New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1926, Page 2

DOUBLE GONVIGTION FOR SELLING HOOCH Smalley Street Man Fined $200 5 and Given Jail Warning Glycerine Priming Ether Denatured | Michael Kopacz, aged 40 years, of | | 65 Smalley street, was found guilty | Alcohol on two counts of liquor law viola tion by Judge B. W. court this morning and was fined e oz is jail sentence | suspended with a warning to Kap |that it will be enforced if he convicted again. il L. Dunn represent- o A I Officer Stadler testified that he chkmson Dru nt John Romancyk, a police | “agents,” to purchase liquor at Ko- hoe repairing shop about day night. He saw Kop drink to Romanecyk and Jatter came out with a of liquor Officer Cosgrove } o0 2t Kovacs denied to Ofticer [Stadler that he had sold the drink. |He contended that Romancyk | brought the liquor to his home. | Officer Stadler said he has seen men going in and out of the place. Most of them are teamsters. | In reply to Attorney Dunn, the C— | (w ficer said he searched Romancyk | thoroughly before sending him into New Britain Sign Co. | the place. The bottle was empty from oS s AT | the time the raiders left the police MANY DO WELL” | station until they poured the liquor |trom the glass into it at Kopacz's 34 CHURCH S1REET Telephone 894 sell the \vhfn the Company 169-171 MAIN STREET | place of busin | Attorney Dunn inquired as to Ro- | mancyk's character and the officer 51’(‘].110‘1 that he did not inquire into |1t before employing him. The officer |sald he told Romancyk to use arked bills 1 he found he could a bottle of liquor and to use sil- | ver it he was only able to buy a JOHN J. TARRAN 288 East Main Street UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER UPHOLSTERING Phone 4010- House: prehend this procedure, but did not go into it beyond remarking that it is strange that different money was to be used for a different amount of evidence. Romancyk testified that he bought a drink and was about to have an- other when the police entered. He paid 50 cents for the drink, he said. Attorney Dunn, beginning his BloTrEDerwTAINER IBMTERIES [eross-examination, ' asked ed with as Romarneyk can speak h. Judge Alling granted the request. C. A. ABETZ TEL. 4185 ,‘ Attorney Dunn asked Romancyk it 114 FRANKLIN SQ. | 1451-2 he s arrested in New Haven, Prosecuting Attorney Woods ob- jected but Judge Alling admitted the question, saying it is proper to de termine the character of the “agent. Romancyk admittcd that he had been in New Haven jail under an alias, and that he was also arrested in Berlin and New Britain. He ad- | mitted he had told Officer Stadler he had never been arrested. He was dis: charged from New Haven jail Octo- ber 1, when his case was nolled. Judge Alling took Ron hand and asked him what he wa arrested for in New Britain. Ro- mancyk replied he was ¢ 4 with |drunkenness. Officer Cosgrove testified that he took the |mancyk and poured it into the mark- ed bottle which the “agent” had in s pocket. {was no- in a position to see Roman- ide the shop, as he was not WEDDING RING SHOP DIAMON 140 Main Street, Room 1 Upstairs E -~ CROWLEY BROS. INC. | PAINTERS AND DECORATORS 267 Chapman Street Estimates Cheerfully Given on All Jobs — Tel. 2913 AUBURN TAXI PHONE 611 He has passed the place twice since October 1 and has never ob- |served any Indication of liquor law olation. Attorney Dunn Stadler to the witne: ed him what exe nation as to |Romancyl's character was given. |Prosecuting Attorney Woods objec ed but Judge Alling admitted it. The attorney asked the officer if he stand and a: “WHEN IN HARTFORD DINE WITH U Everything we serve . very best, If you don’t believe it come in | for a test. Wholesale and Retail Depart- ment in Connection. THE HONISS OYSTER HOUSE 22 State St. Under Grant’s HARTFORL DRIVE YOURSELF— NEW. CARS TO RENT 25 an_hour—10c. a mile. 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Attorney Dunn could not com- | that the |su » |doubt as to his credibility,” eyl in | glass of liquor from Ro- | Officer Cosgrove said he | recalled Officer | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1926. ad asked Romancyk whether or not ) [Be had ever been arrested and the | ofticer replied he had done s Romancyk said, according to the |officer, that he had never been ar- | ‘nihd } Kopacz testified that he has never nol:l liquor. In reily to Mr. Woods, Kopacz denied that Officer Stadler 1 asked him if he had ever been arrested, He admitted that the desk |ofticer had asked him and he had | | replied negatively, although as |matter of fact he was arrested for | violation of the liquor law about a | vear ago. He said Romancyk brought liquor with him. At this point At- orney Dunn said the prosecuting at- torney should remain in his place at the counsel table instead of being close to the witness stand. “The | he held an open | bottle under a man's nose