Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-04
PUTNAM
Joy Riders by Freight Sent to State
 nstitution-City Estimates Approved Lions an Attraction at Theatre Sewer Assessment Hearings Tonight

Hon. Stanley Decker of Terryville and Hon. Martin Hanson of Water bury were guests of the city Of Put nam over Sunday. Their private car was attached to a train that arrived here from Hartford at about 3.20 Sat 1 urday afternoon Unfortunately the reception and entertainment committee that afterwards did the honors were not apprised of their early arrival in the city. no one went near their car, sidetracked below the station on the Midland division, until an hour and a half later. when information of their presence was conveyed to Station Agent George L. Baldwin by some boys who had been down in that part of the yard.
 Subsequently and in addition to the lack of cordiality shown in neglect ing their presence, the visitors com plained bitterly of the service rendered by the railroad company. No railroad employe had visited the car since they took possession of it in the railroad yards at Hartford at o'clock Friday afternoon. not even a porter, There was not a sheet or pillow slip at hand for making up the berths. There was absolutely no heat in the ear and the ventilation was execrabIe. The dining service was absolutely nil; neither wis itor had had a. bite to eat or as much as a drink of water since leaving Hart ford A hours before. Even the doors of the car could not be opened, though some of the doWnpour of rain momen- tarily threatened to seep through the roof.
 All of these facts came to the ken of Agent Baldwin (the reception com mfttee) when he pulled out the. spikes that held tightly closed one of the entrances of the side door Pullman oc- cupied by Messrs. Decker and Han son and later to Captain John Mur- ray (the entertainment committed who escorted the visitors to the po- lice station; also other information to the following effect:
 Decker, 14, and Hanson, IS, had been in Hartford having good time" Friday. Their money gone, they de- cided to spend a night in 2 freight which were defective and could not be sealed in the regular way. ard they had been unable to attract attention until two boys heard their cries after their car had been set on the siding
 The boys were cold, tired, stiff, ex- ceedingly hungry and somewhat wiser when they passed into the custody of were properly fed and housed at the police station.
 In the city court Monday morning Decker and Hanson were given sen tences. Decker was ordered commit ted to the Connecticut state school for boys at Meriden until he is 21 years of age and Hanson was sentenced to serve 30 days in the county jail at Brooklyn.
 The stories told by the boys indi- cate that they have had somewhat of a checkered career for young fellows. On August 22 last Decker was arrest ed ill New Haven for the- same of rense that got him into trouble here and was sentenced to ten days in jail. which he served. At that time Decker told the police court officers that he was ls wears Of age
 Hanson has also previously been arrested for car riding and also has been arrested in Providence for break ing windows. According to their own admissions, both have been bad boys and have known each other for sey- eral years during which they have been chums. Decker was taken te the state school in charge of Constable Her mon c. Carver.
 All Estimates Approved.
 Mayor Archibald Macdonald pre-