New Britain herald., 1929-01-10
JUDGE Threatens
WOMEN WITH JAIL
0VeseeSeV
,fiefs Battle Between kmllOnS
! Described in Court

The fracas between Mrs. Anna
Oleskiewics Of 2ol McClintock road
and her neishbor. Mrs. Charlotte
MERCER Of lSS McClintock road.
which was staged on Eddy-Glover
boulevard last Friday evening and
has since been known in the neigh
borhood as "the battle OF the Boule-
ward" occupied the attention OF
Judge NJ. d. SAKE in police court to-
day and after hearing both sides he
warned the women that there ap-
pcared to be no remedy except to
Jail them, which he will do the next
time they are arrested for fighting
with each other. He imposed fine
OF $50 and costs on Mrs. Oleskle-
wicz and suspended judgment on
Mrs. MERCER, observing that he was
Of the opinion that the evidence be-
fore him stamped Mrs. Oleskiewicz
us the aggressor, although Mrs.
MERCER was not entirely blameless.
Detective Sergeant G. c. Ellinger
told OF going to house at 42s Ed
iy-Glover Boulevard early Friday
evening, and finding Mrs. MERCER
in a highly nervous condition. she
was bleeding from scratches about
the face, and accused Mrs. Oleskle-
wicz of having attacked her He Went
10 Mrs, Oleskiewicz's home and
found her in bed nursing an injury
10 her finger and a swelling under
the right eye. The accusations OF
one woman against the other I'M
dressed the sergeant as constituting
,.ause for arrest and he notlhed
them to be in court.
Knocked to Ground Twice
Mrs. Oleskiewicz, who was repre-
lented by Attorney B. J. Monkie-
nicz, testified that she was passing
Hrs. MERCER on her way home
+hortly before s p. m. when MIS-.
Nercier called her a vile name
Knocked her to the ground twice
nd bit her finger. Ittering threats
30 kill her, Mrs. MERCER pounded
nor and beat her with all her
trength, she alleged, finally releas-
;ny her when a man made his APP
poarance. AS a result of her injuries
he was confined to her bed for
three days.
DR.. John J. Tokarczyk testified
that on the day in question Mrs.
Oleskiewicz called at his office Tor
an examination and he found her IN
u delicate condition and warned her
to be careful. A few hours later he
was called to her home and found
her injured about the leg and face.
Tells Of Threat to Kill
Mrs MERCER. who was represented
by Attorney Thomas +. McDonough,
testified that she was returning from
q store on Pennington avenue when
she was struck in the back of the
head by Mrs. Oleskiewicz, who came
up from behind and called her a
vile name. threatening to kill her.
Stuffing a handkerchief into her
mouth to gag her. Mrs. Oleskiewicz
vented her wrath for several min
utes and when the fracas ended.
Mrs. MERCER had a handful of Mrs.
Oieskiewicz's hair. She did not deny
that she bit the latter's finger dur
ing the fight but she was compelled
to defend herself. She sustained
severe scratches about the face and
a bump on the back of her head,
also an injury to her breast. Her
dress was torn and she exhibited 1t
to Judge SAKE in support of her ac-
cusation. Her glasses were smashed
and she was in a highly nervous
state when she was taken into the
house were Sergeant Ellinger inter-
viewed her.
Cross-examined by Attorney
Monl,iewicz, she denied that she
over called Mrs. Oleskiewicz vile
names and she challenged anyone TO
prove that the latter's accusations
against her reputation have founda-
ton In fact. She said Mrs Oles-
kiewicz has accused her OF being