New Britain herald., 1917-06-04
Matthew Maczka HI
 Under $2, 500 Bo
 For Alleged Distri6 Sss s7g sgxss tion of HandbilIs
U. s. D1sT. ATrORNEl,lI|| TO INVESTIGATE C

scrdpt1on Circulars Ilaree Wpa
 Seen dn tho Suspected AlacHali
 Pamphlets Lest on veaanlla
 Mayor Quigley's Home.
 Charged with treason. throa tending to stir up or sition to the war policies or the ernment. as well as the givinE of and comfort to the enemy. In nection with a second floodine ofsa city over the week with anti-{ circulars, Matthew Maczlxa. aeed of 104 Dwight street, native of kAl uania, naturalized an American ct(5 in this city in 1908. and, In poi1 service, one of the oldest mofd in the employ of the Connecticut kt pany locally, was arraienedH bs5 Judge James T.. Meskill in I'll court today and held for . uonfaIi hearing Wednesday, in bond $2.50o. Prosecuting Attorg,av ". Klett. without going ini6 stated that he has been n con1e with United States District Afe Thomas J. spsllacy of Hartford tive to the case. with the decislo1 evidence sis 70 damaging as
 rant an indictment In . fe4srsi
 He. asked for the continual.
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 action. < N sssS alssgs9 l3
 Hts voice breaking swith sjra tho accuseds pleaded not epiity fa
 charge. when formally arrkjxnedI3
 brokenly stated T am as .ha m citizen as ever was born. I'll rest was made by Policemans HGrl w. Lyon and Deputy Game WSy William Smyrk, late Saturday nj 1t being alleged that the accused
 been seen to throw two of fhe draft circulars into yard on, err nut street by Warden Smyrk.
 after their wholesale distrfhs throughout the city had been refS1 ed to the police, and every efKort being set In motion to disao the identity of those responxfa Smyrk.. according to the Doucs et&i was suspicious of the conduct of T accused. and followed him unt.i s1z met Policeman Lyons.
 Maczka is kept carefully R1ax1 from outsiders. InmedIateiy
 his arraAgnment, the first m Fl docket, he was hurried to detan quarters down stairs. AfaintAlx the utmost reticence relative U case. police ofIlcinls in charra of s4I investigation refused to admit uayl than a statement that a man haA &( arrested and is hedng held pAn2l1 action by federal aAtf.ati ities, sS2
 According to spt1Aiic police ro00gi the accused has been tn tho oox for about fifteen yeAls, IT . nataSss Lithunia, but was nnttr7li6d
 fourteen years ago. He haa " N who Is living In Chester. hut are no children. There arc ag brothers and sisters, a number In this country. 8
 Circulars at Mayors Hos
 When, scvera, weeks ego, tho c was 11rst flooded by wholesale d11k1 button of anti-government liteentfr every effort of the authorities Nj3 bent to apprehend those respousfhl1 The effort was unsuccessful, tho xj suits of Investigation being li.nitAdA the fact that . woman, hardly naS than girl in appearance, wae Qnos those responsible. The seconA tempt, coming late Saturday .lsi1 early yesterday morning, and s believed, yesterday afternoon, to0lgs authorities by surprise. HundS handbdlls bitterly arraienine thaR ernment for forcing its aRb3ea force of law into nattonals against their will and into aS land were distributed wtholeSal6s enclosed in envelopes and thrown loosely on verandas AiSafa railways. Even the home Of MAS George A. sQuigiey was not axsnnpfsS number of the circulars being throys on his veranda. &
 That fanatical pncifists, rahid [, ciafists and others opposed to orgni fzed government are responsible. worl ing systematically and from centei in the leading cities of the cuuntr, is the belief of the authorities. Ths do not believe that it is a local ( state movement of unrest and opppa ton to the policies of legislatoyl Again, information coming into th pnssess3on of the authorities fadltcafa