New Britain herald., 1916-05-04
WRECK AVERTED AT
 BLACK ROCK CURVE
Boys Frightened, Remove Iron From Track Before Train Comes


 i this city yesterday afternoon for BriS- | tol narrowly escaped being wrecked | by a gang of five nine year old boys 1 west of the Black Rock bridge was l told by Judge James T. Meskill ill 1 chambers this morning by the young 1 sters themselves. Had it not been l that one of the boys. who became 1 suddenly panic stricken when he | thought of what might happen. rush 1 ed down the track and removed a heavy piece of iron from the track before the train rumbled past, the New Haven road would doubtless have another to add to it's long list of Wrecks.
 Stanley Babula, John Depa, An drew Busheowicz, Stanley Powelczyl1 and Edward Koyoutpic were the boys and they were rounded up by Super numerary Officer Charles Grace, who is also a railroad policeman. after they had thrown a volley of stones through the train windows as it spcd past. The railroad has been annoyed very much of late by boys throwing stones at passing trains and yesterday Officer Grace was on the train. As it rounded the curve a shower of stones greeted it, one of the missiles
 
 one of the passengers, George Brulet of Lonsdale avenue. Bristol. Mr. Brulet was hurring to his home ill response to telegram he had just received appraising him of the death of his little child
 Near Andrews crossing the con- ductor stopped the train and Officer Grace hurried back and made the ar rests. When arraigncd in court this m orning each of the boys admitted that he had played hockey just Once." Later they admitted that they had remained away from school eight days and finally some of them said had not been to school for two weeks The Babula boy was not connected with the stone throwing but was placed on probation for playing hockey. The Busheowicz boy told the truth and the judge left him go with a warning on the stone throw Ing charge, but he was placed on pro- bation for staying away from school. The other boys were all placed on 
 During their hearing they told Judge Meskill that they had placed l heavy iron brake shoe on the rail- 'oad tracks near the curve 'to see what would happen.'' but one of their number got scared and knocked it off l ust before the train came, thus avert l ng what might have been a serious 1 wreck for railroad men declare that l In iron shoe such as the one they 1 1sed would certainly have derailed 1 he train, and at that curve it might l nave been very serious.
 Messenger Boys "IknocI1s Down."
 James Mascola, a messenger boy 1 m ployed by the Western Union Tel ! ,raph company, was arraigned in | hambers and then sent to the state l eform school at Meriden for obtain l ng money under false pretenses. 1 There were three counts against the | 'oy that the police knew of. and 1 here is reason to believe that he has | leeced many more people, they say. l The boys method was simple. Re- | eiving a telegram to deliver, he l would erase the "paid'' mark and l would write in Charges collect" On 1 the three counts against him he col 1 lected twenty-siX, forty-one and thir- ] 'H-slx cents that had already been 1 paid. Mascola has been to the re- ! form school before and was put or 1 probation.
 Miller is Sent Away.
 William Miller, who was in co,1rt | Tuesday and was given the "iust one 1 chance' that he asked for, was in 1 court again this morning on the same l charge of drunkenness. Officer Rir- | arrested him on Elm street l last night. Miller reaized that he could hope for but little sympathy, but he took 8 fighting chance and pleaded for one more chance, say ing he had $2O0 and would pay any fine rather than go to jail. He vas sent to the state farm for inebriates for six months
 No Englishman Beat Him.
 Roaring Jack O'Brien was fined S10 and costs and placed on proba- ton for drunkeness. He was picked up on Myrtle street yesterday after noon where he was lying with a bad y split scalp, received when he fcll down. O'Brien proved to be quite a l commedian and when someone sug- l gested that an Englishman had 1 beaten him up be became highly eE- l ,ited and declared no Johnny Bull 1 ,ould ''lick' him even if appearance 1 would indicate that he participated in | he recent Dublin riots. He told the l police he had not been down town l before in three months and now hat he did come down he came near lot being able to go back.
 Brought in on Capias.
 John Rogalski was brought into ,ourt on writ of capias made out when he failed to appear yesterday IS witness after he had been sub- >oenaed. The boy is but fourteen ears old and said he was afraid to ome in Tn view of his youth and pparent ignorance Judge Meskill let i'm off with a warning.
 Depot Loiterer Arrested.