New Britain herald., 1917-02-03
MAN AND WIFE ARE
 HELD FOR THEFT
Alleged to Have Taken Clothing
 From Arch Street House

Charged with the theft of consider able clothing from the home of Charles $. Morehead at rear 59 Arch street several days ago, MT. and Mrs. Sidney A. Pagan, colored were ar ralgned before Judge James T. Mes kill in police court today, entered pleas of not guilty and were held for ta hearing Wednesday with bonds fixed at $250 each. They were ar rested at Mrs. .Fagan's home in Guild ford yesterday by Detective A. J. Richardson, who traced them there by trunk shipped to that place from this city when Mrs. Pagan left. Fla gan, who gives his home at 134 West
 133rd street, New York city, has been employed on a painting contract in the railroad arcade until a few days ago and had been living at the Morehead apartments. He was mar l ried last September Recently Mrs. Pagan came to New Britain for a short stay, leaving last Saturday with a trunk. Pagan left several days later and it is then, Morehead claims, he discovered the clothing to be missing. He informed the police that Pagan left a note saying that he was going 70 Springfield to work but would return in a few days and settle board bill, that he claimed amount ed to about s14.
 Greenberg Case Continued.
 Further continuance until Febru- ary II with bonds remaining as orig finally fixed was ordered by Judge Meskill, upon recommendation Of Prosecuting Attorney George w. Klett in the case of Harry Goldberg of 27 Union street, former shipping clerk for Gordon Brothers, who is charged with obtaining goods under false pretenSes. By agreement with Judge B. F. Gaffney counsei for Goldberg a provision was made that the case may be tried before that date, if Fly man Schlafer of 219 North street wanted as material wit ness and on similar charges, is To- cated before. Following court, Prose cutor !Klett said that he has suffi. cient evidence to go on with the pros ecution, even if Schlafer is not locat- cd an,! that he believes that the &C., cused is acting under poor advice to remain in hiding. It has been re. Haven recently.
 ~Ss-AAN'' O"A proved his right to the title of Zen tleman Jim" by persisting in a defense that he was drunk, did not remember any particulars about the trouble last night and accepted fine of s7 and costs without complaint for assault upon George Holden of S7 Church street. Prosecutor K1ett urged him to tell the truth about the assault and to repeat the story alleged to have been told by him at the time of the arrest He also closely questioned him as to whether he had not repeatedly warned Holden to keep away from his home, if he did not find him there last night and. close upon Holdens heels as he left the house, did not chase him in- to the yard and there infict punish ment Also as to whether his flor getfulness" was not to keep some ones name out of the trouble. Corbitt persisted that he was intoxicated. too much so to remember. After the inn position of the fine. he was placed under the care of Probation Officer Edward C. Connolly. He said that he had not touched liquor for about sev- cnteen months until last night when he had a cold and took the liquor as medicine. Policeman Meddrick Perry lCSllllCd t1dI there WlS no evidence that Corbitt had been drinking
 Holden testified that 'I didn't hit anybody.' There was sufficient evi- dence, however, that someone had hit him as his head was liberally decor ated with bardagcs. He was dir~ charged.
 Violated Motor Vehicle L,-w.
 George E. Westerfeld, president and manager of the G. B. Websterfeld Auto company of New Haven, was fined s7 and costs at continued hear ing for violation of Ihe motor vehicle statute in allowing the use of a mo- tor truck fer commercial purposes with a dealers license markers at tached He entHreG a plea Of guilty but explained tat the truck was only