New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
BOYLE AND GRABECk
 ARE SENT ID JAIL
Case Against Emanuel Peterson
 Continued Until Saturday

As a result of another roundup by
 the police last night James Boyle, l twenty seven; William Grabeck, sev-
 enteen; William Riley, twenty mine; James Griffin, twenty three, and Jo-
 seph Jennings, twenty one, were be-
 fore Judge James T. Meskill in court l this morning charged with assault upon Myer BerkoWitz and William l Sodergren Monday night Boyle was sent to jail for thirty days, Grabeck 1 got fifteen days jail sentence and
 Riley, who is- a first offender, was l fined $10 and costs The others were discharged.
 According to the testimony of all concerned the trouble started over l fifty cents which belonged to Arthur 1 Sorrel. Boyle declared that Soder- gren took the half dollar from the 1 youth and refused to give it back Whereupon he protested in behalf of the young man. sodergren on the other hand declared that Boyle tried to take the many from Sorrel and that started the trouble These young men are members of the crowd that has been giving the police a great deal of trouble on Hartford avenue.
 BerkoWitz was in Volz's saloon on Hartford avenue when the trouble started and said that Grabeck and Xii ley evidently s mistaken him for. someone else, struck him and then Grabeck and the gang followed him. to Paradise park where he was as-. saulted. Sodergren said that Riley had tried to force a fight on him and had punched him in the jaw, knock ing him down. In Volz's saloon, Boyle knocked him down, he said. David Sodergren gave evidence sim liar to that of his brother. Voltz told of the fight in his saloon.
 Grabeck, who evinced a keen de- light in talking about guns said he was standing outside of the saloon when Berkowitz was put out. He then put his hand to his hip pocket to pull a gun whereupon Grabeck hit him BerkoWitz then invited him to walk to the park where they had fight ss
 Asc it did not appear that Jennings or Griffin had any part in the rum- pus they were discharged. At the present time Boyle has an appealed case carrying with it sentence of twenty days in jail.
 C1CASOII SdS&- N1O1S 5OV0F. The case against Emanuel Peter son, the former paymaster at the Stanley Rule & Level who is charged With embezzlement from the concern and was arrested yesterday, has been continued until Saturday on the re- quest of his lawyer, Judge B. F. Gaff-sl sney. He. is out under bonds of $780, 1t is charged that on June 5, 1s14.l Peterson, who was then paymaster at the factory, embedded s115.85 and that on August 29 of the same year he took $243.15. The prosecuting at-I torney is said to be in possession of facts which indicate that Peterson was a hard poker player and was T 1 heavy plunger.
 X. Messers Reed. Bassette and Nichols and Miss. Rodantz, office employees at the Rule shop who have been going over Petersons books, will testify against him.
 Mercy Goes to Town Farm.
 Garfield Morey, better known as Garry, who in a drunken escapade at his home on Lincoln street Monday night wanted to commit suicide and in the ensuing fracas slashed his brother with a razor, was placed in C1IcdTS64 OI# IIl058 pTODaIIOH8 O1llCGT@ IOI six months. His family asked that l he be committed to the town home and Mercy himself said he was willing to go there and had made all ar arrangements to do so. He is in bad l shape from excessive drinking.
 Hungarian Gxpsie Arrested.
 Mike Reggo, a Hungarian gypsie who reminds one of the lay of the l last minstrel, was arrested last night I at Central park He had been making I a nuisance of himself and earlier in l the evening had crawled into a stand | ing auto and fallen fast sleep. He said he was "only tired.'' He was sent to jail for fifteen days.
 Wouldn't Leave Town.
 A good laugh was furnished by ,, Mike Eben, a vagrant, who explained | that he was tired, so lay down in the E gutter to sleep. He was arrested on Winthrop street Asked where his home was he replied 'any place. but he said he came from Massachusetts l Judge Meskill asked him If he would | leave New Britain if he gave him a 4 chance.
 sNaw!" he replied, whereupon the judge imposed a jail sentence of ten | days.
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