New Britain herald., 1928-11-10
WAR VETS ROOMS
RA|DED BY Police
Five Men Fined in Court on
Gambling Charge

/ SuNe convicted I'VE men OIL SdIlbllIlS
and fined each of them So without
costs in police court today. They
gave their names and addresses as
follows: John Seremet, aged 33. of
20S Clark street; Peter Malona, aged
II. of 81 Horace street; Frank Kas-
Ike, aged &c, of SIS Albany avenue;
Walter Okula, aged so, of IS Lyman
street; Joseph Caplicki. aged 80 of
34S North Burritt street.
Adam Tamonadicz, aged 80. OF
! 342 Pennington avenue, failed to
appear in court and forfeited his
bond. Michael Silkowski. aged SO.
of As Magnolia street, was dis
charged.
Theraid was made about 2:30
o'clock this morning by Sergeant
Feeney. Officers Cosgrove and Hop
kins and Supernumerary Officers
Margelot and Cigliotti after the lat
ter had telephone to headquarters.
He had seen a number of auto
biles outside the place all evening
AM had observed that the lights
were burning in the back room. He
heard the clnk of money and con-
cluded that a card game was being
played. A little later he was talking
with Officer Cosgrove who advised
him to summon Sergeant Feeney.
Sergeant Feen,y testified that he
peered through the keyhole of the
rear. door and saw the men around
the table playing cards.
lie heard someone make bet of
IS cents and it was raised" half a
dollar. He demanded that the door
be opened and when there was no
response he kicked In the panel. The
players made a dash towards the
front door but encountered Officers
Hopkins and Margelot on watch SO
they could not leave and were ar
rested. None of the raiders except
ing Sergeant Feeney. heard any
mention OF betting or raising" the
bets.
Attorney B. J. Monkiewicz. de-
Tense counsel. maintained that the
men were entitled to be discharged
for lack of evidence but Judge SAKE
denied the motion and Seremet
took the stand. He said the game
OF "rummy" was being played and
the stakes were candy an cigars.
Silkowski testified that he was an
onlooker and no money was at
stake. The winners received cigars
as prizes.
Prosecuting Attorney Woods corr
tended that if there was any doubt
as to the guilt of the players before
Seremet and Silkowski testified.
they had dispelled it. They were
playing for cigars, which is gam
bling he said. Cigars are valu.
able, under the law. They are
money of another color"
Attorney Monkiewicz replied that
the claim made by Mr.. Woods was
case. Failing to prove that money
WAS being played for. the state
claimed that game of cards for
cigars constituted gambling. At
; that rate. nobody could safely fire.
quent club where cards are played
for toothpicks or similar tokens. he
said.
Coffee House Raid
Pleading guilty to the charge of
keeping gambling place at GA La
fayette street in police court today.
John Jacob. aged Al. OF % West
Pearl street. was fined $40 and
costs on recommendation of Prose
; cutting Attorney J. G. Woods. Judge
SAKE told Attorney A. A. Greenberg,
who represented Jacob, that the
latter has been in court too many
times on charges Of this nature. T..4s
attorney replied that he had already
told him SO.
Each Of the following was fined
9 So without costs on the charge OF
gambling. on recommendation OF
Mr.. Woods: Peter Torodia. aged "a.
of 49S Main street; George karko,
aged 35, Of SO Lafayette street;
John Adas. aged SO. of II Union
street; David Tozi. aged IS. OF lis
shuttle Meadow avenue; George
Fall, aged 81, Of $50 Main street.
They pleaded guilty and were rep
resented by Attorney Greenberg.
} The arrests were made about 1:45
this morning by Officer Daniel Cos
grove and Supernumerary Officers
Edward Muszynski and Giuseppe
Gigliotti after Fall had complained
, to the latter of losing SIS in q, stud
poker game. The officers confronted
Jacob with Fall and obtained an
, admission that tho coffee house was
a gaming place. cards being used to
represent money after the fashion OF
poker chips.
Fight Before Big Audience
Edward Mckeon. aged 10. of sos
East Main street. and Edward Nc
Cue, aged IS. OF 81 Cedar street.
pleaded guilty to charges of breach
of the peace ana assaulting each
, other, and each was fined IS and
, costs.
, Sergeant IT. J. Feeney testified
that he and Officer W. J. Mccarthy
made the arrests shortly after mid.
night, having received information
that fight was being staged on
NewinEton avenue about 100 yards
, west of the railroad crossing.
There were four automobiles 81
, the roadside and about 80 or Is
young men about the fighters Nc
, Cue and Mckeon had started the
tuasle in Newington and come tc
New Britain to finish 1t so as to
avoid interference by A. constable
according to the sergeant.
, Two Fined For Assault
Charles kobns. aged %, of 14G
Smith street. and Walter Piorkowski
aged 10, of els Glen street, were
fined IS without costs each on the
charge of breach of the peace and
assaulting Abraham Joseph Of 2e1
Glen street. Sergeant P. A. McAval
arrested kobus and Officer +. l.
Kelly assisted him in the arrest OF
Piorkowski, warrants having been is
! ,ff ~ inf, Inv OFF l.