New Britain herald., 1918-02-18
BUYS STOLEN JUNK,
 DEALER FINED $50
Benjamin Cutler Pays Heavy Fine;
 Other Cases in Court

Benny Cutler of Willow street, a junk dealer, was fined $50 and costs by Judge James T. Meskill in police court this morning on a charge of buying stolen junk from boys. An ad- dlttonal count of failing to properly report his purchases to the police was not pressed. A. A. Greenberg defended the accused and Prosecutor c. W. KIett conducted the states case.
 The arrest of Cutler came about as the result of disclosures made by quartet of small boys who were in court on Saturday charged with thievery. The boys testified that they stole quantities of copper and brass from Spring & Buckley, the North X Judd company aud Traut ~ Hine, some of which they claim to have disposed of at Cutters Junk yard. The boys said that they sold the junk to one Al Wiseberg, a broth er-in-law of Cutler who received the money from the latter and paid them. Cutler did not deny that pos sibly WiseberG had purchased the stolen goods but denied any implica- tion He said that he ofttimes loans money to junk men and if the $5 that WiSeberg paid the boys came from him it was as a loan.
 Further testimony offered by De- tectivo A. J. Richardson and Detec- live A. C. Malone indicated that Wiseberg at the time of the alleged criminal act was employed by Cutler and the court found the accused gull tv without delay Cutler paid his fine and departed.
 Gamblers Arc Arrested.
 At 12:3l o'clock this morning Ser ceant w. C. Hart and Patrolman Will liam Strolls raided the Portuguese boarding house at 33 John street and arrested five mon on charge CT gam bling. The men were Manuel Pichuck;, Frank Perry, Anthony payos and Joseph Meandes and all of the five pleaded guilty today and said they were playing "big nine which they admitted was some game" The raid came about as the result of information given the r"- lice by the wife of one of the g2nlb- Iers Fines of $5 anG costs each wero imposed.
 Burglar Bound Over.
 Charged with being a burglar and breaking into AnderSons saloon on Park street at .1U Q CloGh EoullNfeH morning, Edward Mullaley was bound over to the next term Of the superior court in bonds of $700. In lieu of securing a bondsnlan the ac~ cused was taken to the county jail to await trial. r. is claimed that the man "iimmied' his way into the sa- loon and among other things stole bottle of whiskey. He pleaded guilty off nT 3DOlOClSS.
 Pulls Knife On Wife.
 Domestic difficulties in the home of August Krum, who lives in Sweeney's block, were stopped Saturday night when the man of the house was ar rested on charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace. It was claimed that Krum came home drunk and created disturbance, later drawing knife and threatening his wife and also a roomer upon whom she had called for protection. Mrs. Krum said that her husband gets drunk and abusive regularly each Saturday night and she does not care to have him hanging around the house any longer. A fine of $5 and costs for drunkenness ad $10 and costs for breach of the peace was imposed.
 Raid Hearing On Thursday.
 Mrs ENilina Strand who is charged with keeping a disorderly house at the corner of West Main street and Wooster street did not appear il court today as, according to her law yer w. F. Mangan, she is i'll. Her case was continued until Thursday, Mrs. Strands home was raided by the police yesterday, following mum erous complaints by the residents of Wooster street The house occupied bv the woman and her family is well known as the old Cornelius Andrews homestead.
 Other Cases On Docket.
 Among the other cases on the morning docket was that of Louis M8ntanld, a motorcyclist charged with operating his vehicle without the proper license markers A fine of S10 and costs was imposed
 James Smith, known as Jimmy and with a police court record as long as his arm. was charged with drunkenness and was sentenced tc the state farm for inebriatess.
 William German and Harry Kehoe charged with a minor breach of the peace on Park street Saturday night were each fined $3 without costs.