New Britain herald., 1917-01-24

1 to warrant arresting Farrells alleged assailants, and the officers were not anxious to take any action against | them, at least until they had more substantial information pointing to lstheir guilt.
 Razor Wieldcr Jailed. David Lucas, a Southern negro, en- ployed at the transfer station, was taken to jail this morning by Con- stable Downing to work out a fine of s32 and the costs of prosecution and to serve sentence of sixty days imposed by Justice Prior, before whom he appeared In court last eve- of the peace. Lucas was arrested during the day by Railroad Officer Charles Grace for having assaulted George Jones, a waiter in the dining car in which the freight handlers get their meals. Jones was attacked Monday night as he left the car. A man bounced on him in the darkness and slashed him over the head with razor, lnf1ictng a scalp wound sev- eral inches long.
 Jones did not sec his aSSailant but he suspected Lucas. because of threats which the negro had made early in the day. Search Of the truckers sleeping quarters revealed that the negro had disa ppeared and yesterday morning Grand Juror Norton made out a warrant for his arrest on Of ficer Grace's complaint. The police of nearby towns were notified to he on the lookout for him.
 Lucas seemingly spent the night in New Britain and yesterday he re- turned to Plainville to get some of his belongings from the car Officer Grace met him on the street and took him into custody. Although the po- iceman gave no information as to what charges were against him. the negro on his trip to the lock-up vol untarily started 10 make explanations regarding the quarrel he had with Jones during the afternoon and the fact that he had razor case in his pocket but it was empty.
 When questioned regarding the as- sault Lucas assumed an air of injured innocence and denied knowing any thing about it. "T aint never done muffin to no one no time no how"
 
 for assault and breach of the peace. He denied having seen his alleged victim since Monday afternoon. An other negro employed at the station produced a razor which he explained Lucas had given him for safe keeping Monday night.
 Justice Prior was convinced of the guilt of the accused and he imposed G,,o Nf 2, days for assault with an additional s7 for breach of the peace explaining that he gNould have made the pen alty even more severe had it not been for the fact that the evidence was purely of Q circumstantial character.
 Local People Testify.
 Justice A. H. Conden. Grand Juror s. $. Gwillinn, William C. Hart, Mrs. George Day, Mrs Alma Day and among tho Plainvi1le people to tcs- tify before Judge Newell and a jury in tho superior court in the hearing of tho appeal of Mrs. Martha A. Buys concerning the admission to probate of the will of her brother. William J. Day. which began yesterday and was continued today. The local wit resscs for the most part were called upon to give information regarding Days periodical sprees and his ac- tions while under the influence of liquor.
 Day was part owner of machine shop in East Berlin and his estate l is valued at about S20,000. Tn his i will he made no mention of Mrs | Buys. The document directed that | s2OO be given to tho Forestville Ceme 1 tory association: articles of jcWclrN 1 to Ida c. Campbell of Hartford: S1,- ] GOO to Mrs G. F. Schubert of Bristol l