until the | man did not know what he was smellir Attorney Dunn said to Judge se produced a witt went into the plac Romancyk. ottle fn his he wanted a drink. There was a liquld in the bottle. He did not ts drink.. The police came in and took the bottle and the glass from Romancyk and asked him how much he had paid for it. Roma replied he had not paid anything for it. Then the witness left. Judge nd Alling examined the wit- ness at length. Mr. Woods recalled Officer Stadler to the stand and asked him if the witne: s in the |place during the rald. The officer replied that he had not seen until today. He was positive the w ness not in the place while he | was there. Officer Cosgrove, recalied to the stand, testified that the wit- ness came into the cobbling shop from the tenement in the rear while Officer Stadler was out calling the | patrol. The officer said the witness was not in: the cobbling shop while Officer Stadler was present. Prosecuting Attorney Woods asked for a conviction. Kopar: has been arrested before for liquor law and ther: of his guilt in this instan | The star witness for the defense, |who boards with Kopacz, delib credence should he maneyk’s testimony Ito the police. TT he was arrested | diseredit Ihe said. | a min the judge inter- The only thing before the court relative to his record is that |he has been arrested. There s |nothing to ind he has ever been |convicted.” | “Well, T think |was arrested seve | rupted. the fact that he 11 times creates a Attorney | Dunn replied. “I don't care if he was arrested every day for a vear,” Judge continued. “There is nothing show he convicted.” Attorn- - Dunn said Rom lied to the officers when they sov to learn his record. There i doubt about the guilt of Kopa entitle him to a disch id. He expre TJudge Alling T ause for con avhe T can n you can” the iudge | intsd out that Roma ne to Kopocr's store Had there heen when he en- a man of I would not ass befo cz to ney that co! ¢ hottle. liquor in the bottle tered, as K the have waited for ing a drink, and acc he had gone into |the rear to & maneyk to pour | John Ratti, agi | ley strect, was ch | of the peace. The until tomorrow mc Violates P | Israel Lipman, type WE BELIEVE the advantages of the soft foil package are so many, and its econ- omy 8o great, that elected to pack one of our finest pipe tobaccos in this handy form to retail at ten cents. | orficer | Lipman ‘Washington street was charged with violation of the parking ordinance. A. C. Walinczus that Lipman's car was in a 30 min- ute district on Main street from 10:50 a. m. to 6 p. m. Saturday. admitted that he left his stated while he went to ren. Alling fined him $5 without car a New H Jud costs. Mutual Assault Oharged Arthur McNary, aged 22, of 132 Cherry street, and Ernest Grafe, od 20, of 197 Glen street, were charged with breach of the peace | and aulting each other. Officer Veley and Feeney testified to mak- ing the arrests Saturday about 1 p. m. on Che street. Sidney Kirk testified that Grafe rang h door- bell and asked to see Mrs. Kirk, Mr. Kirk aske im why he want- ed to see Mrs. Kirk and Grafe re- plied that he came to find out who | was going to “kick the stuffing” out of him. The disturbance ensued when MeNary, who is Mr. Kirk's son-in-law, tald Grafe to go about his business. MeN testified that Grafe 1ck him and he retaliated. afe testified that Kirk struck him en he is four years old. Ie said the bill i3 $8.50 and Mrs. Kirk owes it for furniture. He simply held Kirk down but did not issault him he said. Juds lieve the time has come when person to whom money is owed sannot go to collect it without be- ing jumped on. He fined McNary without costs and suspended judg- on Grafe. zement was suspended in the case of Carl Bergendahl, aged 44, of 75 Winthrop st violation of t ordinances by parking his automobile on a cross walk on in street Saturday night. Supernumer Officer lliam Cronin testitied that the car was on the crosswalk fifteen minutes. Ber- gendahl d he did not realize the crosswalk was marked off at that place. FIND NO TROUBLE Sergeants McCue and ant O'Mara and Offi- POLICE Detect linger, § Brophy Orange street about 5 o'clock ng in response to a report Lucyan Bojnowski, pastor red Heart chure ting of a society might develop a fight. On arrival the officers found that the difficulty had compromised and there was cause for police action. on testified | went to collect a bill that | LITILE DAMAGE BY i | City Items Asson was born yesterday at New | Britain General hospital to Mr. and | Mrs. Earl Tuttle of 178 Winthrop street. Baby Norma Hoffman of 9 Wal- lace . street celebrated her birthday anniversary Saturday at a gathering of a number of friends and their mothers. joyable time was had. Mr. and Mr: An en- the sesqui- Philadel- McCune are attending centennial exposition | phia. 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