New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
Joseph Boyle Was Using Railroad Track for a Pillow
JERSEY CITY MAN JAILED
Railroad Officer Locks Up Man to Save Him From Death Beneath Trains Freight Handlers Quit ttsls Work Funeral of Mrs. Skinner. <

Charles Grace yesterday arrested Jo-
 seph Boyle of Jersey City, who was
 sleeping off a jag on the railroad tracks, using one of the irons for
 pillow. The man was help1essly drunk and was in danger of being killed
 when he was discovered by the of fiCer.
 l Boyle was given a sentence of thirty l days Tn jail when he appeared in 1 court this morning before Justice E. P. Prior. The accused claimed that 1 he came to PlainVille seeking work l at the transfer station and some of his now found acquaintances furnish ed him with liquor, estimation i of his capacity resulting in his getting 1 drunk.
 Grand Juror Norton recommended 1 jail sentence, arguing that the town 1 is being overrun with hoboes who visit Plainville ostensibly to get employ ment but who instead spend most of 1 their time exploring for drink Constable Downing took the accused 1 to jail after court.
 Sixteen Quit Work. l Sixteen of the men employed at the 1 freight transfer station failed to re- l port for work yesterday and it was subsequently learned that after draw l ing their wages Thursday night they decided to give up their jobs. Many of them celebrated the severance of their relations with the New Haven road yesterday, and there were "drunks' galore about the streets dur ing the day. They caused no trouble, mo I1r the authorities.
 The personel of the force at the station changes almost every week, the agent having to employ large gangs following payday. Thus far no trouble has been experienced in getting men to take the places of those who quit, applicants reporting by the score every week.
 Where all the prospective freight handlers come from is a source of considerable mystery to the officials at the station and the townspeople as well. Most of them are of the tramp type, at least in appearance and they make their way into town by freight. All nationalities are repre- sented and in every group which ap- plies for work may be seen men who have worked in almost every state in
  their experience by visits to Europe.
 It is a motley crowd and is ham died with difficulty.
 Fearing to keep their wages on their person, the men usually become patrons of the postal savings bank and most of them have accounts af- ter their first payday. After they have been here two or three weeks they withdraw their savings, which amount to from S10 to $20 and the dust of Plainville Is then shaken from their heels.
 Some of them are men of educa- ton, who are down on their luck, others are of the globe -trotting type, ! and in the balance there are often l found homeless creatures who speak l familiarly of the methods employed in prisons in various parts of the | country.
 While the center Is frequently dot 1 ted with staggering derelics, who are | on the company's payroll, the amount l of trouble caused by the gang thus far 1 has been surprisingly small.
 Funeral of Mrs. Skinner.
 With Rev. w. P. Kilcoyne oficiat- ing, the funeral of Mrs. John Skinner was held this morning from the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. A high mass of requiem was celebrated. Mrs Skinner had many friends in ] Plainville and vicinity and the funeral was largely attended There were many beautiful floral contributions.
 Burial was in St. Josephs cemetery
 Local BoyH Gets Degree.
 Lewis V. H. Judson is spending a few days al the home of his mother here, having returned from Clark college in Worcester where he re- ceived his degree of bachelor of arts Thursday After a brief stay in Plainville, MT. Judson intends to re- turn to Worcester for work in the physics laboratory. Later he will attend the Harvard summer school in preparation for graduate work in mathematics and physics in Clark uni versity.
 local schools and was a member of the class of 1913 in the New Britain High school.
 Churches Trinity Sunday.
 Episcopal-Holy Communion will be celebrated in the Church of Our Saviour tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. Rev. R. H. Burton, the rec tor, will preach at the regular morn llS SelNlCS dI 1o.fo. hNeIIllS pray CT will be at 7 o'clock
 Congregational-The pastor, Rev. F. l.. Grant will preach at the morn ing service Sunday on The Present Need"
 Advent Christian-Mornirg worship at 1O:45 with sermon by the pastor, Rev. J. w. Denton on the subject, Light Bearers" Sunday school will follow. The Loyal Workers service will begin at 6:30. The second of a