New Britain herald., 1930-05-13
Court Is Given Lurid Description
 Of Fierce Battle In Smoke Shop; 5 , of 6 Arrested Are Found Guilty

hurt himself but later he accused Wlsk, Marincsak and BazyleWicz of
 assaulting him. In the police patrol Lipski and Wisk went at each other furiously and a violent rumpus re-
 suited. Officer Griffcn testified that Wisk was on the floor of the
 wagon and some of the others were pummeling him.
 Shake Fists at Cripple Wisk testified that he was in the
 rear room of the store about 10 o'clock when kolodzy, Lipski and Gacek came in and shook their fists at his crippled brother, who was be-. hind the counter. They were intoxi- cated. Wisk said, and he scented trouble, so he removed his glasses and handed them 10 a young man with whom he had been discussing baseball, and then went to the front of the store and elected Gacek. to whom he referred as "a trouble maker" When he and Gacek reach cd the sidewalk, the latter shouted for helpsand kolodzy and Lipski started an attack on Wisk, who fought back.
 When the fight was over, Wisk called Charles Delconte of Lasalle street to drive his assailants home. explaining 10 the court that he did not want the boys" to get arrested Going back to the store he closed the door. but less than an hour later the trio, armed with stones, re- turned and threatened to smash the windows. Lipski opened the door and pulled Wisk out to the street and the battle was renewed. Wisk denied that he was intoxicated and said Dr. Moses kupelan examined him after he vas arrested and pro- nounCcd him sober. Dr. David Was
 kowitz took three stitches to close the cut on his head. Wisk said he did not know what he was struck with.
 Marincsai testified that he was not present at either fight but upon find ing Wisk, who is his brother-i in law, bleeding in the store, he went to his assistance. That accounted for the blood which the officers noticed on his shirt sleeve. He said Wisk was not intoxicated. Bazylewicz testified that he had been calling on a girl friend and dSopped in to Wisk's stope to buy Sunday paper, He had no part in either fight and he claimed Wisk was not intoxicated.
 kolodzr BlaDrcs Wisk kolodzY told an entirely different story, accusing Razylewicz of punch ing him in the right eye and placing | the blame for the fracas on Wis},, | who, he said, 'has a habit of push i ing guys around" He said he and i Lipski and Glcek had been drink i ing but were not intoxicated and ! they went 10 Wisks store for the purpose of getting a drink of i "booze.' Gac-k was pushed about , by Wisk without cause and Lips&i irterfcrcd. Kolodzy was standing aside when BazyleWicz punched him fand then he sailed in 10 rctaliatc 1 and protect himself. He denied l that he or his companions came in i with raised fists and he also denied l that they had been involved in q fight in front Of Falcon hall earleir l in the day. He admitted that he
 was on probation and had paid only
 -Si on a fine.
 Lipski referred 10 Wisk's place as
 "a gin joint where a large crowd ot men congrogate and when he and ! his companions entered and asked for drink, Wisk called Gacek n
 rat and about twelve guys with
 ball bats jumped on us and started