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John Buda, aged SIS, of 9S Willow
street. was charged with breach of
the peace and drunkenness at the
instance CT Officer Patrick Meehan.
who testified that he caught Buda
Saturday going through back yards
on High street after complaint had
been made of disturbance at ~
Broad street where Buda's wife lives.
Buda denied that he smashed a
window in the tenement with a
pail. His wife takes money out of
his pockets not being satisfied with
the amount he gives her. and she
and her sister drink, he charged.
Judge Roche imposed a fine of IS
and costs and Jail sentence of Is
days. Buda recently served nine
months in Jail for similar trouble.
Admits lAssaulting Wife
John Cunningham. aged 40. of II
Noble street, pleaded guilty to
charge Of drunkenness and assault
ing his wife. Officer John O'Brien
testified that he made the arrest
shortly after Z o'clock last night on
complaint of Mrs. Cunningham. She
testified that he drinks heavily and
last night he struck her because she
asked him to be quiet.
He had overturned barrel Of
water in the kitchen and was very
abusive in his language. she said.
Cunningham denied that he was
drunk. The trouble had been brew
ing for the past week and was caus-
ed by his wife's drinking and stay
ing over night in a tenement on the
first floor at II Noble street occupied
by colored people. Last Monday
when he came from work at noon he
found his wife intoxicated on the
lap of a colored man who had his
arms about her. He felt he could
drink and carouse if she could.
Prosecuting Attorney Woods said
the Cunninghams have been in court
number of times since they moved
to this city from Massachusetts a
year or so ago. Judge Roche i'm
posed Jail sentence of Is days.
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Stanley Stockowicik, aged IS, of
e74 Broad street, was fined IS for
drunkenness and IS for breach of
the peace. He was arrested at his
home by Supernumerary Officer
Tata and Officer William Politis
about s:45 last night. 1t was neces-
sary to handcuff him, and almost
drag him to the police box.
Drives Family Into Street
Alex Sausanavitch, aged So, of ss
Pleasant street. reached home at 3
o'clock yesterday morning in an in
toxicated condition and forced his
wife and daughter into the street in
their night clothes. Sergeant Stadler
was detailed to investigate a COM
plant about his action at l:10
o'clock and arrested sausanavitch
ON charge Of breach of the peace
and drunkenness.
Attorney b. J. Monkiewicz ap-
peared for Sausanavitch and asked
that leniency be exercised.
He has learned his lesson and has
promised to abstain from intoxi-
cants. Some Of the trouble In the
household has been caused by dis
| agreements between husband and
wife relative to children of each by
previous marriages.
Judge Roche imposed a fine OF
IS and costs on the charge OF
drunkenness and a suspended jail
sentence of 10 days on the other
charge.
First Time in Court
Stanley Skormezski. aged 81, OF
ol7 Washington street, admitted that
he had been drinking and causing a
disturbance prior to his arrest about
$3.50 last night. He had never beer
arrested before and Judge Roche
ordered a continuance for two week.
in charge of the probation officer
telling Skormezski he should b.
ashamed of himself. Off1cer Danie
Cosgrove made the arrest, thu
charges being drunkenness. breach
of the peace and assaulting his wife
He Wouldn't Go Home
John Machifski. aged SO. of II
Sexton street, was fined IS and cost,
on the charge of breach OF the peace
and judgment was suspended on the
charge of drunkenness.
Officer Daniel Cosgrove testified
that he and Officer William McMur.
ray gave Machifski several chance,
to get off the street shortly after I
o'clock last evening but he wen
only as far as his yard and jus,