New Britain herald., 1917-04-26

on them. VentrilIo was on one team and Ryan on the other. Neither made an attempt to get away but Quinto ran toward the barn and dis appeared. When the teams were brought to the front of the house they were found to be loaded with four calves, three pigs. seven chickens and several geese, McMahon consid- cred that several of the calves were valued at about $150 as they were high class stock. Ventrillo made no attempt to get away according to Mc- Mahon and said that he had been hired by New Britain man to carry some goods away. v
 Frank A. Balch, who took the trip to the farm with McMahon, gave about the same testimony as McMahon in regard to the finding of the teams and the goods on them. He stated that he held Ryan's horse while McMahon went after Nentrillo and his team on the other side of the road.
 Stephen Stacross, a nephew of Ven- trilfo, said that Quinto asked him to go down to the McMahon farm ion Tuesday night and help with some stuff he had bought there. He was asked to go late in the afternoon but
 
 o'clock in the evening. He stated that Ryan and Doherty' were loading wa gon that belonged at the farm when McMahon's auto came into view and he did not wait" to see what they want ed but put for the tracks and home. Quinto, he said went ahead of him and it was not until they were we'll up the railroad tracks that he caught up ., with him. Stacross told the court that Ventrillo had said he was hired by a New Britain man to go and bring some stuff he had brought home. He 1 had not assisted in loading the wa 1 gon.
 According to Officer W. J. Ritchie Doherty had talked before his arrest yesterday and had stated that he had 1 been selling chickens and other stock from the farm. Ryan also was in on ;; the deals and in the Quinto bargain 1 they were each to receive $17.50. Ven- i trillo had made the same treatment to : him that he had made to the others {; about being hired. 1 Constable John Hackett, who was i called to the farm Tuesday night said : that he had found Ventrillo and>- -Do- i herty there. Later in New Britain the officers of that city arrested Quin- ] to for him. Doherty also stated to him that he and Ryan were getting $15 each for the calves and $5 for the rest of the stock. When he arrived at the farm on Tuesday night the calves and geese had been turned loose but the chickens in the bag were still warm. Ventrillo had stated to him that a man had bought the stuff cheap and he had been hired for a dollar to get it.
 Judge Griswold ordered the discharge
 of Ventrillo on the grounds that there was lack of evidence.
 Quinto was the next man called by the court and he testified that he re- gently sold his store and boyEht a wa
 gon to go about the country buying
 and selling. He met Ryan on Monday
 night for the first time and had bought
 the pigs.
 When he met Doherty the same
 evening he was told that he was the foreman of the McMahon farm and
 had authority to buy and sell. Do-
 herty had told him after the pur- chase of the pigs that he had other
 things that he could sell him. He did rot know where McMahon's farm
 was; a:,d had hired q man to take
 lrs !'1erc. On MohGay night Inc wen,
 to the farm with the r,en and looked at some of the stock. but it was not
 until Tuesday morning that he made
 any bargain for the stock. He told the
 men that he wanted a receipt fol T. the goods if he bought them and they agreed to this. He was told not to , come to the farm during the day aa