New Britain herald., 1928-08-24
PROSECUTOR HITS .
VELVET LAWYERS
Annoyed BY Claims Of Gambling
Machine Owners Counsel

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Prosecuting Attorney ]. G. Woods
struck out in police court today
against these lawyers who come in
here and look over your honor
with velvet arguments" Judge w.
F. Mangan, representing Frank Try
cinski. aged % of IS Horace street.
charged with violating the gambling
laws with Quality MINIS" slot ma
chine in his store at l09 Lafayette
street. had told the court the ma
chine, properly set up, was fully
within the law. but Trycinski had
unwittingly violated the law by Civ
ing merchandise in return for
'slugs."
Judge SAKE held that case had
been made out and he remarked
that Trycinski's record was not a
good one. He imposed fine of $50
and costs. On request of Judge
Mangan that bonds for appeal be
set. Judge SAKE fixed them at
500. but after court the fine was
paid.
Gave Cigars For "Sluss"
Trycinskis arrest came about
through evidence obtained by Super
numerary Officer Samuel Cole in the
form OF three cigars which Trycin-
ski gave him last Saturday afternoon
in exchange for ''slugs' out Of the
machine.
Owned Store Two Days
As a matter of fact, Trycinski had
been in possession of the store only
two days, according to the police,
Judge Mangan said, and only four
'slugs' were found in the place.
Trycinski kept them. Those were
the ones he had redeemed for Off
Ger Cole. 80 there was not much
gambling going on in the place,
Judge Mangan argued.
Prosecuting Attorney Woods re-
piled that the machine was a
gambling device, pure and simple.
The machine is of type that has
been pronounced outside the ban on
gambling devices in Hartford county,
Judge Mangan asserted. The prop
or way to operate it is to insert
money, pull the handle, and get
mints or "slugs." The latter are
intended to be used to work the ma
chine over and over, it being posi-
BILE to get 4, 6, S, 10, IL or 70 at
a time, The violation of which
Trycinski was guilty. Judge Mangan
said, was committed when he gave
Officer Cole cigars for the 'slugs.
A stop was put to the use OF such
devices in this city few years ago.
he said, and he did not know how
they had been brought in again. HE
called the courts attention to the
fact that the machine was locked in
such a way that it was impossople
TO get minis out of it.
Woods and Mangan Disagree
Small children play these ma
chimes" Mr.. Woods began. but
Judge Mangan interrupted him with
a challenge to call any police Of
1icer present to the witness stand
and ask him whether or not chill
dren played the machines.
1--WE seen small children playing
these machines" Mr.. Woods re-
pcated, banging his fist on the coun-
sci table for emphasis. He declared
that the supreme court of New Jer-
sey had declared the machines H.
legal and Judge Mangan replied that
if it we're possible to go before that
court with the machine In question
properly set up and operated in
such n manner as to produce ''slugs"
for money and mints or more
"slugs" for the latter, the machine
would be held legal.
Officer Cole testified that he went
to the store and obtained the evil
dence. He demonstrated the ma
chine for Judge SAKE. Detective
Sergeant Ellinger and Sergeant
Feeney also testified in the case.
Admits Having Gambling House
Harry Boyagian. aged ~, of 119
North street, pleaded guilty to the
charge of keeping q gambling house
at 46s Main street. just below
Lafayette, and was fined SIS with
out costs on recommendation of
Prosecuting Attorney Woods. Five
frequenters pleaded guilty and we're
fined 50 without costs each, on
recommendation of Mr.. Woods.
They were: Thomas Mclik or
Melikian. aged rs. of 142 fremont
street; Charles johnson of so Short
street; John Jacob of 1856 Beaver
street; Harry Haurian Of ~ Union
street; Mike Gosgarian, aged IS. of
@5 Grove street. All were repre-
S. nted by Attorney A. y. Green
berg.
The arrests We're made last night
by Sergeants Stadler and Flynn and
McCue and Keough who seized
Sails and playing cards. The place
is known as the Palace Coffee
House.
Elected From Three Restaurants
Stephen Coyle. aged IS. of rs
Church street pleaded guilty to
charges Of drunkenness and breach
of the peace and was fined IS with
odt SSolS VA lHC lOi Will Juuk
ment suspended on the latter.
After Officer Cornelius keough
had testified that he arrested Coyle
on Main street at 4:10 this morning
and that he had been elected from
three restaurants during the night
Coyle said he wanted ito get look
at the officer who arrested ME and
put this lump over my eye
Prosecuting Attorney Woods had
the officer stand up for Coyie to see
him and then reminded Coyle that
he had been put out of the restau-
rants and was noisy when arrested
That's all right" Coyle answered
In reply to Judge SAKE, Coyle
said he has lived In New Britain
eight years and had never been ar
rested before. He said he is en-