Putnam patriot., 1915-04-02
CITY Comt-GeissIer Judge


A fourteen year old boy Of East Put
nam was before the court Saturday
morning charged with setting fire on
some land IN East Putnam. The boy
was arrested last Tuesday afternoon
and denied his gull, pleading not
guilty The case Was adjourned TO
Saturday After the Witnesses had
been summoned he changed his plea to
guilty admitting that be set The fire
and also fire two years ago which
burned HB considerable wood and
young zine. The Roy is al only child
and comes from an excellent family
and Judge Geissler decided 10 give
him an opportunity 70 make good He
was sentenced to the Connecticut
school Of Boys until be was y ana ex-
ecuiiou Of tie sentence WIS suspended
for six months. Tie Is Co write a week
IS letter 10 the probation officer stat
ing how be j. getting atoHg. Accord
ing TO the story told by witnesses The
boy was driving from Putnam 10 his
home with load Of grain. be stop
ped . man and borrowed some matches
and about mile farther on he threw
something he had lighted cut Ct the
wagon into the dry leaves by the road
side and fire Immediately started. \
man coming from the opposite diTee
ton saw the at and stopped the boy
and made him get out and put The ire
cut. There WAS 10 damage done but
II he had not been seen there would
without doubt have been a forest fire
as the place was III close proximity to
some woods.
Victor Daigle of Williamsville plead
guilty 70 drunkenness and bn ach Of
pence when arraigned in court Mon
day morning. He was sentenced 10
pay fine Of s. at the rate OF ST per
week.
Fred Brodka, a Pole, was fined SO
and COSTS Of $3.50 Tuesday morning on
charge Of drunkenness and assault.
Brodka was arrested Monday afternoon
after he had lodged complaint
against fellow eonntfyman whom he
charged had robbed him Of all his
money amounting TO 500 The men
were taken to the police station and
after an inquiry by the captain Of po-
lice and prosecuting attorney the cont
plainant was locked up and the man
he accused was allowed TO 90. Accord
ing 10 the story told in court by wit.
nesses BroGka was in local saloon all
the morning drinking and Alex Sou
jour WAS with him. Soujour LETT his
acquaintance drinking and went home
TO his dinner. He returned to the sa-
loon in the afternoon and Brodka was
still there and accused him of going
off and leaving him alone. There WAS
a little mixup and each tore the others
shirt. Soujour again left and went
home. Brodka followed in about fif-
teen minutes and began quarreling
again when he reached the house.
Suujonr then gave him a punch that
mace his nose bleed. As SuuJour WIS
wiping the blood from the floor Brodka
drew = pen knife from his pocket and
sIashed him across The back. The
knife cut his shirt and just grszed the
skin making a scratch about four
inches long The accused said notn.
ing about the loss Of any money when
>oher Tuesday morning. As he was
being put into The cell Captain Murray
searched him. He found sl.75 in one
pocket and II 20 in another. lie took
him by the urm 10 lead him in and felt
something Rolling back the man 5
sleeve he found handkerchief knot
ted about his arm and undoing ii
found il TO contain twenty dollar bill
aud ten dollar bill