New Britain herald., 1917-04-26

they had work to do and could not get the stock then. He was not going l to pay the men until the goods had been delivered at his house and a receipt given. When he saw the auto coming he knew that. something was wrong and ran away. Quinto be- came badly twisted in his evidence at times and received several sharp reminders as to where he was from Prosecutor W. H.. Gibney. Quinto said the men had wanted $15O but after some little talk they had been willing to take $40.
 Upon being recalled to the witness stand Ventrillo stated that Quinto had hired him to go to the farm as he did not know the way and while there the men gave him a receipt after they had delivered the goods at the house and received the money. This they had agreed to do.
 In his own defense Doherty told the court that he had been under the influence of liquor when the deal | was made and that he had been on 1 a three weeks drunk. He was to re- ceive $30 for the calves and $ for the rest of the stock. He met Quinto 1 Monday night and after they had l retired to the farm with quart of whiskey Quinto had told him that he might as well sell and make his as others were getting theirst by stealing: There had been too much for one wagon and they had unloaded and put the goods in the other. Quinto l told him that there would be no pay until the load was in the road. He could not state how much had been stolen from the farm in the last three I>Al
 ment with Quinto as to how many chickens he was to have.
 Ryan said that he had not been In the bargain and way out getting the horse while the other wagon was be- ing loaded. He knew that he was doing wrong by taking the stock but he had helped Quinto tie the calves. He stated that a number of times he had taken chickens from the farm and sold them in KensingtQn. One place he had sold them was at Wbite's 1 saloon where the bartender, Peter Aivano, had given him pint of whiskey for a chicken. He had sotd three different chickens in this way.
 On being re-questioned Quinto said that he had not made any statements to the men about getting theirs out of the farm.
 Prosecutor Gibney said that Quinto was far worse than the other two men and that he had expected trouble or he would never have asked for a re-
 ceipt Why if he had legal or moral right to the stock did he run away when he saw McMahon's auto l coming toward the place? Doherty.
 he said was weak minded man and that he had been placed in a a>drunken condition before the bargain had been made.
 Lawyer M. H. Camp, who appeared for Quinto, stated that Doherty had represented himself as having charge
 of the place and that Quinto had not
 considered it necessary to go to Nc.
 Mahon about the stuff. It was nc
 more than right that a man require
 title to the goods that he had
 bought. 1 Judge Griswold found probable
 cause and held Quinto, Doherty ana
 Ryan under bonds of $500 for the
 June term of the superior court.
 Sons of Veterans Meeting.
 The weekly gathering of the Berl, l Sons of Veterans Association will bt 1 hold at the home of Thomas Pagan ir
 Eensington tonight. This will be the
 meeting at which the final plans fo,
 the annual ball, which will be held the
 early part of next month, will be
 made. Following the regular meet
 ing a social hour will be held and re. ] (Continued on Ninth Page.l