New Britain herald., 1918-04-05
WILLIAmS SENI
TO REFORMATORY
Convicted Of Church Street Burg
lary-ReCkleSs Driving Charged

The continued case of Edward Will
liams of st. Louis. 10 years old, was
disposed of by Judge James II. Mes
hlll in police court this morning ana
Williams was committed to the State
Reformatory at Cheshire. Several
hew witnesses were called.
A. e. Benoit of SIS Church street
said that about 1920 o'clock Thurs
day night last week he saw two men
with packages coming from the rear
of the Calumet building. lie FOL
lowed them. On cross CONCENTRATION
Judge Mangan, counsel for WllllamS,
disclosed that Benoit called at the
notice station and looked at Williams
but was unable to identify him as one
of the two men seen going away. Pa
trolman Patrick Howley testified to
his investigation Immediately follow
ing report of the burglary. Detective
Sergeant John Henry Of the Hartford
police force said that he and Patrol
man White arrested Williams in a
clothing store on Temple street. a
short distance from the Hartford po-
lice station, last Tuesday night Will
liams was offering suits for sale.
Questioned about where he got the
suits Williams said he got them in
Great Britain" Keys and tickets
found in his possession was offered.
One of the keys was skillfully made
from q nail. On cross examination
the detective said that Williams told
him he had tuberculosis and came to
Connecticut so he could get into a
sanatorium. He was reluctant about
talking.
Joseph Yeomans of Hartford said
that Williams stopped him on the
street and offered a suit for IS, last
Monday night, and finally Yeomans
bought two suits FOR $9.75. The next
night he saw Williams in Mike Val
entis tailor shop on Temple street.
Judge Mangan attempted to fix him
as a professional witness for the
Hartford police, but was prevented
by objection on the part of Prose
cutting Attorney George w. Klett.
Mike valenti, the tailor testified and
after other testimony by Abra ham A.
Kaplan and Detective Sergeant Rich
ardson, Judge Meskill imposed SEN
tcnce.
Reckless Driving Cases.
Attorney William NJ. Greenstein,
charged with reckless driving of an
auto. pleaded not guilty and the case
morning. Attorney Henry p. Roche
will appear for the accused lawyer.
w. r. Hasselbach of Hartford was
fined S25 for reckless driving of an
auto. Testimony given was to the
effect that he passed a standing troll
lev car at the north-end trolley term
mus Wednesday morning, driving at
q rate of speed estimated at thirty
five miles hour. He had witnesses
who said that the auto was not gong
over ten miles an hour
Dave Cherniak, q milk dealer, was
charged with selling milk not Of
standard quality The case was adj
iourned until Monday morning.
Frank Niata was charged with vio-
lating the terms of his probation. lie
was in court some time ago charged
with non-support. Judge Mcskill or
tiered him committed to Jail for three
months in default of furnishing a
bond of $500 to pay his wife Sc week
~ for six months.
Three boys were nicely trapped in
a burglary at Il store on Myrtle street
by Patrolman Murphy, after mid
night Edward Schultz, a probationer
from the reform school, was recon-
mitted to the institution and the other
boys were given another chance.