New Britain herald., 1930-07-17
NEIGHBORS' FIGHT
 FINISHES IN DRAW
Court Frees Woman and SuS-
 pendS Judgment on Man

After having exchanged left hand punches and pushes Tuesday night in their yard at 107 West street, Jesse Roth and Mrs. Freda Stein. landlord and tenant respectively, exchanged left handed compliments in police court today, Roth told Judge M. D. SaXe he was obliged to hang onto a stick for which they were fighting. for if he had let go. he was sure Mrs. Stein would have broken his head and send him to the hospital. while Mrs. Stein, in her turn, accused Roth of being so mean he will not oven allow children to play near the garbage can for fear they might damage it.
 Officer L. l.. Harper arrested the couple Tuesday night after an in- vestigation into a complain by Mrs. Stems husband that Roth had as saulted her. It developed, from the statements of wltensses and the tes- timony of the principals. that the Stelns have occupied a tenement in Roth's house for six years but for the past year Mrs. Stein has not been on spreaking terms with Roth, although she has no animosity to- wards his wife.
 Fight Starts Ovcr Boy
 On Tuesday, the 13 year old son of the Steins was playing about the yard with stick. Roth claimed the boy was breaking the hedges as he has often done in the past and he felt within his rights in taking the stick away from him. The boy re- sisted and Roth, who is 39 but of small stature, had his hands full for about two minutes. In the mean time. Mrs. Stein learned Of the scuf- tle and rushed out, grabbing the stick. IL was Roth's turn to hang on them and he did 1t with such vigor that Mrs. Stein was knocked to the ground.
 Roth would not admit punching her, claiming that one minute she was lattling for the stick and the next he kne 5' she was on the ground, According 10 him, she cmulated cer- tain heavyweight pugilists who have been in the public eye of late by going down without being hit.
 Accuses Roth of Neanness
 Mrs. Stein could hardly wait for the time 10 tell her story. bursting out in contemptuous laughter at Roth's characterization Of her son as a healthy boy" and when she finally reached the witness stand she struck out against Roth with vigor and decisiveness. He is so mean. she sad, he Chases the children. not hers aoLne, from the front yard to the rear and from the rear to the front. demanding that they go to the city pIaygrounds and play.
 He struck her with q left hook 10 The right jaw, she said. and she took the count. sustaining injuries 10 her arm and a severe shock 10 her nervous system, so that she was obliged 10 go to bed and miss court yesterday, Asked by Attorney Irving l. Eachlin. who represented Roth. 0 hy she continued to occupy the tenement f Roth was so mean, she . : . g4lFI tI-c | H!t NGH 4-OL lIt hl!-I ! Of person who likes to move every year" Attorney Rachlin asked her if it was true that Roth is al homo only in the evening, and she retorted that as soon as he made his ap- pearance the trouble with the chil- drcn began and he was capable Of making more trouble in one evening than everyone else could make all day
 Considered Argument Useless
 Asked why she did not demand tnat Roth give her the stick instead Of trying 10 get if by force, she an- swercd that it would have been ot no avail 10 demand it because he would not have given it to her When she laid hands on t she asked for it. she said Then that was the first tune you had spoken 10 him jn 2 year." she was asked. Yes" . came the reply, and that was too much 10 say 10 him. f he had children Of his oUn he would know how f is. but he will never have any. He is 100 mean" Concluding her ou,nlrst after several other questions, she said 10 Attorney Eochlln: You ought 10 he proud to have such man for your brother