New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
MYSTERIOUS THEFTS
 SOLVED BY POLICE
And Gang of Boys Is Rounded Up
 as CulpritS

All mystery surrounding a series o petty thefts and burglaries that have been worrying the police for the past few weeks has been cleared LII by the arrest of gang of smal boys, most of whom are we'll knowr in police circles and have been pre-. viOusly arrested for every OffenS< from playing hockey to burglary.
 On May the home of John M. Ran kin of 8S9 West Main street was en- tered during the afternoon while Mrs Rankin was away. Anthony MankuS Joseph Kulinski and Joseph Partika were arrested, charged with tht crime. They admitted taking threc watches, two of which they broke and threw away and one Of which they sold to a junkman. They also broke a couple of napkin rings and a locl1et and threw them away. A small bank they found in the house they broke open and took the contents.
 On May 15 during the noon hour David Benjamins store at AZ Broad street was entered through a rear window and s2 taken from the cash register. The boys were identified with this theft and Officer Fred Wag- ner caught Stanley Babula, who ex- plained to him fully how he came by a stolen watch The officer found another watch at the Mankus' homo.
 On May 16 the Mankus boy and Eddie Kuba entered Richard Naples barber shop at the corner of East Main street and Hartford avenue. Mankus went in while Kuba watched 11vith yer cigarette case and several bottles of hair tonic were stolen. A boy named Steve Gozda got the cigarette case.
 At 4:3o o'clock this morning a store on Horace street was burglariz- ed and seventy cents stolen. The Mankus boy said that two boys named Boleslaw Guida and Stanley committed the theft
 Three of the boys were sent to to the county home
 Raid Gambling Joint.
 lafayette hall, a poolroom at 13 Lafayette street, was raided bv Off, cers A. J. Richardson and William Grace last evening and Simon Ap- karian was arrested as proprietor of the gambling joint. With him were arrested George Ewarth Aaron Sam uel Eshoo, David Derderian and Kaprian as frequenters. The men pleaded not guilty this morning and on request of their cour- sel, Lawyer P. F. McDonough, the cases were continued until next Tues. lay.
 Girls Case is Continued.
 Miss Elizabeth Droulett, whom he authorities have been holding for he past month as an alleged white 'laver on whose testimony Mrs. Naples of Chestnut street and a Hartford man will be arraigned i'll he superior court next month, was brought into court today and her ,ase was again continued, this time 70 June 10, in bonds of $500. The man and woman are alleged to have brought the girl here for immoral purposes and she is the most material witness against them she having told the authorities they induced her to come here from Massachusetts in violation of the White Slave law.
 Edison Left at the Post.
 Thomas A. Edisons talking ma- cn1ne IS mummy compared with the effectiveness of the witnesses i:l the case of Harry Masar. charged with assaulting MT. and Mrs. Ahra- ham Meltzer of Willow street Thurs day afternoon. Meltzer at first re- fused to talk English, but when the prosecutor waved him from the stand he discovered he could talk. Then it was a question of how to shut him up. The complainants said Ma sar punched them, while Masar said Mrs. Meltzer held him while her hus- band hit him. The court discharged Masar and ordered the lognacious MT. and Mrs. Meltzer removed from the room.
 Spec Carroll in Again.
 Spec" Carroll, whose Christian name is Joseph. was in court for vio- lation of probation. The boy is r years old and has been arrested on numerous occasions for gambling and other petty offenses. Probation Officer Conolly told the court that Carroll will not work, does not obey the probation regulations, and leads younger boys astray Probation was revoked and Carroll will either have to pay $5 and costs or go to jail.
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