New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
DRUNKEN DRIVERS
 CONTRIBUTE S20O
One Held on New Warrant for
 Theft Of Automobile

Stanley Novakowski. IS. Of 2S Lyman street was lined $l00 and costs in police court today when found guilty of a charge of driving an automobile while under the in- fluence of liquor. A suspended sen tence Of 30 days in jail was also im- posed by Judge SaXe, 4 companion. Stanley kondraski, 19, Of 36 Chest nut street. Holyoke, was fined $1O and costs on a charge Of drunken ness.
 They were arrested on Christmas afternoon by Policemen Bloomquist and Schoonmaker who were de tailed from headquarters 10 lUvostI- gate an accident on North Burritt street.
 The policemen testified that they found the men in a dazed condition sitting in the automobile which had gone through q fence a distance of 50 feet off the road. Nowakowski was seated behind the wheel and ad- mitted 10 the policemen that he had been driving the auto.
 Warrants for their arrest were sent here from Holyohe where they are wanted for theft of the auto in which they were arrested.
 Jack Thomas, s, who gave his address as the Erwin hotel, was fined $1o0 and costs on a charge or drunken driving. Thomas, through Attorney Lawrence Colon pleaded guilty.
 He was arrested or Arch street at A:15 yesterday morning by Sergeant John SJadler.
 Stanley Lipka, 2o, Of 75 Queen street, was fined on breach of the peace charge.
 Two companions. Stanley Rydur- da. 1S, of I64 Broad street and stanley kupeck of 65 smith street. charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace, were discharged on the drunkenness counts and sus- pended judgments on the charges Of breach of the peace were imposed.
 They were arrested by Policemen Politis, Wagner and Smigel at the corner Of Broad and Carmody streets about 5 o'clock last night when found mixed up in d fight.
 The boys denied the charge that they were drunk and told the judge that they were having a snow bali fight when arrested.
 Insists He Was Drunk
 The peculiar situation o1 a man trying to tell the judge that he was drunk and the testimony of the ar resting policeman and his wife to the contrary was witnessed in court when Wladlslaw Prusacyh, 25, Of 4S5 Main street was sentenced to 30 days with execution Of the penalty suspended.
 PTusaCNk was arrested bE Police man kazlau@kas who received d complaint from the mans wife at -:I0 o'clock Inst night that he was creating a disturbance at his home. The policeman testified that when he went to the house the wife in- sisted that he arrest her husband. He also testified that the man was not drunk.
 Mrs. Prusacyk told the court that her husband was ugly when she rr- turned from work yesterday and in- sisted on arguing with her until she complained 10 the police and re- quested his arrest.
 Prusacyk took the stand and dcs- pite the testimony Of the policeman and his wife that he was not drunk he insisted that ha WAS and becaUsc O. this fact did not remember what had transpired at the home,
 He Challenged the World
 Frank Jasper, 2I. was fined g. and costs and d suspended judgment was entered on a charge Of breach Of the peace preferred aganst him by Policemen Politis and Cosgroye,
 He was arrested al 6:l5 last night at the corner of Broad and Booth streets when he insisted on fighting with everybody in the neighborhoo1, according to 4estImouy offered by Officer PolrIs,
 Speedcr Fined Sl5
 Rudolph Schmidt O. GG Thoruiny street who was arrested on Deccm- har 18 when founding speeding ou East street and who failed 10 make his appearance al court the follow ing day was raarrested Saturday night and fined $l5 and costs in court today
 Schmidt testified tia. he went out Of town the day h. was arrested and when the auto he was driving broke down and he was without money 1t Was impossible for him 10 return 10 stand trial H. stated hat he did not return until Satuc- day.
 The continued ca~a O. Walter r. Kobus was again put of to allow more time 10 Probation Officer Con nolly to look into the mans record. l. is a probationar> case.