New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
S0L|C|TS AIMS AND
 ANNOYS POLICEMAN
Man Arrested for Va6ranCy Pro-
 tests He Is Seeking Work

William O'Connell, 45, who said he came from Lynn, Mass, was in po- lice court today on d charge of vangrancy and received q suspension of judgment at the hands Of Judge Sake after he had denied the charge and told the court d straightforward story of having travelled about the eastern part of the country in search of work,
 O'ConneliS arrest was brought . about when he unwittingly accostcd Policeman David Doty who was in civilian attire and shopping in the down town district yesterday after noon accompanied by his wife. He insisted that the policeman "help an old timer out" Further testimony by Doty was to the effect that O'Con- nell kept tugging at his coat sleeve unheedtul of many warnings 10 go about his business. When Doty be- came impatient and warned O'Con- nell to stop the latter is alleged to have called the policeman a tight Rad.
 Doty walked away he said and told Policeman Kranzit of his experience with O'Connell and suggested that the latter keep his eye open for a re- currence of his actions.
 Policeman kranzit testified that he did not have long to wait shortly after he had been tipped off con- corning the panhandling activities Of O'Connell he said he noticed him accost a clergyman and ask him for money. At this stage he placed him under arrest.
 O'Connell denied the allegations of the two police witnesses and said that he had been drinking and did not remember begging nor did he re- call that he had called Doty names. He insisted that he was securing the territory for work and had imbibed too freely yesterday.
 When Prosecutor Woods kept in- sisting that the man admit his vagrancy O'Connell turned towards him and angriy said that he had al ways worked for a living and would be working now if it were possible to find a job. In answer to a question by the prosecutor as to his reasons for choosing New Britain as the place 10 seek job he answered that he had been every place in search of work and that it made no difference where he found it. He again faced the prosecutor and angrily stated that he could not steal and he would not take a gun and go out and shoot somebody.
 Judge Sake interposed at this stage to tell O'ConnelI that he believ- ed that ne was a man who would work for living and in suspending judgment he warned the man against the use of liquor saying that he did not believe that he would have been in court today if 1t had not been that he was under its in- tluence yesterday.
 Lends Operators License
 Stanley w. Koslowski, 26, of 34O High street, was fined $10 and costs by Judge Morris b. Sake in police court today after he had pleaded guilty to a charge of loaning his op- orators license to another person, l and John kosloWy, 26, of 265 Grove street, the borrower, was assessed a like amount for driving an auto l mobile without a license.
 They were arrested last night | about $40 o'clock by Policeman William Politis, He questioned them l. when he became suspicious that the | driver Of the car in which they were | riding was not in possession of a 1 driving license.
 The policeman testified today that ! he saw the men riding along Broad l street in coupe. Having received | information that Koslowy, the dri- ] yer, was unlicensed, he awaited | their return. When he next saw the | men he stopped them and question: | ed Koslowy koslowy unhositatingly | reached into his pocket and pro- duccd q license in the name Of Stan ! Icy kloskowski. Asked by the po- 1 ilceman if it was his he answered in | the affirmative. To prove it he signed i the name Of Stanley at the request 1 of Politis.
 Further questioning elicited the | Information that the license was the property of his companion and had been borrowed.
 Both men declined to make a statement to the court after the po- liceman's testimony had been heard | and following the imposing of fines Judge Saxe lectured the men on the seriousness Of their act.
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