New Britain herald., 1928-10-31
PMinuiM News
APPEALS SENTENCE
 FOR WIFE BEATING
Radcliffe Claims Wife Stirtsd
 Irouhe-aVyers m Battle
DRUNKEN DRIVER FINED

New Britain Youth In Crash-Ccu.
 stable Paul Resigns-LocaI Wom.
 en to March In Parade-AN Oai.
 cers On Duty Tonight.-Brtefs,
 Denying his wife's charges that he struck her and knocked her down, Howard Radcliffe of Maple street through his counsel. Attorney Cyril F. Gaffney of New Britain, thia morning appealed from the jail sen- tence of 30 days imposed by Justice M. o. Ryder when Radcliffe was found guilty of assault and breach of the peace, He was released under bonds of $loo
 The stories of Radcliffe and his wife were as far apart as the poles She claimed that on Monday about l o'clock she had attempted to go to neighbor's house and that her hus- band had 'smacked" her face, thrown her into a chair. grabbed her wrists. and seized her throat. She said he blocked the door and win dow when she tried to escape, but he finally allowed her to go to the home of Mrs. Hazel Cunningham from where she called Constable George Schubert. Attorney Gaffney accused her of starting the trouble by carrying on" with a neighbor but Grand Juror Charles F. Conlor objected strenuously. saying this question was 'inadmissible and i'm material" and, after a hot fight Justice Ryder ruled it out. The prosecutor also objected to a ques ton as to whether Mrs. Radcliff, were planning to get divorce. say
 ing today's case would be used a! testimony. and again the prosecutor obtained the ruling out of the ques tion.
 Constable Schubert testified tha
 he received a telephone call ant
 turned it over to Constable B. J
 Wadsworth. Tn latter said he hat found Mrs. Radcliffe in hysterica condition at the Cunninehams' house and had arrested her husband. Mrs Cunningham said she had been look ing out of a window and had seer Radcliffe block his wife from thu floor and window,
 Radcliffe took the stand and sait that his wife became enraged ant tried to hit him. but fell over { chair and bruised herself. She ther tried to shout out the door and win | dow, he said, which was why h< pulled her away. He denied, strik' ing her.
 Radcliffe also claimed that hii i wife had been out four nights since she had him arrested last Tuesday
 but she denied this, saying she hat gone out but once and then to visi' her mother. The prisoner also said he had gotten all except five meals since that time.
 Prosecutor Conlon. in summing up. called the alleged action brutal and unjustifiable assault" and criti' cized Attorney Gaffney for making his "only defense a dirty insinuation against woman's character The !, defense attorney claimed he could have substantiated this evidence and closed his plea by saying that sym- rathy for a wife and mother was natural but sometimes undeserved. Judge Ryder found Radcliffe guilty and imposed sentence. Attor- ney Gaffney appealed. and. after slight delay, the $1o0 bond was fur nished.
 Drunken Driver Fined Michael Norcunas, 19. of 227 North str. ct. New Britain. was fined s1oo and costs of $14.51 by Justice Ryder this morning on 3, charge of driving while under the influence of liquor. Norcunas, operating a neighbours car. ran into the rear of a parked auto in front of the Good rich filling station on West Main street last night about il o'clock. Norcunas received a cut hand. while both cars were badly damaged. the front of one being stove in and the rear of the parked machine demol- ished. The latter car was owned by John J. Barboza of 13 Franklin street. New Britain. Constable George Schubert, who made the ar- rest. had Norcunas examined by Dr. George F. Cook, who testified this