The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
NAUGATUCK
Roomnates Once, Now
 Pay Separate Fines
Holy Name Society Officers Installed-New Priest
 SOlemnizes First Mass Here

trouble. He stated that Chief Adam son hit his mother and that he went to her defense and in ths scuffle he hit Officer Malone. He was thrown into the car of the officers he said and taken to police head quarters. Mrs Granica stated that when she heard her boy was having trouble she went to see what it was about. When she tried to reach her boy Chief Adamson struck her in the chest. She wanted the officers to wait until she changed her clothes so that she might accompany her boy to the police station. She was told to change her clothes, but when she came back she said the officers had taken her boy to the police station. She went to the station, she said, and Chief Adamson threatened to hit the boy again, but he was pre- vented by Officer Malone. She stated that she had worked hard all her life to raise her family well. Zebraskis and Marchleski told stories similar to the boy and Mrs Granica. William Pawalski stated that he ar- rived on the scene while the scuffle between the officers and Granica Chief Adamson strike the boy while they were tussling on the sidewalk. He sail, when he saw it was Chief Adamson, I told Louis to go along with the officer and he did"
 Chief Adamson when called be- fore the board laid the blame for the trouble to the youth whom he said defied his commands to move on. He said that he showed his badge to Granica but he refused to move and he placed him under ar- rest. The youth fought with the of ficers he said, Officer Malone receiv- ing a black eye and his own coat being ripped up the back. When the youth was allowed to return to bis home from the police station with his parents with the under standing that he would be in court the next morning, he told the chief that he would see him later. The chief stated that he started after the youth to look him up but changed his mind. nI reply to a question by Burgess Sheridan, Chief Adamson stated that if Granica had obeyed the order to move on he would not have been arrested. Chief he and Officer Malone had gone to the school in answer to complaints that damage was being done to the school fence.
 Officer Malone told the board of going with Chief Adamson to Hop Brook school and that they came upon the three youths wrestling on the sidewalk They stopped their car and getting out told the youths to move on. The other two youths compiled with the order but Gran- ica refused to move. Chief Adam son placed him under arrest and was n l n of fnrfs fn rat it, the car but he fought with the chief. He went to his superior officers as- sistance and was struck in the eye by Granica. He told him he said that he would have to go to the po- lice station. Granica said, replied, Like hell, you'll take me-" He said it was necessary to use force to get Granica to the police station
 He said he nor Chief Adamson had not called the youth "a dirty Polack." neither did he hear the word Irish used. During the hear ling it was brfought out that Granica days after the alleged struggle with the officers.
 Charles J. Baxter, newspaper man, who was in the police station when Granica was brought in stated, that he could not say that he had seen the officers treat the boy rough ly at the police station.
 He said that he had known Mrs Granica for many years. she had always worked hard for her family and that he had the greatest regard for her.
 Officers to Be Installed
 Grand Aerie Representative Flah- erty of South Norwalk will install the newly elected officers of Naug- atuck aerie of Eagles at their reg ular meeting to be held tonight in their rooms in the Rubin building. A report of the progress of the plans for the state convention and parade to be held in Waterbury later this monht will also be made at this meeting. A social will fol- low the business meeting.
 First Friday
 Next Friday will be the first Fri day of the month. The masses in St Francis church will be at 5:30, 6:30