New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
STREET FIGHT HAS
 SEQUEL IN COURT
Witnesses Unsatisfactory and
 Not Paid-0ther Cases

Not aid-Other Gases A street fight i'll which five men participated at an early hour yes 1 terday morning at Stanley and | Dwight streets served 10 confuse the police court today because of the in-
 ability or unwillingness of four of those concerned to explain if clear ly. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney w M Greensteln, who questioned the principals and witnesses, order | ed Clerk F.. J, Danberg to withhold witness fees from the latter. James
 Hamilton of G69 East street and John Lazar of Dwight street. Hector Hamilton. aged %. of 662 East street, pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness but denied that he had assaulted George Far ley, aged 30, of 53 East Main street
 and resisted Officer Sullivan, while
 Farley denied that he had assaulted Hamilton. Officer Sullivan testi- fled that he saw five men fighting
 about 1o:50 o'clock and as he ran towards them he saw Hector Hamil- ton in a half sitting position. Lean ing over to take hold of him, the officer was surprised to receive a punch in the face and have his cap i knocked off by another swing from 1 Hamilton. who ran through Dwight
 street and was finally captured after
 the officer had fired one shot from
 his revolver to frighten him. After
 an investigation. Farley was rounded
 up and James Hamilton and Lazar
 were brought in 10 testify
 James Hamilton and Lazar testi- fled that as they were on their way home with Hector Hamilton. two
 men called 10 them and inquired ithe name of the street they were on. James Hamilton replied I"Church" and Lazar said Stanley" whereupon the two men rushed across the street and started q fight,
 One of them. it developed, was Far i ley, but the identity of his com
 panion was not divulged. He was , said to have escaped after starting l the trouble.
 | Hector Hamilton testified that he
 merely pushed Farley over a hedge | because he happened 10 be in his path as he rushed towards the fel- | low who was attacking Lazar. He
 was intoxicated. he said. and did not know Officer Sullivan was a police man. He had never seen Farley
 until the fight started, and he had no reason 10 assault him.
 Judge SaXe asked Mr. Greenstein lto explain the charges preferred by 1 the state and the assistant prosecut- ling attorney replied that Farley certainly committed breach of the peace. while Hector Hamilton ad- mitted intoNication and when he pushed Farley he assaulted him.
 TO punch a policeman in the face and knock his hat from his head certainly constituted resistance MT. Greenstein said
 
 ton S2o and costs on the assault charge and suspended judgment on inc other charges, placing him in charge of the probation officer. "lth 3 warning against becoming lnVolf-
 cd in such fracas again. He lm-
 pressed on him that because of the fact that he had never been arrested before. he was being dealt with ileniently In Farloy's case he sus- pended judgment. remarking that
 he would Five him the benefit of the doubt
 Got Another Chance John GolabeCk, aged 26 of 57 Erwin Place, Nho has long record asked for "another chance and re- ceived it, with the understanding that he take the pledge to abstain ! from intoxicants under penalty Of a
 long jail term if he is convicted again. He promised 10 leave drlnk Ialore and stay out of trouble.
 simon kavolchph, aged @2, of .67 f-rm Place. charged with breach | of th.. ueaco and assault on Cola |
 beck had iudgment suspended. The | testimony indicated that Golaheck
 got out Of an automobile in front of ] his home about Il o'clock last night in an lntoHlcated condition and oh- | iected to kavolchek's action m al- ! loving the headlights on bis car to
 strike him full in tho face kavol- ,cheE testified that GolabeCk punch , ed hlnl twice m the face as he sat in the car. and ho finally etallated in self defense. GoIahech admitted that | he was intoxicated and dld not know
 who hit him. but h" was positive ! kavolchsk had companion in h's , car. Attorney arry NJ. Ginshurs Represented Golabcck. who said he 1 is employed and has been keeping out Of trouble Officer William Ora i beck made the arrests.
 | Walks Into Cell
 Saturday afternoon. John Machet- ski aged 3G of 2SD Grove street
 walked into the police station in an
 intoxicated condition. Sergeant r. A 1 NcAvav asked him his destination and the reply vas "lall" A fe" minutes later Marhefsik was found
 70 have made his way down the cor lridor 10 the cell room and there be-