New Britain herald., 1930-01-31
BELLICOSE HUSBAND
 DRIVES FAMILY OUT
Pushes Vile Against Hot Stone,
 HurlS Her to Floor

Ai'ao1gh married only five years.
 Alex Sini;icHicz, 3J. Of a42 Washing
 ion street, IS a confirmed wife beat
 @r. according to testimony in police
 court today by Mrs SinAfeuicz rho
 told Of being punched in the fare.
 grabbed by the arm and elected
 from the house with her t9-o small elidrcn carly last evening. I.yer since their marriage she has been abused
 by him, she told Judge Saxo, al- though he is q steady worker and supports his family satisfactorily.
 Officer Daniel J. Cogcrova. who
 made the arrest after Mrs. Sinkiewfcz had complained 10 him in the pres ehce of Officer John Griffen. 1esti- lied that she told him through an interpreter that her husband pushed her against a hot stove and burned her arm, afterwards throwing her onto the floor and finally cjecting her and the children.
 SinkiewicZ pleaded not guilty to charges of drunkenness and breach Of the peace but admitted that he had one glass of wine. 4 wrench which the police found in his pock- ct happened to Dc there because he uses such tools, he said, and there Vas no evidence that he attempted to strike his wife with it.
 Accused Man Light Hearted
 As he testified. he erinned and laughed, but Judge SaXe told him it was no laughing matter and unless he discontinued the conduct descrIb- cd he would 20 to Jail. Sinkicwicz admitted that he drank but said he did not let it interfere with his work 1 and only became intoxicated when 1, he "as not employed. His wife said i he has been out Of work for q few . days.
 Judge Saxe imposed 2 fine of slGI and costs but suspended execution Of ] the penalty because it was Sinkic- "icz's first offcnsn He made il plain, however, that his conduct would not be tolerated and if he came before the court again with . such testimony against him he ! would pay 2 fine and possibly serve !. q term in jail. {
 Youth Dcfics Policeman
 Judge Sa%c suspended judgment . in the case Of Martin Abapcassian. 16. Of - Fremont street. who vas with breach Of the peace by ] Supernumorary Officer Dewey IuI- ! ten. The young man accused the Of 'iccr Of making a pass" at him. 1 which he blocked with his arm in approved Marquis Of Qucensbury style, but his witness, Raymond Co., eta Of Burritt street, told the court le saw the officer punch Abapcas- sian in the nose. Well, he says he blocked the blow and you say he got | in the face, nov, who is right" Assistant Prosecuting Attorney w. H. Grecnstein asked him and Coletta 'cplicd that his version was the cor 'ect one and he suggested that if |r, Greenstcin would call Abapeas- sian back 10 the stand he would gree that the alleged punch reach d home.
 Officer Hutton testified that he Mas on duty at '. AI. T. 4. d; E. so- ;icty hall on Main street, where the stanley Works forcmen were having i social and the man in charge told i' linn three or four young men who f, we're neither members Of the society ! lor Stanley Works cmployes had ! ,een lettering about the building. He ordered them away from the door md later he ordered them away ! rom the building, but Abapeassian lcficd him, declaring that he vas | ,Id enough to be on the street at o'clock and he did not have to 20 rome unless he wished. Finally il became necessary 10 arrest him.
 Judge Sa1c told Abapcassian lc rould do well 10 obey the police | lou's orders instead or asserting hi ights. because he would only acqulr, ii
 poic. court record by display ing .cfiaucc and challenging the la".
 .Abapca5sian' claim VAS that hc {. >as waiting for hia uncle, "ho had t
 ticket for the social, and hen Of iccr Hultcn ordered him 10 20 homo ,n started towards Fremont street ,nly 10 be sent back in the opposite ircction by the officer. Colctta claim i q that he, too vas waiting for ricnd to take him to the social. and lc did not agree with Assistant Pros cutting Attorney Grccnstein's theory hat he did not like policemen. On he contrary. he said. he believed in aw and order and he liked police len. but he thought Officer Hulten 1cceded his authority in this casc.