New Britain herald., 1930-09-25
ACCUSES OFFICER
 ! OF CAUSING ROW
Man Arrested BlameS Policeman
 For Trouble and Goes Free

John Kolosky, 21. of 54 Union street, who was fined $10 and costs in police court Monday morning for his part in a fight on Clark street. only to be rearrested few hours after his release with the fine and costs paid, was discharged by Judge Stanley J. Traceski in police court today after hearing on charges Of breach of the peace and unlawful assembly. He was represented by Attorney Thomas r. McDonough.
 Officer Peter Skierkowski testified that Kolosky defied him about l0:4o o'clock Monday night at Clark and North streets, refusing to move off midnight. Three companions moved when ordered to go, but kolosky was impudent, threatening to get him and using vile language towanis him, according to the officer.
 Kolosky, however. alleged that Officer Skierkowski passed the group without speaking, only to turn around at sight of him and order him to get off his beat as he had OlutLS lo 4olh liiii oEs 1ASASSANS ~ piled quietly and the officer seized him by the shoulder, pushing him forward and pulling him back with such force that his shirt was torn down the middle of the back, he claimed.
 Kolosky threatened him then with a report to the commissioners or Chief Hart, whereupon the officer came toward him on the run and arrested him. kolosky denied that he or his friends were making a dis turbance before being arrested, and they corroborated, laying the blame for the incident on the officer. Judge Traceski. making a finding of not guilty, said he was particularly i'm pressed with the testimony of Frank Zemko, who, he said. gave an intel ligent story of what happened.
 Sells Liquor, Fined $10O
 John Gancarz, 51, pleaded nolo contendere to the charge of violating the liquor law in a restaurant at 271 Myrtle street, anad was fined S100 and costs on recommendation of Prosecuting Attorney Woods. At torney Albert A. Greenberg, who represented him, was agreeable to the accommodation.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods said the police last Sunday seized small amount of beer and alleged alcohol in the restaurant, and Gancarz was first offender.
 Fined S1O for Crash
 Joseph J. Adams, 33, of 72 Buck ingham street, Hartford pleaded not guilty to the charge of failing to stop at the signal of an officer and was fined slo and costs. He was driving west on Myrtle street at 6:55 o'clock this morning and crash ed into q car which was crossing the intersection of Myrtle and Wash ington streets, according to Officer David Doty. who was on traffic duty and had his hand upraised.
 The officer said he found the brakes on Adams car in good con- dition and Adams could give no req son for failing to stop except that he did not see the officer soon enough.
 Lester J. Parsons, 50, of 6S0 West Main street, charged with driving an automobile without the certificate of registration in his possession, pro- duced the certificate and judgment was suspended. He explained that he had permission to drive the car to and from his place of employment on farm and the certificate hap pened to be in another car. He was trying to crank the car about 8:30 o'clock last night when Officer An thony Pechout arrested him.
 Speeds Ahead of Officer e
 A fine of s10 and costs was inn posed in the case of Francis St. Lawrence, IS, of 21 Seymour street, on the charge of speeding. Officer Edward Muszynski testified that he followed St. Lawrence from Frank lin Square to Kensington through South Main street at tho rate of 40 to A miles an hour at S:45 o'clock last night, being unable to overtake him for some time.
 St. Lawrence pleaded guilty but claimed to have been driving at the approximate rate of 30 miles an hour.
 Joseph Cerrone, IS, of 1S3 Broad street, Meriden, was fined s5 on the charge of driving past an amber light at Chestnut and Main streets and $ on the charge of driving without a license, to which he