New Britain herald., 1929-08-05
WOMAN PAYS Sl5
 FOR BITING MEN
ReSiStS Arrest and Puts Up
 Battle With CaptorS

 costs by Judge Traceski at police court this morning. Judgment was suspended on her son, Marion Su- per who threw sticks and cans at the officer and the other men, and then went into the house. got a small calibre rife and pointed it at the officer in defense of his moth er. He was cautioned that pointing gun is an offense.
 The biting happened Thursday afternoon, August l, when Mrs. Lulewicz, who owns tenement at the corner of Putnam and Willow streets. was being arrested by Off, cer Hutton, assisted by Fred Bro- phy and Tom Massey of the fire department.
 The officer, who was first to testi- fy, said that at about 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon he went 10 the corner of Putnam and WILLOW streets where he saw woman run ming up in the direction of Oak street. He asked her to come back. but she refused and started 10 swear at him. One handcuff was placed on her wrist because she re- fused 10 come along quietly.
 Son Puts Up Battle
 When they got back to the house at the corner of Putnam and Will low streets, Officer Hutton testified, a large crowd had gathered. Her son came out of the house and started to throw stones and SUCKS. It was at this time that the officer was bitten. He showed the marks to the court.
 Super, who had gone back into the house, the officer testified. then came out with d gun and said that he would shoot the whole gang.
 On cross examination Attorney B. ]. Monkewicz. retained for Mrs Lu- lewicz. brought out that the officer had placed his client under arrest on information obtained from child. He also asked the officer If the woman swore at him in English or in Polish. The officer replied that the swearing was done in Eng fish. He further brought out that the officer had both handcuffs on the woman when Super came out of the house with a gun, threatening to shoot.
 Walter Scrogi 1O6 Willow street, testified that he saw Mrs. Anna Mai ii and Mrs. Lule~icz come out on the rear veranda of Mrs. Maffl s tenement, which is on the third floor of the house owned by Mrs. Lule- wicz, and start to argue and tlght. His mother, he said told him to get an officer. He went to Hartford avenue but could not see policc- man, When he came back an of- ficer was there and was taking Mrs. Lulewicz away.
 Scrogi further stated that he saw Super throwing cans, but he didn't see a gun. On the cross eNamlna- ton, it was discovered that Scrogi also knew that the trouble was about rent, which he learned when the two women were fighting on the veranda.
 Helps Handcuff Woman
 Fred Brophy. one of the men who helped the officer to make the ar rest, was the next witness. He was standing around when he saw a large crowd He went to the rear of the house and helped the officer put the handcuffs on Mrs. Lule- wicz. Mrs. Luluewicz bit him, he said, and he showed the marks to the court. He further stated that he saw Super point the gun at the officer.
 Massy. on the stand. said that he vas going to work on the Oak street bus when he saw large crowd of people standing on the corner Of Putnam and Willow streets. He got off the bus in investigate. Off, ficer Hutton asked him for assist ance. He heard Super ask the off cer what right he had to arrest his mother. and then he heard the boy say that he would clean up the whole bunch.'
 The officer asked me to call the patrol,' Massy continued. so I went to an Oak street store and called police headquarters. They told me that the wagon was already on it's way. A&
 Then 1 came back to the scene of the trouble in time to see the boy throw stones at the officer, go into the house and get the gun. and point it at Officer Hutton. After that l believe, he went into the house and lay down."
 Wanted Receipt for Rent
 That the whole trouble started over rent, which she would not pay unless he got a receipt, was the tes- timony given to the court by Mrs Anna Maffi, who lives on the third | floor of the building owned by Mrs Lulewicz
 Through an interpreter, she told | how Thursday afternoon she was working, and then lay down on the | bed, when her door opened and ! Mrs. Lulewicz stepped into the room, She asked her to pay the rent, but Mrs. Maffi refused be- cause she would get no receipt | Mrs Lulewicz then started to swear at her and her daughter. She call ed her son and another woman to | quiet Mrs. Lulewicz. but Mrs. I.uIe- | wicz ransacked the house. throw ing things about, Mrs. Lulewicz i then pushed Mrs. Mafi out onto the porch where they scuffled.
 T asked her 10 take her hands off me" said Mrs Maffi. and then l lost my temper, | grabbed her by the hair and gave her two slaps.'' On cross examination it was dis covered that Mrs. Mafii owed rent NAY ~