New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-27
CORY FIST BATTLE
IN CELLAR OF BARN
Man Makes His 66th Appearance
Before Police Court

Il don't want Smith sent to the
state farm. These fellows have too
easy time down there. want him
sent to Jail where he will have to
work. said Prosecuting Attorney ].
q. Woods in police court TODAY, in
the case of James Smith, aged a.,
who was before Judge H. P. Roche
on charges of drunkenness, breach
of the peace and assault. and COM
mon drunkenness. He pleaded gull
ty to drunkenness and being COM
mon drunkard. but he said he did
not recall having been in a fight
with Joseph Birmingham, aged SIS,
who is employed on John Newton's
farm in West Hartford. Judge
Roche revoked the previous suspen-
sion of three months Jail sem
tence in Smiths case and added so
days on the new charges. In Birm-
lngham's case. Jail sentence of so
days was imposed on charges of
drunkenness, breach of the peace
and assault, execution of the SEN
tence suspended with the under
NAiie li1ot IL VIII We llldQt ODer-
atlve on his next conviction.
Smith was before Judge NJ, D.
SAKE Saturday morning, Officer John
Llehler having arrested him on
Hartford avenue after hard strug-
gle. At that time, Attorney A. A.
Greenberg asked for leniency, telling
the court that Smith had come to
New Britain from farm on request
OF the attorney who was handling a
matter for him. Smith agreed to
leave town and behave, so Judge
SAKE suspended the Jail sentence.
only to have Sergeant Feeney and
Officer Dolan find Birmingham and
smith in fierce fight in the base
ment of an old barn near the Elihu
Burrltt homestead off Main street.
opposite East Main street, about 2
o'clock in the afternoon.
According to the testimony of the
police, Smith kicked BIRMINGHAM in
the eye and both were covered with
blood, while upwards of so small
boys looked on. Prosecuting Attor-
ney Woods told Judge Roche the
men were acting like mad beasts"
Birmingham said he had not been
arrested in almost two years, and
on account of this fact. he escaped
going to Jail. It was Smiths 6sth
appearance in court
Insult Officer. Caught After Chase
Frank Hoist, aged IS, of 1ss
Grove street, charged with drunk
enness and breach of the peace: AL
fonse Labieniec, aged 20 of Kensine-
ton and Benny Szestowicki, aged q
OF 40 Tapp avenue. Stamford, charg- !
ed with breach of the peace, were
warned by Judge Roche that they |
will be classed as second offenders if
they come before the court again
and will DO dealt with accordingly.
Because of his reluctance to give
them police records in their youth.
he suspended judgment
Officer Cornelius keough testified
mat he ordered the trio away from
the rear of the Schupack building
on Main street at 500 this morning
and they drove away in an automo-
bile throwing shower of vile lam
guage at him. He gave chase and
arrested them on Broad street, SILL
pernumerary Officer Lesevicus cor
roborated Officer Keough as to the
language, but the three youths de-
MED their guilt. !,
Woman Sentenced to Jail
Mrs. Nellie Cunningham. aged II,
of Is Noble street, was sentenced to
Jail for five days on the charge of
breach of the peace. Officer w, J.
testified that he and Off
GERS John O'Brien and James Sulli- II
van went to the Cunningham home
about 1880 Saturday evening and
found the woman screaming and
carrying on. Her language was
filthy, according to the officer. 1T was
learned that she had called the DO
lice to complain about her husband
and neighbors.
A young woman who lives arby
testified to Mrs. Cunningham's Ian