned by his broth
or Tony of 10 Broad street, IN
whose name it was registered. Tony
subsequently denied ownership and
said it was registered in his name
without his knowledge.
The police went to TOny's home
and later found him at the Lyman
street address. In his possession was
! a duplicate set Of keys to the car,
| Further investigation revealed the
fact that the car was insured jointly
| in the names of the two Jakubiak
brothers and Gajda, who claimed to
be an employe of Frank. A bill OF
sale showed the car to have beeh
sold to Frank.
Sergeant Patrick OMara then
took up another angle of the lnHes-
tjgation and interviewed Gajda in
the hospital the day he was dis
charged. In the presence or Jaku-
biak, Gajda said he was hired BY
the former for $25 a week to drive
to Shuttle Meadow lake where he re-
ceived so gallons of liquor twice
week, which he brought back u
Jakubiak. Jakubiak il alleged u
have stated "Gajda squealed every
thing, the liquor belongs to both o
u.s."
Gajda changed his testimony
number of times during the day
making statements one time which
he fatty denied later. The poilc'
however submitted in evidence
written confession, signed by MIN
which he admitted having made.
Sergeant O'Mara, Sergeant stad
Ter and Patrolman kiley said the
went to the Jakubiak home an
found the large copper tank I'M
bedded in the wall, with tub
leading to the bed room and an
other tube leading to another por
ton of the house. They were az
sisted in their search by Patrolma
John Liebler They were forced t
: tear out some of the plaster to re
move the tank.
) Frank Jakubiak was being he'll
} on a charge OF assault. was furthe
r charged with transporting and sell
ing liquor George Williams of tn
t Connecticut Humane society test
fled that he was present at tn
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10

had been offered any inducements
by the police Or prosecution tor hD
confession. He frankly perjured hina.
self on the stand. repeatedly. accord,
ing to Judge Mangan.
Mr.. Woods asked that Gajda be
given so days in jail and fined $500
and tho others bound over. Judge
Roche said the assault case and the
each other that he would not take
liquor charges were 10 bound UP In
Jurisdiction. and in the face OF Mr..
Woods insistence refused to accept
the latter's recommendation He Or
dered the three men held for su-
perior court in the same amount of
bail previously imposed which ID
$500 for Jakubiak. $500 for Gajda
and $500 for Juchniewicz.
Girl Given Hearing
At a private hearing In the case OF
the girl. witnesses testified that she
also had sold liquor while employed
as adomestie at the Jakuhiak house.
Mr.. Williams, Mr.. Connolley and
Miss BRISTOL reported having advised
her to leave the Jakubiak home. Her
attorney Mr.. Ginsburg also reported
having given her similar advice. Mr.,
Ginsburg said she left the Jakubiak
home and did not return until the re-
turn of Mrs, Jakubiak from Norwich,
At this point recurrence of q
situation which has caused some EN-,
barrassment to local authorities In
the past by alleged over ohicieus-
ness of the Connecticut Humane so,
ciety again cropped up, when Mr.
Williams admitted having arbitrarily
ordered the girl to leave the Jaku.
biak home. She said she worked
there for S1e q week doing house
work and caring for the children
Judge Mangan asked Mr.. Williami
where he got his authority to ordel
the girl 10 leave and after pressing
him for an answer which was moi
forthcoming, advised him that h.
had no right to usurp the authority
of the court.
Judge Roche ordered Genevieve Il
leave the Jakubiak home at ono,
upon penalty OF being committed I,
the House Of the Good Shepherd
She agreed to leave and her case wa
continued in care Of Miss BRISTOL
who has agreed to try and get he
employment in some good home.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10
POLICEMAN BXONERAfN
OF CHARGE BY WOMAN
Discipline oonmittes Ftnds No
GrounA Fur Oomplsint Against
Pstrolman O'Koefo

OsnG1t9 NsSsseD ~
GrouaA Fur Oonplaint Against
Ratrolmaa o'Kcefs
Patrolman Jshn O'Keefs, against
whom complaint waA made b. .
wemaa living on Glen strest vas eE-
onerated by the board Of police COM
missioners last night "a recon,
mendation by the committee on rules
and discipline, who found no cause
for the camplaipt whicA had 70 do
with the patrolman's handling OF =
case Of violation Of tho motor veht-
Gle laws in which the womaA'a hus-
band figured several months ago.
The committee recently held . hear
Ing on the matter and the fading
was unanimous.
Supernumerary Officer T. W. Riley
was penali1ed one days pay for
falling to put In duty call and Pa
trolman william Pelitis and James
Sullivan were each fined two days
vacation for the same ofense. su-
pernumerary Officer Giuseppe Gig
Hottie was fined one days pay for
failure to obey a superior officer and
Patrolman Ernest p. BloomQutst
was fined six days vacation on
charges of neglect of duty and fail
ing to adhere to 4 sergeant's tnstruc-
tons. The penalties were recon-
mended by the committee on rules
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10
CITY COURT JUDGAENTs

