New Britain herald., 1917-03-24
PSYCHIC INFLUENCE
 LED HER TO STEAL
Mrs. BoEles Tells of Being in
 Garinkle's Power

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 Unsha<en in major detail under the 1 grilling cross examination of oppos-
 ing counsel, the old story of love
 scorned and Cupids guidance into paths apart from honesty and the dic- tates of conscience was simply and dramatically told before Judge James T. Meskill in police court this morn ing by Mrs. Hilda Bowles of 14 Lilac street. principal witness against Michael Garfnkle, peddler, of 50 Whiting street, charged with being implicated in the theft and disposal of twenty high-grade sweaters from the American Hosiery company's plant. All the moro dramatic because ofsthe straightforward and simple manner in which the testimony was given, it apparently. clinched the case against Garfinkle, probable cause be- ing found and he was bound over to
 the June term of superior court under
 bonds of $1,Oo0. Mrs. Bowles was
 bound over to the same term of court several days ago under bonds of $700
 for theft of the sweaters She pleaded guilty. Judge B. F. Gaffney appeared for the defense.
 With her two small children. now in the custody of the authorities, in an adjoining room. their mother told of the strange infiuence'' over her that was possessed by Gar1inlkle and said that she could. not explain it, could not resist 1t and believed that She would have committed mur- der. If he had wished her to do %. Explaining her conduct with him. she dramatically said 1T loved the man, it's the honest truth" Just aS simply. she told oA how they had quarreled the Friday prior to their arrest becaus0. she had left of work an hour before regular time in order to ,do some shopping and without Garhnkle's knowledges She told how. after she had gone to bed. his re- pulses had prevented her from sieep- ing and, dressing. she went to his home. braving the clements to ask his forgiveness and to plead that old relations be continued. He refused, she said: not only refused but came to the house later and took . dress, given to her as Christmas present, and other gifts.
 Encouraged to Steal.
 She tVstined that 1t was shortly be. fore Christmas when lie made tho pro- position to her relative to theft of sweaters. saying that he could ind many good sales for them and, accord ing to her testimony. hs.asresd to divide equally on the recelpts This, she said, he never did but dtd give her several pressnts and allowed her Sio ae one time. $b at anothst and, fsst about the time of the quarrel, rave her $lb. The last amount. 1t wns testned. he insisted upon having back after the quarrel.
 cused who made the proposition rela,- tive to the theft of sweaters and mapped out the campaign Of proced- ure. It was his proposition. she con- tended. that she get them out of the factory and home by wearing them under her outer wrap. The coat worn at first, she said. was tooetight for her to do so without danger of detection and he arranged to secure loose fitting outer wrap 90 that 1t could be done. In this manner, according to her testimony. she took ont between three and four dozen sweaters, val ued at about $5, wholesale price. each. She said that he was going to pay her $50 for nineteen sweaters.
 It was testified that the night prior. to the quarrel, Garfnkle passed the night at the apartments of Mrs. Bowles. Saturday, she said; a trip was taken to Hartford and 1t was con- tended that Garhnkle came to the apartments then, ransacked the bureau drawers and took away pieces of jewelry that he had given her as sifts. "I really loved him." she said, ''nursed him in sickness and was willing to do anything that could for him. But If the quarrel meant that we were through" she continued. 'I told him that must have more money for the sweaters, He made me thief and treated me with little consideration = Martin K.s Pascoe, vice-presidenE and treasurer of the American Hosiery company. testified as to the value of the sweaters, identified them as being products of his concern and said that sales slips showed that Mrs. Bowles had bought none Of them.
 Mrs. Bowles said that she had known Garfnkle for about two years and that his strange influence" over her was felt from the initial. meeting. She testified that she is a native of England and has been in this country about eleven years.
 Judge Gaffney produced no witt nesses for the defense, but closely cross-examined the states witnesses.
 Schlafer Valves Examination.
 Waving examination and making no statement excepting a plea of not guilty, HymAn Schlafer, peddler, of 219 North street; was arraigned on four counts of theft in connection with