New Britain herald., 1917-03-12
: JOY RIDERS' LAND
 IN POLICE COURT
Hartford Hello Girls and Friends
 Taken from Hotel Bronson

Taken from Hotel Bronson
 Found together under highly sus- | picious circumstances in Room 19 al
 the Hotel Bronson about 5 o'clock
 this morning by a police raidina
 squad. five members of a taxi ''joy-
 ride'' party from Hartford had the aftermath staged before Judge James T. Meskill in police court. Giving the names of William Ford bell hon
 at Heublein's, aged 35, of 124 Broad street, Hartford: George FFord, clerk
 at Colts. aged 22, of S4 Ann street, Hartford. and Joseph Burns" sales-
 man for the United Tire company,
 aged %. of Worthington street, Springfield. three members of the l party were fined $5 and costs each for l improper conduct. Their real names would have been g mystery had they not telephoned to Hartford for finan- cial aid. Shortly after adjourn ] ment of court, the financial assistance arrived with ,a hur- riedly-awakened friend who inquired for George Fox. William Fitzgerald and Joseph Brennan. He knew of no "Fords', and Burns among his list of acauaintances. After much figuring and scraping together of bills and loose. change the fines and costs were raised.
 Maud peLong," aged 1s and ''Be1- ma Baker,, aged IS, both of 2S Buckingham street, Hartford, and giving their occupation as -telephane operators in the Hartford .exchang& | frpsS a<7 AsH ry Osborn, probation ofIicer, with orders ito give them into the custody. of the Hartford probation authorities. The girls did not appear to he at all abashed over their plight and admit ted that they had been out with their. companions before but denied having been to hotel previously. Whether they gave their real names was not ascertained by the authori- ties.
 It was testified that the five met on Asylum street last, night after the girls got through work and hired a taxi for . trip to New Britain. The male members of the party admitted that they had had something to drink. They pleaded guilty and con- tended that their fair companions and the hotel were not to blame, although adnaitting that they had no trouble and questions were not asked when they applied for rooms at the Bron- son after being refused admittance at a place on Church street, an- other on Lafayette street and another on Myrtle street.
 The girls were assigned to room IS and the men to room 19. The raidink squad, scomposed of Sergeant William C. Hart and Policemen Mi- chaef Massey. Anthony. Walinczu4 they found all of tho party in roonl 10. the girls standing in one cornef. seeking to prevent observation. TINY testified that room IS showed no signs of occupancy.
 The raid is one result of tho extra vigileEce and supervision being giv- en by the police to local hotels and grill rooms and also part of the local campaign to check sjoy ride" par ties from other cities making New Britain their destination.
 Fined For Brass Theft
 Charged with the theft of brass valued at $49 from the F. & F. Cor bin division of the American Hard ware corporation, sPasquale Travalia of 100 Cherry street was fined $1OO and costs. Prosecuting Attorney George w. Kiett said that the articles stolen would amount to more than the flmare set but had been placed at S49 so as to come within the 1urts- diction of the local court. Attorney William F.. 4dangan appeared for the defense, pleaded for leniency because of the prisoners wife and three chill dren. who would suffer. If 9 jail sem tence was imposed. Judge Meskill said that the family was the only thing that saved the accused from a iail sentence but that he was in fa- vor of a maximum fine so az to teach a lesson for the accused and other employees of factories who. undoubt- ediy. cause heavy loss to their em- ployers by systematic thefts. The arrest was made by Detective Ser geant Samuel Bamforth.
 Admits Non-Shpport.
 George Robinson, giving the Hotel DeVille as his address, was again In court charged with .non-support of his wife and two children. He en- tered a plea of guilty but explained that he had been suffering with an abscess of his jaw and was unable to work during several weeks. Mrs. Robinson pitifully explained that she had received aid from the city and her grandmother. Judge Meskill informed the accused that one chance would be given the accused to go out and get a job or job would be provided for him that would not be as enjoy able or give as much freedom as one that he can undoubtedly get himself. He was ordered to report to Probation Officer Edward c. Connolly next Mon- day and give an account of his con-