The following judgments were
rendered yesterday afternoon py
Judge Henry P, Roche in the CITY
court;
FOR the plaintiff b. default
3lss.S2 in the action Of Klemens
Kaikewski against Peter Kostrsewski
n. r. eteMpiep represented tho
plaiAti3.
For the plaintiff by default. pos
session Of the leased premises with
costs at $50 West MaiR street. in the
actien Of the Congregation Sons OF
Israel against GLADYS H. Powers.
Edward A. Mag represented the
PLAINTIFF.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10

Italian-An4stea1 Cit: - club will
meet At Z banquet on that day "
their club rooms at 375 East Main
strssG On the stts where 1t h eI-
pected the center viii be built,
and discuss ways and means Of
raising = 100000 fund necessary
for the proposed building. which will
contain club rooms. an auditorium.
q gymnasium and meeting Peoms.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10

Neither tho screen actress nor hep
husband, the Marquis De Ia Falaise
ct Do II CeudFey. Wa present At
the ceremony.
purtng the early DAYS Of the
movies Gloria and her mother made
their home In Chicago.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10

President Qsearde Aachads J
Morales has received the Spanish
Order Of Military Merit fer dsvet-
ipg himself to the intensification OF
commerce between the two ceun-
tries.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10
ENTERTAINs AT WHIST

cd the members of her whist club at
her home. 649 Arch street, yesterday
afternoon. Prizes were awarded to
Mrs. Henry Hill and Mrs. Bertha
Roche. Luncheon was served.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10
RECREATION CENTER FUND

RECREATION CENTER FUND
It ia hoped that on Friday night
at a meeting Of ItaliaH-Americans,
definite, plans will be formulated to
raise funds here tor the purpose OF
building an 1talian-American recre-
ational center. Members OF the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10

READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
, 1928-12-07

The remains of Miss MabIe Christian
sen were inferred yesterday afternoon in
the Public Cemetery. AS the deceased
was employed as school nurse for this
district, the Public Grammar School was
closed for the half day to enable the
teachers and pupils to attend the funeral
which was ATTENDED by a large number
of people. The pupils Of the school, I'M
der the supervision Of their teachers, led
by Mr.. George Jackson, Principal, and
Mr.. Wilfred James, Junior Teacher, pre-
ceded the hearse, then followed the rela-
tives aud friends of the deceased. The
, 1928-12-07

pail bearers were Messr8. L. lang, E.
Schuster, w. &. Masser, NJ. abio. C.
FabiO, and a. Fabio. Rev. / |IversOn
conducted the funeral ceremony at the
Lutheran Church and at the grave.
DR.. J.J. A. McMu!lin. Chief 5. ~njtation
Officer has appeared in in pr. again
with another Of his interesting as We'll
as instructive writings on healt).
The public would be glad if IT, market
shed, which was blown dswn b. the re.
cent hurricane would be erectsC again.
This shed was a great convenience, ard
helped the people in a sanitary way to
offer their vegetables etc. for san.
The absence of a public toile to re.
place that destroyed 0y the recent hurri-
cane is a great deprivation to tie labor,
ers who are largely occupied rear the
waterfront anG are without this e,essarv
facility. AS it is these people INST 90 off
to distant points, lose time and perhaps
commit trespass in their force Of aircum-
stances to reach some agailabie nearby
closet. 10 all towns at least on public
toilet should be found. and Tor years
, 1928-12-07

TIE post office suggests the mailing
of Xmas parcels for the States not later
than for dispatch Monday, December 10,
TO ensure delivery during the following
week. Parcel mail dispatched the next
Monday, December II. sill reach New
York on the oath and delivery will be
possible that day only ia the case of spe-
ciaI handling pa c~els.bearIag special deli /.
very stamps addressed to New York City.
There VIII be no delivery service on
Christmas Day.
, 1928-12-07
Mails Close
for St. Thomas via the U.S.S. "Grebe''
at 2.30 this afternoon.


The u. S, S. "Grebe" from St. Thom-
as arrived here at noon yesterday with
the following passengers:-Lieut and
Mrs. O.S. Golf and daughter. Dir, and
Mrs A.A. Richardson, RosaIia Grove,
Peter jackson, Leroy Jackson and JOS
eph Darling.
, 1928-12-07

C~hristlansted has provided one near the
waterfront being easy Of access and so
constructed that no expense to clean it
was involved Such a small room that.
would meet a public need would cost but
a few dollars to erect.
, 1928-12-07

