New Britain herald., 1928-03-05

there was insufficient evidence for conviction.
 John Ziki aged 56. of le6 Beaver street, Albert SLoka. aged 42. of e72 Burritt street, and Mrs. Nellie Marr. a widow aged S2, of Vine street, Hartford. were found guilty of the charge of improper conduct and were fined $15 and costs each. They were arrested in Zikis room about 1o:30 last night by Officer Thomas Lee and George Collins on com- plaint of the landlady.
 Not . Drinking Woman
 The defense was drunkenness, Mrs Marr tearfully insisting that she was not a drinking person and while on a visit here yesterday she took more liquor than she could stand, and when she felt herself be- coming ill she reclined on the bed. The landlady testified that Mrs Marr was "a bad woman" and has visited men at her home before.
 Judge Sake said he felt there had been a drinking party. out of which the more serious offense developed. He said he was inclined to be lenient especially in view of the fact that none of the trio had been in difficulty with the law before.
 Two Taken In Isaid
 Edward Farrell. aged 30. of 25s Elm street, and Mrs. Victoria Thel- berge, aged 2S. of the same address, pleaded guilty to the charge of inn proper conduct and each was fined $10 and costs, Farrell also pleaded guilty to the charge of operating an automobile without a license and was fined $lo and costs. Attorney Thomas F. McDonough appeared for the couple.
 Prosecuting Attorney J. c. Woods told Judge Sake the police arrested the couple about 10 o'clock Sunday morning in Mrs. Thelberge's room. "All wish to say is that their ac- tions were very indecent" he said
 Some item prior to being arrest ed Farrell was seen driving a car at Elm and East Main streets al- though he has no license.
 Officers Otis Hopkins and David Doty were peesing through win dow shortly after midnight and when Sergeant P. A. McAvay drove past few minutes later they told him what they had seen. The sergeant listened outside the door and satis- fed himself that raid was justified, Whereupon he and the two officers forced in the door and found Far rell and Mrs. %Theberge in a com promising position,
 Automobile Gases
 The case of Walter Jachmczyk aged 21, of B Hillhurst avenue charged with violation of the rules of the road. was nolled by Mir Woods. He was arrested by Officers William Grabeck and Daniel Cos grove, who investigated a collision at the intersectioRsof West. Main street and Corbin avennA;at S;45 Saturday night, between q bus owned by. Mrs Ignatius Gwazdik of 12l Farming ton avenue and driven by Jachmczyk, and an automobile owned by Louis Delage of Queen street, Plainviile. and driven by Alma Delage of the same address. The bus was going south on Corbin avenue and the other car was going east on West Main street when the crash occurred. In the Delage car with the owner and the driver were Ephraim La Flame of Waterbury and Dora Delage of Plainville, sister of the driver and daughter of the owner.
 The case of Edward Leist of Ham ilton street, charged with evadine responsibility. was continued until March 1o. on account of the illness of Officer James M. McCue.
 A continuance until March 1c was ordered in the case of Thomas Ricardo of 32 Enfield street, Hart ford. charged with reckless driving on Arch street. February 2. Attor- ney Irving I. Rachlin. representing Ricardo. said an important witness was not available today. Ricardo was driving a truck which struck a car driven by Mrs. Lillian Chambers Curran. wife of James J. Curran of 31 Glen street. Mrs. Curran has been incapacitated because of the accident, but was in court today.