New Britain herald., 1915-02-19
Pla1nVille News
ARREST UNWARRANTED.
 PROSECUTOR CLAIMS

VllIUi0IO UVlV lluolJ. WANTED JUDGMENT SUSPENDED Italians Quarrel in Factory and Are
 Taken to Lock k-up-Prosecutor Says
 Case Should Not Have Been Brought
 Into Court-Brief Items.
 Believing that the accused had been arrested as the result of nasty action on the part of other officials and that the case was too trivial to be brought into court, Grand Juror s. s. GW1llsm this morning recommended a suspen- sion of judgment against Salvatore Scaff, who was arraigned before Jus tlce A. H. -COndel1 on the charge Of as- sault. Prosecutor Gwillim told the court that the affair might have been settled without any arrests sad rho authorities looked into it and he was inclined to favor the prisoners release without punishment. Justice Condell, however, imposed fine of $1 without cost.
 Scaff was accused of assaultng Mi chael Champello, and the latter was also in court facing a similar charge. In his case the grand juror was not inclined to suggest any severe punish ment, although he expressed the be- lief that he was responsible for the trouble. The court fined the accused $2 without costs.
 Testimony showed that what had been termed as an assault was noth- ing more than a little sagreement between two factory employees result ing in one of them pushing the other and threatening to strike him with a broom. The quarrel took place in the plant of the Bristol Manufacturing company yesterday.
 After the row Champello went to Constable John E. Conlon and claiT1- ing that he had been assaulted, asked for Scaff's arrest. He was taken before Grand Juror Norton and after he had explained that his assailant was car rying concealed weapons and had abused him, other witnesses having corroborated his story, warrant for Scaf's arrest was issued and given to Officer Conlon for service.
 In the meantime Scaff, suspectinE5 that the police were to be called in, reported to Patrolman Marine that there had been a little row and that Champello was responsible. The off, cer learned from William Turner, the foreman, that the fracas was Of most trivial character, and assurance was given Scaff that he would not be arrested
 A few minutes later Constable Con- lon came along with the warrant and took the man to the lookup. Scaff protested to Officer Marine that Champello should be brought in too, if the case was going to court, and the policeman went to Grand Juror Gwil- linn for a warrant for the other al- legged combatant.
 Bail was refused the pair and they spent the night in the lookup.
 It court it was explained that both men were sweeping in the factory and that they got into an argument over the manner in which the work was being done, Champello finally push ing scaff and threatening to use the broom on him. Both admitted that such was the case
 Before the cases were disposed of both Prosecutor Gwillim and Justice Condell both scored Champello for going to the police with so trivial complaint, particularly in view of his own admissions that he was re- sponsible for the row.
 A friend of Scaff came to his rescue, producing a dollar bill to satisfy the courts Judgment. Champello's wife was in the court room, displaying a Wad of bills that would choke a tun- nel. She peeled off two certificates and her spouse was released.
 For some reason not apparent, the court gave no fees for arrest to Officer Conlon and Grand Jurors Norton and GWillim as we'll as Justice Condell also failed to benefit financially by the hearing.
 s Conlon's Rights Restored.
 The general assembly yesterday af- ternoon passed under suspension of rules, Representative E. T. Carter's bill restoring forfeited rights to Charles F. Conlon of this place.
 MT. Conlon lost his voting priv ileges after his conviction a few years ago on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He also for feited his right to practice law in this state.
 COnservator Wont Pay.
 Prosecuting Attorney Gibney of Ber- lin yesterday made a request to George s. Babcock for settlement of a fine ic1,f