New Britain herald., 1916-04-10
YOUTHFUL RAFFLES
 BROUGHT TO COURT
Engene La Flamme and Abraham Copeland Charged With Burglary


 ham Copeland. II, were each con- ycted of burglary by Judge James T. Meskin in police court this morning. This being Copeland's first offense, he was sentenced to the reform school, but judgment was suspended dt~ing good behavior. LaFIamme has a bad record, so bad in fact that he will not be readmitted to the re- form school, from which he was re- gently parollcd. so he was bound over tr the next term of the superior court the local court having no JurisdictiOn to send him directly to the state refOrmatorY at Cheshire.
 The two boys went about their work like the genuine 'itaffles.' About o'clock Thursday evening they scaled the fire escape on the Central Grammar school building and entering through an unlocked window, footed Principal W. C: French's desk of $1.10. On Friday they procured a chsel and a glass cutter with which they effected an entrance to the Smith school that evening. They found S1.05 in an un- locked drawer and broke open the desks of the principal, Miss Mary Tormay. From this school they went to the Rockwell school. Here they first cut the telephone wires to make sure they would be un6isturbed and then systems atcally ransacked the desks. They obtained nothing.
 Saturday morning the two boys walked to Berlin where they hOpped s freight train bound for Meriden. ' esterday the Meriden police found them wandering about the streets and picked them up on suspicion. In the meantime Detective Sergeant Samuel BamfOrth had been notified of the bulgaries here and when he was informed of the arrest in Meri- den he put two and two together and brought the youngsters back.
 Lawyer M. D. Sake appeared for the Copeland boy.
 Stabs Husband With Fork.
 Mrs. Annie Savage of 121 Chest nut street, who has lived in this city but three weeks, was arrested at her home yesterday noon for stabbing her husband, Frank, with a, table fork. The four prOngS of the fork penetrated the mans side and the weapon was withdrawn by son, Alexander, 9 years old.
 Although Savage was taken to the hospital, his wounds are not serious and he was found to be more fright ened than injured. Testimony intro duced this morning showed that the only prOvOcatiOn Mrs. Savage had for stabbing her husband was that he q skcd her to prepare some dinner. Mrs. Savage seemed to consider the affair a joke and when asked if she did not know her husband had been taken to the hospital she said: 'I don't know Maybe he was in the hospi- tai or maybe he was in jail-
 That's enough. that's where you ought to be-in jail,' remarked Judge Meskill. He then sentenced her to jail for ten days and suspended sen tence.
 For NOn-Support.
 Harry Seuce was araigned for non support, his wife declaring that he has failed to provide for herself and fan~ ily. He expressed a willingness to do better and was placed on probation for one month.
 Wojieck Gnatik was likewise charged with nOn-support and he, too, agreed to do better and support his wife. That's what I married her for" he said. He was placed on probation.
 A couple of weeks ago Mrs. Gnatik complained to the police that in gu- ing through her husbands clothes S'~ had found letters proving that he ha a wife living in the old country
 Fight in Saloon
 Anthony Kasaliewicz was fined S1O and costs for breach of the peace in a Lafayette street saloon late Satur- day ofternOOn. Officers Moore and Atwater placed him under arrest on complaint of the bartender who ac- used him of throwing a glass of beer at him. The accused denied the charge and said he was sick, had only had one drink of Whiskey and the bar tender short changed him to the eX- tent of $10. This was disprOved and the accused was found guilty.
 Trouble at Depot.
 John Brislavich was arrested at the depot yesterday by Officer Frank Eng fish on complaint of the station mas ter. The man was seen lettering about the station and refused to leave when the station man tried to eject him. A rumpuS enSued and the accused was taken in custody. He was warned to keep away from the depot in the fu- ture.