New Britain herald., 1918-09-07
GIRLS ASSAILANT
 ROUGHLY HANDLED
Alvin Hutchinson Under Heavy Bond for Attempted Assault

Proba ble cause was found by Judge Meskil in police court today against Alvin Hutchinson. a. paroled prisoner from the Connecticut State prison at Wethersfield, on a charge of attempt to commit criminal assault and he was bound over to the September term of the superior court under bond of S6,OO0. in default of which he was taken 10 jail. Hutchinson got such a beating up by Maurice and William DOWnham, who went to the aid of the young woman attacked, that he was unable to stand in the prisoners pen. He painfully attempted to rise and leaned against a wall. A visible sign of the punishment received so far was a badly hlackened eye, Hutchinson admitted to Probation Officer Con nelly that he was paroled from the state prison, and admitted that he had served part of a sentence for a similar offense. He refused to say where that alleged offense was committed. His uneXpired sentence has about four years to run.
 The assault last evening was com n1ittcd on Mill street about 6:20. The young woman assaulted said she was returning to her home and when she heard hurried footsteps behind her she turned and saw the accused He came towards her and when he made an effort to grab her she struck at him with her umbrella. Hutchinson grabbed her by the throat and though she fought hard he succeeded in dragging her into the bushes. All the time she screamed and fought. Hut crimson put his hand into her mouth and she bit it. He succeeded in throwing her to the ground and was trying to hold her down when the young men came to her assistance.
 Morris Downham testified that while on his way home with his brother he heard the screams and he saw Hutchinson struggling with the girl. No effort was made to handle Hutchinson gently.
 Hutchinson declined to make a statement, other than the reply "I don't know' when asked if he was guilty as charged.
 Hutchinson was in a Main street saloon yesterday afternoon and there he displayed papers purporting to au- thorize him to represent the United States government in secret service work He wrote several letters.
 Wife Gets Money Back
 When the case of Joseph Dalls charged with tn eft of $122.50 from his wife, was called Prosecuting Attorney Klett made an explanation that a reconciliation had been effected aand Mrs Dallas did not want her ak&as- band prosecuted. MT. I<lett said that $25O of the money belonged to the accused He had given d bond of $400 and an arrangement was made whereby he would return that much of the money taken. Mrs. Dallas visit ed her husband in the cell room yes terday afternoon and they had a re union Prosecutor Klctt said tho couple now want to live together again, so he recommended that the case be continued until September 30. and it was ordered. Mrs, Dallas prom ised that she would put her money in the savings bank instead of her corset cover. Attorney Greenstein represented Dallas.
 A fine of 90 was imposed on Nicholas John, charged with theft of copper wire, scrap metal andropes from the Connectcut co. r. r. Me Donough was counsel for John. Prose cutor Klett. stated that the. thefts amounted to about S10 and some of the materal had heben recovered so that the amount of thefts charged was 1 only $40. Attorney AICDOnOugh 1 pleaded for his client. stating that he 1 had taken some of the things for his , own use and gradually went deeper. 1 Charles Mcdonald. manager of
 Fox's theater. was charged with viola 1 ton of the city ordinances by distrib- 1 uting handbillc. Witnesses were m
 able to say that they saw handbills | thrown into the street and MT. Elctt l nOl1ed tho case.