New Britain herald., 1916-06-19
P.O. SAVINGS KEEP 'DRUNK' FROM JAIL
Freight Handler Gave Certificates
 Thought Lost to Friend SADNESS TURNED TO JOY
Recovers Receipts As He Starts To-
 wards Jail-"Freight Hopper" Es- capes From COnstable-Saturday Night Drunl&s Before Sunday Court.

capes From Constable-Saturday ! Night Drunks Before Sunday Court. Locating with friend with whom he had entrusted them for safe keep l ing certificates of deposit in the pos tai savings bank, which he believed he had lost, John MoHenny, a freight handler employed at the local station, was spared confinement in the Hart ford jail, Constable Downing having him in tow on the way to the Seyma i street institution this morning to l work out a fine imposed yesterday by Justice E. P. Prior when the receipts 1 were recovered.
 1 McHenry, arrested Saturday night by Railroad Officer Charles Grace for creating disturbance around the l freight yards appeared in court Sun 1 day and was fined s and costs, | amounting to $11, for intOXication. l He had but $3 on his person but ad- ] vised the court that there was $26 on deposit in the postal savings bank in 1 his name. He had been sa>"ing up l his money since he came to work here | six weeks ago.
 He told the authorities, however. 1 that he had lost the certificates. At 1 the post office the accused was ad- l vlsed that the postmaster could not pay him the money until after thirty days had expired unless he produced l the receipts. McHenry did not want | to go to jail but he apparently had no alternative and this morning, re- | lrir +o L.; ,;+ +l,o l officer on the trip to jail. As they l approached the passenger station they were met by another freight handler | who explained that Saturday McHenry gave him the certificates for safe l keeping. He was drunk at the time and evidently forgot.
 Other Drunks Jailed.
 Three other "drunks' who got in the path of the local constables Sat urday night did not fare so well. Two of them, John Rourke and Frank Richards, arrested by Con- sta ble Philip Marino who found them wandering about the center, much the worse for their battle with Bar leycorn, were sentenced to thirty days in Jail yesterday by Justice A. H. Con- dell. The men were of hobo type and were rather looking speci- mems.
 John McCue, a laborer, who ex- plafned that he had been working on farms in the vicinity of New Haven for several weeks, came here Sat urday and got drunk. Tn the "cool of the evening" he devoted much of l his energies to borrowing match es from people with whom he came in contact on the street. Constable Downing attempted to get him to l leave town but instead of com plyin g he became abusive and was locked up. Jusice Prior fined him $1 and costs at the Sunday session of the court. McCue had but $4 and he was taken to jail to work out the bal ance of his assessmen
 Escapes From Officer.
 Frank Bane, one of the quartet arrested here by Railroad Officer Grace for freight hopping," escaped from Consta ble Downing Saturday afternoon as the policeman was es- corting him towards the headquarters of the Hartford probation officer He has not been apprehended although he is so we'll known to the Hartford police and his arrest is expected at any time.
 
 Rocco Angelo, all Hartford youths, Bane was caught as he alignted from a train at the local freight yards. The quartet appeared before Jus- | tice F. P Prior a few hours later, and each of the members was fined s1 and costs for trespassing on rail- l road property. The assessn1 ent for each of the young men amounted to $9.60. They were unable to settle but explained that they would pay up if given 8 chance.
 l Constable Downing was instructed to take them before the Hartford pro- bat1on officer and if he was satisfied to have them put in his care, they were to be released until they had a chance to pay their fine.
 As the quartet approached the po- lice station in Hartford, Bane dartcd ] into an alleyWay. The constable made no effort to catch him, believ- ing that three prisoners in custody are worth more than one behind a block, especially when said one is fleet of | foot.
 l With the three remaining he went to police headquarters but found the 1 probation officer absent. The boys were taken to the Hartford jail, the police of that city advising that their records are bad. Should the proba- ton officer be willing to look after : them they will be allowed 10 go on condition that they arrange for pay ment of their fines.
 . Odd Fellows Decorate. The rain interfered to some extent with the program arranged for the annual exercises in memory of the de- ceased members of Sequassen lodge, I. O. o. F. and Martha Rheka11 Tod oe