New Britain herald., 1919-12-20
SPAIN TURNED OVER
 TO LOCAL DOCTORS
Dr. Purney Will Examine Con-
 ditiOn Of GaSSed EX-SOldier

Il feel that d man in, such a cen dition as he is should be given mcdi- cal attention and examined by doc- . tors. and if found morally weak h" should be sent to d hospital for at least several monthS." was the dec'- sion made by Judge John II. klrkhah' at the police court session thiS morn ing in the case of Alexander Water spain. arrested December l3 Tor nav ing accoSted in am improper manner a number of West Main street young women.
 spain vHs arrested by Detective Sergeant Theodore Johnson rpOn com plainl of a young woman. a resident of West Main street. who had been nccosted by Spain. The young Wom- an after being accosted reported the incident 10 headquarters and with the help of Detective Johnson she located Spain on Lincoln street
 Will Be Examined.
 Attorney P. F McDonouSh np- pcared for the accused and through him the court showed lcnicncy, or dering the accused to be examined by Dr. John Purney and if he is found morally weak he will be sent away to Il medical institution. The case will be given another hearing Mon- day morning. Attorney McDonoueh in presenting the case stated that fl was a very unpleasant one, and that he could not say anyt hing for the accused other than the boy was nor ally weak and feeble minded, accord ing to the statement madc by the boys. father" .' '> :. Is An Ex-Scrvite Man. -.
 Spain is aii ex-servicc man and ac- cording to the War Department rec Ords he served eighteen months over seas with the Second division. Ac- cording to his story. his brigade on July 6, 1918, went into the trenches to replace the Marines in the battle Of Chateau Thierry.. On this occasion War Departm ent records show that Spain was severely wounded in two places and Gassed. The father of tue young man made appearance in court this morning and asserted that the boys condition since he returned home was worse. than when he en- tered the service. llc. stated he be- lievcd the boy was absent mmded,' It was on this statement that Attorney McDonou2h asked that lenicncN be shown. He stated that a man in such a condition should not be locked up in jail.
 should Have Protection.
 Prosecuting Attorney George w. klett in summoning up the case stat ed that although he believed there was something the matter with the boy he wanted the court to under stand that "society walking up West Main street demands protection and it is only right that they receive it." A ,,;xy n, ceived. from residents of West Main street stating that girls were being accosted by Spain, he said. "rhis sort of fthing cannot go on and I feel satisfied that the young man should be given medical attention." he added.
 Theft Case Continued.
 The case of Tony IasaloniS, better known as Tony Eselum, d local wrest- Ter, who gave himself up at the po- lice headquarters yesterday afternoon, answering the charge of haying stol- en $6S from Jacob Zandul<as, was continued until Monday morning on request of Eselum, who wished to find a lawyer. Fsclum is said to have talk en the money from Iandukas in the !sa loon of William Waitkevicz on Hartford avenue last Wednesday noon during a nool game. He denied hay ing stolen the money and stated he could not appear in court yesterday morning as he Wrestled in Boston Thursday night and could not get here in time for court yesterday.
 .. Fined for Drunkenness.
 Judge l<irkham imposed a fine of $5 and costs on Paul Dimock who was arrested late last night by Ofii- cer Hanford Dart on the charge of being drunk. Dimocll pleaded guilty ot the charge.
 And They Will Play
 A fine of $5 without costs was i'm posed on Christopher Murphy and Charles Mettey, who were found gull ty of breach of the peace by Judge KirKham. The two were arrested by Officer Hanford Dart last Thursday night, when it is charged they were fighting near Curtin'S saloon on East Main street. Both Murphy and Mettey stated that they have been the best of friends for many years and were only playing" with each other when apprehended by the officer. They de-