New Britain herald., 1914-11-20
ARRANGE CONCERT FOR
 RELIEF OF BELc|ANS
Entertainment Under Auspices Of
 Sunday School Classes. STRONG CASE AGAINST MORENCY

Affair Will Be Given in Congregation
 al Churcl-Funeral of Gustayc
 Peterson-Creditors Will Apply for
 Letters of Administration.
 Plainville is preparing to do it's share toward the relief of the war sufferers in Belgium and announce ment was made today that an effort will be made to raise funds for this worthy purpose through a concert to be given in the Congregational church on Friday evening, November 27th. The affair will be under the auspices of the Congregational Sunday school classes and the arrangements are progressing satisfactorily.
 The concert is to be given by Miss Alice c. Wilcox of this place. She will be assisted by Miss c. Louise Dickerman, pianist and Miss Marion Wolcott, violinist. In addition there will be selections by the Balmoral quartette, consisting of Miss Wilcox, soprano; Ray Grant. of Glastonbury, tenor; Miss Jean Cochrane of New Britain, contralto and Edgar l.. Brown of Hartford, basso.
 Churches and civic and fraternal organizations throughout Connecticut as we'll as other states are doing a great deal to help the people of Bel gium in the hour of their great need. The public is making generous re- sponse to the appeals for assistance and Plainville people will no doubt show interest in the cause by giving their patronage to the coming con- cert.
 Miss Wilcox is now arranging the program and it will be given out in a few days. The tickets are expecte1 to be in big demand and capacity audience should result.
 Funeral of Gustave Peterson. Funeral services for Gustave Peter son, of Pennington avenue. who died at the New Britain hospital Wednes- day from injuries sustained nearly two weeks ago when he was acidenta'- ly shot, were held this afternon at o'clock in Erwin Mortuary chapel in Fairview cemetery in the neighbor- ing city. Rev. G. H. Pihl officiated. Several friends from P1ainville at- tended the funeral. There was also a large delegation of members from Fridem society with which MT. Pe- terson was affiliated.
 Prepares Strong Case. States Attorney Fl. M. Alcorn Is building up a strong case against H. Morency, of Waterbury, who is to ! be tried at the December term of the superior court for stealing q horse belonging to Mrs. Fannie Jenkins or this place His assistant, Attorney Maltbie has interviewed the witnesses for the prosecution during the past few days and claims to have wealth
 of evidence against the accused. Morency, who Is now in jail await ing trial. having been unable to get bonds, claims that while he sold the horse in New Haven, he was acting as business agent for another man, whose identity he was unable to give, and that he had no knowledge tho animal was stolen. He declared to the local police that he knew the Wo- man who bought the horse was Tn the market for a good roadster ana no l offered his services as agent when a stranger advised him that he was trying to dispose of Mrs. Jenkins
 nroperty. He denied that he had been in the other mans company at
 various places where an attempt was made to sell the horse.
 Witnesses, who are to be subpoenaed to the trial. are said to have told the states attorney that Morency tried to sell the horse to, them. one
 of them, d. New Haven liveryman, claims he even went so far as to or der the men from his stable as the price they wanted was so ridiculously
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