New Britain herald., 1928-10-24
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 Without offering any defense to charges of reckless driving. evading responsibility, and transporting H. quor by the means of . motor veh. icle. Michael kopscx. ansed 70. of 65 6malley street was bound over to the December term of superior court in $l.600 bonds by Judge H. P. Roche in police court today. He ts an alleged fourth offender against the liquor laws, Assistant Prescott. ing Attorney w. M. Greenstein said. Attorney Monroe s. Gordon appear cd for Kopsck
 Motorcycle Officer David Doty testified that he was doing traffic duty at Rockwell Avenue and Bas- sett street about l o'clock in the af- ternoon of October l6 when an auto- mobile driven by Kopscx almost ran him down. Leaping out of the way he stouted to Kopscz to stop but the command was ignored and the of- ficer jumped on his motorcycle and gave chase.
 On Glen street. he was told by Arthur L. Barge of 23 William street that the speeding car had struck his car while it was parked.
 Hides in Hay Loft
 Searching the yards on the street. the officer found kopscz hiding in a hayloft on the second floor of a barn. In his car was found a glass jug containing a gallon of alcohol and a five gallon tin can full of the same liquid.
 La Barge testified that he was seated in his car when it was struck broadside by Kopscz's car He got out and followed the latter. but be- fore Kopscz stopped. another man leaped out of the car and ran away. He has not been apprehended.
 Convicted 0f Vagrancy
 Micheal Ryan. aged 36. and Ed ward Farrell. aged 29. were com- mitted to the state farm at Norwich for months on charges of drunk enness and vagrancy. Officer Wag- ner Testified that he arrested Far rell about II o'clock last night in a garage in the rear of tho Liberty Baking Co. on Hartford avenue. A man named Smith bought Farrell his supper last night in lunch room at the corner of Willow and North streets, the officer said. and Ryan and Farrell have been in each others company about the streets for some time and have no visible means of support.
 Sergeant T. J. Feeney testified that the men are inebriates and idle per- sons, frequenting the corner of North street and Hartford avenue for the past two weeks with a crowd of men who drink out of bottles. Ryan has no home and Farrell is not welcome in his home because he does not behave, according to the sergeant.
 Attorney Monroe g. Gordon. rep- resenting Farrell, asked Judge Roche to revoke the suspension of a three , months commitment to the state farm imposed for previous offense. ln the hope that Farrell might be cured of his habits
 Ryan, who was not represented by counsel. admitted that he was drunk and a vagrant but he has been about the streets only since Satur- day. He presented g sorry sight, his head and face being swathed in a bandage and the left side of his face being badly swollen.
 Judge Warns Couple
 Tt seems to me that you are play. ing fast and loose with the juvenile court and if you keep on. both you and your wife will find yourselves under heavy fine or you may be locked up." Judge Roche told Jo- seph Wodecki. aged 63, of 97 Broad street. who was arrested for con- tempt of court on complaint of Miss Ruth Bristoll. juvenile probation Of. licer. He was ordered to be in ju. venile court with his boy last Satur- day but sent his wife and did not respect the subpoena, his only excuse being that he thought it all right to dc so.
 Although he has been a resident of New Britain for Fl years Wodecki said he could not speak English and his statement was made through an interpreter, who also re :. layed to him Judge Roche's warning.
 Gladys Ryczyk. aged IT, of '227 North street. was sent back to Long Lane Farm, on the charge of being in danger of falling into habits of vice. She was committed from Had dam a few years ago and on being paroled, came to live with her aunt. She told the police 8 story of having been overpowered by q local young man who forced his attentions upon her, but Sergeant Feeney investigat- ed and found her complaint to be tho nro5ucf nf hor i'm a oi finO