New Britain herald., 1929-08-10
DOORSTEP SOLOIST S|LENCED BY COP
Put to Bed, Resumes Singing
 and Is Fined S5

At 2:30 this morning Officer Peter McEvoy was called to s Clark street where he found Stanley Demerski. S3. standing on his doorstep singing, thus annoying the neighbors. The officer helped put the man to bed and thought the incident was closed. l But at o'clock he was called to Clark street again. finding tha tthe man had gotten up out of bed and was again standing on his doorstep singing. The landlord at the house, as we'll as the neighbors. complained, so the officer arrested him. charging him with being drunk and breach of the peace.
 This morning in police court, he asserted that he had nothing to say. If the officer made the charges against him, he declared, the charges must be true. He also said that he was veteran of the World War and had been injured while fighting ia France.
 Judge Traceski in flning his S5 and costs. declared that he had been ar rested before and had not behaved | while on prOhatlon.
 Refused Drink. Starts Row
 That he had invaded John Mie- Zankos smoke shop next to the Rial to theater on Broad street yesterday morning and asked for a drink, and that when being refused, he used foul language and had to be given a rush out of the door and to the cor ner of Broad and Washington streets was the charge against Mike Stry- charz, 34, 37 Miller street, who was arrested at 10:15 yesterday morning by Officer Doty.
 The officer on the stand said that the man. by his actions. had collect cd a large crowd around him by his cursing and autos were stopping on the streets obstructng traffic. For that reason he was also charged with breach of the peace. although the officer asked him several times if he wanted to go home quietly. The man said that he would much prefer going to court so that his case could be heard this morning. The officer obliged the man by calling the wagon.
 In court Strycharz said that he got off work at 6:30 yesterday morning and with friend went out where they caught a few whiskeys and beers on Curtis street. Then they ate. After eating they went to the Rialto Smoke shop where they asked for drinks. They were told that if they got drunk elsewhere they could drink more and sober
 up elsewhere. Strycharz said. They
 were asked to get out. but because they were not fast enough, they were given the rush.
 Miezanko. owner of the shop, on the stand. said that the men came into his shop and asked for a drink When he told them he had no liquor. they said that because he was "knocked off" the day be fore yesterday was no cause for him ,, 10 be scared. They became offen- : sive and he put them out. Stry- , charz was fined s5 and costs by the
 court.
 Drives Without License
 James Krytowski. 8. 182 Broad
 street. charged with violating the - motor vehicle laws. was fined 5; , and costs for driving a car with
 out an operators license. Officel V Cronin testified that the man wa! n picked up on Clinton street las r. evening on a complaint, and h'
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 The last license the man held wa |. dated two years ago.
 Antics Collect Crowd f After a scuffle last night ol d Broad street Officer Cronin subiu : gated Lawrence Dziloa, 3S. 115 Sil = cred to watch the mans antics, st
 the officer booked him under ; = breach of the peace charge also a = we'll as charging him with beini }. drunk. As the officer could not ge :. witnesses this morning, the breaC' r of the peace charge was dropped Q Dziloa. on the stand. declared tha n he could walk all right, but. never ,. theless, he was given a fine of $, !, and costs.
 - Pal Lures Husband From Home r The cases of Bolislaw Baruowski = 42. A Dewey street, and Henry Heel
 37. 130 Beaver street charged witt
 drunkenness and breach of th' - peace. closed the lengthy session thi n morning.
 [ They were arrested on Rroat - street last night following a com n plain from Baruowsl:i's wife tha c her husband had struck her on th'
 chest. Officer keough made the ar % rests
 f It was brought out in the testi T mony this morning that both mer I | work in one of the local factories s and see much Of each other. Mrs t Baruowski declared that Heel hat h kept her husband away from he s and their children many times. anc I once her husband had stayed ou n with the man two days and nights
 She also said that her husband ' thought she was crazy and should f b" sent to Middletown.
 "I have five children. and the old
 est on is IT," she told the court
 My husband struck me on the stree G last night because l was telling hin f not to go out with the man. I chased I the man out Of the house two time. / with the broom. He comes to the
 house late at night and pounds or , the door until someone gets up ant lets him in. He is bad man and V do not many my husband to go witt Il him because he takes my man tc