The principal insects which carry di,
sease are flies, Mosquitoes, Lice, Bed
bugs, Ticks, and Fieas.
We will first consider flies; where thew
breed. and how t2py breed, Then we can
intelligenrJy consider how W. may elimi.
nate or control tueIy breeding places.
Everyone sh 'uld adopt and practice the
slogan Swat the Fly" but the proper an
sWer to the fly menac is to eliminats the
breeding places.
Flies transmit disease because of their
habits Of feeding on wet filth. If all the pX,
c|reti0ns from human beings and animals
were screened or covered or destroyed
the fly problem would be solved. The
house fly is armed and engined for the
spread of disease. Germs adhere to the
outside of his body. and other germs are
swallowed by the fly and eXcreted with
the intestinal contents.
When a fly is magnitied under q micro
scope it looks like a grizzly monster which
has been Wa.lUWing In dirt. Disease
germs ranging in number from 300, 600.
ID 5000, 600 may be obtained from the
body surface Of a single fly, and as many
more from the intestinal tract. The com.
mon house fly, is not equipped with a
singer like the mosquito, Its mouth con.
sista Of a soft tube somewhat like an eIe
plants trunk, with which it sucks its
food. A tly's diet is exclusively liquid.
When it tries to eat anything solid it dis
solves such food with liquid vomited from
lis stomach. A fly spreads filth and bac
terra from its last feeding place, contami-
mating our food and our bodies. 1t pollutes
everything it touches With lis intestinal
eXcretions, and infects them with the
filth of its hairy body. 1t gees directly
from the priyy, and the eXcretions of d.
seased individuals, and the stable to the
table. Ii feed wi h US, before US and after
US. 1t leaves in its wake disease germs
wherever it goes, If you have a horse or
a donkey or a cow or any other large ami
nal, bear in mind constantly that flies
prefer to BREED in MANURE and that
must either be buried in a pit
and securely covered or carted away dali
and burned, When. removed. to some
New Britain herald., 1928-11-01
325 Boys Have Sport
 At Halloween Social

About 325 boys were present as the fourth annual Halloween party given last night for members of the Boys club by the ladies' auxiliary. Seventy-five of these were in cos tune and parade before a group of judges who made awards for excel lence in this field. Edward Speck was considered to have the best CO.'S tune and received . football. He was dressed as a clown. Howard Gilbert, attired as fapper, receiv- ed | pocket knife for having the funniest rig. Tho judges were Mrs. J. B. Weiant. Mrs. E. H. Clark. Mrs. Horace Brown. Mrs. Harry Powell and Mrs. H. E. Parker.
 Amerigo Nappi bested Il other boys in a pie eating contest and won an indoor baseball There were {t entries in the peanut race. and the boys nosed the goobers across the floor in three heats, Dominick Rec
New Britain herald., 1928-11-01
A Message to
 Underweight
 Men and Women

The one supremely good health building tonic that is also the one great weight producer known to modern science the country over is NcCoy's Tablets.
 They build flesh where flesh is needed-sunken cheeks, neck and chest-and many . man and woman. skinny and scrawny, have thanked McCoy's after . few weeks treat ment for the decided improvement in looks and figure.
 Many times the increase in weight is astontshing-one exceedingly thin woman sained 10 pounds in P days.
 Mccoy takes all the risk-Read this ironclad guarantee. If after taking { sixty cent boxes of McCoy's Tablets or ! One Dollar boxes any thin, underweight man or woman doesn't gain at least pounds and feel completely satisfied with the marked improvement in health your money will be refunded.
 Just ask for McCoy's Tablets at the Fair Dept. Store or any drug store. Distributed by McCoy's Laboratories. Inc, also distributors of McCoy's Cod Liver Oil-there is none better.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-01
Halloween Not Safe
 In Chicago, Results Show

Chicago, Nov. R-HalloWeen observance in Chicago is neither as safe nor as sane as a Fourth of July celebration. the police announced today after checking up the damage.
 Two shootings. two stabbings, one of the fatal. a near-riot when the police clashed with merrymakers and several hundred arrests, besides thousands of dollars worth of dam age to- property all were attributed to last nights celebration.
 One man was struck by . stray bullet fired by a celehrant. 2 Negro in masquerade died from a stab wound. g fifteen year old boy was wounded in the foot when an irate reighbor fired at a crowd of youths and a man was stabbed when he ignored holdup, believing his rob- bers to be Halloween merrymakers in disguise.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-01
Judge Brown Orders
 Recount in Enfield

Hartford, Nov. 1 RHJudge AL lyn L. Brown in the superior court today ordered a recount of the bal lots cast in the town election in En- field October 1. Lawyers A. s. Campbell and Edward w. Broder for opposing sides were directed to open the ballot boxes, examine and conduct the recount, which is ex- pected to take all day.as there are approximately 3.700 ballots and 500 of them are said to be split tick cts.
 At the election the democratic candidates for selectmen, James T. Murray and George H. Payne were declared elected by majorities of 70 or more. Edward Bromage and Louis w. Hawthorne. the republican candidates. petitioned for a recount on the ground that defective ballots had been illegally counted for the democratic candidates.