New Britain herald., 1915-06-19
CONVICT GRABECk
 IN POLICE COURT
Fined $2OO and Sent to Jail for
 Six Months

Because he was arrested for carry ing a loaded revolver and because he had been heard to threaten to shoot Officer Frank Moore, Joseph Grabeck was sentenced by Judge James T. Meskill this morning to serve six months in Jail and pay fine of s2oo and costs Tn addition, to this his former probation was revoked by or- der of the court. Bonds for an ap- peal were fixed at $500. Grabeck de- ing the gun.
 On Thursday night Officers Patrick Howley and Frank Moore were in- formed by Abe Chasen that two mon were on Willow street and that one was going to shoot the other. The officers hurried to the scene and found Frank Mccormick and Grabeck there Officer Moore searched Mccormick and Officer HoWley searched Grabeck and on him he found loaded re- volver. When placed under arrest Grabeck had his hand on his gun, the officer said. Officer Howley also testi-
 
 Mccarthy arrested Grabeck for another offense he heard the prisoner: say If I. had gun I'd shoot you. I'll get you later
 Officer More gave the same testi- mony but under Attorney W. F. Man gan's questioning he admitted that earlier Thursday evening he had met Grabeck and the other had a good op- portunity to shoot then, but he made no hostile move.
 Grabeck told a plausible story and denied that it was with malice that he carried the gun. He said that at S:10 o'clock Thursday night his brother, William, came home from fishing and wanted to cook some coffee. Grabeck himself had been home all day help ing his mother prepare to move and when taking down his brothers bed he found loaded revolver which he placed on a table. When William came in and found the stove taken down he flew into a rage and made move towards his hip pocket and then made dash for the bedroom. Joseph declared that he knew his brother was after his gun so he beat him to it and put it in his own pocket. Then, he said, he went out looking for a policeman to have his brother arrested. The first man he met was Officer Moore and as he did not like that patrolman he did not make any complaint. Had he met Officer How ley he would have had his brother ar rested, he said. After passing Officer Moore, Grabeck said he went into a saloon and had several whiskies and showed the revolver to Jack Coffey. Where he met Mccormick he had no idea.
 Abe Chasen, 9 fresh boy from his actions 6n the witness stand, told of tipping off the police Thursday night. He said he heard two men talking on Willow street and heard one threaten to shoot someone. He then saw the flash of the nickel plated re- volyer and rushed to tell the officer Prosecutor Klett characterized Grabeck as a dangerous man and asked the court to give him the limit Attorney Mangan tried to minimize slzra beckss offense and said his client 1 is not m orally guilty of the wrong as l he did not carry the gun with nnalic- 1 ious intent.
 Attorney Mangan criticised tne state for not introducing evidence of l an investigation made at Grabeck's s l house which disclosed the fact that 1 the brother did own the gun and that l short time ago he shot at Joseph l but missed his mark. The bullet is 1 even now lodged in the ceiling of the
 house, said the lawyer. Prosecutor Klett replied that he had no knowl- edge of such an investigation. Ixilbourne to Take Permit. The case against F. o. kilbourne, in which he was charged by Building 1 Inspector A. N. Rutherford with l erecting 8 house on Francis street i without a permit, was amicably set !, tied in court when by an agreement l of all concerned Judge Meskill sus- l pended sentence on the condition that Mir. Kilbourne at once take out the ] permit which he had neglected to do l before. Attorney P. IT. McDonough