New Britain herald., 1929-09-09
MAN HIT IN BRAWL
 IN CRITICAL STATE
Knocked Down Steps to Side WaIk-ASSaiIant Under Bonds

fu t0dlllu utl NulI- oI ! o O4eAi iN street, during a brawl at the l.ome Of Peter Swcntek, S5, of 1 s Clark street Saturday night, was in police court today on the charge of breach Of the peace and assault and the case was continued until September 23 in bonds of S2,000. kutz, who is also known as Kotch, is in critical condition at New Britain General hospital with a possible fracture O. the skull, sustained when he struck lis head against a sidewalk at the foot of a short flight of steps after having been punched on the chin.
 Sergeant Stadler and Officers William J. Mccarthy, James Cronin Gnd William O'Day arrested kar- peck and the following: Peter Oleskiewicz. 35. of 50 Horace rect, charged with drunkenness and ireach of the peace; Theresa Swen- tek, 35, charged with breach of the peace. and her husband, Peter, on the same charge; Michael Morris, 49 of 34 Broad street, charged with lreach of the peace and assault. and Mrs Mary karpeck. wife of Walter, on the charge of drunkenness. Their cases were continued until Septem- Der g in bonds of $500 each. At torney William l.. Hegearty repre- sented Karpeck.
 Found in Pool of Blood
 Sergeant Stadler and Officer Me ! Carthy were at the corner of Main and East Main streets when they were told of the fight on Clark street and upon arriving there they found kutz in a pool of his own blood. They had him taken to the hos pital at once, and an investigation was put under way.
 Mrs SWentek was entertaining a number of friends when Karpeck touched Michael Morris on the left shoulders, according to the story 2leancd by the police from those 1 who took part in the affray. Morris resented the action, holding it 10 be an insult, and when he demonstrated i with karpeck the fight started. | SWcntek was asleep and the fight awakened him, he said. He and his | wife tried to separate Morris and 1 karpeck with the result that Mrs | SWentek was struck in the face by q wild punch. The fighters were finally driven 10 the hall on the first floor and it was there that kutz 1 who boards in the tenement reCeiv- | hc To- Ii, steps, he having become involved in the battle shortly after it started.
 John Zipko of 4S Lawlor street, who was passing the house while the brawl was at it's height, tolG the police he saw Karpeck's fist connect with kutz's chin with such force that kutz went down as though ! sledSe hammer had hit him. He was unable to get up and when ex- amincd he was found bleeding from the ears.
 Calls Wife "Flappy Woman
 Michael Procko, 45, of 1S6 West street, was fined SlO and costs or the charge of breach of the peace He was arrested by Officer Harper last night on complaint of his wife who testified that she has consider able trouble with him. He often ac- Cuses her of infidolity and tells the neighbors she is "a slob." He cut up her hat last night and she called the police.
 Procllo, who was formerly a po- lice agent" Tn liquor cases in New Britain and other places denied that he made any trouble but admitted calling his wife "a Happy woman."
 Resent Advice to Junk Car
 John Boleshiski, IS, of 114 Putnam street, Alex Janik, %, of 237 Brook street, and Jerome Srogi, 25. of 9S Willow street, pleaded not guilty tc the charge of breach of the peace Officers Harper and Muszynski testi- fled that they made the arrests last night on complaint. Bleshiski and Janik Were brought in first and Srogi made a disturbance about po- lice headquarters insisting that his companions should not have beer arrested, according to Officer Harper
 Judge Sake imposed a fine of s1 and costs in each of the three cases warning the two that another con- viction would mean jail sentences. as they have police records and seem to be altogether too willing to get into trouble.
 , From the testimony for the state and defense it appeared that Srog was driving a car in which the oth CTS were passengers, on Willow street
 last night and someone shouted junk the car" They stopped and had words with Mir. and Mrs. Nicho- las Damico. The latter alleged that the young men used vile language but they denied it.
 Srogi accused Officer Harper ot kicking him twice at the police sta ton.
 Kicks in Restaurant Door
 Joseph Bodnarczyk, 21, of 27: Pennington avenue, pleaded guilty to charges of breach of the peace and drunkenness and fine of 8 and costs was suspended. Bednar. czyk being placed on probation.
 Officer Charles Weare testifie. that Officer. O'Day arrested Bed narczyk last night, the police hay. ing been looking for him since 6:2f o'clock for causing a disturbance 1T a restaurant at S4 Broad street.
 The screen door was kicked il and q table was tipped over, ac. cording to the complaint. f Forfeits $50 Bond
 Joseph Kenney, 30, Of 151 Hart. } ford avenue, charged with breact of the peace by Sergeants Feenel and O'Mara and Officer Kiely, dit not appear in court and bond C $50 posted by Martin Berkowitz o , Talcott street was declared for , feited. Kenney was alleged to hay, l made a disturbance at his home. | Card Players Freed Prosecuting Attorney Woods en