New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
HAS WOMANt!THIEFa a AT POINT i OF GUN
While She Tries to Kiss ACCuSer
 and BegS Liberty

The trial of Mrs. Josephine Kurjur
 Of 2OS Hartford avenue in court this
 morning brought out some sensational
 and also some amusing testimony
 when the woman declared Max
 Ieresky had arrested her in his cellar
 at the point of a revolver, ana l Tcresky said when he caught her
 stealing his coal she begged to be re- l leased and offered to kiss his hands
 and even his feet. The woman was
 found guilty of stealing coal and l Judge John H. Kirlham imposed a fine of s7 and Aosts.
 Teresky also lives at POS Hartford
 avenue and complained that since l Mrs. Kurjur came to live in ms
 house about two months ago he has been missing coal as we'll as cans of varnish from his cellar. Then me l and Detective Bamforth arranged 1 how to lay for her. Teresky said 1 He explained that his coal cellar is 1 separated from the womans by boarded partition which has been broken down three times.
 Teresky said he hid in his cellar at 1 3:25 o'clock yesterday morning and remained their until 11:30 o'clock. eight hours, but saw nothing of the woman. He returned to his vigil in the afternoon and finally was re- warded by seeing Mrs. kurjur sneak cautiously into the cellar, look care fully around, then break down the partition and go into his part of the cellar, where she began to steal his coal. When he denounced her she screamed and said: "Oh, Mr. Tere- sky, I didn't expect to sec you here.
 "I thought so," Teresky said he re- piled.
 Tereskey then told the court how the woman dropped to her knees ana begged to be released, offering to kiss his hand. When Tereskey did not approve of this she offered to kiss his feet. Again he refused to become the object of her adoration and called for his wife Later Mrs. Kurjur offered S7 if she should be released and began to weep. To quiet her tears, Teresky said he told the woman he was sending for the coal man when in reality he sent for the police.
 Officer Cosgrove said Mrs. Kurjur a dmitted that she had raided Tere- sky's coal cellar three times.
 Mrs. Kurjur testified that she made a mistake And got into Teresky's cellar by accident She asserted that when Teresky rushed in upon her he held her at bay with re- yolved. causing her great fright. She denied the theft.
 Smith Goes to Jail.
 Philly Smith, whose court record ! otals between fifty and sixty appear ! ances. was sent to jail for thirty days. 1 philly was released from jail yester- day morning. Last night he walked into headquarters and insisted that the world owes him living. He re- fused to leave the station house and was finally locked up.
 Anthony Makulus, sent to jail on January 12, was brought back today and promised to contribute to the support of his children. He was placed on probation.
 Ramfor,h Gets Young Thieves.
 Success has finally crowned the efforts of Detective Sergeant Samuel Bamforth in his attempt to round up the chicken thieves who have raided the GOODS in the northwestern section cf the city since last September ana yesterday afternoon he arrested Joseph kolodzik, Walter Llsk ana Stanley Wieczorek, all about 12 years cld. After he had questioned them closely they admitted the various
  ledge they recalled stealing no less than .fifty-scven chickens.
 The boys operated in a crafty man. ncr and did most of their thieVing after school. They then took the l birds to local stores where they sold 1 them at 8 cents per pound. Their 1 downfall came as the result of the l sharp eyes of one of their friends, 12 years old Thomas Tuszk owSki. The 1 Eoy found a red button in a recently footed coop. He finally found one of l bis schOolmates with a red sweater minus one button. Young Tuszkaw- ski told the police. Sergeant Bom- forth rounded them up and secured admissions from> them that they were the thieves. Fisk and KolorzilS were the actual thieves while they turned their loot over to Wieczorek who acted as a Hence" and disposed Of them.
 The boys were heard in chambers and sent to the reform school Judg- ment was suspended and the boys