New Britain herald., 1930-05-07

spite police terror" Alex Gross. pro- r~tAtor o+ -h- hotel told the off cers h. 5.- 0o. 7.a-t aryo~e shou-- rr= oar oS -re et.zo--= vren they entered and asked rtm for The key 10 Perry's room. according D he sergeant Oe.cer S.ro.'s g1.a similar testimony
 Girl Taken on Boy
 Su1cr~u"ararv Officer James Cro- mn testified t-at Mss Jacobson mounted q aoE n tha school varI after beng warned no. ro make 4 speech. ~a.= tz oa~ cay ~r.s IS May day. sEa eno4te4 Officer A. fred T8uEe2E t4srtfaa 70 taking her of ,1o box and assisting l- re- ar rest and ae also heard Perry shout ing from he hotel window
 ga.ca~ " P Esras asz,z-ed .a F.nc--r.s arrest ard Oezcer ua-.a Dorv ro.~ of rasr.nc 7rreer. .rs.=- on =rsas'aE n tae school yard as-- t~ s-.ng ro-1 rr= r-7e+.11 7o-.4 5s"a 70 te held IT ra.a. Sergeant King vas asked bv J44ea ~racazzt aoog- 'rae1~ ~2Ll.-toas g tha corner and learned that -za~o vas some -r- ta~teranca. tt4 serEeau. taking the ~0et IT tra center Of rrA ,r,orsac- ron and directing trsG.- aga.ast he Hg-'s.
 Offer r. C. Do.s' testified that Tsr-ereon no9rte4 're 6ox alter Mss Jacobson was arrrs-ad. H. vas warned 70. 70 -paa. and he lrsl-ted on do'a~ zo. SO h. "as arrested. The rro1d n and aaou. t1r yard vas estimated at @...t uy Officer Jo.an ahlch caused Attorney Eacr- lin 10 croas-eHaulna f.m on the ro.rt. as Sergeant E-s-as had 1Ia-ed al estimate o- -5-a aaI Officer Lsc- bier had sad toar. ~ara "eaverst hundred.' Officer botsn ra9uet -aa. he and Sergeant Flynn co.rtal Ea people lr q stretch 0t -5teuaLn aaou. Ii feot long and he based his retr- mate CT the euHre acoud s-rorI- lrely.
 Insists Police Attracted Crowd
 Attorney Ha-aln asked for a r=- rez~ a- his point and Judge mrsrass. allowed him trr Mln.ras. st -ae end Of which the attorney stated 10 tho .c-rt that he ~as strongly convinced that rrz demurrer should hold. be- -ause r vas tha presence Of me po- lice which attracted the cr0ad Judge TracesEi asked Y he trolgrt Earry.- aorors in -inrt'inE the aro1a and yelling ar the top Of his yo5ca from tho w1udow O. tho ho'el' ,o.- .'-t1'ed breach of he peace. Tns a"or0ry =aId he believed the ouarte, fell short of committing an offense raa poIi0e ha'Ing acted before z breach O the peace had actually oc- c1rred We'll feel he same about 're demurrer now as did before. " JL1G- Tracasht said and Attorney EaahIn called Vincent 70 the stand
 Asked where he lived Vincent sal his residence was fr New Haven but ra had hear lu NaR Britain for some tme He told Of being refused a per init for the May Day Demonstration and declared that when Officer Ma Iona told him there could be nc meeting. he wanted 10 mount the hoX and anno-uce 10 the crowd that the autaorlaes would not allow any speeches. f the crowd was willing to go elsewhere, Vincent wanted tc . arrange 10 hold q meeting. he said but the police would not even allow him 10 make the announcement. says Police OversteppeI Authority
 Why did you go 10 the corner ot Main and East Main streets that noon?' Judge TraceskI asked Vim cent
 TO hold 3 meeting" vas the re- ply
 Why did you not obey the DO Hce?' Judge Traceski asked.
 Because the police ovArstepped their authority" was the reply Vim. cent started 10 make reference 10 the Waterbury court decision on public speeches. but Judge Traceski cu' him off with: Pm not interested 1T any Waterbury case,'