New Britain herald., 1929-04-16
FIDDLER LACKED
 LICENSE, FINED
Hartford Man Assessed S10
 and Costs

Albert Starratt. 5+, of 105 Capitol avenue. Hartford. was fined slo and costs by Judge Stanley J. Tracesld in pouce court today on the charge Of peddlins without a license, and judgment vas suspended on the charge of peddling on the street within 5000 feet of Main street.
 Stacratt admitted that he was aware Of the necessity for obtaining Incense, explaining that he did not arrive in New Britain until 12:90 o'clock yesterday and did not have time to 20 to the police station as Na depends on the noon hour trade at factory gates. Judge Traceski told him the otfense was aggravated by the fact that he knew he was Violat- ing the law by failing 10 obtain q license.
 Starratt. who sad yesterday was the first time ho ever undertook to do business without a license, was arrested by Officer Strolls at 12:55 yesterday noon at the LanderS, Erary and Clark factory gate just east of Center street on the south side of East Main street. The of fcer sad Starratt had $ small stand set up and was retailing lniment for 25 cents bottle.
 Pleads Guilty
 Albert C. Fisher. &7, ot 74 Wool- land street. pleaded guilty to the charge Of non-support and was or dered 10 post a bond Of s250 10 guarantee payment of s6 a week for six months towards the support Of his child or go to Jail for Go days in default of q bond
 Probation Officer Connolly said Fisher is s23 behind in payments Of s5 a week and he does not seem willing 10 work steadily.
 The child was born in 1G27 and is being kept in a woman'S home while the mother works in Hartford and supports herself.
 Fisher asked that he he given consideration hy the court and promised that he would never give the authorities any occasion to bring him into court again, He has had hard luck,' he said, bat he ex- pectel to find steady employment and support his child as he knew he should do.
 Last year he worked for the city pick and shovel but he could only have one weeks work in three and so he did not earn much money.
 Jailed for Assault,
 Alex Sastanskas. 45, of Seymour avenue, was sentenced to jail for five days for assaulting his wife Mrs, Mary Mettey. police matron testified that on examination of the woman's body disclosed a large 8 black and blue mark where, she said her husband kicked her.
 Sastauskas denied that he was the aggressor. He accused his wife of striking him and he merely de. fended himself.
 She. however, convinced the cour that the trouble was precipitated bS him He drinks too much, she said but he denied the accusation.
 Mr. and Mrs. Sastauskas live on q small farm near Newington towr lne. He admitted that she milks the COWS and does other work about tht place. but he, too, works like he'll he said.
 Probation Officer Connolly testi. fed that Mrs. Sastauskas complain ed to him Of the alleged assault yes terday and after Mrs. Metty report ed the result of her examination, / warrant was issued and Sergean O'Mara served it on Sastauskas.
 Assistant Prosecuting Attorne, Greenstein entered a nolle in th' case of Samuel BerkoHitz SS, c Sufern. N, Y. charged with speed ing. Motorcycle Officer w. s. stroll made the arrest