New Britain herald., 1929-06-13
WINDOW PEPPER IS
 -NAbBED AND FINED
Amscid Pays SIS Following His Arrest on Trinity Street

Joseph Amscini. 10, of 179 Hart ford avenue was fined ;l5 and costs in police court today on the charge of breach of the peace. having been caught after II o'clock last night by Supernumerary Officer Lincoln May on Trinity street, between South Main and Bassett streets and iden- tified as window 'peeper."
 Sergeant P. A. McAvay and Or fcer William Grabeck testified that they were detailed with Officer May to investigate telephone report to headquarters that man was seen looking into bedroom window at POS Bassett street and after Officer May caught Amscini they questioned him. He had left his automobile at Bassett and Trinity streets and claimed he was looking for a man named Johnson at IS Trinity street relative to an automobile painting job.
 Alibi is Offered
 He said he had been at the carni- val over the line in Berlin and de- cided to look up Johnson on the way home. He claimed that he went to POS Bassett street by mistake and as he was passing window in the house he heard woman scream. Then a man ran out and he feared he would be shot, so he fled. He did not make this statement at once. according to the officers. his first story being a denial that he was on the premises.
 Elmer Johnson of POS Bassett street and his sisters, Ruth and Edith testified that Mrs. Howard Rund of a14 Bassett street tele- phoned that someone was looking in the window. The young women were preparing to retire for the night. Howard Rund testified that he happened to look out of bed- room window in his home next door to Johnson's house and saw the "peeper." While he dressed to give chase he told his wife to telephone to the Johnsons He did not see Amscini's face but believed he was the man.
 Amscini denied that he had looked into the window. He conducts garage on Arch street he said, and is married. He was talking recent ly to man named Johnson about paint job and last night he went looking for him but became con- fused. He went into the yard at POS Bassett street and was passing the window when he heard a scream. T thought they would take me for a bum and they might get excited and shoot me, so I ran," he said.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods classed him as "a despicable person" and characterized his action as "~e- prehensible. Judge Saxe said he would like to believe his defense but could not. as he felt the evidence was overwhelming.
 Two Caught in Raid
 Joseph Bugkoslsi,. 4s. of East Lawlor street. and Mrs. Oshalitk Cirkus. 43. Of 137 Winter street, pleaded not guilty to the charge of improper conduct but were found guilty. Judge Saxc fined the former $15 and costs and imposed a sns- pended jail sentence of 10 days. He suspended judgment in the woman's case an imposed a fine Of s on a man who was charged with drunk enness.
 Sergeant McAvay and Officer Grabeck testified that they found the couple in bed at E.e. Lawlor street about ii o'clock last night. The woman claimed they were mar ried this week but later she ad- mitted this was not true. The woman in charge of the tenement was out on the street. afraid to go in, when the officers arrived.
 Mrs. Cirkus testified that she was divorced from her husband 14