New Britain herald., 1929-06-10
COMIC TESTIMONY
 CONvULSES COURT
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 Walter Sahferd, colared. of 10s Franklin street. entertained ia police court teddy with | recital of tho do. ing of Hubert Ward and Harold Colby Saturday night, in . manner that copvulsed the courtroom with laughter and Afforded . welcome re. tltef from the monstony of the routine of cases of drunkenness. as- sault. speeding and similar o6enses. Ward is colered. :5 years Of age. and boards with Sanford. About t11:l5 Saturday night he came home with Celby. who is white. e+ years of age, and lives at ?s Summer street. ] According to Sanford. both men had been drinking and Ward said he had found Colby unable to take care of himself at Elm and Franklin streets. so he thought he would be . good samaritan and give him . place to sleep. that is, if Sanford did not ob- ject. Ward explained that there ]. had been . third man with them and they had | pint Of liquor which they consumed before parting.
 Sanford did not object to allowing Colby to stay with Ward for the night. and, he explained, he thought tho men were good friends especially when they set about ''loving each other and making different signs which he interpreted as having . significance at least to the extent of Indicating that they hal much in common. So they began to sing. Sanford went on, and Prosecuting Attorney Woods interrupted to ask the name of the selection. Well, [they weren't exactly singing" San- ford explained. They were just bowling"
 While Sanford was in another room to get . chair for Colby, either ithe latter or Ward produced another pint of liquor and as they drank it Ithey became more mellow and the "loving" and "howling" went on with renewed affection and noise Ward became hungry and suggested that fried chicken be served. Colby Isaid he would eat but he would not insist on fried chicken. Sanford told them he did not have anything lprepared SO they started out of the house.
 AS they passed through the door Sanford heard Ward say to Colby: Does you like chicken? Swing ' wins," and he extended Lis arm for Colby to support himself on. San. ford went to bed shortly after the exit of the merrymakers, but about ll:45 o'clock he was awakened by . commotion and upon trying to get into Wards room, found the door was locked, Colby and Ward having returned and zone to bed. One of the other boarders told him someone was being killed and Sanford, going saw Ward. dressed only in his under Ward, dressed only in hit under wear. going out through a window. Colby was on the floor covered with blood and all the bed clothes were under the bed. Colby was in a stupor and unable to tell what mad happened 10 him. Sanford went out to find a policeman and finally
 went to the North & Judd gatehouss and telephoned. officers John Smi.
 gel and William J. Mccarthy re- sponded and upon learning the de. tals of tine racket. they arrested
 Ward on charges of breach of the
 peace. drunkenness. and injury tt
 private property. Ward having
 broken windows trying to get bact
 into the house.
 Ward. represented by Attorne, , Thomas C. Cabelus. pleaded guilt,
 as charged and had nothing to gay Colby pleaded guilty to charges O
 breach of the peace and drunken
 ness and asked for tendency. H,
 said it was his first wedding ami
 versary and he was celebrating Sat urday by drinking. He could no
 recall what happened to him. H'
 did not recall having been assault
 ed by anyone He promised to stoI
 drinking if given a chance. Judg Sake fined him s without costs. Ward denied that he had assault cd Colby. The latter's face was GU
 when he fell down. accounting 10 the blood. Judge Sake fined War. S15 and costs on the charge of in jury to private property. but sus
 pended execution of the fine an, placed him on probation. He gus pended judgment on the other tw' charges. also.
 Five Engage in Fight
 Mrs. Mary NeubaaIer. 36. Of 17 , Dwight street; Louis Neubauer. :t !. 'of 9l Putnam street: John Bukus , 45, of 117 Elm street: Frank Eel, i 30. Of al Putnam street, and Ray l mond Naskiewicz. 42. of 237 Chap , man street. pleaded not guilty |
 the charge of breach of the peace
 Irving Beer. 45. of 237 Chapm
 street. pleaded not guilty to charge
 of breach of the peace and drunk 3 enness.
 !. Omcer Louis F. Harper testihe ] that he made the arrests about S:1 ? last night on Putnam street an there were about 800 people on tn = street. Bukus would not have bee l arrested had he not insisted on . feaA Ano lA tho .>I;.n -ntnnS