New Britain herald., 1930-11-18
WIFE FAILS ID ], K. HUSBANDS FRIENDS
Domestic Quarrel Starts and Winds Up in Police Court


 wife could not agree as 10 the com pany the husband should keep was given as the reason for the mans appearance in police court today when Mrs. Brerneckc was placed on the stand to testify
 She told the court that her hus- band insisted on hanging around with a guy named Murphy" She admitted when questioned by Pros- ecutor Joseph Woods that Murphy was not the mans correct name but that he was called such because he was supposed 10 be a hard guy.
 BrennoCke Was arrested last night by Officer Peter Cabclus upon receipt of a complaint that he had assaulted his wife. He testified that !" found husband and wife at the corner of North and Willow streets accompanied by Brennecke's sister and there was evidence that an ar gument had just been concluded.
 Brennccke told the policeman that when re went home he found his wife had not prepared his sup per and when he asked her for money she called him q name and he slapped her face.
 Judge Stanley J Traceski found the man guilty of breach Of the peace charge and fined hlm B. and costs
 Brothers Fined Slo Each
 Stanley Srogi. 4, and Joseph Srogi. 22. brothers, Of los Willow street were fined $10 and costs each by Judge Stanley J. Traceski after they had pleaded guilty to charges of failure 10 return markers to the state motor vehicle department and for having misrep them selves in applying for certificate Of registration.
 They were represented by Attor- noy Irving Rachlin who stated that while the men had committed the offensc it was not serious matter. He requested the judge to suspend judgment as his clients had no funds with which 10 pay fines,
 Judge Stanley Traccski ordered the fines imposed and refused 10 pass on a request from the defense counsel that his clients be placed on probation.
 Arrested for NagranCy
 John Johnson. who is alleged by police to have been sleeping in cellar on High street, was before tha court on a charge of vagrancy. He pleaded not guilty
 Officer William O'Day testified l,c ToI lJc nj icb bt about s o'clock on Washington street He was riding with Officer Harper when they saw Johnson walking along the street with large black bag under his arm. They left the police car and. going over 10 Johnson. began 10 question him. They discovered that he was carry ing coal in the bag. He told the po- liceman that he had procured the coal in a cellar on High street and that he was taking if 10 friend.
 Officer O'Day further testified that when he asked the man where he lived he received the answer that i, was none of his business and that a man had the right to live Where he chose.
 Johnson was then placed under arrest and charged with vagrancy.
 On the witness stand Johnson told the court that he had been employ ed for the past two months by a man named Scappelatti in the ca racity Of furnace man but in view Of the fact that he had as ct, re- ceived no money for his services he found jt necessary to sleep in tho cellar. He told Judge Stanley Ira ceski that he earned his meals by doing odd jobs.
 Judge Tracesk continued the case for one month, placing the matter in the hands of Probation Officer Edward C. Connolly in the hope that he might he able to fini work.
 Gas Meter Robber Goes 10 Cheshire
 Frank BojuszeWski, IS. of 3o Hartford avenue was sentenced to Cheshire reformatory when he was convicted Of charge of theft from gas meter
 Sergeant Patrick J, O'Mara ar rested the boy following an inVesti- gation into q meter robbery brough; 10 his attention by Leo Robinson on empioyc Of the New Britain Gas Light Co. and which was committed some time ago. Mara said that during his investigation he question cd the youth in court ard learn from him that another boy had robbed the meter of s3.@5 end had given him 75 cents as his hare O. the loot
 Checking up tho boys story the sergeant said that h. learned thaj the other boy was working on the day he was supposed 10 have been an accomplice in the theft,
 When James Adams. parole of fcer at the Meriden School for Eoys testified that the youth had tpcnt much time there and had made his escape several times Judge Traceski imposed a sentence 10 the Cheshire institution.
 A nolle was granted in the case Of Ladislaw Charmut of 9 Crans- ton terrace who was arrested last night by Sergeant kiely and Officer Edward Musczynski and charged at todays session with breach of the pesce
 Harry sherman. proprietor of the Star Cleaning and Dyeng Co. of North street was granted a nolle on the charge Of violation Of city or dlnanCe when the court was in totmed that he had completed the iob of installing a sprinkler system in his North street plant.
 Roy Davis, 2" Of Al Dwight street was released by Prosecutor Joseph Woods and the case against him for speeding and failure to have a drivers license in his possession