New Britain herald., 1930-02-10
Bristol Meus
WOMAN IS JAILED
 ON ASSAULT COUNT
Envelope Of Hair Is Evidence of
 Fierce Struggle
TROLLEY HITS WRECKER

All Windows On One Side Arc shat
 tcrcd-Mrs. Otto r. Strunl Dies
 Autos Run Down Two Pedestrians
 Fire Damages Barn-Itcms.
 Mrs. Ycsta Chekas Of @ Lawns dale avenue was arrUgncd before Judge Joseph M. Donovan in police court this morning on charges of breach of the peace and assault and was sentenced to ln days in the county jail.
 It was alleged by the complainant , that Mrs. Chckas had called at her home at 2n Irving street Saturday. 1 smashed down tho door to gain en- trance, and demanded rugs which i Were lying on t}- floor X fight en- sued and two udghhors separated them. One Of the nciohbors was working in his garage, located in the rear ot the houso when he heard | a woman scream. He immediately ran out 10 sco what was the matter and discovered the forms Of the two women wrestling on the sidewalk leading from the house to the street, ! With the help Of the second neigh bor, he succeeded in separating the 1 women.
 An envelope Of hair WAS displayed i by Prosecutor Anthony ]. Rich in court and was said to have been pulled out of the head Of the as saultcd woman during the fight. The husband Of the complainant tcsti- fed and stated that after the brawl DH. Eaoul Siliciano was summoned and that he thought Of calling on him again yesterday but wished to 90 into court first
 The rugs over W hich the women fought were sent here from "thc old country and. Mrs. Chcllas claimed. were her property She said she went to the compliments home Sat | urday 10 'cNcn matters Up" but dc nled that she had started tho scrap or broken down the door. She as serted that she vas willing to split the six rugs bctWocn herself and the other woman, three apiece. but the latter would not agree.
 l Prosecutor Rich stated that he was convinced that Mrs. Chclas WAS the ag2ressor in the ease. He said that she had ben in court on similar charge previously and thought that she should be sentenced to Jail.
 Judge Donovan imposed sentence and warned her not to appear again. The woman cried following the court session before being conveyed to the Hartford lock-up.
 Mrs. Otto r. Strun/
 Mrs. x. Addie Strun.. IT, widow ot the late Otto r. Strunz. died at her Eome at 14o Woodland street carly last night following an illness which lasted about two weeks Mrs Strung has been in poor health for several lmonths.
 She was born in this city on May -, 1853, the daughter of Hiram C.. and Sarah A. RichardsD Thompson. and attended the local schools, con- tinulnS her studies at Williston sem mary. She was rlarricd on May So. ISIS, 10 Otto r, Strunl who died in July l9ll \ daughter. Hermine, d,cd in infancy,
 Mrs. $trunz waa a lifelong mem Der Of the Congregational church and q former member of the Daugh- tcrs Of the American Revolution. She left the latter organization i when her health began to fail.
 She is survived by d nephew. Ed ward T. Cairns of this city: and two uicccs. Mrs. Ada Stone of Forest . vile and Miss Bessie Cairns Of Bris. tol.
 Funeral services will he celebrated &t the late home tomorrow after noon at o'clock with Rev. T. 1 Cooke, pastor of the Congrcgational church, oniciating The remains will . he inferred in West cemetery.
 Windows Shattered by Crash
 The windows on inc right side Of one Of the Bristol Traction Co $ TorryviIle rollcys were totally de- moIishcd at 7:5o o'clock last night when the ear. proceeding toward the center Of the city, ran into long ''ram protrudug from q wrcckcr
 uto. the property Of the Nash Sales
 nd Service ot School street. Accord 0g 10 the report. tho driver Of the 'rcckcr had parked his truck for a moment 10 open the doors of the garage. The back of the truck pro WHdcd into the street over one of the car tracks. Apparcntly the beam could not be seen very easily by tho Wotorman of the trolley car and 1t crashed into the side of the auto.
 The report shows that no one was injured and no arrests made.
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