New Britain herald., 1929-10-03
Walter Kobus Changes Story After Sergeant Feeney Produces Infor- mati0n-DranlS Liquor Because Ii was His.

An attempt by Walter r. Kobus, 20. of l46 Smith street to deceive l Judge Al D. SaXc in police court to- day oY denying that he had driven FIJI automobile with improper mark ors and without q certificate Of reg i5tmtion. was frustrated by Sergeant F. J. I'ccucy, who informed Assistant Prosecuting Attorney w. NJ. Green stein that the car had been driven hy KobUs from SoGthiugton to New Britain before Officer David Doty saw him sitting in if near 245 Broad street yesterday noon. Kohus then admitted that he had driven the car from Southiugton and Judge Saxe found hIs guilty on both counts, i'm posing a fine Of s and costs on the second charge and suspending jud.mcnt on the first.
 Officer Doty learned that the markers on the ear in which Kobus was sitting had been issued for an automobile which Kobus turned in for his present machine He had merely transferred markers. He pleaded not guilty and maintained that he had only pushed the car from the yard to the street. but Ser geant Feeney'a information offset the claim.
 Wife Beatcr in Court
 James McDermott, 4G, of 40G Main street, charged with assaulting his wife, on September 2G and breach of the peace the following day, did not care to make a state ment but Judge SaXe had him take the witness stand and explain his actions. He told the court his wife was the best girl in the world" and he had no complaint whatever to make against her, He admitted however, that he and she had not been getting on well. but hc did not care to go into the causes of their trouble.
 Mrs, McDermott testified that she ordered him out of the house be- cause he was drinking heavily and abusing her. She pushed him when he did not go and he struck her in the face. She asked the court to or der him to keep away from the home because she does not propose to continue 10 tolerate him as she has done for a number of years. She and McDermott will have been married g years on November C2. she said There are no children in the family.
 Officer Anthony KoZlausllas testi- fled to making the arrest on com plaint of Mrs McDermott on Sep temhcr %. She was bleeding from the nose and accused her husband of striking her. Sergeant T. J. Feeney testified to making the second ar lest. and told the court that before McDermott came with him he drank almost half a pint of liquor without taking the bottle down and insisted on being arrested,
 1t Was His Liquor
 McDermott admitted that he drank the liquor. and, when Assist ant Prosecuting Attorney Grcenstein asked him why he had done so, he replied, Tt was mine" The ser geant ordered him out of the house, he said, and he demanded to know whether or not he was being placed under arrest. If he was. he would rot resist, but he wanted time to dress, as he was preparing for a bath when the sergeant came in. Relative to the snrge0nt's testimony that he had seen him loating about Main street. M,Dcrmott said he has hecn employed at night and only spent his spare time in idlenoss.
 Explaining the alleged assault on his wife, McDormott said his wife struck him with a broom or car