The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-21

New Haven Youth Stole a Bicycle Pump
ut Hollis Rest,

New Haven Youth stole n Bicycle Rump
ut Hollis Rest.
Some time during Wednesday night
the small bicycle rest near the old
brick house in North Haven, owned by
Joseph Holl, was broken into and q box
of cigars and some other stuff were
taken. An entrance was made by
breaking out four small lights of glass
In the north window. Late Thursday
afternoon young bicyclist from New
Haven was passing on the path and
noticed the broken window and stopped
and looked into the window and saw a
foot pump hanging near the window on
a nail, which the thieves of the night
before had not taken. The New Haven
youth reached in and appropriated the
pump and started for New Haven. One
of Hollis sons was working in the field
within sight of the building and saw
the transaction and he hurried across
the lot. got a bicycle and put chase, but
quite a distance behind. The pump
youth was traced to Cedar HILL and
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afternoon the New Haven bicyclist,
who rode wheel with two poles rugged
in rear, came up the path and stopped
at Hollis rest and was recognized by
young Holl and charged with the theft
of the pump. After some prevarication
the erring wheelman acknowledged
that he took the pump and offered to
return it and give Holl a dollar, all the
cash he had to settle up the matter.
Holl declined and brought the youth up
here. After meeting Officer Reilly he
was locked up. He gave his name as
Smith and place of residence East
street, New Haven. When Officer
Reilly found that the alleged theft took
place in the town Of North Haven, and
consequently out Of his jurisdiction, he
released the young man, not however,
until he had taken him home and gave
him a good supper and some whole
some advice The youth was we'll
ashamed of the entire transaction and
shed tears when taken out of the lock-
10, and claimed that 1T was the first
time he had ever committed even a
petty theft. The value of the pump is
not over forty cents.
ooAAoeSeSAN
DAILY of Cheshire had quite a lively
chase in arresting Jack Hall OF the
west side yesterday morning, but final
" located him in his brothers house.
Hall is charged with stealing thirty
chickens from Horace Bristol of Chesh-
ire Constable Daily took his prisoner
to Cheshire for trial. An account Of
the theft and the detective work of
officer Reilly was printed in the Courier
early this week.
The Ramblers flung to the breeze
yesterday from pole on their club
house a handsome flag.
The pole and flag raising on East
Main street is booked to occur to-day,
and the ceremonies promise to be quite
Impressive
The farmers report that owing to the
great amount Of rain for the past
month a large share of the potato crop
promises to be a failure, as the seed has
rotted in the ground.
Officer Reilly got after a Hebrew
peddler Of vegetables yesterday for
selling short measures of potatoes,
which lacked twenty per cent. of the
lawful weight. The case had not been
disposed Of last evening.
!. D. G. Dudley is putting a new addi-
ton in the shape of a covered pavilion
on his bicycle rest on the southern bou-
levard.
II. r. Hall has sold to James r. Dow
ney the Franklin hall building and lot,
50x133 feet, on Meadow street.
The Wallingford Golf club will for
maIly open up its grounds on the east
side this afternoon.
The Branford and Wallingford ball
game this afternoon will be called at
$3.50. Casey and Kelly will be the Wall
lingford's battery.
The rainfall Thursday night amount
ed to four-tenths of an inch.
The union service of the Baptists and
Methodists will be conducted by Rev.
e. G. Richardson. The morning SER
vice will be held in the Baptist church
and the evening service in the Metho-
dist church.
Company X will have it's spring par
ade next Saturday.
The FL. T.. Judd & Co.'s works will be
closed to-day.
The thermometer registered 81 in the
shade at noon yesterday.
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