New Britain herald., 1917-08-15
BURGLARS BONDS
 PLACED AT $3,000
Men Who Escaped From Re-
 formatory Bound Over

kazek Mzusky and Joseph Elm
 manuel were bound over to the Sep
 tember term of the superior court
 under bonds of $3,O0O by Judge John H. Kirkham in the police court this morning. The two men were charged
 with entering the H. l.. Platt place at 53O Lincoln street at 2 o'clock yes- terday morning and stealing a quan- t1ty of clothing, shoes, a pair of opera glasses, pocket knife and $2 be- longing to William Clark, the occu- pant of the house. Both pleaded guilty to the charge preferred. De- tective A. J. Richardson testified that H. l.. Platt complained yesterday that his place had been entered during the night. The detective investi- gated and found that the house had been entered through the cellar, a refrigerator cracked and several ar ticles stolen from various rooms in the house. The men were captured later and admitted that they had es- caped from the State Reformatory in Cheshire on Friday and had robbed four places since that time. Four po- ncemen gave chase to the robbers and captured them after an exciting chase, having tracked them by their footprints in the sand.
 Assaulted Young Wife.
 case which stirred up much sym pathy among many persons in the l court was that of Joseph Matala, 1 charged with assaulting his 16 year old wife. The sympathy was all for l the wife. The couple have been mar ried a year and, according to the wife's testimony, the husbands chief | ;o this morning that she had been warned by her relatives not to have her husband arrested, but she could not stand his abuse any longer. She said that her uncle was in court, but that he would not stand up for her. Matala was in court in July on the charge of assaulting his wife and was put on probation. The probation was continued for two weeks.
 F1ourisl1ed Knife in Saloon.
 Tomo Gaetano was before the cour. on the charge of breach of the peace. It was alleged that he drew large pocket knife in Anderson's saloon on Park street Monday night and threat ened to stab Henery Hedlund. Otto Paul. witness, said that Hedlund stepped on Gaetano's dog accidentally which started the trouble. He said that the Italian pulled the largest pocket knife out of his pocket that he ever saw. Joseph Abrahamso1l, another witness, testified that the blade was at least five inches long, Hedlund was said to have threatened to punch the Italians face and Law yer A. A. Greenberg. who appeared for the defense, claimed that the complaining witness was the aggres- sor.,A fine of $7 and costs was inn posed.
 Erwin Connors, employed by Mrs. Chatfeld as delivery man in her news service, was charged with a vio- lation of city ordinance by riding bicycle on the sidewalk of East Main street. He pleaded guilty and judg- ment was suspended with a. warning
 Gambling in Park.
 Adam Wolf pleaded guilty to the charge of gambling on Walnut Hill park. He was arrested by Police man John Leibler for Shooting his hurried attempt to get denly broken up Wolf fell down and was put on probation.
 Alex Litke of Kelsey street was sentenced to 30 days in jail but sen , for committing a breach of the peace and being drunk last night He said that he objected to his daughter stsyu ing out to go to the movies and that ] was why he had caused the disturb , ance. .