New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-12
BRAWLING COUPLE /.
FINED FOR Fight
Pie Says Husband Threw Her
Down Steps

Joseph Ropkofski. ~. and hi'
lie. Sophie. Is. Of ~ Lawlor
Ereet, were before Judge Stanley j.
raceski In police court today. the
brmer charged with drunkenness.
reach of the peace and assaulting
10 latter, who was charged with
runkenness and breach Of the
PACE. They were found guilty. the
husband being fined SO and costs
it'll q suspended jail sentence OF
days and the wife being fined -
Id costs. Both we're placed on
rotation.
Officer william Politis testified
lat he was at North and Spring
reefs about 1915 last night ana
sard a woman scream twice. Hur-
hing through fremont and Bart
1t streets, he found Mrs. Ropkof-
Il ON her knees in the yard OF her
bme. She had cuts on her arms
bd face and accused her husband
having thrown her down the
cps. Neighbors were looking out
trough their windows at the AZ
~, the officer said. and husband
Id wife were intoxicated.
Ropkofski denied that he was
|toxicated but asserted that his
lie was in that condition. he
ent to Orange street to borrow
90 for three months, a. he ID
hiding a garage and needed
Ioney. he said. His wife insisted
! accompanying him. and each
Id one drink of wine before re-
rning home. She sustained her
iuries by falling down the steps OF
ie Orange street house, he said.
Mrs. Ropkofski in her turn &C.
sed her husband OF being tntoxs
tied. She had one drink of wins
lie admitted. but was not under the
huence of liquor by any means
he reason she insisted on accom-
knying him was that she knew ne
build come back intoxicated II per-
lifted to go alone. according to her
Dry.
Questioned by Prosecuting At
rney Woods, Mrs. Ropkofski ad-
lifted that her husband kicked her,
scoloring her body. and Mrs. Mary
city, police matron, testified thai
examination OF the woman dis
psed a cut on her back from which
Q blood flowed. and marks on her
I'm, where Ropkofski seized her.
Drunk Like = Pig"
Joseph Glowacki, 3S, Of 9S Beav-
street, was fined s25 and costs
Id given a suspended jail sentence
60 days with probation, on
karges of drunkenness and breach
the peace.
His wife, who has had him arrest
] before, told Judge Tracesh he
lakes q practice of coming home
trunk like a pig" at all hours Of
|e night up to and I o'clock IN
lie morning. He sleeps until noon
Id then goes out again. coming
lex in the same condition and
the children. She has
brked in factory every day for
|ur years, yet he abuses her and
10 ugly she cannot tolerate him
~ longer, she said. Last night she
be about to 60 to visit her sister
Id he called her vile names and
led to stop her from leaving the
buse, she said.
Glowacki admitted he was "a lit
4 bit drunk" but he did not 1hink
! made any disturbance. He is in
lie fur business and at this season
} works only a day or two a week
cause business is slow. he said. 10
} has a great deal Of time on his
lnds. He promised to behave II
wen another chance and Judge
taceski told him he would be bet
r off II he let liquor alone.
Vidlutis Case Continued
Anthony Vidutis. 20, of 463
hurch street, pleaded not guilty to
|c charge of violating the liquor
|w in a smoke shop at 221-223
I'm street, and his case was con-
hued until February 20 in $500
onds to allow him time to engage
|unsel.
The smoke shop was raided Sun
~ and a small quantity of alleged
luor taken, but the arrest was not
ade until last evening. Vidutis has
ready bee. convicted Of violating
lc liquor law at another address,
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