New Britain herald., 1929-01-28
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Officer Chr les Anderson testified
that he received information that
gambling was carried on. since he
went on the beat the frst OF the
month. and yesterday morning he re-
ported the fact to Detective Sergeant
w. p. McCue. with the result that
the raid was made. Sergeant O'Mara
testified that he and other officers
have been in the place . number Of
times. and 1t has had the reputation
Of a gambling place for q number of
years.
Prosecuting Attorney Woods pre-
dicted that Chief Hart would revoke
Dilrs pool room license at once, and
on his recommendation. Judge SAKE
ordered punch boards and other
paraphernalia seized In the store,
condemned.
Arrested Twice
John Saskowitz. 20. Of 1855 High
street. was arrested twice over the
weekend. Supernumerary Officer
Samuel l. Cole arrested him at $3.50
Saturday night for drunkenness and
breach Of the peace after ejecting
him from a restaurant at rs Broad
street and giving him Q chance to
go home. The proprietor Of the res
taurant testified that Saskowitz was
noisy and troublesome and would
not go out.
Officer Cole testified that Sasko-
witz was very abusive towards him
outside the restaurant and he was
obliged to arrest him.
Last night at the same hour and
at the same corner. the same officer
arrested Saskowitx for drunkenness.
He had nothing to say and Judge
SAKE fined him 81 and costs for
drunkenness and suspended judg-
ment on the other charge. with a
warning.
Abuses Policemen
Policemen going about their duty
should not be impeded and abused.
Judge SAKE said, AZ he imposed a
fine Of so and costs In the case Of
Anthony Matulis. 50. Of 81 East
Main street. who pleaded guilty to
the charge OF breach Of the peace.
He warned Matulis that II he comes
before the court again under similar
circumstances he will be heavily
fined.
Sergeant Thomas J. Feeney testi-
fed that he and Officers Thomas
Tierney and William O'Day went to
Matulis' boarding place about 1880
yesterday morning after hearing
considerable noise and loud talking
az they were passing by. They were
not admitted at once and when they
finally entered they found Matuis
and two other men in the kitchen
causing a disturbance.
Matulis. according to the SER
geant. few into a rage and demand
ed to know what right the police
had to enter without warrant. The
officers tried to reason with him and
impress upon him the advisabili:y
Of being quqiet at that hour of the
morning but he was nasty and
abusive and finally was taken out
under arrest.
Attorney Yale Sable asked for
leniency be cause Of Matulis' good
record for the past several years. and
suggested . suspended fine, but
Prosecuting Attorney Woods object
ed. pointing out that there was no
drunkenness charge and Matulis had
been very defiant and abusive with
out any reason. and he should be
punished.
Likens Wife to Lion
II work every day and when I get
home 1T is just like going to a circus
and having lion jump on me, the
way my wife greets me-" Alex Bug
mar. IS, Of 1872 East street. told the
court through Detective Sergeant Ell
linger, who acted as interpreter.
Officer Anthony Ustach testified
that he made the arrest about 9:20
Saturday night, charging him with
breach Of the peace and drunkenness
on complaint Of Mrs. Bugnar.
The officer found a window In a
door broken.
Mrs. Bugnar testified that her
husband makes a practice OF coming
home intoxicated on Saturday after
noon and he has often threatened ia
kill her. He has several boon COM
panions who go with him when he
Is drinking. she said.
Bugnar denied that he ever threat
ened her life.
The immediate cause of Saturdays
trouble was his refusal to scrub the
floor, he said.
Judge SAKE told him the principal
cause of the trouble was hts weak.
ness for drink. He suspended judg.
ment and advised Bugnar to arrange