Putnam patriot., 1914-10-30
CITY COURT
Several Important Cases Disposed Of
Three Defendants Bound Over 10 the
 Superior Court

NCNtEAt uSicntdnts hfPcaitu oSteAc the city court this week charged with crimes of a serious nature and three prisoners were sent to jail in default of bonds to await the disposition of their cases by the superior court.
 Monday morning Joseph Potvin, Jr., of the north end of the city, plead guilty to statutory burglary and was bound over in bonds of so00; Potvin has been under the eye of the police for several years and has appeared in court several times for petty otfenses. Friday night he broke into barn near Providence street used by simon ka- minsky. Kamiusky keeps store on Providence stteet and also runs Il wagon from which he peddles. This wagon, stocked with merchandise, was left in the barn Friday night and Sat. urday morning it was found broken into and two sweaters gone. Captain Murray located one of the sweaters and the person who had 1t stated that it had been purchased of Potyin who said he had won il on a ratlle. Potvin was arrested and at first denied his guilt but when confronted with the sweater he confessed and told where he had sold another sweater and a coat. The goods were recovered.
 Louis Phipps plead guilty to theft from the person and was bound over under bonds of $500 The man has been Tn Putnam about week and was working painting. Saturday night he went into n saloon and saw man sit. ting in back room asleep. When the man awoke he found that his watch was gone. The watch was later found in n store where 1t had been left and as soon as arrested Phipps admitted his guilt.
 Tuesday morning George Howarth plead guilty, through his guardian ad Item, Probation Officer George Potvin, to breaking and entering the garage of Michael k. Joy and stealing a wrench and scfewdriver, and 10 breaking and entering the restaurant of Henry Ma. heu and steaiing gas meter contains ing Sl p In money. The accused was bound over to the superior court and taken to jail in default of $500 bonds. Oct. 18th. Howarth had his supper in the restaurant and was heard to say, as he saw the proprietor put quarter in the gas meter, that he would "cracks il some night. Subsequently Iiowarth was found in the garage with wrench in hts hand but made his es- cape. It was nearly midnight when occupants of the tenement upstairs smelled strong odor of gas and traced it to tho restaurant below. An em- ploye of the place was notified and he came and shut of the gas, which was escaping from a half.inch pipe thnt was left open when the meter was talk en. It was apparent that the meter had been taken off with wrench and when the police learned that howarIh had stolen the wrench at the garage they were pretty certain he was't the man wanted and q warrant was issued. ltwas not until last Monday afternoon that Howarth was captured and then after considerable chase. Captain Murray learned that Howarth was in the city shortly after l o'clock and secured lthe neighborhood where he was seen but without success. Late in the afternoon word came to the police that Howarth had been seen in the north railroad yards so the Captain In sheriff Holbrook $ automobile, with the sheriff and Martin J. Walsh, set of up school street. When near the junction of Mechanics street the man they wanted was seen running through a field and was captured afler a chase. Howarth admitted the breaks after he had been locked up and said he threw the gas meter in the river near the railroad bridge south of the city but the gas company had not been able to find it Tuesday morning. How arih has previous court record.
 Walter Magnder plead guilty to stealing bicycle Saturday night and paid fine and costs of S9 09 He had made the owner whole for the damage he had done the wheel.