New Britain herald., 1915-01-13
CHOPPERS"
 SENTENCED TO JA|L
Trio From New Hav5n "Se1t Up" for Ten Days by Justice Prior.
INVITE PASTOR 10 REMAIN HERE
Prisoners Were Accused of Breaking Seals on Freight Gay.-NaRt Con- IhurStOn.-BTicTS.

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 Three freight "hoppers,' arrested 1 yesterday by Deputy Sheriff W. (. l Hart. after trainmen had complained l that they broke into a car containing several conSignments of merchandise, were each sentenced to ten days in jail this morning when they were ar raigned before Justice F. P. Prior on the charge of attaching themselves to train owned by the New Haven road.
 Inability to get sufficient evidence to convict the men of breaking the seal on the car caused the authorities to give up this charge and the men were put to plea on a simple misde- 1 meanor, Justice Prior handing out jail sentences on the recommendation of Grand Juror M. A. Norton who ap- peared for the state.
 The prisoners gave their names as Frank Smith, Burton Brown and Jo- seph Gillis, all claiming New Haven as their home city. They entered pleas of not guilty, although they admitted stealing the rides. Conductor McCiinnity, at whose re- quest the men were taken into GUS tody. testified that when his train reached Simsbury he found the trio in a box car, the seal of which had 1 been broken after the train left 1 Northampton. They denied having broken the door open. He admitted that nothing had been stolen.
 Hugh F. Shannon, one of the com l pany's special agents, claimed that the men didn't have permission to l ride on the cars.
 In their own behalf the men told the court that they were on their ] way back to New Haven from Conga- mond, where they had been cutting l ice, and not having much money. they decided to freight it" as far Plainvile, paying their fares the bal ! ance of the way. They left the train at the local depot and were on their way to the ticket office when they were apprehended by the sheriff They stoutly asserted their innocence as far as the breaking of the seals was concerned.
 Old Officers and Directors. John H. Trum bull was reelected president of the First National bank at the sixth annual meeting of the board of directors held last evening after the stockholders session had adjourned. MT. Trumbull has been
 
 organized and much of it's success Is attributed to his activities as it's president. The directors also re- elected A. H. Condell. vice president: A. A. Mcleod, cashier and r. T. Wheeler. assistant cashier.
 The banks annual statement pre- sented to the shareh olders at their meeting made a most satisfactory re- port. It showed that the bank has been most successful during the past year and that it's deposits are steadily increasing. The officers also reported on the organizing of Christmas Savings club, which was started two weeks age with a membership of nearly thousand.
 The board of directors will remain unchanged, the stock holders re-electinC the members as follows: c. G. Calor. D. c. Clark. E. H. Hills, J. H. Trumbull, Henry Trumbull, c. w. Hird, F. c. Stephen son, A. A Mcleod. A. H. Condell and r. T. Wheeler
 Death of Frederick Roper.
 Frederick Roper, for some time the New Haven roads fagman at the Broad street crossing, died yesterday at his home on Whit