The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-20
FLAGS PRESENTED TO VERMONT
 AND ETRURIA BY EDITOR MASSEY
FLANAGAN GETS
 JAIL SENTENCE
William Boyce Also Escapes Term In Wethersfeld
 Prison

W A>Oy CC A1OO IOCo HSO Term In Wethersfeld Prison
 YANDERBERG CASE NOLLED
 David Flanagan, who last week was found guilty of blackmail and at tempted rape by the jury sitting in his case, was this morning given eight months in jail on the blackmail charge and four months on the attempted rape charge, by Judge Edwin B. Gager. Flanagan was charged by Mrs. Ger trude M. Ellsworth of Beechwood ave- nue of having accused her of infidelity towards her husband, Charles Ems worth. and also approaching her with a gun and demanding that she accede to his wishes.
 The State was not sure as to FTana- gan's mental ability and the medical testimony tended to indicate mental irresponsibility. The penalty for a crime of this kind is a State prison sentence but the court doubted the de- gree of culpability, and confined itself to a jail sentence.
 William G. Boyce who formerly con- ducted blacksmith shop in State street, charged with the embezzle- ment of the funds of the estate of his brother, Albert Boyce, of whose estate morning to serve one year in jail for failing to file an inventory of his ac- countings with the probate court in this city, while the charge of embez- clement was nolled, as Boyce's defal- cations have been made up by his hrof To y1a nY1 from the West to save him from States prison. When Boyce's brother died in 1902 he left an estate valued at about $10,000. Part of thfs estate was in stocks and bonds. Boyce disposed of these and filed an accounting with 50 bonds of U. $. Steel preferred which he had not made an accounting for. Boyce went to New York, fell in with some Wall Street sharks and was 1n- duced to dispose of the bonds and in vest the proceeds on margins. Boyce did so, with the result that he lost all, which prevented him from making the final accounting. The police were in formed and Boyce was arrested in Ossining, N. r., and brought to this
 A nolIe was ordered entered by the court in the case of Edwin Wander berg, who pleaded guilty to the charge of embedding s1G7 of the funds of the N. r., N. H. & H. R. R. while act ing as station agent at Trumbu1l. This case was Heard last week by the court sentence being deferred until today. In his plea Vanderberg stated that his wife, who has been arrested in this city a, number of times, had ab- stracted the receipts of his office while he slept and spent them for drink. The surety company in which he was bonded made good the loss to the com- pany and made an agreement with Vanderberg whereby he was to pay to them s10 a month. He obtained em- with an accident in which his right arm was broken. Finding that he could not meet the monthly payments, and fearing prosecution he dr1fted into upper New York State where he was later discovered and brought back to this State to await trial. The court could not understand the methods of prosecution in this case, as it did not consider the surety company who had charge of the case, the bona hde prose- cutors.
 Benjamin Whyland, who resides with his parents and brothers on Engle- wood avenue, can thank his stars that the court took into consideration his age, he being but sixteen, or in all probability he would have been sen fenced to a term in States prison. As it was Benjamin was sentenced to four months in jail, and had his sen- tence suspended and he was placed 1n charge of the probation officer. On June 15 last young Whyland entered the room of his brother while the lat ter was sleeping and administered chloroform to him. While the brother was under the effects of the deadly drug he abstracted a gold watch val ued at $40 and $15 in money from un- derneath his brothers pillow He went to New York where he pawned the watch and spent all the money. It was stated by the States attorney that the youngste.- was behaving him. self. having discontinued the harmful practices which were undermining his mentality. The court in imposing sentence stated to the young man that it realized he did not know the nature of the offense of which he was charg- ed The court read the statute in such cases. which says that the pen atty shall be 25 years in States prison. The court cautioned the young man about his future or in all probability he would land in States prison.
 . In placing Wyland in charge of the probation officer, George H. Garfield, the court directed that the accused ap- pear at least once in every two weeks to him. He was also directed to ap- pear before the court at the February term.
 Andrew Messalaurie of this city, was sentenced to one year in jail, the max imum penalty. for stabbing Gaetano Modula of Ansonia in the breast in fight in Elm street a few months ago.
 Raffaele Anture, dark eyed native of sunny Italy, and a resident of Nor walk, while intoxicated a few months ago got into ar argument with his fla ther, Tony Anture, drew a revolver and shot at him. The wound was not serious, but the intent was to kill. Anture. this afternoon pleaded guilty to simple assault and was sentenced to four months in jail.