New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
QUARTET IN FIGHT, BOTTLE ENDS ROW
Two Wlsks, Kukish and Leganza
 In Ten Minute Battle

In Ten Minute Battle iGnalus tWhitey) Wisk, aged o7, I loI tabot street. and George Cook ! cyl kukish of SC Sexton street. went three rounds in a knock -dovn-and- - { drag-out light in a, store at Ill Beay TT street conducted by Wisk and
 ranH Legonza, late Saturday night. Iand although kullish claimed in po-
 lice court today that he had some thlng on' Wisll. several witnesses
 testified thai 'NNhitey" knocked his adversary down three times even latter the latter shouted enough" immediately after the first knock down. only to rosune fighting as soon as ho got his vind.' It was
 i case Of the winner being the loser. however, for Judge NJ. p. Saye found
 Wish guilty Of breach of the peace and assault and fined him $25 and Icosts.
 According 10 kuaish, he was on his way home about 10:36 Saturday Light and stepped into the store 10 collect S25 from Wisk, He said the
 money has been owed him almost a
 year and when he saw Wisk through the window he decided he would col
 feet if. He admitted having had a few drinks before starting for home,
 Ut he denied that he approached
 NiSk in any but $ gontlemanly man.
 uer. NIsi5 however, told him he had 9 mind to beat him up, whoreupon
 hukish told him he could start do
 ing Just that, if he cared to.
 Two Others Take Hand
 Closing the door that separates the front from the rear part of the store, Nlsll attacked him. according io kukish, but found himself un- , hIr to finish what he had started N'eing the tide Of battle turning against "Nhitey," Waltcr Wisll aged x, ot 222 Troad street, jumped in 10 help his brother. according to huNlsn. and Frank Loganza, aged g also took a hand in the meloc. ku- NiSh claimed he was struck across tH" fore head with soda bottle by Walter Wisk, and when Frank Ned iirN, aged %O. of ll9 Grove street. pulled the latter away, Frank Le- 21n2a, aged 23. took "a sucker shot" and punched Kullish behind the car.
 l1r. Edwin l.. Curran testified that lie was called to kukish's home at ahout midnight and found that ku- ktsh was bleeding from a cut on the lip and he also had scratches on the neck and u bruize six or eight inches long across the forehead. Asked whether or not the bruise could have been caused by a fist, Dr. turran replied that ha did not believe so. 'I'd like to be able 10 hit like that he remarked. In reply to judg" W. F, Mangan, represent ing the Wisks, Dr, Curran said it was possible that the hruise was caused by a bang against a chair CT a counter.
 'Whitoy' Wisk gave q graphic ac- count of the fight and the events leading to it. He and Howard Keen eE Of l36 Beaver street were walk 1 ing from a Lafayette street barber shop when kukish started annoying | him, he said. "Whitev" was wearing | glasses and kukish wanted to know f his reason was 10 forestall a beat ng. "Whitey' replied that he was wearing the glasses to rest his eyes, md he advised kukish to go home. You're next" kukish told him, threatening to beat him. according to 'Whiioy.' On Beaver street a man lot known by "Whitey" was insult 'd by kukish and retaliatod with his ists, according to the witness, and inally, when Keeney and the wit less arrived at the store where the ight occurred. kukish took off his ,oat and punched "Whitey.'
 He Could Have Trouble
 T put down my bundles and told lim if he wanted trouble he could nave it. was the way "Nhitey" put |. He hits me and I sail into him. hit him and he goes down. He gots up and says he has enough and
 stop but he starts again as soon as le gets his wind l hits him again md he goes down and says he has nough but when bo gets up he says la's got some more in him and he omcs at me and l hits him again nd knocks him oyer chair and he its a bench. Then he says he's going 0 get his brothers to come down and eat me-
 What rules governed this boxing hatch, Marquis of Queensbury or london prize ring" asked Prose- utinC Attorney Woods.
 "l'he only rules were that he Was ( ooking for 1t and l gave it to him : nd every time l hits him he goes l oNn." NIsk replied. He denied that ' is brother and Leganza helped him, ( lso that he had sought the fight or l sed improper language towards ,uksh. He denied that he owed $ ,ukiSh money or that the latter had | him for it in a quiet { lanner.
 kccnay corrohoratcd "Whitey." { sked if "Whitcy" struck kukish, | .ecncy replied, "plenty' Edward { IcMurray testified that he saw the c eht. Ut was a short fight, it only 'stcd about ton minutes,' he said. f skcd if he saw all of if, he replied f q saw what went on in the store, { It knew nothing Of inc occurrences adug up to the actual fight. "A ght is interesting to anyone.' h. lid. You look at it to learn all $