New Britain herald., 1930-07-11
Man Fights Policeman, Woman Flees,
 When Caught Taking Milk at Store

Caught stealing bottles of milk, according to the police, Frank An drzecik, 3S, of II Orange street, put up stiff fight with Supernumerary Officer Fred Jones on Pennington avenue near the home of Captain George J. Kelly about o'clock this morning before submitting to arrest A woman who was with him ran away and could not be found.
 Officer Jones saw the couple car rying a burlap bag containing a duck or a goose and before they caught sight of him they went into the door way of Michael Niedbala's store at 30 Pennington avenue and took two quartz of milk, he reported. He started towards them and they ran but were overtaken and Andrzecik tried to rid himself of the evidence by smashing four pint bottles on the sidewalk. pulling them out of his pockets as fast as he could, Jones claimed.
 Man Fights, Woman Pieces
 Placing the couple under arrest, the officer soon was in a struggle, Andrzecik fighting furiously to get away but the officer held on to him while the woman fled. In police court today, Apdrzecik was charged With theft of Il worth of milk, the property of J. E. Seibert & Son, milk dealers. and interfering with and resisting Officer Jones. A con- tinuance until tomorrow was ordered In s100 bonds on request of Prose- cutting Attorney Woods.
 Mrs. Felycz K0bec, 33. of 140 Grove street, was arrested by Detec- tive Sergeant O'Mara today on the charge of theft. She was identified as the woman who was with An- drczejik Two quarts of milk al- lesed to have been stolen were re- covered in her home.
 Kicked in Mouth During Fight
 James Manning, 27, of 1S4 North street, pleaded not guilty to the charge of assaulting John O'Brien, g., of s97 East street, and O'Brien pleaded not guilty to the charge of drunkenness. Judge Sake suspend ed judgment on Manning and im- posed a fine of $15 and costs on O'Brien, .uspending execution of the penalty, however, and placing him on probation.
 Officer Thomas Tierney and Su- pernumerary Officer Hart made the arrests late last night on O'Brien's complaint. The latter testified that he was on his way home from meeting of labor body with which he is affiliated, and a friend from Hartford gave him bottle of beer. He was passing a store on North street, near Erwin Place, and step ped in but was elected. Who put you out?" Prosecuting Attorney Woods asked him. Manning. his helper and the rest of the bootleg gers" O'Brien replied. Manning, he said, kicked him in the mouth and broke his tooth. AS to his own con- dition, O'Brien admitted having had several drinks. but did not consider himself intoxicated.
 Manning testified that he was in "Joe Sarra's place" when OBrien came in and started a nuisance. Sar- "a led him to the door and seeing Manning standing there, O'Brien, with an oath. declared he was going to "get' him, at the same time swinging the bottle of beer as weapon. He tried to hit me in the head with 1t as he has done be- fore" Manning said, "so just push ed him away"
 Manning Denies Owning Store
 Asked by Prosecuting Attorney ming replied that he did not. Asked what kind of place it was, Man ming replied that he did not know. Asked what was sold there, he re- piled that he did not know. "Coffee and beans, suppose" the prosecut- ing attorney remarked.
 Manning denied emphatically that he kicked O'Brien in the face, and claimed that blood was trickling out of his mouth when he came into the store in the first instance. He would not admit that he struck him with his fist, but admitted that he pushed him fin self defense" Arthur Jo- sephson corroborated Mannins's story, blaming O'Brien for the trou- ble
 Judge Saxe said he was satisfied that Manning struck O'Brien but there seemed to be no question that OBrien started the trouble. Never theless, Manning should have found some other way Of avoiding a fracas, in view Of O'Brien's intoxicated con- dition, he said. To O'Brien he sounded warning that he must stay at work and keep out of police court if he would escape severe pun ishment.
 The case of David Dixon, 3s. of SS2 Elm street, was continued until tomorrow in bonds Of $500, after he pleaded guilty to the charge of theft of chain hoist valued at $2S5, the property of Clifton E. Davenport of Stanley street. Sergeant P. A. Me- Away Of the detective bureau made the arrest last night.
 A nolle was entered in the case of Sebastiano Ginofriddo, 2s, of 2l5 Elm street. charged with disobeying | boulevard stop sign.