New Britain herald., 1928-01-30
WOMAN FINED $lo0
 FOR HOOCH SELLING
Boy, Aged 1s, Said to: Have
 Been Runner for Mother

l she sold liquor. even after a police agent testified that she had done so. She admitted ownership of a quantity of alleged alcohol seized by the police Saturday afternoon, but said she had bought 1t for her hus- band. who is ill. She was fined $100 and costs and warned by Judge Sake that is she or her husband are ar- rested.agai)l for violation of the H. quor law. they will be dealt with as second offenders. Sergeant O Mara. having testified that it was his in- tention to arrest the husband but he decided to charge the woman when he observed that the, husband was i'll. --..
 Sergeants O'Mars and Flynn testi- fled that they had observed men go- ing in and out of the store which is on the ground floor. and indications were that the alleged liquor was kept in the tenement and that Mrs Dayidczyk's son. who appeared to be about F years of age, was used to carry it. The police agent" making his first appearance Ill court since he entered the employ of the liquor sleuths, testified that he had bought bottles more than once and he identified Mrs Davidcyzk as having sold them in the tenement.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods recommended that suspended jail sentence of 50 days be imposed. The woman was not fair with the court, he said. She attempted to deceive the police and the court even in the face of strong evidence of her guilt. Judge Sake asked Sergeant O'Mara whether or not he knew anything ot the financial condition of the family and the sergeant replied that they have the store. which is fairly well stocked. and they also have dealt in wood for come time, Judge Saxe said he had come to the conclusion that suspended jail sentences did not have the effect of deterring liquor sellers snd for that reason he impos ed fine and sounded the warn ing.
 Fa1ztna Fined 3zoo
 Salvatore Fazina, aged A., of s7 Spring street. pleaded guilty to the charge of violation of the liouor law. Sergeant O'Mara testified that an agent" bought a: bottle of alleged liquor for s1 and then the tenement was raided and the money recovered about Il o'clock Saturday fore noon. Sergeant O'Msra and Flynn found several bottles. some of them full and others empty. in a. vacant tenement across the hall.
 Sergeant Flynn corroborated Ser geant oMara's testimony. The lat ter. recalled to the witness stand. testified that he heard a month ago that llquar could be bought in Faz- zlnas tenement, although Fazzina claimed to have started selling only q, week ago. Saturdays purchase by the agent was the second known to the police, the sergeant said.
 Fazzina testified that the empty bottles were left over from his former store. He has been out of employment for several months and has lost his property. he said. He was convicted Of violation Of the llquor law III 3. store on Washing ton street several years ago, he said in reply to Prosecuting Attorney Woods
 Judge saxe sd,'lsed Fazzina to 20 10 work and stay out of unlawful occupation, Despite his admission that he had been convicted and fined before. Judge Sake said he would treat him as a first offender because of the fact that the records indicated a nolle in the other case. He im- posed fine of seo0 and costs and a suspended Jail sentence of 30 days,
 Pals Quarrel, Are Arrested
 Peter Gill, aged 34, of s3 La Val street. Waterbury, and James Os. borne, aged S1, of 17 Thomas street. Waterbury. were visiting in New Britain last evening and shortly after midnight, as they were on their way home Gill suggested that they drop in at a resta ursnt. Os- borne favored going without lunch but Gill insisted that they eat. ..
 Finally. Gill opened the door of the car and jumped out. Osborne drove on short distance and then returned as his conscience troubled him and he felt it would be unfair to leave his companion without means of transportation on a cold night
 ONcrtalling Gill at the corner of West Main and Main streets. Osborne tried to have him return to the car but Gill, being angry, wanted to fight.
 Osborne was forced to defend 'ir1solf 3pd w3S nlakine 2 fairly good job of 1t when Officer William o'Day happened along. No dam- age having been done. the officer was not particularly desirou. of ar- resting the men after separating them. but Gill refused to stop fight ing and the result was that he and Osborn were taken to the police sta. ton and charged with breach of the peace
 Today, both pleaded guilty Os- borne told the story of the trouble, admitting that he and Gill had 6 little wine to drink about o'clock. Gill was ready to testify but did not do go after hearing Oshorne's stcvu
 Judge saHe suspended Judgment and Prosecuting Attorney Woods told them to go back to Waterbury with out delay
 Tempest in Ntliski Teapot
 John Golcnhack, aged g. of ST Erwin Place. was in Hartford Satur- day and was unable to get back be- cause Of the storm, so it was 3 clock vest crday morning when he