New Britain herald., 1929-02-18
TOO MUCH WH0OPEE
Brings ABOUT RAID
Police Arrest Twin Brothers and
Their -Four Guests

Il6E f0uT Gu&N
Walter Bazyliewicx. 50. Of 1913
Hartford avenue. possessor OF long
record In police court, principally on
account OF his weakness for drink
and his propensity for beating his
wife. told Judge Stanley J. Traceski
today that the reason he failed to
observe the terms Of probation when
jail sentence OF three months was
suspended by Judge NJ. D. SAKE on
October Is, 1928. was that he con-
sidered visits to the probation officer
"a waste Of time" II come down
and talk. talk. and that's ALL" he
said. my wife don't want mo in the
house." Judge Traceski replied that
as long a. he felt that way the sus-
pension Of the three months SEN
tence were revoked and an addition
al sentence Of so days added. THAT'S
all right" said Bazyliewics and left
the stand smiling.
His arrest came about through 4
! complaint to Officer John Griffen
about $3.50 yesterday morning by
william Andruskiewicx OF ~ Grove
street. about an alleged disorderly
house at SO Grove street. rear. The
complainant told the officer he and
his family could not sleep. 80 noisy
were the parties held in the rear
house. Officers Griffen, Tierney and
Mccarthy swooped down on the
place and arrested Frank and Joseph
Hojoniewicz on the charge Of keep
ling a disoxderly house; Charles
Drenzek, %. of 20 Grove street;
Louis Raczkowski. rs. and his wife
Fannie. 81. Of IL Gilbert street on
| the charge OF frequenting. They
charged Bazyliewicz with the same
offense. besides violation Of proba-
ton.
Testimony was offered by the po-
lice that the Hojoniewicz brothers.
who are twins aged 3s years. have
one bed, two chairs and table and
an old stove In the house. besides a
mattress and pillow on the kitchen
floor. and the tenement Is filthy.
Officer Mccarthy said the mattress
on the floor had the appearance OF
having been pulled from the bottom
Of 4 coal pile. The brothers, incident
ally, work in a coal yard. Sergeant
Feeney testified that he had been
to the tenement OF late and knew 1t
to be dirty and disorderly house.
DrenEek told the court he was re-
turning from the home OF his cou-
sin early Sunday morning and step
ped In for a friendly visit with the
twins. their tenement being In the
house behind his home. He saw no
disturbance or anything to justify
the charge. he said. Raczkowski
testified that he and his wife had
been In Bristol and were walking
through Grove street on their way
home when he saw the light In the
tenement and he decided to 90 In
and find out about job building q
three car garage for a woman. one
OF the brothers having told him Of
the possibility of the job. He and his
wife were IN the place about half an
hour and saw no disorder except
that two men were dancing with
each other He'admitted having had
two drinks in Bristol.
Mrs. Raczkowski testified that her
cousin. who lives In Hartford. drove
them from Bristol after visit at the
home OF relative. and her husband
stopped ~ 10 talk to the twins about
the garage job. She and her husband
have been in considerable trouble
with the police since last July. she
ADMITTED. ana 1t was their intention
to leave today for another city to
make their home. Her husband owes
$3.50 for coal and wood and want
i ed to pay 1t before leaving. she said
and that was his reason for wanting
to get the garage job II possible.
Bazyliewicz testified that he had
no place to sleep. 80 hr went to the