New Britain herald., 1919-04-23
PLAINVILLE NEWS
ANGRY WOMAN HITS
MAN With BOTTLE
Fred Latham Is Victim Of
AmazOn'S Wrath
HUSBAND ENTERS MELEE
Because He Accidentally Kicked Over
NElk Bottle the Wrath of Italian
Female Descended Upon His Head
Through BOttlc-BricfS.

The simple accident OF splitting a
Mrs. Michael Caronc that she picked
up the empty bottle and assaulted
Fred La ham, a local merchant. who
was unfortunate enough to have
Knocked over the bottle The bottle
inflicted deep and painful cash on
the mans head and he received med
zeal attention. Mrs. Carone was not
satisfied with that, but got her hus
band into the melee and he Kicked
and beat Latham some more. causing
more medical attention later. Latham
tried the come-bac ok trick and peon1e
in the center saw an amusing sight for
several minutes. AS result of the
fight and assault. Mrs Carone was
arrested last night and appeared in
court this afternoon at / o'clock. Her
husband was not arres ed.
The trouble started when Latham.
VINO is a fish dealer, went into the
o'ock on the corner of Whiting and
Last Main streets to deliver an order
20 customer. Hc had a basket of
ciams with him and when he reached
me Top of the stairs he set it down
supposedly on the right side of the
II,
struck the pint bottle Of milk. spillinr
1t all over the floor. It has since de-
Neloped that the milk was on the
wrong side Of the hall Mrs. Carone
heard the noise and immediate1v
started to upbraid Latham. He offered
to pay for tho milk and said he would
set her another bottle He stoopcd
to pick up the bottle, but before he
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1t and smashed it over his head.
In spea king this morning. Latham
said he naturally; became both sore
and angry "r the same time and he
started in to clean up the place. Tho
CLANS went all over the floor of the
Csrone apartment That aroused
M1chael Carone. who then started to
help his wife. He kicked Latham down
Fhe stairs and into the street and Sc
Eerely bruised him. The troublc
started at > p. m, when people were
coming from work, and attra ctcd =
large audience. Friends of Latham
advised him not to fight The arrest
followed after Constable Marine had
been located
PlainviiIe Has $4,000.
The local Victory loan committee
1eRofS mat up to last night q total of
$4,000 had been subscribed to the
Victory loan
This is a little less than half the
quota
A house to house canvass will fol-
low and the quota will he reached if
everyone subscribes all they possibly
can.
The Big War Picture
The film 1.-The Price OF peace,' bac
arrived after having proved a most
elusive piece Of property. Last eve
nlne 1t reposed in the ice chest of 4
member of the local committee who.
1t IS said, tiptoed down stairs on three
or four occasions during the quiet
hours of the night to see if it was safe
IN the afore mentioned ice chest
The film was used in Worcester two
nights ago. The package was mark
ed for Plainville, Conn. The express
Dill read Plainville, Mass, causing
heart trouble among the members of
the local committee who have been
keeping the wires hot between Wor-
cester, Boston, South F'ramin CHAM |
Providence and Putnam in an endea
Or to locate it.
A member Of the committee had a
ticket already bought for South Fra M !
1ngham when a telephone MESSAGE in
formed him that the film was hidden
behind some bread boxes in the Hart