New Britain herald., 1929-03-05
PERJURY CHARGE
 MADE BY WOODS
Air Reeks With It, Prosecutor
 Says in Court

John Alishenas. 3S, of 324 Church street, was found guilty ot the charge of assaultlng Alexander Ase- lunas, 4, of the Hotel Belmont on Church street. by Judge Stanley j. Traceski in police court today. and was sentenced to jail for 8 days with a fine Of $50 and costs. He appealed n S5JQ bonds. 10 the su- perior court. June term.
 The alleged assault took place in a Hartford avenue paint shop. owned by William ZimltravIch, on February .. and AsclGnas was found in his hotel room carly lhe next morning. sufte--7g from an injury 10 his nose, fractured r.bs and uuncturad lurg He was taken to New Britain General hospital and vas or the critical list for several days. In statement made while he was believed 70 he dying, h" named Micheuas as his assailant anr the latter surrendered 10 'hn police on learning that ha was want ed.
 Yesterday. practically all inc e1t- dence was taken and today. Dr.. clement Lelasher. states witness. testified that he was called to ih" Hotel Belmont between i and d. ID. on February and strapped ID AseIunas's side and advised that he be taken to the hospital. after giving him a narcotic 10 ease hls pain. In reply 10 Judge W. r. NanGan, conn., sel for Nishanas, Dr, LeLaSher sad h. did not believe Aselunas could have walked about for several hours m the condition he vas in at the time the witness attended him.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods, ask ing for q. fine and q jail sentence, accused Misheuas of having beaten Aselunas, but Judge Nangan claim ed that the evidence clearly lndlcat- ed that Aselunas, in an intoxicated condition. had annoyed Mlchenas and the latter had merely pushed him away as he had a perfect and legal right 10 do, He did not have to run away" Judge Mangan de- clared. He had a right 10 push him away and if fall and broken ribs ensued from the fall, t was not out fault
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods de- livered a trade against the vii nesses for the defense. The air reeked with perjury" he said. Everyone Of them a henehman of the accused" One them he classed as "a black perjurer." Judge Traceski said he had his doubts as 70 the extent Of the injuries sUs- talned by Ascunas. but he was con- vinced that there had been an as- saQlt committed.
 Fined S1O For Assault
 Frank Arszyla, 40, Of West street Southington. was fined Sl0 and cost: on the charge of breach Of the peace and assaulting Edward Bayer local milk dealer. Officer Petei Cabelus testified that a complain vas received at police headquarters shortly after o'clock last nigh that there was a fight at Grove an Orange streets and on investigating if was found that Arszyla had gon' 70 d store at the corner of Orang' and Gold streets. Baycr,~ his nos and mouth bleeding, accused Arszy la of having punched him but tn, latter denied 1t.
 According to Bayer, he asked Arszyla, a rival 9IilE dealer, why h. persisted in using his milk bottles and Arszyla's response vas a pUncI in the face. Bayer displayed { handkerchief which was saruratc- W blood. and he also claimed tha two teeth were knocked out Of hu mouth by the blow. H. did not sa, anything to Arszyla except 10 d. mand his reason for using his bot ties, he said
 Arszyla denied that he lad hand on Baycr. and inc only x planation h. was able to offer fo Bayer's bioodshed Was that "ther were lots Of shop people passing and-maybe,' wi a shrus of tn shoulders. He said yesterday WI he fifth time Bayer examined hI milk bottles on tho streets.
 Bayer was recalled by Prosecutint Attorney Woods and asked if ther was any question about the allcgc assault "I1l bet $500 right nov that he hit me" he answered reaching for his hankrou
 Couple Air Trouble
 Herman Sattler. 3S. Of the Contra s...- suspended jail sentence oe 3r day on the charge of breach of th peace and assaultlng his wife. Mrs sattler. who went to the police sta ton yesterday morning and mad the complaint, only 10 he held on technical charge of breach Of in peace W hile a warrant vas bcjn issued for her husbands arrest, tes tifed that she has been beaten fire quently. and the latest attack in cluded kicks as well as punchc She denied that she was infoHicatc Sunday.
 3attler testified that his wife cam home late Sunday night in an ir toxicated condition and fell out ( l, striking her head against in bed post He admitted he drink more than he should, but he prom ised to "cut dowA on it." He neve struck his wife, hoHeyer, and he a' sured the court that he is not 2 fight CT, having been arrested only one anL on that occasion the quarr' was precipitated by man who ar noyed Sattler's first wife.