New Britain herald., 1928-06-26
HUSBAND BURNS
WIfFS CLOTHING
Nan Thought Insane Must Sub
NIT to Mental Test

William Wilikinski, aged As. OF 80
Star street. accused his wife of hav-
ing ''hve or six husbands" but her
testimony that he was not in mis-
right senses impressed Judge Fl. P.
Roche in police court today and
continuance until tomorrow was
taken in his case. In the meantime
he will be examined as to hiE sanity,
Mrs. Wilihinski telling Judge Roche
he was in a hospital for insane for
seven years.
On Sunday. she said, he burned
al her clothing except the articles
she wore in court, and yesterday he
chased her with knife and threat
ened to kill her When they lived
in another city some years ago, he
cut her. she said.
Wilikinski admitted that he was in
an asylum some time ago, but he
said that his wife has been unfaith-
ful for long time and he declared
he did not want to see her again.
She has not only told him she pre-
ferred other men TO him. but she
has taken his money and run away,
he said. Officer Patrick Meehan ar
rested him on Main street. near East
Main. yesterday forenoon on COM
plant Of Mrs. Wlllkinski. who was
fleeing before him.
The charge of reckless driving in
the case OF Charles Landry. aged so,
of ~ Derby street, was nolled by
Prosecuting Attorney Woods. Landry
was arrested by Officers Harper and
Griffen at Stanley and Allen streets
following a collision between his car
and one driven by Lawrence Demer-
rift OF $50 Main street, the night OF
June 20.
The continued case of Lewis Gill
bert of South Glastonbury. charged
with operating an automobile while
under tho Influence OF liquor. was
continued until next Tuesday on re-
quest of Attorney Joseph B. Griffen
OF Hartford.
Joseph Roy. aged IS, Of 1925
Church street, who was arrested
early yesterday morning for assault
ing his wife, and again after that
case was continued in police court.
the second charge being on Eli La
case, aged "a. and Ivan Pineau.
aged %, also of 325 Church street,
tried to place the blame for the
second scuffle on the others when
he was arraignel before Judge H. P.
Roche in police court today but the
latter held him responsible and i'm
posed 4 suspended Jail sentence Of
IS days and placed him in charge
of the probation officer. "Your &C
tions are heading you straight to-
wards jail" Judge Roche told him,
From now on it is entirely up to
yourself whether you behave or
serve is days. Because Of the fact
that you have children. ! will give
you q chance this time but in the
future you must behave or expect
to be dealt with severely
Roy said the best thing for him to
40 would be to move to another To-
oality. Pineau and his wife and La
casse and others. six in number. had
been living with him until recently,
he said, but no put them out as he
can get along without them. He
declared that if his wife had been
able to tell her story through an in
terprcter, the court would under
stand that he was not to blame for
the trouble that resulted in his sec
ond arrest.
Lacasse admitted that he punched
Roy, cutting him over the eye. Pin
eau pleaded not guilty and testified
that after court yesterday. Roy S
wife was afraid TO leave Pineau's
tenement on account OF the beating
she had received and when Roy
came in and demanded that she go
downstairs with him, he also told
Pineau he had a mind to slap him.
Go ahead and slap" Pineau chal-
lenRed him. and as fight appeared
imminent, Lacasse. who is rangy
fellow, shot his fist across Pineau
shoulder and rocked Roy with a
single punch. Roy then went out
and called the police. Officers
Woods and Hayes testified to making
the arrests, and the former IN re-
ply to a question. said he smeiled
LIQUOR from Roy. Judge Roche sus-
Blended judgment in the cases OF
Pineau and Lacasse.
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