New Britain herald., 1928-03-12
BLAMES THIEVERY 0N DRUNKENNESS
Man Who Stole Chickens Ar.
 rai6ned in Court

ldl9uM Ill UOull Y have been out of work for rix months and lip against 1t. I didn't kno" where was going
 10 get anything to eat. l have been drinking heavily for the past month and l was drunk
 when l took the chickens. I never
 would have done 1t if I hadn't been drunk,' was the defense offered by
 Joseph Boskosli, aged 35. Of 10
 Yale street, in police court today after he, pleaded guilty 10 the charge Of theft Of three chickens, owned hv Thomas Nankouskas Of 20 Oxford street and valued at approximately
 $ each. In reply to Prosecuting At torney J. G. Woods, Boskoski said
 he realized that stealing chickens
 was serious offonse, punishable by confinement in states prison.
 MT, Woods recommended a fine Of $50 and costs and Judge Roche accepted it. placing Boshoski on
 probation. Boskoski is married and has two children. Several years ago ne and Sergeant Q Mara worked to- setheF in q local theater.
 Sergeant ?. ]. O'Mara testified that 1ankousk'S complained yestcr- day morning that the lock had been pulled off the chicken coon and the chickens taken. There was q trail of blood leading from the coop 10 Bos- koski's door and when tho sergeant asked him about il he did not appear inclined 10 talk about it but when shown the bloody trail he admitted the thtt', the sergeant said. Bos- koskl had cut the heads of the chickens before carrying them home. and when Sergeant O'Mara reached hoshoskl's home one Of the chick 'ns Was being cooked and the others were in closet.
 Plays >lcuth Himself
 Som" time ago. Adam Yopp, col orsd, aged 22, Of 25 Hurlburt street, mlSS"i q part of a radio set and in the hope Of recovering it, he has been patrolling his nciEhbor- hood and scouting about the wards. About II o'clock last night. Super nrmorary Office I.ovincs Johnson saw him on Smallcy street and watched him go in q yard at the corn"r of Hurlburt and Smallev streets, few minutes later, as the officer was preparing to go into the yard, he heard q mans voice warn- Ing someone to leave the premises or he would be shot, Nopp came out of the yard at full speed and Officer Johnson stopped him and ar rested him.
 Wallace Chappell Of s4 Smallcv street, testifvins against Yopp. who was charged with breach of tho peace before Judge Henry r. Roche III pollc" court today, said his wife and childrcn told him Of a night proWler about the yard and q few n1ghls ago a. man fled when thap- pell appeared in a window. Last night the witness saw Yopp in the yard and observed that he seemed to be watching another house in the 1, yard. Intending 10 frightcn him away, thappeu shouted that he would shoot him and Yopp took to his heels.
 lopp, after hearing tho testimony | ot the officer and Chappell, denied nat he had committed q breach of t nc peace. He said he intended 10 report 10 the polics if he located the stolen radio part in q house where | le suspected it might be-
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods ac used Aopp of being fresh" and not cling the truth. If was in vour place this morning I would send |. his man up to jail.' he said. Judge fochc Imposed a suspended jail Of l5 days and ordered ] opp to pay tho costs Of the court.
 Trouble Maker Is Fined
 Frank Kurpas, aged 20, Of 1O1 told street, charged with breach of .h" l"ac" at the instance of Officer James sullivan and Supcrnmnerary 'fiicrr stephen Coffcy. was fined | S5, execution Of the penalty sys- pended on payment Of costs.
 The officer testified that kurpas md companion were in q house II %6 Grove street about 1:15 o'clock 'cs'"rdaN morning and caused q dis ! urbancn which resulted in their 'j'ctlon by the officers. Half an lonr later kurpas and the other nan were on Broad street and de led the officers. kurpas, according o the testimony, threatened to 'gct" he officers.
 kurpas denied that hc had made ho threat or used the language at III T1hutcd 10 him. JIc admitted that II c had jostlod ;L young woman on J1 'road street about four hours be- pro hc was arrested. His compan- 'n was fined for drunkonoss.
 Autoist Arraigned
 Edward Lcist. aged o4. of sa R. hamilton street, denied having had no"lcdge that his ear had struck
 car owned by Lihio CanponolIl of s Gladiola street on Corhin ayonue, orner of Steele street, about 10 . m. February %. He denied that c had been drinking that evening Q had bcrD 1f New R,-it,,i,, Ccr.ruI